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A70781 The Jesuits morals collected by a doctor of the colledge of Sorbon in Paris who hath faithfully extracted them out of the Jesuits own books which are printed by the permission and approbation of the superiours of their society ; written in French and exactly translated into English.; Morale des jésuites. English Perrault, Nicholas, ca. 1611-1661.; Tonge, Ezerel, 1621-1680. 1670 (1670) Wing P1590; ESTC R4933 743,903 426

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their_o new_a author_n from_o who_o they_o declare_v open_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o take_v law_n and_o rule_n for_o christian_n moral_n rather_o than_o from_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n 714._o quae_fw-la circa_fw-la fidem_fw-la emergunt_fw-la dissicultates_fw-la eae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ex_fw-la veteribus_fw-la hauriendae_fw-la quae_fw-la vero_fw-la circa_fw-la mores_fw-la homini_fw-la christiano_n dignos_fw-la à_fw-la novitiis_fw-la scriptcribus_fw-la colot_n l._n 8_o c._n 16._o p._n 714._o and_o indeed_o there_o have_v never_o be_v any_o heresy_n which_o have_v not_o have_v at_o the_o least_o some_o sort_n of_o probability_n because_o there_o have_v yet_o never_o be_v any_o which_o have_v not_o have_v some_o appearance_n of_o truth_n without_o which_o it_o can_v have_v find_v no_o follower_n the_o spirit_n of_o man_n not_o be_v capable_a to_o follow_v any_o thing_n but_o truth_n nor_o to_o be_v deceive_v but_o by_o the_o shadow_n of_o it_o and_o it_o often_o happen_v that_o 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cautiori_fw-la it_o be_v lawful_a for_o father_n valerian_n de_fw-fr magnis_fw-la the_o capouchin_n to_o accuse_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o peripatetic_n of_o error_n and_o tyranny_n why_o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o a_o lutheran_n to_o take_v care_n of_o himself_o for_o fear_v of_o be_v deceive_v by_o retire_v to_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o lest_o instead_o of_o truth_n he_o find_v there_o error_n as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o sect_n ibid._n sect_n cur_n non_fw-la licebit_fw-la dicere_fw-la romanam_fw-la quidem_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la probabilissimam_fw-la at_o que_fw-la adeo_fw-la in_o foro_fw-la interno_fw-la esse_fw-la securissimam_fw-la et_fw-la tamen_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la non_fw-la obstante_fw-la lutheranam_n quam_fw-la ipse_fw-la profitetur_fw-la esse_fw-la etiam_fw-la probabilem_fw-la atque_fw-la aeque_fw-la christianam_fw-la &_o securam_fw-la imo_fw-la securiorem_fw-la omnino_fw-la quoniam_fw-la minus_fw-la probabilis_fw-la sententia_fw-la si_fw-la b●niguior_n 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securam_fw-la and_o so_o he_o testify_v open_o that_o one_o may_v be_v save_v out_o of_o the_o roman_a church_n among_o lutheran_n and_o calvinist_n these_o be_v the_o consequence_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o doctrine_n which_o make_v all_o thing_n probable_a sect_n iii_o that_o the_o jesuit_n doctrine_n of_o probability_n destroy_v the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o the_o church_n and_o teach_v to_o clude_v all_o law_n divine_a and_o humane_a even_o that_o which_o forbid_v to_o do_v unto_o other_o that_o which_o we_o will_v not_o have_v do_v unto_o ourselves_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o prove_v this_o by_o reason_n and_o to_o make_v it_o apparent_a by_o evident_a and_o necessary_a consequence_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sequel_n of_o this_o doctrine_n but_o it_o seem_v more_o to_o my_o purpose_n to_o show_v it_o by_o the_o proper_a word_n and_o example_n of_o the_o master_n and_o defender_n of_o this_o very_a doctrine_n caramuel_n propose_v this_o case_n 139._o case_n proponi_fw-la alterum_fw-la casum_fw-la petrus_n die_fw-la sabbati_fw-la sub_fw-la mediam_fw-la noctem_fw-la ut_fw-la primum_fw-la audivit_fw-la duodecimam_fw-la comedit_fw-la carnes_z &_o postquam_fw-la satur_fw-la excessit_fw-la è_fw-la mensa_fw-la audivit_fw-la aliud_fw-la horologium_fw-la significans_fw-la duodecimam_fw-la die_fw-la sequenti_fw-la communicare_fw-la vult_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la discurrit_fw-la horologia_fw-la habent_fw-la opinionum_fw-la probabilium_fw-la virtutem_fw-la at_o ego_fw-la comederam_fw-la antequam_fw-la tale_n horologium_fw-la sonuerit_fw-la ergo_fw-la probabile_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la sum_fw-la jejunus_fw-la at_o opinioni_fw-la probabili_fw-la conformare_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la possum_fw-la ergo_fw-la potere_fw-la communicare_fw-la caram_z theol._n ●und_v p._n 139._o a_o man_n hear_v the_o clock_n strike_v twelve_o on_o saturday_n at_o midnight_n and_o present_o thereupon_o he_o eat_v flesh_n rise_v from_o table_n after_o he_o have_v fill_v himself_o with_o meat_n he_o hear_v another_o clock_n strike_v twelve_o also_o the_o day_n follow_v be_v desirous_a to_o communicate_v he_o reason_n thus_o clock_n be_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a opinion_n i_o have_v eat_v before_o this_o clock_n strike_v it_o be_v therefore_o probable_a that_o i_o do_v eat_v
cum_fw-la inter_fw-la dectores_fw-la non_fw-la conveniat_fw-la quando_fw-la peccet_fw-la mortaliter_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la elecmosynam_fw-la non_fw-la facile_fw-la condemnandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la divites_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la faclunt_fw-la sa_o verb._n elcemos_n n._n 2._o pag._n 201._o the_o doctor_n be_v not_o agree_v when_o we_o sin_v mortal_o in_o not_o do_v alm_n we_o must_v not_o easy_o condemn_v the_o rich_a who_o do_v they_o not_o at_o all_o and_o a_o little_a after_o cite_v tolet_n in_o the_o place_n before_o allege_v with_o some_o other_o casuist_n and_o report_v that_o judgement_n he_o conclude_v thus_o ibid._n thus_o extra_n extremam_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la sub_fw-la mortali_fw-la peccato_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la praeceptam_fw-la dicunt_fw-la ibid._n they_o say_v that_o unless_o in_o case_n of_o extreme_a necessity_n alm_n be_v not_o command_v under_o mortal_a sin_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o unless_o we_o see_v some_o person_n that_o have_v his_o soul_n in_o a_o manner_n hang_v on_o his_o lip_n or_o who_o be_v in_o evident_a danger_n of_o death_n it_o be_v no_o great_a sin_n for_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o assist_v he_o to_o abandon_v he_o this_o be_v to_o speak_v proper_o to_o discharge_v man_n from_o the_o obligation_n of_o give_v alm_n these_o extreme_a necessity_n never_o fall_v out_o in_o a_o manner_n and_o there_o be_v few_o person_n who_o see_v any_o such_o in_o many_o year_n or_o not_o at_o all_o in_o their_o whole_a life_n and_o when_o such_o a_o one_o by_o great_a accident_n be_v present_v we_o be_v not_o oblige_v any_o far_a to_o provide_v for_o they_o according_a to_o these_o doctor_n if_o we_o have_v not_o wealth_n to_o spare_v and_o riches_n that_o be_v superfluous_a and_o there_o be_v hardly_o any_o person_n who_o believe_v he_o have_v such_o or_o who_o indeed_o have_v such_o so_o much_o do_v covetousness_n luxury_n housekeep_v rack_n man_n at_o this_o day_n and_o make_v all_o man_n in_o a_o manner_n necessitous_a so_o the_o obligation_n of_o give_v alm_n shall_v be_v abolish_v and_o there_o shall_v hardly_o be_v any_o person_n find_v who_o shall_v think_v himself_o oblige_v to_o assist_v his_o neighbour_n to_o what_o necessity_n soever_o he_o be_v reduce_v but_o the_o word_n of_o tolet_n be_v considerable_a and_o discover_v also_o with_o advantage_n the_o solidity_n of_o this_o doctrine_n excusant_fw-la doctrine_n istam_fw-la teneo_fw-la propter_fw-la communem_fw-la doctorum_fw-la sententiam_fw-la nec_fw-la audeo_fw-la obligare_fw-la sub_fw-la mortal_a quos_fw-la tot_fw-la &_o tanti_fw-la doctores_fw-la excusant_fw-la i_o be_o say_v he_o of_o this_o opinion_n because_o it_o be_v the_o common_a judgement_n of_o the_o doctor_n and_o i_o dare_v not_o engage_v he_o in_o mortal_a sin_n who_o so_o many_o great_a doctor_n excuse_n he_o call_v the_o casuist_n of_o these_o last_o time_n great_a doctor_n and_o he_o dare_v not_o depart_v from_o their_o opinion_n though_o he_o avow_v after_o that_o they_o be_v themselves_o depart_v from_o that_o of_o the_o holy_a father_n who_o be_v the_o doctor_n and_o master_n of_o the_o church_n before_o they_o which_o have_v propose_v they_o as_o such_o to_o all_o the_o faithful_a of_o latter_a age_n and_o by_o much_o strong_a reason_n to_o priest_n and_o divine_n who_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o most_o perfect_a among_o the_o faithful_a for_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o although_o the_o scholastics_n discharge_v the_o rich_a from_o the_o obligation_n they_o have_v to_o give_v alm_n of_o that_o which_o they_o have_v superfluous_a the_o holy_a father_n for_o all_o that_o and_o the_o common_a judgement_n of_o antiquity_n oblige_v they_o thereunto_o 1242._o thereunto_o etsi_fw-la scholasticorum_fw-la communis_fw-la sententia_fw-la eos_fw-la excuser_fw-fr tamen_fw-la doctores_fw-la sancti_fw-la eos_fw-la damnant_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la profecto_fw-la sit_fw-la sententia_fw-la probabilis_fw-la illos_fw-la obligari_fw-la sub_fw-la praecepto_fw-la tolet._n l._n 8._o c._n 35._o n._n 3._o pag._n 1242._o though_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o schoolman_n excuse_v they_o say_v he_o yet_o the_o holy_a doctor_n condemn_v they_o so_o that_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o they_o be_v oblige_v thereunto_o by_o precept_n he_o be_v not_o content_a to_o say_v in_o general_a that_o this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n but_o he_o cite_v many_o passage_n of_o s._n ambrose_n s._n jerom_n s._n austin_n s._n basil_n and_o of_o s._n chrysostom_n who_o place_n in_o the_o rank_n of_o those_o who_o rob_v or_o detain_v unjust_o the_o good_n of_o other_o all_z they_o who_o give_v not_o to_o the_o poor_a what_o remain_v of_o their_o wealth_n after_o they_o have_v provide_v for_o their_o just_a and_o true_a necessity_n you_o see_v say_v he_o after_o he_o have_v name_v all_o these_o father_n ibid._n father_n vides_fw-la tot_fw-la sanctos_fw-la damnare_fw-la superflui_fw-la retentionem_fw-la multùm_fw-la ergo_fw-la timendum_fw-la est_fw-la ibid._n so_o many_o of_o the_o saint_n who_o condemn_v they_o that_o do_v not_o their_o alm_n of_o what_o they_o have_v of_o superfluity_n there_o be_v therefore_o herein_o much_o cause_n to_o fear_v he_o may_v have_v add_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o these_o father_n that_o be_v the_o most_o illustrious_a and_o the_o most_o famous_a of_o the_o church_n that_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o they_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o point_n so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o find_v to_o say_v the_o contrary_n so_o that_o if_o there_o be_v one_o point_n of_o doctrine_n establish_v on_o the_o ancient_a and_o universal_a tradition_n of_o the_o church_n this_o be_v as_o clear_o as_o any_o other_o and_o if_o that_o which_o be_v establish_v upon_o this_o tradition_n aught_o to_o pass_v for_o indubitable_a amongst_a catholic_n divine_v and_o among_o all_o the_o faithful_a as_o it_o have_v always_o certain_o be_v until_o this_o present_a we_o can_v call_v this_o doctrine_n into_o doubt_n without_o wound_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o to_o say_v it_o be_v probable_a as_o tolet_n say_v profecto_fw-la sententia_fw-la probablis_fw-la est_fw-la be_v not_o of_o much_o ●atter_a effect_n than_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v false_a because_o this_o be_v to_o hold_v always_o for_o doubtful_a the_o ancient_a and_o universal_a tradition_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o give_v man_n liberty_n to_o decide_v point_n of_o divinity_n and_o to_o expound_v scripture_n against_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o father_n which_o be_v express_o forbid_v by_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n another_o that_o have_v not_o read_v the_o father_n may_v be_v excuse_v by_o his_o ignorance_n but_o this_o excuse_n have_v no_o place_n in_o tolet_n who_o forsake_v they_o after_o he_o have_v cite_v they_o and_o which_o be_v yet_o more_o unsupportable_a and_o more_o injurious_a to_o these_o great_a saint_n he_o renounce_v their_o judgement_n after_o he_o have_v acknowledge_v it_o to_o follow_v that_o of_o the_o new_a divine_n of_o our_o time_n ibid._n time_n et_fw-la nisi_fw-la esset_fw-la tam_fw-la unanimis_fw-la scholasticorum_fw-la sent●ntia_fw-la qua_fw-la possunt_fw-la exculari_fw-la modo_fw-la aliquo_fw-la tale_n homines_fw-la absque_fw-la dubio_fw-la damnanda_fw-la esset_fw-la talis_fw-la retentio_fw-la ibid._n if_o the_o schoolman_n say_v he_o do_v not_o agree_v so_o unanimous_o as_o they_o do_v in_o this_o very_a judgement_n by_o which_o we_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n excuse_v these_o persen_n who_o give_v not_o in_o alm_n what_o they_o have_v of_o superfluity_n we_o must_v without_o doubt_n have_v condemn_v this_o sparingness_n so_o as_o the_o holy_a father_n condemn_v it_o as_o he_o say_v himself_o vides_fw-la tot_fw-la sanctos_fw-la damnare_fw-la superflui_fw-la retentionem_fw-la he_o pretend_v then_o that_o the_o holy_a father_n on_o one_o side_n condemn_v those_o who_o give_v not_o in_o alm_n what_o they_o have_v of_o superfluous_a and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o new_a scholastics_n excuse_v they_o we_o must_v hold_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o these_o late_a if_o we_o will_v believe_v this_o jesuit_n and_o follow_v his_o example_n but_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a in_o this_o manner_n to_o oppose_v the_o new_a divine_n to_o the_o ancient_a tradition_n in_o this_o article_n and_o in_o this_o opposition_n to_o prefer_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o casuist_n before_o that_o of_o the_o holy_a father_n instead_o of_o judge_v and_o correct_v the_o modern_n by_o the_o tradition_n of_o antiquity_n it_o will_v be_v lawful_a to_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o all_o other_o point_n which_o concern_v manner_n or_o religion_n and_o so_o there_o shall_v be_v nothing_o fix_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n and_o antiquity_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o a_o mark_n of_o truth_n and_o faith_n but_o novelty_n shall_v be_v more_o considerable_a though_o until_o this_o present_a it_o have_v pass_v for_o a_o vice_n and_o a_o mark_n of_o error_n but_o for_o all_o that_o he_o have_v overreach_v in_o say_v that_o this_o new_a opinion_n
14._o num_fw-la 1._o pag._n 65._o other_o will_v say_v with_o filliutius_fw-la and_o layman_n that_o it_o be_v because_o when_o the_o church_n command_v any_o thing_n it_o can_v prescribe_v the_o manner_n of_o do_v it_o nor_o the_o end_n nor_o motive_n wherefore_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v finis_fw-la praecepti_fw-la non_fw-la cadit_fw-la sub_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la say_v filliutius_fw-la 171._o filliutius_fw-la mor._n qq_fw-la tom_fw-mi 1._o tr_fw-la 7._o cap._n 2._o n._n 24._o pag._n 171._o and_o layman_n add_v imo_fw-la nec_fw-la cadere_fw-la potest_fw-la 49._o layman_n l._n 1._o tr_fw-la 4._o cap._n 4._o n._n 6._o pag._n 49._o final_o the_o great_a part_n and_o almost_o all_o of_o they_o will_v tell_v you_o with_o amicus_fw-la coninck_n and_o escobar_n that_o the_o church_n have_v no_o power_n over_o internal_a action_n and_o that_o it_o can_v command_v they_o nor_o oblige_v we_o to_o accompany_v the_o outward_a action_n which_o we_o exercise_v by_o its_o order_n with_o the_o inward_a action_n of_o virtue_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o their_o be_v well_o do_v ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la potestatem_fw-la supra_fw-la actus_fw-la mere_a interne_n say_v amicus_fw-la 274._o amicus_fw-la tom_n 8._o dub_v 17._o sect_n 2._o num_fw-la 12._o pag._n 274._o ecclesia_fw-la absolute_a non_fw-la potest_fw-la actus_fw-la mere_a internos_fw-la praecipere_fw-la aut_fw-la vetare_fw-la say_v coninck_n 286._o coninck_n q._n 83._o de_fw-fr sacram._n art_n 6._o dub_v unico_fw-la num_fw-la 291._o &_o 292._o pag._n 285._o &_o 286._o and_o escobar_n after_o he_o ecclesia_fw-la actus_fw-la internos_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la praecipere_fw-la 199._o escobar_n tr_fw-la 1._o exam_fw-la 12._o cap._n 1._o n._n 2._o pag._n 199._o the_o last_o of_o these_o answer_n be_v most_o general_a and_o indeed_o the_o other_o two_o depend_v on_o it_o and_o be_v refer_v unto_o it_o as_o conclusion_n unto_o their_o principle_n for_o the_o reason_n wherefore_o according_a to_o they_o the_o 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govern_v all_o the_o world_n and_o not_o be_v able_a without_o have_v wherewith_o to_o content_v all_o sort_n of_o person_n there_o be_v no_o mean_n more_o easy_a nor_o doctrine_n more_o commodious_a for_o this_o than_o that_o of_o probability_n which_o give_v liberty_n to_o say_v and_o do_v all_o that_o one_o will_v as_o it_o shall_v clear_o appear_v in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o this_o article_n where_o we_o will_v first_o represent_v the_o principal_a opinion_n and_o maxim_n of_o the_o jesuit_n touch_v the_o doctrine_n of_o probability_n and_o in_o consequence_n thereof_o the_o pernicious_a effect_n which_o it_o produce_v in_o the_o church_n and_o in_o the_o world_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o two_o principal_a point_n of_o this_o article_n i._o point_n the_o principal_a maxim_n of_o the_o jesuit_n concern_v probability_n the_o doctrine_n of_o probability_n take_v out_o of_o the_o jesuit_n book_n consist_v particular_o in_o these_o follow_a point_n 1._o that_o the_o jesuit_n 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beginning_n with_o layman_n and_o azor_n who_o be_v the_o most_o famous_a of_o the_o society_n sect_n i._o the_o opinion_n of_o layman_n and_o of_o azor_n concern_v probability_n layman_n establish_v fair_o at_o first_o for_o a_o fundamental_a maxim_n est_fw-la maxim_n exit_fw-la duabus_fw-la probabilibus_fw-la partibus_fw-la quaestionis_fw-la licitum_fw-la est_fw-la eam_fw-la sequi_fw-la quae_fw-la minus_fw-la tuta_fw-la est_fw-la that_o when_o there_o be_v two_o probable_a opinion_n about_o one_o question_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o follow_v that_o which_o be_v less_o sure_a of_o which_o he_o render_v this_o reason_n 4._o reason_n quia_fw-la in_o moralibus_fw-la operationibus_fw-la necesse_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sequi_fw-la quod_fw-la optimum_fw-la &_o tutissimum_fw-la sed_fw-la sufficit_fw-la sequi_fw-la bonum_fw-la ac_fw-la tutum_fw-la layman_n lib._n 1._o tract_n 1._o cap._n 5._o sact_v 2._o p._n 4._o because_o in_o moral_a action_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o follow_v the_o rule_n which_o be_v absolute_o the_o best_a and_o most_o safe_a and_o it_o suffice_v that_o it_o be_v absolute_o good_a and_o sure_a now_o he_o pretend_v ibid._n pretend_v quod_fw-la autem_fw-la probabilis_fw-la opinio_fw-la tradit_fw-la id_fw-la bonum_fw-la ac_fw-la licitum_fw-la est_fw-la ibid._n that_o what_o be_v support_v by_o a_o probable_a opinion_n be_v simple_o good_a and_o lawful_a take_v lawful_a and_o safe_a for_o the_o same_o thing_n but_o if_o they_o demand_v what_o will_v make_v a_o opinion_n probable_a see_v here_o the_o condition_n which_o he_o require_v thereto_o and_o the_o definition_n which_o he_o give_v thereof_o 5._o thereof_o probabilis_fw-la sententia_fw-la uti_fw-la communiter_fw-la accipitur_fw-la ita_fw-la definiri_fw-la potest_fw-la quae_fw-la certitudinem_fw-la non_fw-la habens_fw-la tamen_fw-la vel_fw-la gravi_fw-la autoritate_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la modici_fw-la momenti_fw-la ratione_fw-la nititur_fw-la ibid._n p._n 5._o we_o may_v call_v that_o a_o probable_a opinion_n as_o it_o be_v common_o understand_v which_o be_v not_o certain_a and_o undubitable_a be_v notwithstanding_o support_v by_o some_o considerable_a authority_n or_o some_o reason_n which_o be_v not_o sleight_n he_o
that_o as_o the_o penitent_a be_v oblige_v to_o obey_v the_o confessor_n when_o he_o command_v just_a and_o reasonable_a thing_n so_o the_o confessor_n be_v oblige_v to_o absolve_v the_o penitent_a when_o he_o be_v well_o dispose_v as_o he_o be_v when_o he_o follow_v a_o probable_a opinion_n and_o he_o believe_v that_o the_o confessor_n be_v in_o such_o manner_n oblige_v to_o absolve_v this_o penitent_a that_o if_o he_o fail_v therein_o he_o sin_v sometime_o mortal_o and_o when_o that_o happen_v not_o his_o fault_n be_v always_o great_a and_o dangerous_a the_o thing_n be_v of_o great_a consequence_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o vasquez_n and_o suarez_n 24._o suarez_n et_fw-la ita_fw-la credo_fw-la esse_fw-la quia_fw-la ratio_fw-la proposita_fw-la ita_fw-la suadet_fw-la ac_fw-la graviter_fw-la conqueri_fw-la jure_fw-la optimo_fw-la poenitens_fw-la potest_fw-la quod_fw-la sibi_fw-la bene_fw-la disposito_fw-la anditaque_fw-la ejus_fw-la confession_n absolutio_fw-la denegetur_fw-la nec_fw-la levis_fw-la videtur_fw-la culpainstitutionis_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la ac_fw-la confessaris_fw-la muneri_fw-la contraria_fw-la ibid._n n._n 24._o which_o he_o approve_v be_v persuade_v by_o their_o reason_n and_o because_o the_o penitent_a will_v have_v just_a cause_n to_o complain_v great_o of_o he_o for_o that_o be_v well_o dispose_v and_o confess_v absolution_n be_v refuse_v he_o neither_o can_v this_o his_o fault_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o office_n of_o a_o confessor_n be_v little_a upon_o this_o account_n the_o holy_a father_n and_o the_o first_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n have_v commit_v many_o mortal_a sin_n in_o refuse_v absolution_n to_o many_o penitent_n who_o can_v not_o want_v probable_a reason_n to_o maintain_v against_o they_o that_o they_o be_v well_o dispose_v unless_o perhaps_o the_o doctrine_n of_o probability_n be_v not_o yet_o start_v in_o those_o time_n the_o penitent_n be_v not_o so_o well_o instruct_v then_o as_o they_o may_v be_v now_o to_o maintain_v and_o defend_v their_o right_n and_o privilege_n which_o this_o doctrine_n give_v they_o against_o their_o confessor_n and_o to_o oblige_v they_o to_o renounce_v their_o own_o judgement_n support_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o all_o the_o doctor_n ancient_a and_o modern_a to_o submit_v to_o the_o private_a opinion_n of_o the_o penitent_a provide_v that_o it_o be_v probable_a and_o to_o do_v for_o they_o and_o let_v they_o do_v themselves_o what_o they_o please_v escobar_n be_v yet_o more_o resolute_a upon_o this_o point_n then_o sanchez_n for_o say_v that_o vasquez_n hold_v that_o if_o the_o confessor_n be_v a_o monk_n or_o some_o other_o delegate_v and_o not_o ordinary_a he_o sin_n in_o this_o case_n but_o venial_o he_o be_v not_o of_o his_o opinion_n and_o he_o maintain_v with_o other_o that_o absolute_o and_o without_o any_o exception_n at_o all_o 29._o all_o at_o crediderim_fw-la mortaliter_fw-la peccare_fw-la si_fw-la de_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la facta_fw-la confessio_fw-la escob_n in_o prooem_n exam_fw-la 3._o c._n 6._o n._n 27._o p._n 29._o he_o sin_v mortal_o if_o the_o penitent_a in_o his_o confession_n have_v mention_v any_o mortal_a sin_n if_o any_o dare_v to_o say_v that_o a_o physician_n be_v oblige_v to_o follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o his_o patient_n though_o he_o believe_v his_o own_o to_o be_v better_a and_o more_o proper_a to_o cure_v his_o disease_n he_o will_v be_v condemn_v of_o folly_n by_o all_o the_o world_n how_o then_o dare_v any_o say_v that_o a_o confessor_n be_v oblige_v to_o be_v less_o sincere_a and_o less_o faithful_a in_o the_o conduct_n of_o soul_n who_o he_o ought_v to_o heal_v of_o their_o sin_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v of_o necessity_n that_o as_o these_o doctor_n assure_v we_o that_o secular_a justice_n ought_v to_o be_v more_o exact_a and_o more_o fix_v to_o truth_n in_o the_o judgement_n it_o make_v in_o temporal_a thing_n than_o the_o sacred_a justice_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o spiritual_a wealth_n and_o eternal_a truth_n on_o which_o depend_v the_o salvation_n of_o soul_n so_o likewise_o they_o must_v assert_v that_o the_o physic_n of_o soul_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v so_o rational_a so_o just_a and_o fix_v upon_o their_o true_a good_a as_o those_o of_o the_o body_n sanchez_n proceed_v yet_o far_o and_o say_v that_o the_o confessor_n sin_n mortal_o or_o dangerous_o if_o he_o absolve_v not_o his_o penitent_n in_o submit_v to_o his_o opinion_n existimet_fw-la opinion_n imo_fw-la dicendum_fw-la est_fw-la contra_fw-la manuelem_fw-la n._n 28._o allegatum_fw-la quamvis_fw-la confessarius_fw-la falsam_fw-la esse_fw-la opinionem_fw-la poenitentis_fw-la existimet_fw-la though_o he_o be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v false_a 31._o false_a tandem_fw-la huc_fw-la usque_fw-la dicta_fw-la locum_fw-la habent_fw-la quando_fw-la poenitens_fw-la est_fw-la doctus_fw-la vel_fw-la ab_fw-la altis_fw-la instructus_fw-la de_fw-la probabilitate_fw-la opinionis_fw-la quam_fw-la sequitur_fw-la sanch._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o n._n 30._o p._n 31._o when_o the_o penitent_a be_v learn_v or_o instruct_v in_o the_o probability_n of_o the_o opinion_n which_o be_v maintain_v against_o he_o but_o if_o the_o penitent_a be_v ignorant_a and_o know_v not_o that_o his_o opinion_n be_v probable_a some_o believe_v that_o the_o confessor_n ought_v not_o give_v he_o absolution_n in_o that_o estate_n unless_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o point_n of_o death_n in_o which_o case_n they_o think_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o instruct_v he_o 31._o he_o tunc_fw-la enim_fw-la ait_fw-la salas_n esse_fw-la informandum_fw-la de_fw-la opinionis_fw-la probabilitate_fw-la ne_fw-la in_o malo_fw-la statu_fw-la decedat_fw-la ibid._n n._n 31._o declare_v to_o he_o that_o his_o opinion_n be_v probable_a for_o fear_v that_o he_o not_o know_v it_o shall_v die_v impenitent_a but_o sanchez_n believe_v that_o this_o be_v also_o too_o severe_a and_o unjust_a and_o he_o repeat_v it_o say_v 31._o say_v verùm_fw-la ego_fw-la existimo_fw-la etiam_fw-la extra_fw-la hunc_fw-la statum_fw-la eum_fw-la informandum_fw-la ibid._n n._n 31._o as_o for_o i_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o even_o when_o he_o be_v not_o in_o this_o extremity_n he_o ought_v to_o instruct_v he_o and_o make_v he_o know_v that_o his_o opinion_n be_v probable_a he_o build_v upon_o this_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o consider_v the_o salvation_n and_o good_a of_o his_o penitent_n who_o otherwise_o may_v despise_v his_o confessor_n and_o do_v contrary_a to_o that_o which_o he_o have_v ordain_v love_v rather_o to_o follow_v his_o own_o proper_a sense_n and_o passion_n then_o to_o subject_v himself_o unto_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o confessor_n or_o at_o least_o take_v counsel_n of_o some_o other_o for_o the_o safeguard_v of_o his_o conscience_n which_o he_o pretend_v the_o admoneat_fw-la the_o quod_fw-la confessor_n vitabit_fw-la si_fw-la poenitentem_fw-la admoneat_fw-la confessor_n may_v redress_v by_o teach_v he_o that_o the_o opinion_n which_o he_o maintain_v so_o obstinate_o and_o without_o any_o reason_n since_o he_o know_v it_o not_o to_o be_v probable_a be_v yet_o hold_v by_o some_o divine_n he_o believe_v also_o that_o the_o 31._o the_o tunc_fw-la quia_fw-la confessor_n tenetar_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la bonum_fw-la poeaitentis_fw-la procurare_fw-la ill_a que_fw-fr consulere_fw-la illum_fw-la admonendo_fw-la tum_fw-la quia_fw-la lex_fw-la charitatis_fw-la obligat_fw-la ad_fw-la peccatum_fw-la proximi_fw-la vitandum_fw-la ibid._n n._n 31._o confessor_n be_v oblige_v by_o his_o office_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o charity_n which_o he_o owe_v his_o neighbour_n and_o penitent_a to_o give_v he_o this_o charitable_a advice_n this_o make_v one_o part_n of_o the_o obligation_n which_o he_o have_v to_o procure_v his_o weal_n and_o salvation_n and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o stay_v until_o his_o penitent_n himself_o demand_v it_o but_o that_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o prevent_v he_o when_o he_o see_v he_o in_o danger_n to_o fall_v into_o sin_n as_o it_o will_v happen_v in_o this_o case_n where_o he_o see_v his_o penitent_n whole_o resolve_v to_o despise_v his_o advice_n by_o mere_a obstinacy_n and_o be_v bend_v to_o follow_v his_o own_o judgement_n and_o to_o do_v what_o he_o listen_v in_o despite_n of_o he_o ibid._n he_o cum_fw-la in_o ejusmodi_fw-la peccati_fw-la perpetrandi_fw-la periculo_fw-la videt_fw-la confessor_n eum_fw-la constitutum_fw-la cum_fw-la pertinacem_fw-la eum_fw-la videat_fw-la ibid._n as_o if_o see_v the_o sinner_n addict_v to_o his_o own_o sense_n disobedient_a and_o too_o obstinate_a in_o his_o disobedience_n the_o confessor_n ought_v or_o can_v judge_v that_o he_o be_v in_o a_o good_a estate_n and_o well_o dispose_v to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n or_o as_o if_o he_o can_v hope_v to_o put_v he_o out_o of_o this_o wicked_a disposition_n and_o obstinacy_n by_o acknowledge_v and_o declare_v unto_o he_o that_o what_o he_o maintain_v against_o he_o be_v reasonable_a and_o may_v be_v probable_o maintain_v and_o that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v way_n to_o he_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o if_o he_o comport_v himself_o in_o this_o
follow_v that_o which_o he_o believe_v to_o be_v less_o probable_a and_o to_o prove_v their_o opinion_n he_o lend_v they_o a_o reason_n of_o which_o he_o oftentimes_o make_v use_v before_o in_o like_a case_n about_o other_o matter_n 46._o matter_n quia_fw-la nec_fw-la temere_fw-la nec_fw-la imprudenter_fw-la agit_fw-fr utpote_fw-la qui_fw-la ratione_fw-la probabili_fw-la ducitur_fw-la ibid._n n._n 46._o because_o a_o judge_n do_v not_o herein_o behave_v himself_o rash_o or_o imprudent_o guide_v himself_o as_o he_o do_v by_o a_o probable_a opinion_n which_o oblige_v he_o to_o approve_v the_o opinion_n of_o these_o author_n though_o he_o dare_v not_o follow_v it_o 47._o it_o quamvis_fw-la autem_fw-la hoc_fw-la sit_fw-la probabile_fw-la &_o probabilius_fw-la judico_fw-la eum_fw-la teneri_fw-la sententiam_fw-la serre_fw-la juxta_fw-la opinionem_fw-la probabiliorem_fw-la ibid._n n._n 47._o because_o though_o it_o be_v probable_a yet_o he_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o 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authoribus_fw-la exscribo_fw-la caramuel_n theol._n fund_z p._n 472._o that_o he_o have_v take_v these_o discourse_n from_o good_a author_n as_o be_v all_o those_o of_o the_o society_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o german_n and_o many_o other_o otherwise_o honest_a man_n who_o he_o be_v trouble_v to_o behold_v infect_v with_o heresy_n for_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n we_o can_v give_v no_o consolation_n nor_o repose_n of_o conscience_n to_o any_o man_n but_o by_o give_v he_o hope_v that_o he_o may_v be_v save_v in_o that_o whereof_o he_o make_v profession_n after_o this_o protestation_n he_o represent_v first_o of_o all_o a_o man_n bear_v in_o heresy_n among_o the_o lutheran_n and_o well_o instruct_v in_o lutheranisme_n he_o suppose_v in_o the_o second_o place_n that_o this_o lutheran_n be_v enter_v into_o conference_n with_o many_o catholic_n and_o among_o other_o with_o a_o capouchin_n one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o their_o order_n who_o to_o press_v he_o to_o conversion_n represent_v unto_o he_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o he_o either_o to_o renounce_v jesus_n christ_n or_o to_o return_v to_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o in_o the_o process_n of_o his_o discourse_n he_o teach_v he_o to_o answer_v this_o capouchin_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o probability_n which_o we_o have_v represent_v above_o and_o he_o furnish_v he_o with_o all_o the_o reason_n and_o all_o the_o instance_n which_o i_o now_o deduce_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o same_o principle_n see_v how_o he_o make_v he_o speak_v 472._o speak_v christianismus_fw-la probabilissima_fw-la religio_fw-la est_fw-la &_o sub_fw-la ipso_fw-la dantur_fw-la sectae_fw-la antiquiores_fw-la juniores_fw-la severiores_fw-la benigniores_fw-la universaliores_fw-la minus_fw-la universales_fw-la &_o praecipue_fw-la romana_fw-la lutherana_n &_o calviniana_n quae_fw-la si_fw-la veer_fw-la probabiles_fw-la ergo_fw-la mihi_fw-la lutherano_n non_fw-la est_fw-la necessario_fw-la redeundum_fw-la ad_fw-la romanam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la aut_fw-la secedendum_fw-la à_fw-la christo_fw-la nam_fw-la praeter_fw-la romanam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la cvi_fw-la probabilitatem_fw-la non_fw-la nego_fw-la etiam_fw-la lutherana_n est_fw-la christiana_n &_o probabilis_fw-la &_o multo_fw-la romana_fw-la benignior_fw-la caram_z theol._n fund_z p._n 472._o christianity_n be_v the_o most_o probable_a of_o all_o religion_n and_o it_o contain_v in_o it_o many_o sect_n of_o which_o some_o be_v more_o ancient_a and_o some_o other_o be_v more_o novel_a some_o more_o safe_a and_o some_o more_o pleasant_a some_o more_o diffuse_v and_o other_o more_o narrow_a among_o which_o the_o roman_a the_o lutheran_n and_o the_o calvinist_n be_v true_o probable_a and_o by_o consequence_n be_v a_o lutheran_n as_o i_o be_o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n for_o i_o to_o return_v to_o the_o roman_a church_n or_o to_o renounce_v jesus_n christ_n for_o beside_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o i_o acknowledge_v 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suum_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la secundum_fw-la eas_fw-la confiderare_fw-la mascarenhas_n tract_n 5._o n._n 491._o the_o church_n know_v well_o say_v mascarenhas_n that_o considerable_a doctor_n do_v expound_v the_o law_n in_o this_o manner_n and_o permit_v these_o explication_n to_o be_v teach_v public_o and_o print_v it_o seem_v that_o she_o approve_v they_o and_o fit_v her_o law_n to_o they_o this_o be_v without_o doubt_n to_o explicate_v the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n clear_o and_o to_o leave_v no_o difficulty_n therein_o but_o it_o be_v to_o destroy_v the_o spirit_n of_o it_o and_o to_o preserve_v only_o a_o appearance_n thereof_o so_o that_o they_o neither_o say_v or_o demand_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o the_o particular_a person_n will_v have_v by_o which_o it_o may_v be_v judge_v what_o esteem_a jesuit_n have_v for_o civil_a law_n and_o law_n of_o prince_n there_o be_v no_o appearance_n that_o they_o will_v give_v more_o honour_n to_o they_o than_o to_o those_o of_o god_n and_o 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in_o a_o humour_n to_o perform_v it_o that_o they_o may_v give_v they_o neither_o trouble_n nor_o scruple_n they_o will_v impose_v it_o on_o they_o only_o by_o way_n of_o counsel_n or_o without_o prescribe_v they_o any_o thing_n in_o particular_a they_o be_v content_a to_o say_v unto_o they_o impono_fw-la tibi_fw-la pro_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la quiequid_fw-la hodie_fw-la vel_fw-la hac_fw-la hebdomada_fw-la boni_fw-la feceris_fw-la vel_fw-la mali_fw-la passus_fw-la fueris_fw-la i_o impose_v upon_o you_o for_o penance_n whatsoever_o good_a you_o shall_v do_v or_o evil_a you_o shall_v suffer_v this_o day_n or_o this_o week_n if_o a_o person_n overrun_v with_o crime_n address_v himself_o to_o they_o and_o be_v trouble_v to_o make_v know_v the_o bottom_n of_o his_o conscience_n and_o to_o discover_v the_o corruption_n of_o his_o heart_n by_o declare_v his_o wicked_a inclination_n and_o habit_n they_o will_v not_o press_v on_o he_o in_o this_o point_n no_o more_o then_o to_o tell_v they_o in_o particular_a the_o number_n of_o his_o wicked_a desire_n impurity_n and_o secret_a crime_n which_o move_v in_o his_o
he_o ibid._n he_o cum_fw-la mode●amine_fw-la tutelae_fw-la id_fw-la enim_fw-la semper_fw-la subinteligitur_fw-la ibid._n provide_v only_o we_o pass_v not_o the_o bound_n of_o a_o just_a and_o necessary_a defence_n and_o that_o we_o do_v no_o more_o than_o be_v precise_o necessary_a to_o kill_v he_o for_o it_o be_v thus_o that_o he_o declare_v he_o have_v always_o understand_v it_o for_o fear_v we_o shall_v question_v his_o prudence_n and_o moderation_n he_o continue_v his_o reason_n and_o add_v ibid._n add_v at_o non_fw-la esse_fw-la mortale_fw-la hoc_fw-la ultimum_fw-la p●obabile_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la nec_fw-la illud_fw-la prinium_fw-la ibid._n now_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o there_o be_v no_o mortal_a sin_n in_o the_o second_o to_o wit_n in_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o he_o who_o will_v take_v away_o our_o honour_n and_o therefore_o neither_o any_o in_o the_o first_o to_o wit_n in_o kill_v for_o maintenance_n of_o the_o same_o honour_n we_o may_v conclude_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o rob_v to_o preserve_v our_o reputation_n or_o to_o commit_v a_o second_o adultery_n to_o cover_v the_o first_o for_o which_o we_o fear_v to_o be_v disgrace_v since_o these_o crime_n be_v not_o great_a than_o slander_n false_a witness_n and_o murder_n which_o he_o pretend_v to_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o same_o reason_n then_o he_o undertake_v to_o verify_v in_o order_n all_o the_o proposition_n of_o this_o his_o discourse_n begin_v with_o the_o first_o ibid._n first_o majorem_fw-la pr●bo_fw-la quia_fw-la homicidium_fw-la ex_fw-la natura_fw-la sva_fw-la malum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la multi_fw-la enim_fw-la interimunt_fw-la just_a &_o mendacium_fw-la ita_fw-la malum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la nec_fw-la divinitus_fw-la dispensari_fw-la aut_fw-la cohonestari_fw-la possit_fw-la in_fw-la omnium_fw-la thomistarum_fw-la sententia_fw-la imoetiam_fw-la in_o opinion_n scotistarum_fw-la plurium_fw-la qui_fw-la putant_fw-la posse_fw-la deum_fw-la dispensare_fw-la in_o aliquibus_fw-la praeceptis_fw-la decalogi_fw-la ibid._n quod_fw-la si_fw-la dicantur_fw-la non_fw-la sufficere_fw-la vix_fw-la erit_fw-la ulla_fw-la opinio_fw-la probabilis_fw-la ibid._n i_o prove_v say_v he_o the_o major_a because_o manslaughter_n be_v not_o absolute_o evil_a in_o itself_o since_o many_o may_v kill_v just_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o lie_n be_v so_o wicked_a that_o god_n himself_o can_v make_v it_o lawful_a and_o honest_a according_a to_o all_o the_o thomist_n nay_o according_a to_o many_o of_o the_o scotist_n who_o hold_v that_o god_n may_v dispense_v with_o some_o precept_n of_o the_o decalogue_n amicus_fw-la then_o and_o his_o fraternity_n and_o other_o his_o partisan_n who_o maintain_v at_o this_o day_n his_o opinion_n must_v have_v more_o power_n than_o god_n himself_o be_v they_o can_v justify_v and_o sanctify_v lie_n and_o calumny_n when_o they_o be_v scrviceable_a to_o they_o for_o preserve_v their_o honour_n in_o the_o world_n which_o god_n can_v so_o much_o as_o make_v lawful_a by_o dispensation_n but_o the_o proof_n of_o his_o second_o proposition_n be_v remarkable_a ibid._n remarkable_a pr●bo_fw-la minorem_fw-la etiam_fw-la esse_fw-la videlicet_fw-la probabile_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la mort●liter_fw-la qui_fw-la imponit_fw-la falsum_fw-la testimonium_fw-la alicui_fw-la ut_fw-la svam_fw-la justitiam_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la defendat_fw-la quia_fw-la illud_fw-la est_fw-la probabile_fw-la quod_fw-la asseritur_fw-la à_fw-la viris_fw-la doctis_fw-la at_o haec_fw-la doctrina_fw-la habet_fw-la in_o se_fw-la viginti_fw-la &_o plures_fw-la viros_fw-la magnos_fw-la &_o doctos_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la dicantur_fw-la non_fw-la sufficere_fw-la vix_fw-la erit_fw-la ulla_fw-la opinio_fw-la probabilis_fw-la ibid._n i_o prove_v also_o say_v he_o the_o minor_a namely_o that_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o he_o who_o bear_v false_a witness_n to_o defend_v his_o right_n and_o his_o honour_n sin_v not_o mortal_o for_o that_o which_o be_v maintain_v by_o person_n of_o piety_n and_o learning_n be_v probable_a and_o this_o doctrine_n have_v for_o it_o more_o than_o twenty_o great_a and_o very_o learned_a personage_n whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o if_o we_o imagine_v these_o not_o to_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v it_o probable_a we_o shall_v hardly_o find_v any_o at_o all_o that_o be_v so_o behold_v a_o new_a wonder_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o probability_n to_o prevail_v not_o only_o against_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n but_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n for_o this_o casuist_n say_v a_o little_a above_o that_o by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o doctor_n a_o lie_n be_v in_o its_o nature_n so_o bad_a that_o god_n himself_o can_v prevent_v it_o from_o be_v so_o at_o all_o time_n nor_o dispense_v with_o the_o law_n which_o forbid_v it_o and_o here_o he_o will_v have_v the_o opinion_n of_o twenty_o jesuit_n or_o disciple_n of_o jesuit_n of_o force_n to_o make_v it_o lawful_a by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o probability_n and_o not_o only_o to_o protect_v lie_v but_o which_o be_v worse_o false_a witness_n also_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o advance_v the_o doctrine_n of_o probability_n any_o high_a then_o to_o elevate_v it_o above_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o to_o subject_v the_o law_n of_o god_n unto_o it_o by_o give_v it_o a_o power_n to_o approve_v what_o they_o condemn_v and_o to_o justify_v that_o which_o god_n himself_o can_v so_o much_o as_o tolerate_v i_o know_v not_o whither_o as_o they_o hold_v that_o a_o confessor_n be_v oblige_v to_o quit_v his_o own_o opinion_n to_o follow_v that_o of_o his_o penitent_n though_o he_o believe_v it_o be_v false_a if_o it_o be_v support_v by_o some_o probability_n so_o they_o do_v not_o even_o pretend_v also_o that_o a_o man_n who_o have_v kill_v one_o to_o preserve_v his_o honour_n come_v to_o appear_v before_o god_n to_o receive_v his_o judgement_n may_v not_o oblige_v he_o to_o renounce_v his_o own_o light_n and_o to_o pass_v over_o his_o own_o law_n to_o absolve_v he_o by_o represent_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o can_v not_o sin_n follow_v a_o probable_a opinion_n support_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o twenty_o doctor_n if_o the_o jesuit_n be_v not_o confident_a enough_o to_o say_v this_o yet_o they_o must_v needs_o believe_v it_o or_o renounce_v their_o doctrine_n of_o probability_n since_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a and_o evident_a consequence_n of_o the_o maxim_n of_o this_o science_n for_o as_o they_o hold_v it_o for_o certain_a that_o we_o can_v sin_v in_o follow_v a_o probable_a opinion_n it_o be_v also_o very_o certain_a that_o a_o equitable_a judge_n and_o by_o strong_a reason_n god_n who_o be_v equity_n and_o justice_n itself_o can_v condemn_v nor_o punish_v he_o who_o sin_v not_o and_o by_o consequent_a this_o man_n who_o follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o amicus_fw-la and_o these_o twenty_o doctor_n who_o have_v approve_v it_o have_v slay_v one_o to_o preserve_v his_o honour_n have_v not_o sin_v god_n can_v condemn_v nor_o punish_v he_o but_o he_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o absolve_v he_o and_o give_v he_o part_v of_o his_o glory_n in_o yield_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o these_o doctor_n and_o give_v way_n to_o the_o rule_n of_o probability_n though_o he_o judge_v according_a to_o divine_a light_n that_o his_o action_n be_v wicked_a and_o condemn_v by_o the_o eternal_a law_n after_o this_o we_o must_v not_o think_v it_o strange_a that_o they_o will_v not_o submit_v this_o marvellous_a doctrine_n to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n or_o prince_n and_o that_o they_o pretend_v that_o they_o be_v of_o no_o force_n against_o it_o as_o caramuel_n declare_v answer_v this_o question_n canonico_fw-la question_n anne_n cadem_fw-la doctrina_fw-la poterit_fw-la admitti_fw-la sano_fw-la jure_fw-la civili_fw-la &_o canonico_fw-la may_v we_o entertain_v this_o doctrine_n of_o amicus_fw-la without_o offend_v against_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastic_a law_n for_o he_o answer_v 549._o answer_v respondeo_fw-la amici_n doctrinam_fw-la esse_fw-la novam_fw-la &_o legibus_fw-la vulgatis_fw-la juniorem_fw-la utque_fw-la adeo_fw-la nihil_fw-la de_fw-la illa_fw-la à_fw-la pontific●bus_fw-la caesaribus_fw-la aut_fw-la regibus_fw-la fulsse_n dispositum_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 549._o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o amicus_fw-la be_v new_a and_o late_a than_o the_o common_a law_n and_o that_o by_o consequence_n the_o pope_n emperor_n and_o king_n have_v ordain_v nothing_o about_o this_o point_n whence_o it_o will_v follow_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v begin_v at_o this_o day_n to_o teach_v some_o new_a and_o heretofore_o unheard_a of_o error_n as_o to_o say_v that_o blasphemy_n or_o adultery_n be_v no_o sin_n his_o opinion_n will_v not_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o church_n because_o it_o will_v be_v new_a and_o late_a than_o its_o law_n when_o the_o church_n condemn_v a_o error_n it_o condemn_v all_o those_o who_o shall_v hold_v it_o for_o the_o future_a as_o well_o as_o those_o who_o have_v hold_v it_o in_o time_n past_a and_o it_o have_v true_o and_o sufficient_o condemn_v this_o of_o amicus_fw-la in_o condemn_v slander_n and_o murder_v which_o this_o
jesuit_n approve_v and_o authorise_v but_o if_o the_o error_n and_o crime_n be_v not_o so_o evident_a as_o it_o be_v in_o this_o opinion_n its_o novelty_n alone_o of_o which_o this_o casuist_n will_v make_v use_n to_o exempt_v it_o from_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n suffice_v to_o make_v we_o see_v that_o it_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o church_n itself_o for_o there_o be_v no_o divine_a who_o know_v not_o that_o novelty_n and_o particular_o in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n have_v be_v always_o suspect_v and_o odious_a in_o the_o church_n and_o that_o it_o have_v always_o reject_v and_o condemn_v it_o by_o the_o law_n and_o mouth_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n which_o govern_v it_o and_o by_o consequent_a this_o opinion_n of_o amicus_fw-la be_v novel_a by_o his_o own_o confession_n it_o have_v be_v condemn_v by_o the_o church_n before_o it_o proceed_v from_o his_o imagination_n after_o amicus_fw-la have_v expound_v this_o pernicious_a doctrine_n so_o large_o build_v it_o up_o with_o so_o great_a care_n and_o support_v it_o with_o all_o the_o reason_n he_o can_v he_o think_v to_o put_v himself_o under_o shelter_n by_o say_v 544._o say_v verum_fw-la quoniam_fw-la haec_fw-la apud_fw-la alios_fw-la scriptanon_fw-la legimus_fw-la nolumus_fw-la à_fw-la nobis_fw-la ita_fw-la sint_fw-la dict●_n ut_fw-la communi_fw-la sententiae_fw-la adversentur_fw-la sed_fw-la solum_fw-la disputandi_fw-la gratia_fw-la proposita_fw-la maturo_fw-la judicio_fw-la relicto_fw-la penes_fw-la prudentem_fw-la lectorem_fw-la amicu●_n supra_fw-la ●om_n 5._o disp_n 36._o sect_n 7._o num_fw-la 118._o pag._n 544._o that_o since_o he_o have_v not_o read_v these_o thing_n in_o the_o write_n of_o any_o author_n his_o design_n be_v not_o to_o oppose_v himself_o to_o the_o common_a opinion_n but_o only_o to_o propose_v it_o by_o way_n of_o dispute_n leave_v it_o to_o he_o who_o shall_v read_v these_o thing_n to_o judge_v thereof_o according_a to_o his_o prudence_n but_o seek_v to_o hide_v he_o discover_v himself_o the_o more_o and_o his_o word_n render_v he_o more_o guilty_a since_o he_o acknowledge_v this_o doctrine_n be_v novel_a and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o find_v it_o in_o any_o author_n he_o therefore_o by_o this_o make_v know_v and_o declare_v open_o that_o it_o be_v he_o who_o invent_v so_o abominable_a a_o opinion_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v say_v with_o all_o truth_n that_o it_o have_v its_o birth_n in_o the_o school_n of_o the_o jesuit_n that_o they_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v proper_o and_o particular_o their_o doctrine_n and_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o amicus_fw-la to_o say_v that_o he_o do_v not_o set_v on_o foot_n these_o maxim_n so_o contrary_a to_o justice_n nature_n and_o humane_a society_n but_o only_o by_o way_n of_o disputation_n and_o that_o he_o submit_v he_o unto_o other_o judgement_n for_o this_o discourse_n make_v not_o a_o opinion_n good_a which_o be_v bad_a of_o itself_o and_o this_o excuse_n and_o submission_n hinder_v he_o not_o from_o be_v blamable_a for_o publish_v of_o it_o but_o it_o only_o testify_v that_o he_o do_v this_o with_o fear_n and_o that_o he_o mean_v hereby_o to_o sound_a as_o it_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n to_o see_v how_o this_o his_o first_o proposal_n of_o it_o will_v be_v receive_v in_o the_o world_n that_o he_o may_v afterward_o declare_v himself_o more_o open_o and_o maintain_v it_o with_o a_o absolute_a confidence_n if_o this_o first_o draught_n of_o his_o essay_n shall_v prosper_v with_o he_o and_o a_o opinion_n so_o strange_a and_o odious_a shall_v only_o be_v tolerate_v but_o beside_o this_o it_o be_v a_o enterprise_n unsufferable_a and_o pernicious_a to_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n to_o propose_v so_o horrible_a error_n and_o maxim_n which_o carry_v on_o unto_o vice_n revenge_n and_o murder_n under_o a_o pretence_n that_o it_o be_v do_v only_o for_o disputation_n sake_n and_o for_o a_o exercise_n of_o wit_n without_o determine_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o absolute_o there_o be_v no_o more_o certain_a way_n to_o teach_v man_n all_o sort_n of_o villainy_n and_o to_o imprint_v in_o their_o mind_n all_o sort_n of_o the_o most_o brutish_a and_o abominable_a imagination_n iii_o point_n the_o opinion_n of_o other_o jesuit_n concern_v murder_n this_o matter_n be_v too_o important_a to_o rely_v on_o the_o judgement_n of_o lessius_fw-la and_o amicus_fw-la alone_o we_o must_v join_v thereto_o that_o of_o some_o other_o of_o their_o fraternity_n the_o better_a to_o verify_v what_o we_o have_v report_v of_o their_o write_n now_o if_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o they_o say_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o the_o same_o thing_n it_o will_v prove_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o i_o say_v that_o this_o doctrine_n of_o murder_n be_v not_o the_o opinion_n of_o one_o or_o two_o private_a person_n only_o but_o of_o the_o principal_a jesuit_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o society_n 1._o dicastillus_fw-la as_o well_o as_o amicus_fw-la who_o we_o have_v already_o quote_v with_o other_o also_o give_v licence_n to_o any_o one_o whosoever_o to_o kill_v all_o sort_n of_o person_n indifferent_o father_n mother_n priest_n monk_n all_o superior_n general_o without_o except_v prince_n and_o king_n no_o more_o than_o bishop_n or_o pope_n when_o they_o be_v persuade_v that_o they_o assault_v they_o unjust_o 30._o unjust_o licitum_fw-la est_fw-la filiis_fw-la contra_fw-la parent_n seruis_fw-la contra_fw-la dominos_fw-la vassallis_fw-la contra_fw-la principes_fw-la vim_o vi_fw-la repellere_fw-la quando_fw-la actu_fw-la invaduntur_fw-la injust_a idemque_fw-la de_fw-la monachis_fw-la aut_fw-la subditis_fw-la contrs_n abbates_n &_o superiores_fw-la est_fw-la communis_fw-la sententi●_fw-la dicast_n l._n 2._o tr_fw-la 1._o disp_n 10._o dub_v 3._o num_fw-la 30._o it_o be_v lawful_a say_v he_o for_o child_n to_o rise_v against_o their_o parent_n servant_n against_o their_o master_n vassal_n against_o their_o prince_n and_o to_o repel_v force_n with_o force_n when_o they_o be_v actual_o and_o unjust_o assail_v and_o the_o same_o be_v lawful_a for_o monk_n against_o their_o abbot_n and_o inferior_n against_o their_o superior_n so_o that_o if_o we_o shall_v see_v a_o son_n smite_v his_o father_n we_o ought_v not_o light_o to_o condemn_v he_o for_o it_o may_v be_v this_o father_n will_v have_v beat_v he_o unjust_o molina_n speak_v of_o a_o adulterer_n do_v not_o only_o not_o call_v it_o in_o question_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o kill_v the_o husband_n of_o the_o woman_n with_o who_o he_o have_v sin_v when_o he_o take_v he_o in_o the_o fact_n but_o he_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v as_o a_o certain_a thing_n that_o he_o may_v do_v it_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o life_n 1765._o life_n adulter_fw-la aggressus_fw-la à_fw-la m●rito_fw-la adulterae_fw-la in_fw-la facto_fw-la deprehensus_fw-la licite_fw-la illum_fw-la interficere_fw-la potest_fw-la molina_n the_o just_a &_o jur_n tom_fw-mi 4._o tr_fw-la 3._o disp_n 14._o pag._n 1765._o a_o adulterer_n say_v he_o may_v lawful_o kill_v the_o husband_n of_o a_o woman_n with_o who_o he_o have_v commit_v adultery_n if_o her_o husband_n have_v surprise_v he_o in_o the_o fact_n do_v assault_v he_o tambourin_n be_v also_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n 7._o opinion_n adulter_fw-la in_o adulterio_fw-la deprehensus_fw-la p●test_fw-la se_fw-la defendere_fw-la occidendo_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la ipsum_fw-la occidere_fw-la aggrediuntur_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o foro_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la non_fw-la just_a invaditur_fw-la &_o merito_fw-la tambur_fw-la lib._n 16._o decal_v cap._n 1._o sect_n 1._o num_fw-la 7._o a_o adulterer_n say_v he_o take_v in_o the_o fact_n may_v he_o defend_v himself_o and_o kill_v those_o that_o will_v kill_v he_o i_o answer_v he_o may_v because_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o conscience_n the_o husband_n have_v not_o right_a to_o assault_v he_o if_o then_o in_o conscience_n and_o before_o god_n this_o husband_n assault_v he_o not_o according_a to_o justice_n he_o kill_v he_o then_o unjust_o and_o notwithstanding_o tambourin_n forbear_v not_o to_o give_v he_o a_o dispensation_n also_o say_v in_o the_o follow_a section_n 8._o section_n potest_fw-la maritus_fw-la occidere_fw-la juvenem_fw-la vim_o infarentem_fw-la uxori_fw-la quomodocun_fw-la que_fw-la consentienti_fw-la quando_fw-la illum_fw-la aliter_fw-la avertere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la sect_n 2._o num_fw-la 8._o that_o a_o husband_n may_v kill_v a_o young_a man_n that_o force_v his_o wife_n though_o she_o consent_v to_o it_o in_o any_o sort_n whatsoever_o this_o advice_n doubtless_o be_v very_o religious_a to_o permit_v a_o dishonour_a husband_n to_o revenge_v himself_o of_o treachery_n by_o injustice_n and_o it_o be_v also_o a_o excellent_a manner_n for_o a_o adulterer_n to_o repair_v his_o fault_n and_o expiate_v his_o crime_n of_o profanation_n of_o marriage_n by_o take_v away_o the_o husband_n life_n after_o he_o have_v take_v away_o the_o wife_n honour_n according_a as_o these_o jesuit_n allow_v he_o molina_n in_o the_o process_n of_o his_o discourse_n say_v the_o same_o
of_o christianity_n shall_v induce_v the_o artificer_n to_o fast_o escobar_n cite_v and_o confirm_v by_o tambourin_n 4._o tambourin_n propter_fw-la candem_fw-la tationem_fw-la poterit_fw-la quis_fw-la ex_fw-la escob_n tr_fw-la 1._o exam_n 13._o de_fw-la jejunio_fw-la cap._n 3._o opttarios_fw-la co●ducere_fw-la cum_fw-la pacto_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la jejunent_fw-la ne_fw-la alius_fw-la minus_fw-la laborent_fw-la ibid._n sect_n 6._o num_fw-la 4._o permit_v those_o who_o hire_v workman_n to_o condition_n with_o they_o not_o to_o fast_v for_o fear_v they_o shall_v work_v less_o thus_o they_o will_v have_v we_o love_v god_n above_o all_o thing_n and_o our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o by_o hinder_v he_o from_o render_v that_o obedience_n he_o ought_v and_o will_v yield_v unto_o the_o church_n that_o he_o may_v be_v possible_o a_o little_a better_o serve_v and_o gain_v some_o small_a matter_n in_o the_o day_n work_v of_o a_o artificer_n in_o a_o time_n of_o alm_n and_o charity_n the_o monk_n and_o clergyman_n themselves_o may_v find_v reason_n in_o these_o grave_a divine_n to_o exempt_v they_o from_o fast_v for_o 1._o they_o who_o work_n with_o their_o hand_n or_o who_o travel_n abroad_o about_o their_o affair_n may_v enjoy_v the_o privilege_n which_o bauny_a have_v give_v workman_n artificer_n counsellor_n and_o attorney_n those_o who_o be_v employ_v in_o study_n confession_n mission_n preach_v shall_v not_o be_v use_v with_o less_o favour_n than_o advocate_n and_o student_n those_o who_o climb_v the_o pulpit_n say_v bauny_a also_o pag._n 263._o every_o day_n in_o lent_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o fast_v because_o of_o the_o extreme_a toil_n they_o be_v oblige_v unto_o by_o their_o profession_n and_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n for_o confessor_n and_o missionary_n who_o spend_v whole_a day_n almost_o in_o confession_n and_o professor_n who_o common_o ascend_v their_o chair_n twice_o a_o day_n and_o continue_v therein_o common_o long_a than_o preacher_n it_o be_v true_a he_o dispense_v with_o preacher_n under_o a_o condition_n which_o he_o have_v take_v from_o some_o author_n a_o little_a strait_o lace_v than_o himself_o who_o restrain_v say_v he_o pag._n 263._o this_o universal_a and_o general_a proposition_n to_o those_o who_o have_v not_o strength_n enough_o to_o preach_v and_o fast_o both_o at_o once_o in_o which_o case_n they_o exempt_v they_o from_o the_o obligation_n to_o fast_v and_o not_o otherwise_o and_o he_o say_v after_o the_o same_o thing_n of_o reader_n and_o confessor_n as_o for_o reader_n and_o confessor_n they_o must_v know_v that_o upon_o their_o strength_n depend_v the_o judgement_n they_o ought_v to_o make_v of_o themselves_o and_o their_o obligation_n to_o fast_o for_o if_o without_o hurt_n to_o their_o body_n they_o can_v do_v it_o and_o withal_o read_v and_o perform_v their_o duty_n to_o their_o penitent_n in_o their_o confession_n and_o afflict_v their_o flesh_n at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o abstinence_n practise_v in_o the_o church_n on_o these_o holy_a day_n fagundez_n and_o diana_n hold_v it_o for_o a_o indubitable_a maxim_n that_o they_o can_v be_v exempt_v without_o sin_n i_o know_v not_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o perceive_v not_o that_o the_o same_o reason_n they_o have_v in_o this_o manner_n to_o restrain_v the_o dispensation_n for_o fast_v which_o they_o grant_v to_o preacher_n and_o confessor_n do_v also_o oblige_v they_o in_o like_a manner_n to_o restrain_v that_o which_o they_o give_v unto_o artificer_n labourer_n traveller_n and_o all_o other_o sort_n of_o people_n for_o if_o they_o can_v fast_o in_o their_o exercise_n and_o labour_n by_o what_o reason_n shall_v not_o they_o be_v oblige_v as_o well_o as_o preacher_n who_o have_v strength_n enough_o to_o preach_v and_o fast_o both_o at_o once_o if_o confessor_n and_o reader_n ought_v to_o consider_v that_o upon_o their_o strength_n depend_v the_o judgement_n they_o ought_v to_o make_v of_o themselves_o and_o their_o obligation_n to_o fast_o wherefore_o may_v we_o not_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n indifferent_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n of_o what_o quality_n age_n or_o profession_n soever_o and_o what_o hinder_v but_o that_o we_o may_v declare_v unto_o they_o that_o if_o without_o prejudice_n to_o their_o body_n they_o can_v fast_o and_o do_v all_o that_o also_o which_o belong_v unto_o their_o duty_n they_o be_v thereunto_o oblige_v and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o indubitable_a maxim_n that_o they_o can_v dispense_v with_o themselves_o therein_o without_o sin_n be_v they_o less_o child_n of_o the_o church_n than_o other_o and_o be_v they_o less_o oblige_v to_o obey_v their_o mother_n and_o to_o employ_v themselves_o with_o all_o their_o power_n to_o give_v testimony_n of_o their_o good_a affection_n towards_o she_o which_o can_v be_v good_a if_o it_o incline_v not_o to_o do_v that_o which_o it_o have_v power_n to_o do_v father_n bauny_a shall_v remember_v the_o doctrine_n of_o s._n antonin_n and_o other_o who_o he_o quote_v upon_o the_o same_o subject_n pag._n 261._o who_o speak_v of_o the_o age_n at_o which_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o fast_v hold_v say_v he_o that_o herein_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v regard_n to_o every_o one_o strength_n and_o complexion_n and_o to_o the_o proportion_n of_o their_o greatness_n and_o littleness_n for_o judge_v of_o the_o obligation_n of_o this_o precept_n some_o rule_n may_v well_o be_v establish_v to_o judge_v who_o be_v oblige_v to_o fast_o but_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o certain_a nor_o more_o reasonable_a than_o to_o say_v that_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v regulate_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o every_o one_o particular_o for_o if_o we_o can_v fast_o without_o any_o notable_a inconvenience_n what_o pretence_n can_v we_o have_v to_o exempt_v ourselves_o from_o it_o we_o dispense_v with_o they_o who_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o casuist_n themselves_o be_v of_o age_n to_o fast_o and_o who_o be_v not_o engage_v in_o any_o profession_n nor_o exercise_n which_o may_v excuse_v they_o from_o it_o when_o they_o have_v not_o strength_n for_o it_o wherefore_o then_o do_v they_o not_o oblige_v those_o to_o fast_o who_o be_v strong_a enough_o and_o who_o can_v do_v it_o without_o prejudice_n to_o their_o body_n though_o they_o be_v in_o some_o toilsome_a trade_n or_o be_v not_o yet_o of_o the_o age_n which_o may_v oblige_v they_o thereto_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o these_o casuist_n themselves_o emanuel_n sa_o allege_v these_o same_o cause_n with_o father_n bauny_a to_o dispense_v with_o fast_v and_o he_o have_v add_v other_o to_o they_o of_o which_o this_o be_v one_o 338._o one_o causa_fw-la reddendi_fw-la conjugi_fw-la dabitum_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la displicendi_fw-la si_fw-la haec_fw-la jejunio_fw-la impediuntur_fw-la sa_o verbo_fw-la jejunium_fw-la num_fw-la 9_o pag._n 338._o when_o fast_v hinder_v the_o husband_n from_o perform_v the_o marriage-duty_n towards_o the_o wife_n or_o cause_v the_o woman_n to_o be_v dislike_v by_o her_o husband_n filliutius_fw-la say_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o other_o word_n 317._o word_n sequitur_fw-la vxorem_fw-la excusari_fw-la à_fw-la jejunio_fw-la ratione_fw-la conservandi_fw-la amorem_fw-la mariti_fw-la erga_fw-la ipsam_fw-la filliutius_fw-la tom_n 1._o tract_n 10._o cap._n 9_o num_fw-la 306._o pag._n 317._o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o a_o woman_n be_v exempt_a from_o fast_v for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o love_n which_o her_o husband_n bear_v towards_o she_o he_o repeat_v it_o again_o in_o another_o place_n where_o he_o say_v 289._o say_v tum_o vir_fw-la non_fw-la potens_fw-la reddere_fw-la debitum_fw-la jejunando_fw-la tum_fw-la uxor_fw-la non_fw-la valen_n se_fw-la reddere_fw-la gratam_fw-mi viro_fw-la ob_fw-la maciem_fw-la vel_fw-la pallorem_fw-la excusantur_fw-la à_fw-la jejunio_fw-la filliutim_o come_v 2._o tract_n 27._o cap._n 6._o num_fw-la 119._o pag._n 289._o that_o if_o a_o husband_n can_v discharge_v his_o marriage-duty_n fast_v or_o a_o woman_n become_v displease_v to_o her_o husband_n through_o leanness_n or_o paleness_n they_o be_v both_o exempt_a from_o fast_v heretofore_o fast_v dispense_v with_o person_n for_o marriage-duty_n according_a to_o the_o order_n and_o custom_n common_o observe_v in_o the_o church_n and_o at_o this_o day_n the_o duty_n of_o marriage_n dispense_v with_o fast_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o these_o new_a casuist_n they_o who_o say_v that_o the_o wife_n for_o fear_n of_o displease_v her_o husband_n and_o husband_n his_o wife_n causa_fw-la non_fw-la displicendi_fw-la may_v be_v dispense_v with_o in_o a_o fast_o ordain_v by_o the_o express_a command_n of_o god_n and_o the_o church_n may_v very_o well_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n have_v excuse_v adam_n from_o sin_n or_o at_o least_o have_v say_v that_o he_o have_v not_o commit_v any_o great_a sin_n in_o eat_v only_o a_o apple_n give_v way_n thereto_o that_o he_o may_v not_o grieve_v his_o wife_n causa_fw-la non_fw-la displicendi_fw-la as_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n speak_v tambourin_n have_v not_o only_o take_v care_n of_o
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fieri_fw-la p●…test_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la in_o ministris_fw-la suis_fw-la exigentis_fw-la celot_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 20._o pag._n 947._o gratian_n hold_v say_v he_o that_o he_o who_o be_v make_v infamous_a by_o some_o crime_n be_v exclude_v from_o be_v a_o bishop_n not_o by_o the_o proper_a condition_n of_o episcopacy_n but_o by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n which_o require_v in_o its_o minister_n the_o great_a holiness_n that_o be_v possible_a but_o always_o external_a because_o it_o can_v demand_v any_o other_o have_v no_o power_n of_o the_o internal_a for_o this_o cause_n they_o fear_v not_o to_o say_v that_o we_o may_v advance_v our_o kindred_n or_o friend_n to_o the_o high_a office_n in_o the_o church_n ibid._n church_n attamen_fw-la ego_fw-la fieri_fw-la dicam_fw-la &_o sint_fw-la vitio_fw-la eos_fw-la etiam_fw-la assumi_fw-la posse_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la perfectioris_fw-la virtutis_fw-la modo_fw-la politicis_fw-la virturibus_fw-la sint_fw-la 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