away_o speak_v he_o these_o thing_n as_o if_o he_o be_v tâ—_n go_v down_o into_o hell_n by_o die_v for_o of_o hell_n there_o be_v a_o great_a question_n and_o what_o the_o scripture_n deliver_v thereof_o in_o all_o the_o place_n where_o it_o have_v occasion_n to_o make_v mention_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v hitherto_o s._n augustin_n who_o have_v reference_n to_o this_o great_a question_n when_o he_o say_v as_o have_v be_v 215._o before_o allege_v of_o hell_n neither_o have_n i_o have_v any_o experience_n as_o yet_o nor_o you_o and_o peradventure_o there_o shall_v be_v another_o way_n and_o by_o hell_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v for_o these_o thing_n be_v uncertain_a neither_o be_v there_o great_a question_n among_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n concern_v the_o hell_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n than_o there_o be_v of_o the_o hell_n of_o the_o faithful_a now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new_a neither_o be_v there_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o they_o touch_v the_o hell_n into_o which_o our_o saviour_n go_v whether_o it_o be_v under_o the_o earth_n or_o above_o whether_o a_o darksome_a place_n or_o a_o lightsome_a whether_o a_o prison_n or_o a_o paradise_n then_o there_o be_v of_o the_o mansion_n wherein_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o bless_a do_v now_o continue_v s._n hierome_n interpret_n those_o word_n of_o king_n ezechias_n esai_n 38.10_o i_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n say_v that_o this_o be_v mean_v 38._o either_o of_o the_o common_a law_n of_o nature_n or_o else_o of_o those_o gate_n from_o which_o that_o he_o be_v deliver_v the_o psalmist_n sing_v thou_o that_o lifte_v i_o up_o from_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n that_o i_o may_v show_v forth_o all_o thy_o praise_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n psalm_n 9.13_o 14._o now_o as_o some_o of_o the_o father_n do_v expound_v our_o saviour_n go_v to_o hell_n of_o his_o descend_v into_o gehenna_n so_o other_o expound_v it_o of_o his_o go_v to_o hell_n according_a to_o the_o common_a law_n of_o nature_n the_o common_a law_n of_o nature_n i_o say_v which_o extend_v itself_o indifferent_o unto_o all_o the_o dead_a whether_o they_o belong_v to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n or_o of_o the_o old_a for_o as_o christ_n soul_n be_v in_o all_o point_v make_v like_o unto_o we_o sin_n only_o except_v while_o it_o be_v join_v with_o his_o body_n here_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n so_o when_o he_o have_v humble_v himself_o unto_o the_o death_n it_o become_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o his_o brethren_n even_o in_o that_o state_n of_o dissolution_n 1._o and_o so_o indeed_o the_o soul_n of_o jesus_n have_v experience_n of_o both_o for_o it_o be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o human_a soul_n and_o be_v out_o of_o the_o flesh_n do_v live_v and_o subsist_v it_o be_v a_o reasonable_a soul_n therefore_o and_o of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n even_o as_o his_o flesh_n be_v of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o the_o flesh_n of_o man_n proceed_v from_o mary_n say_v eustathius_n the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o that_o text_n of_o the_o psalm_n thou_o will_v not_o leave_v my_o soul_n in_o hell_n where_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o hell_n you_o see_v he_o understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o place_n of_o human_a soul_n which_o be_v the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o world_n of_o spirit_n and_o by_o the_o dispose_n of_o christ_n soul_n there_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o other_o soul_n conclude_v it_o to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o other_o man_n soul_n so_o saint_n hilary_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o 138._o psalm_n 138._o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o human_a necessity_n say_v he_o that_o the_o body_n be_v bury_v the_o soul_n shall_v go_v to_o hell_n which_o descent_n the_o lord_n do_v not_o refuse_v for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o a_o true_a man_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o repeat_v it_o that_o de_fw-fr supernis_fw-la ad_fw-la inferos_fw-la mortis_fw-la lege_fw-la descendit_fw-la he_o descend_v from_o the_o supernal_a to_o the_o infernal_a part_n by_o the_o law_n of_o death_n and_o upon_o the_o 53._o psalm_n more_o full_o 53._o to_o fulfil_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n he_o subject_v himself_o to_o death_n that_o be_v to_o a_o departure_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o pierce_v into_o the_o infernal_a seat_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v duâ—_n unto_o man_n so_o leo_n in_o one_o of_o his_o sermon_n upon_o our_o lord_n passion_n 8._o he_o do_v undergo_v the_o law_n of_o hell_n by_o die_v but_o do_v dissolve_v they_o by_o rise_v again_o and_o so_o do_v cut_v off_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o death_n that_o of_o eternal_a he_o may_v make_v it_o temporal_a so_o irenaeus_n have_v say_v that_o our_o lord_n ult_n converse_v three_o day_n where_o the_o dead_a be_v add_v that_o therein_o he_o ibid._n observe_v the_o law_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o he_o may_v be_v make_v the_o first_o beget_v from_o the_o dead_a stay_v until_o the_o three_o day_n in_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o afterward_o rise_v in_o his_o flesh_n then_o he_o draw_v from_o thence_o this_o general_a conclusion_n ibid._n see_v our_o lord_n go_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n where_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v than_o afterward_o rise_v again_o corporal_o and_o after_o his_o resurrection_n be_v assume_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o disciple_n also_o for_o who_o sake_n the_o lord_n wrought_v these_o thing_n shall_v go_v to_o a_o invisible_a place_n appoint_v unto_o they_o by_o god_n and_o there_o shall_v abide_v until_o the_o resurrection_n wait_v for_o the_o resurrection_n and_o afterward_o receive_v their_o body_n and_o rise_v again_o perfect_o that_o be_v to_o say_v corporal_o even_o as_o our_o lord_n do_v rise_v again_o they_o shall_v so_o come_v unto_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n for_o there_o be_v no_o disciple_n above_o his_o master_n but_o every_o one_o shall_v be_v perfect_a if_o he_o be_v as_o his_o master_n the_o like_a collection_n do_v tertullian_n make_v in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o soul_n b._n if_o christ_n be_v god_n because_o he_o be_v also_o man_n die_v according_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o be_v bury_v according_a to_o the_o same_o do_v here_o also_o satisfy_v the_o law_n by_o perform_v the_o course_n of_o a_o humane_a death_n in_o hell_n neither_o do_v ascend_v into_o the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o heaven_n before_o he_o descend_v into_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o he_o may_v there_o make_v the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n partaker_n of_o himself_o thou_o have_v both_o to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o region_n of_o hell_n under_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o push_v they_o with_o the_o elbow_n who_o proud_o enough_o do_v not_o think_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a to_o be_v fit_a for_o hell_n servant_n above_o their_o lord_n and_o disciple_n above_o their_o master_n scorn_v perhaps_o to_o take_v the_o comfort_n of_o expect_v the_o resurrection_n in_o abraham_n bosom_n and_o in_o the_o same_o book_n speak_v of_o the_o soul_n 7._o what_o be_v that_o say_v he_o which_o be_v translate_v unto_o the_o infernal_a part_n or_o hell_n after_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v detain_v there_o which_o be_v reserve_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n unto_o which_o christ_n by_o die_v do_v descend_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o patriarch_n i_o think_v where_o he_o make_v the_o hell_n unto_o which_o our_o saviour_n do_v descend_v to_o be_v the_o common_a receptacle_n not_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o patriarch_n alone_o but_o also_o of_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v now_o still_o separate_v from_o their_o body_n as_o be_v the_o place_n quò_fw-la universa_fw-la humanitas_fw-la trahitur_fw-la as_o he_o speak_v 58._o elsewhere_o in_o that_o book_n unto_o which_o all_o mankind_n be_v draw_v so_o novatianus_n after_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o very_a place_n 1._o which_o lie_v under_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o void_a of_o distinguish_v and_o order_v power_n for_o that_o be_v the_o place_n say_v he_o whither_o the_o soul_n both_o of_o the_o godly_a and_o ungodly_a be_v lead_v receive_v the_o fore-judgement_n of_o their_o future_a drome_n lactantius_n say_v that_o our_o saviour_n 19_o rise_v again_o ab_fw-la inferis_fw-la from_o hell_n but_o so_o he_o say_v also_o that_o the_o dead_a saint_n shall_v be_v 22._o raise_v up_o ab_fw-la inferis_fw-la at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o resurrection_n s._n cyrill_n of_o alexandria_n say_v that_o the_o jew_n 154._o kill_v christ_n and_o cast_v he_o into_o the_o deep_a
they_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o hell_n the_o vulgar_a latin_a have_v de_fw-fr manu_fw-la mortis_fw-la liberabo_fw-la eos_fw-la i_o will_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o death_n which_o s._n cyrill_n of_o alexandria_n show_v to_o be_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n for_o 371._o he_o have_v redeem_v we_o say_v he_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o hell_n that_o be_v to_o say_v from_o the_o power_n of_o death_n so_o out_o of_o the_o text_n matth._n 16.18_o eusebius_n note_v that_o the_o church_n do_v 7._o not_o give_v place_n to_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n for_o that_o one_o say_v which_o christ_n do_v utter_v upon_o the_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o s._n ambrose_n also_o from_o the_o same_o text_n collect_v thus_o that_o 5._o faith_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n for_o it_o be_v not_o say_v of_o the_o flesh_n of_o peter_n but_o of_o the_o faith_n that_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o but_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o faith_n overcome_v hell_n so_o theodoret_n note_v that_o the_o 8._o name_n of_o hell_n be_v give_v unto_o death_n in_o that_o place_n cantic_a 8.6_o love_n be_v strong_a as_o death_n jealousy_n be_v hard_a or_o cruel_a as_o hell_n which_o in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o father_n be_v a_o thing_n very_o usual_a take_v the_o poem_n of_o theodorus_n prodromus_n for_o a_o instance_n where_o deliver_v a_o history_n out_o of_o the_o life_n of_o s._n chrysostom_n of_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v lose_v four_o of_o her_o son_n he_o say_v that_o they_o four_o be_v go_v unto_o háde_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o relate_v how_o s._n basil_n have_v free_v the_o country_n of_o cappadocia_n from_o famine_n thus_o he_o express_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o show_v how_o gregory_n nazianzen_n when_o he_o be_v a_o child_n be_v recover_v from_o death_n by_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o communion_n table_n he_o say_v he_o be_v bring_v unto_o the_o sun_n from_o háde_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gregory_n himself_o likewise_o in_o his_o poem_n set_v out_o the_o danger_n of_o a_o seafaring_a life_n say_v that_o 91._o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o that_o sail_v the_o sea_n be_v in_o hades_n baesil_n of_o seleucia_n speak_v of_o the_o translation_n of_o enoch_n and_o elias_n say_v in_o one_o place_n that_o 114._o enoch_n remain_v out_o of_o death_n net_n elias_n obey_v not_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o another_o that_o 268._o elias_n remain_v superior_a to_o death_n enoch_n by_o translation_n decline_v hades_n make_v death_n and_o hades_n to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n so_o he_o make_v elias_n to_o pray_v thus_o at_o the_o raise_n of_o the_o widow_n son_n 97._o show_v o_o lord_n that_o death_n be_v make_v gentle_a towards_o man_n let_v it_o learn_v the_o evidence_n of_o thy_o humanity_n let_v the_o document_n of_o thy_o goodness_n come_v even_o to_o hades_n and_o as_o he_o there_o note_v that_o ibid._n death_n receive_v a_o overthrow_n from_o elias_n so_o in_o another_o place_n he_o note_v that_o 265._o hades_n receive_v a_o like_a overthrow_n by_o christ_n raise_v of_o the_o dead_a whereupon_o he_o bring_v in_o s._n peter_n use_v this_o speech_n unto_o our_o saviour_n 268._o shall_v death_n make_v any_o youthful_a attempt_n against_o thou_o who_o voice_n hades_n can_v not_o endure_v the_o other_o day_n thou_o do_v call_v the_o widow_n son_n that_o be_v dead_a and_o death_n flee_v not_o be_v able_a to_o accompany_v he_o unto_o the_o grave_n who_o he_o have_v overcome_v how_o shall_v death_n therefore_o lie_v hold_v on_o he_o who_o it_o fear_v and_o our_o saviour_n himself_o speak_v thus_o unto_o his_o disciple_n 267._o i_o will_v arise_v out_o of_o the_o grave_n renew_v the_o resurrection_n i_o will_v teach_v hades_n that_o it_o must_v expect_v the_o resurrection_n to_o succeed_v it_o for_o in_o i_o both_o death_n cease_v and_o immortality_n be_v plant_v so_o say_v s._n cyrill_n of_o alexandria_n 121._o christ_n be_v raise_v up_o for_o we_o for_o he_o can_v not_o be_v detain_v by_o the_o gate_n of_o hades_n nor_o take_v at_o all_o by_o the_o bond_n of_o death_n and_o therefore_o cyrill_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v say_v that_o our_o saviour_n do_v 14._o descend_v into_o hades_n do_v present_o add_v as_o a_o explication_n thereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o he_o do_v descend_v into_o death_n 77._o he_o descend_v into_o death_n as_o a_o man_n say_v athanasius_n symbol_n the_o divine_a nature_n say_v ruffinus_n mean_v the_o divine_a person_n by_o his_o flesh_n descend_v into_o death_n not_o that_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o mortal_a man_n he_o shall_v be_v detain_v of_o death_n but_o that_o rise_v again_o by_o himself_o he_o may_v open_v the_o gate_n of_o death_n edit_n when_o thou_o do_v descend_v into_o death_n o_o immortal_a life_n say_v the_o grecian_n in_o their_o liturgy_n thou_o do_v then_o mortify_v hades_n or_o hell_n with_o the_o brightness_n of_o thy_o divinity_n and_o thus_o if_o my_o memory_n do_v not_o fail_v i_o for_o at_o this_o present_a i_o have_v not_o the_o book_n lie_v by_o i_o be_v the_o article_n express_v in_o the_o hebrew_n creed_n which_o be_v print_v with_o potkens_n fol._n aethiopian_a syllabarie_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o descend_v into_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n where_o the_o hebrew_n interpreter_n do_v render_v hades_n by_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n as_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n in_o that_o text_n which_o by_o the_o 282._o father_n be_v apply_v to_o our_o saviour_n descent_n into_o hell_n job._n 38.17_o do_v render_v the_o shadow_n of_o death_n by_o hades_n for_o where_o the_o hebrew_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gate_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n they_o â—eade_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o keeper_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o hades_n see_v thou_o shrink_v for_o fear_n 307._o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a therefore_o be_v the_o end_n of_o our_o saviour_n suffering_n as_o eusebius_n note_v and_o so_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o glorify_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o his_o exaltation_n will_v thus_o very_o apt_o answer_v unto_o the_o last_o degree_n of_o his_o humiliation_n that_o as_o his_o resurrection_n be_v a_o arise_v from_o the_o dead_a so_o his_o descend_v unto_o hades_n or_o ad_fw-la inferos_fw-la shall_v be_v no_o other_o thing_n but_o a_o go_n to_o the_o dead_a for_o further_a confirmation_n whereof_o let_v it_o be_v consider_v that_o s._n hierome_n in_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a translation_n of_o the_o bible_n have_v ad_fw-la inferos_fw-la deducentur_fw-la ecclesiaâ—â—is_fw-la 9.3_o where_o the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a read_v to_o the_o dead_a and_o in_o like_a manner_n proverb_n 2.18_o he_o have_v ad_fw-la inferos_fw-la again_o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n which_o be_v a_o word_n that_o sometime_o signify_v the_o dead_a and_o sometime_o giant_n the_o lxx_o do_v join_v both_o together_o and_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o hades_n â—ith_v the_o giant_n so_o in_o the_o sibylline_a verse_n cite_v by_o 18._o lactantius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o may_v speak_v unto_o the_o dead_a be_v in_o 20._o prosper_n translate_v ut_fw-la inferis_fw-la lâ—quatur_fw-la and_o those_o other_o veâ—ses_v touch_v our_o saviour_n resurrection_n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o come_v forth_o from_o the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n be_v thus_o turn_v into_o latin_a in_o prosper_n 29._o tunc_fw-la ab_fw-la inferis_fw-la regressus_fw-la ad_fw-la lucem_fw-la veniet_fw-la primus_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la principio_fw-la revocatis_fw-la ostenso_fw-la then_o return_v from_o hell_n he_o shall_v come_v unto_o the_o light_n first_o show_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o resurrection_n unto_o those_o who_o he_o shall_v call_v back_o 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but_o howsoever_o this_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o that_o the_o canonist_n afterward_o hold_v no_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o obedience_n to_o be_v require_v therein_o as_o unto_o a_o sacramental_a institution_n ordain_v by_o christ_n for_o obtain_v remission_n of_o sin_n but_o a_o canonical_a obedience_n only_o as_o unto_o a_o useful_a constitution_n of_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o where_o gratian_n in_o his_o first_o distinction_n de_fw-fr poenitentiâ_fw-la have_v in_o the_o 34._o chapter_n and_o the_o three_o next_o follow_v propound_v the_o allegation_n which_o make_v for_o they_o who_o hold_v enim_fw-la that_o man_n may_v obtain_v pardon_n for_o their_o sin_n without_o any_o oral_a confession_n of_o they_o and_o then_o proceed_v to_o the_o authority_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o make_v for_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n johannes_n semeca_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o that_o part_n upon_o those_o word_n of_o gratian_n alij_fw-la é_fw-fr contrario_fw-la tesâ—antur_fw-la put_v too_o this_o gloss_n gâ—oss_n from_o this_o place_n until_o the_o section_n his_o auctoritatib_n he_o allege_v for_o the_o other_o part_n that_o sin_n be_v not_o forgive_v unto_o such_o as_o be_v of_o year_n without_o confession_n of_o the_o mouth_n which_o yet_o be_v false_a say_v he_o but_o this_o free_a deal_n of_o his_o do_v so_o displease_v friar_n manrique_n who_o by_o the_o command_n of_o pius_fw-la quintus_fw-la set_v out_o a_o censure_n upon_o the_o gloss_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n that_o he_o give_v direction_n these_o word_n which_o yet_o be_v false_a shall_v be_v clean_o blot_v out_o which_o direction_n of_o his_o notwithstanding_o the_o roman_a corrector_n under_o gregory_n the_o xiii_o do_v not_o follow_v but_o let_v the_o word_n still_o stand_v give_v they_o a_o check_n only_o with_o this_o marginal_a annotation_n marg_n nay_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o without_o confession_n in_o desire_n at_o least_o the_o sin_n be_v not_o forgive_v in_o like_a manner_n where_o the_o same_o semeca_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v the_o better_a opinion_n that_o confession_n be_v poenitentia_fw-la ordain_v by_o a_o certain_a tradition_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n rather_o than_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o new_a or_o old_a testament_n and_o infer_v thereupon_o that_o it_o be_v ibid._n necessary_a among_o the_o latin_n but_o not_o among_o the_o greek_n because_o that_o tradition_n do_v not_o spread_v to_o they_o friar_n manrique_n command_v all_o that_o passage_n to_o be_v blot_v out_o but_o the_o roman_a corrector_n clap_v this_o note_n upon_o the_o margin_n for_o a_o antidote_n marg_n nay_o confession_n be_v ordain_v by_o our_o lord_n and_o by_o god_n law_n be_v necessary_a to_o all_o that_o fall_v into_o mortal_a sin_n after_o baptism_n as_o well_o greek_n as_o latin_n and_o for_o this_o they_o quote_v only_o the_o 14._o session_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n where_o that_o opinion_n be_v accurse_v in_o we_o which_o be_v hold_v two_o or_o three_o hundred_o 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divine_a precept_n if_o we_o will_v believe_v maldonat_n who_o add_v notwithstanding_o that_o 3._o this_o opinion_n be_v either_o already_o sufficient_o declare_v by_o the_o church_n to_o be_v heresy_n or_o that_o the_o church_n shall_v do_v well_o if_o it_o do_v declare_v it_o to_o be_v heresy_n and_o we_o find_v indeed_o that_o in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1479._o which_o be_v 34._o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o panormitan_n by_o a_o special_a commission_n direct_v from_o pope_n sixtus_n the_o four_o unto_o alfonsus_n carillus_n archbishop_n of_o toledo_n one_o petrus_n oxomensis_n professor_n of_o divinity_n in_o the_o university_n of_o salamanca_n be_v drive_v to_o abjure_v iu._n this_o conclusion_n which_o he_o have_v before_o deliver_v as_o agreeable_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o doctor_n that_o confession_n of_o sin_n in_o particular_a be_v ground_v upon_o some_o statute_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n and_o not_o upon_o divine_a right_n and_o when_o learned_a man_n for_o all_o this_o will_v not_o take_v warning_n but_o will_v needs_o be_v meddle_v again_o with_o that_o which_o the_o popish_a clergy_n can_v not_o endure_v shall_v be_v touch_v as_o johannes_n de_fw-fr selva_n among_o other_o in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr jurejurando_n erasmus_n in_o diverse_a of_o his_o work_n and_o beatus_fw-la rhenanus_fw-la in_o his_o argument_n upon_o tertullians_n book_n de_fw-la poenitentiâ_fw-la the_o father_n of_o trent_n within_o 72._o year_n after_o that_o conspire_v together_o to_o stop_v all_o man_n mouth_n with_o 6._o a_o anathema_n that_o shall_v deny_v sacramental_a confession_n to_o be_v of_o divine_a institution_n or_o to_o be_v necessary_a unto_o salvation_n and_o so_o we_o be_v come_v to_o a_o end_n of_o that_o point_n of_o the_o priest_n power_n to_o forgive_v sin_n from_o confession_n we_o be_v now_o to_o proceed_v unto_o absolution_n which_o it_o be_v pity_v this_o man_n shall_v receive_v before_o he_o make_v confession_n of_o the_o open_a wrong_n he_o have_v here_o do_v in_o charge_v we_o to_o deny_v that_o priest_n have_v power_n to_o forgive_v sin_n whereas_o the_o very_a formal_a word_n which_o our_o church_n require_v to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o ordination_n of_o a_o minister_n be_v these_o priest_n who_o sin_n thou_o do_v forgive_v they_o be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n thou_o do_v retain_v they_o be_v retain_v and_o therefore_o if_o this_o be_v all_o the_o matter_n the_o father_n and_o we_o shall_v agree_v well_o enough_o howsoever_o this_o makebate_n will_v feign_v put_v friend_n together_o by_o the_o ear_n where_o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n at_o all_o of_o quarrel_n for_o we_o acknowledge_v most_o willing_o that_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o priest_n ministry_n be_v exercise_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n the_o question_n only_o be_v of_o the_o manner_n how_o this_o part_n of_o their_o function_n be_v execute_v by_o they_o and_o of_o the_o bound_n and_o limit_n thereof_o which_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n for_o their_o own_o advantage_n have_v enlarge_v beyond_o all_o measure_n of_o truth_n and_o reason_n that_o we_o may_v therefore_o give_v unto_o the_o priest_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v the_o priest_n and_o to_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n &_o not_o communicate_v unto_o any_o creature_n the_o power_n that_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o creator_n who_o 48.11_o will_v not_o give_v his_o glory_n unto_o another_o we_o must_v in_o the_o first_o place_n lie_v this_o down_o for_o a_o sure_a ground_n that_o to_o forgive_v sin_n proper_o direct_o and_o absolute_o be_v a_o privilege_n only_o appertain_v unto_o the_o most_o high_a ay_o say_v he_o of_o himself_o even_o i_o be_o he_o that_o blot_v out_o thy_o transgression_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o will_v not_o remember_v thy_o sin_n esai_n 43.25_o who_o be_v a_o god_n like_o unto_o thou_o that_o pardon_v iniquity_n say_v the_o prophet_n micah_n 7.18_o which_o in_o effect_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o the_o scribe_n mark_n 2.7_o and_o luk._n 5.21_o who_o can_v forgive_v sin_n but_o god_n alone_o and_o therefore_o when_o david_n say_v unto_o god_n thou_o forgave_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n psalm_n 32.5_o gregory_n surname_v the_o great_a the_o first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n of_o that_o name_n think_v this_o to_o be_v a_o sound_a paraphrase_n of_o his_o word_n poenittential_a thou_o who_o alone_o spare_v who_o alone_o forgive_v sin_n for_o who_o can_v forgive_v sin_n but_o god_n alone_o he_o do_v not_o imagine_v that_o he_o have_v commit_v any_o great_a error_n in_o subscribe_v thus_o simple_o unto_o that_o sentence_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o little_o dream_v that_o any_o petty_a doctor_n afterward_o will_v arise_v in_o rome_n or_o rheims_n who_o will_v tell_v we_o a_o fair_a tale_n that_o 9.6_o the_o faithless_a jew_n think_v as_o heretic_n now_o adays_o that_o to_o forgive_v
peter_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v upon_o earth_n just_a as_o theodoret_n report_v the_o audian_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v who_o present_o 4._o after_o confession_n grant_v remission_n not_o prescribe_v a_o time_n for_o repentance_n as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n do_v require_v but_o give_v pardon_n by_o authority_n the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n prescribe_v a_o certain_a time_n unto_o penitent_n 65._o wherein_o they_o shall_v give_v proof_n of_o the_o soundness_n of_o their_o repentance_n and_o give_v order_n that_o afterward_o they_o shall_v be_v 2.7_o forgive_v and_o comfort_v lest_o they_o shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o with_o overmuch_a heaviness_n so_o that_o first_o their_o penance_n be_v enjoin_v unto_o they_o and_o thereby_o gretseri_fw-la they_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v bind_v after_o performance_n whereof_o they_o receive_v their_o absolution_n by_o which_o they_o be_v loose_v again_o but_o the_o audian_a heretic_n without_o any_o such_o trial_n take_v of_o their_o repentance_n 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