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their_o secular_a affair_n nevertheless_o blame_v they_o for_o not_o resort_v to_o confession_n in_o this_o sort_n it_o be_v say_v that_o no_o man_n of_o the_o laity_n will_v make_v his_o confession_n unto_o the_o priest_n canisii_fw-la dicitur_fw-la neminem_fw-la ex_fw-la laicis_fw-la saam_fw-la velle_fw-la confessionem_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la dare_v quos_fw-la à _fw-la dâ—o_fw-la christo_fw-la cum_fw-la sanctis_fw-la apostolis_n ligandi_fw-la solvendique_fw-la potestatem_fw-la accepâ—sse_fw-la credimus_fw-la alcuin_n epist_n 28._o edit_n henr._n canisii_fw-la who_o we_o belâ—eve_v to_o have_v receive_v from_o christ_n who_o be_v god_n the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v together_o with_o the_o holy_a apostle_n as_o in_o scotland_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v censure_v for_o their_o remissness_n so_o in_o england_n some_o about_o the_o same_o time_n be_v commend_v for_o the_o practic_a of_o confession_n and_o namely_o one_o adamantus_fw-la in_o bede_n that_o be_v much_o terrify_v 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instit_fw-la it_o bern._n in_o vita_fw-la malac._n which_o before_o his_o time_n the_o irish_a be_v ignorant_a of_o or_o do_v neglect_n add_v hereunto_o what_o joannes_n major_a say_v of_o a_o monastery_n up_o in_o bede_n time_n where_o he_o profess_v that_o before_o the_o death_n of_o any_o religious_a person_n in_o that_o covent_n theâ—e_n be_v a_o strange_a sound_n hear_v
their_o trust_n be_v commit_v the_o ministry_n of_o reconciliation_n of_o this_o key_n saint_n ambrose_n thus_o behold_v sin_n be_v forgive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 19_o ecce_fw-la quia_fw-la per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la peccata_fw-la donantur_fw-la homines_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o remission_n they_o peccatorum_fw-la ministerium_fw-la suum_fw-la exhibent_fw-la non_fw-la jus_o alicujus_fw-la potestatis_fw-la exercent_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o patris_fw-la &_o fihi_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la peccata_fw-la dimittuntur_fw-la isti_fw-la rogant_fw-la divinitas_fw-la donat_fw-la humanum_fw-la enim_fw-la obsequium_fw-la sed_fw-la munificentia_fw-la supernae_fw-la est_fw-la potestatis_fw-la ambr._n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr spir._n s._n cap._n 19_o but_o man_n contribute_v their_o ministry_n towards_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n but_o exercise_v no_o right_n of_o any_o power_n for_o sin_n be_v not_o remit_v in_o their_o name_n but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n the_o son_n aâ—d_v the_o holy_a ghost_n they_o supplicate_v and_o pray_v god_n grant_v and_o pardon_v the_o service_n be_v from_o man_n but_o the_o bounty_n from_o a_o high_a power_n so_o then_o the_o high_a power_n be_v the_o key_n of_o authority_n and_o the_o humane_a service_n be_v the_o key_n of_o ministry_n these_o several_a key_n be_v well_o know_v to_o scotus_n who_o write_v thus_o secunda_fw-la authoritas_fw-la judiciaria_fw-la sententiandi_fw-la coelum_fw-la huic_fw-la aperiendum_fw-la vel_fw-la apertum_fw-la esse_fw-la tripliciter_fw-la intâ—lligitur_fw-la 1._o authoritas_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la principalis_fw-la solius_fw-la dei_fw-la 2._o non_fw-la princâ—palis_fw-la sed_fw-la praecellens_fw-la solius_fw-la christi_fw-la quâ—tatum_fw-la ad_fw-la duplicem_fw-la prae_fw-la minentiam_fw-la 1._o unam_fw-la quidem_fw-la in_o universaâ—itate_fw-la causarum_fw-la judicaâ—darum_fw-la 2._o aliam_fw-la in_o siâ—mitate_fw-la sementiae_fw-la dâ—siâ—itivae_fw-la &_o utraque_fw-la praeeminâ—nia_fw-la potest_fw-la conâ—nircilli_fw-la qui_fw-la omne_fw-la mâ—rita_fw-la &_o dâ—â—â—rita_fw-la novit_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la â—ausae_fw-la prope_a quas_fw-la coelunâ—st_fw-fr aperiendu_fw-fr well_fw-mi claudendun_v habet_fw-la etià _fw-la voluâ—taâ—en_fw-la inseparaâ—iliter_fw-la conformem_fw-la justitiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la propter_fw-la pâ—imun_fw-fr pure_a in_o omnibus_fw-la causis_fw-la sententiary_n quia_fw-la omâ—â—es_fw-la novit_fw-la propter_fw-la secuadum_fw-la potâ—st_fw-la ejuâ—_n sententia_fw-la sâ—aplicitâ—r_fw-la esse_fw-la fiâ—ma_fw-la &_o irrevocabilis_fw-la quia_fw-la semâ—er_fw-la justa_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la haec_fw-la clavis_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o ecclesia_n militante_n qâ—ia_fw-la nullus_fw-la in_o ecclesia_n novet_fw-la omnes_fw-la causaâ—â—udiciarias_fw-la nec_fw-la habet_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la imâ—nutabilitâ—r_fw-la justam_fw-la 3._o paâ—ticulaâ—is_fw-la quantâ—m_fw-la ad_fw-la causas_fw-la cognoscendas_fw-la &_o infirma_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la sententiam_fw-la ferendam_fw-la puta_fw-la quia_fw-la ipsa_fw-la fit_a aliquando_fw-la revocabilis_fw-la si_fw-la quando_fw-la praeter_fw-la lâ—gem_fw-la divinam_fw-la judicat_fw-la potest_fw-la ergò_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la una_fw-la clavis_fw-la coelum_fw-la aperiendi_fw-la sc_fw-la autoritas_fw-la sententiandi_fw-la particulariter_fw-la &_o non_fw-la irrevocabiliter_fw-la coelum_fw-la esse_fw-la apertum_fw-la scot._n l._n 4._o do_v 19_o sect._n haec_fw-la secunda_fw-la judicial_a authority_n in_o censure_v heaven_n to_o be_v open_a or_o to_o be_v open_v to_o any_o man_n or_o not_o be_v understand_v in_o a_o threefold_a sense_n 1._o as_o the_o most_o principal_a and_o absolute_a reside_v in_o god_n only_o 2._o not_o as_o the_o most_o principal_a but_o a_o very_a excellent_a authority_n appertain_v unto_o christ_n by_o a_o double_a preeminence_n which_o he_o have_v 1._o â—ver_n all_o cause_n as_o one_o who_o know_v all_o man_n heart_n and_o can_v judge_v thereof_o 2._o in_o the_o validity_n of_o his_o sentence_n definitive_a as_o ever_o just_a and_o never_o to_o be_v repeal_v which_o prerogative_n can_v only_o sort_v with_o he_o who_o know_v how_o well_o or_o ill_o all_o man_n have_v deserve_v for_o heaven_n stand_v open_a and_o shut_v towards_o we_o according_a as_o our_o desert_n be_v as_o also_o in_o regard_n the_o will_n of_o christ_n be_v and_o ever_o be_v undivide_o conformable_a to_o divine_a justice_n for_o the_o first_o reason_n he_o may_v be_v a_o judge_n in_o all_o cause_n who_o know_v all_o thing_n and_o for_o the_o second_o his_o sentence_n be_v firm_a and_o irrevocable_a because_o always_o just_a the_o militant_a church_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o this_o key_n because_o there_o be_v not_o any_o member_n in_o that_o church_n endow_v with_o so_o ample_a intellectual_n as_o to_o know_v all_o cause_n nor_o have_v a_o will_n so_o confirm_v in_o justice_n as_o therein_o to_o be_v immutable_a 3._o there_o be_v a_o particular_a authority_n to_o hear_v cause_n but_o weak_a to_o give_v sentence_n and_o be_v many_o time_n revocable_a as_o pronounce_v beside_o the_o law_n of_o god_n there_o may_v be_v then_o in_o the_o church_n a_o certain_a key_n to_o open_a heaven_n that_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o sentence_v in_o particular_a and_o yet_o heaven_n not_o irrevocable_o open_a unto_o any_o thus_o much_o scotus_n from_o who_o testimony_n clear_o stream_v these_o deduction_n 1._o the_o ministerial_a key_n in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o so_o ample_a and_o firm_a as_o that_o excellent_a key_n which_o be_v upon_o christ_n shoulder_n and_o those_o word_n as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o relate_v to_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o commission_n and_o not_o to_o the_o extent_n thereof_o 2._o that_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o militant_a church_n therefore_o not_o at_o rome_n such_o a_o key_n as_o can_v fit_v all_o ward_n or_o such_o a_o judge_n as_o can_v take_v cognizance_n of_o all_o cause_n nor_o be_v there_o that_o ecumenical_a jurisdiction_n intitul_a rome_n above_o all_o and_o unto_o all_o nor_o do_v all_o cause_n turn_v upon_o that_o rota_n 3._o that_o there_o be_v no_o mortal_a judge_n either_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a so_o confirm_v in_o justice_n poenit._fw-la clavis_fw-la triplex_fw-la 1._o authoritatis_fw-la &_o istam_fw-la habet_fw-la solus_fw-la dâ—us_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la dimittit_fw-la peccata_fw-la authoritatiuè_fw-la 2._o excellentiae_fw-la quam_fw-la solus_fw-la homo_fw-la christus_fw-la habet_fw-la in_o quantum_fw-la essecâ—un_fw-la sacramentorum_fw-la potest_fw-la dare_v siâ—e_fw-la sacrameatis_fw-la 3._o clavis_fw-la ministerii_fw-la &_o istam_fw-la clavem_fw-la habent_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la ligant_fw-la &_o solvunt_fw-la raymond_n sum_fw-la tract_n 4._o de_fw-la poenit._fw-la but_o that_o he_o may_v swerve_v and_o deviate_v from_o that_o rule_n nullus_fw-la in_o ecclâ—sia_n say_v scotus_n in_o the_o church_n no_o not_o one_o but_o have_v a_o will_n subject_a to_o change_v the_o pope_n then_o that_o boast_v of_o the_o infallibility_n of_o his_o key_n either_o be_v not_o of_o the_o church_n or_o above_o it_o and_o as_o this_o schoolman_n have_v express_v the_o differential_a property_n of_o these_o key_n so_o a_o canonist_n the_o several_a title_n and_o person_n to_o who_o they_o appertain_v the_o key_n say_v he_o be_v tripartite_a 1._o of_o authority_n and_o that_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n alone_o who_o only_o forgive_v sin_n with_o authority_n 2._o of_o excellency_n which_o the_o man_n christ_n have_v insomuch_o that_o he_o without_o the_o sacrament_n can_v confer_v the_o effect_n and_o benefit_n of_o the_o sacrament_n 3._o of_o the_o ministry_n and_o this_o key_n be_v in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o priest_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o they_o bound_v and_o loose_v the_o church_n then_o must_v rest_v content_v and_o good_a cause_n she_o have_v so_o to_o do_v with_o this_o ministerial_a key_n for_o the_o first_o authentical_a key_n posuit_fw-la pater_fw-la in_o potestate_fw-la sva_fw-la the_o father_n have_v put_v in_o his_o own_o power_n for_o the_o excellent_a key_n omnem_fw-la potesâ—atem_fw-la dedit_fw-la filio_fw-la he_o have_v give_v that_o power_n to_o his_o son_n and_o for_o the_o ministerial_a key_n habemus_fw-la thesaurum_fw-la istum_fw-la in_o vasis_fw-la fiâ—â—ilibus_fw-la 4.7_o 2_o cor._n 4.7_o we_o poor_a clergyman_n be_v rich_a in_o this_o treasure_n the_o vessel_n contain_v the_o same_o be_v earthly_a but_o the_o key_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o heavenly_a the_o excellency_n of_o this_o power_n be_v from_o god_n the_o ministry_n from_o we_o only_o and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v think_v to_o accomplish_v any_o thing_n as_o from_o ourselves_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theophil_n com._n in_o 1_o cor._n 4._o but_o that_o every_o one_o who_o see_v it_o may_v say_v it_o be_v whole_o of_o god_n nip_a withal_o the_o false_a apostle_n who_o ascribe_v all_o unto_o themselves_o as_o theophilact_v pious_o admonish_v and_o indeed_o we_o need_v not_o be_v ambitious_a of_o further_a dignity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n chrys_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n have_v high_o honour_v our_o order_n with_o this_o depositum_fw-la for_o to_o which_o of_o the_o angel_n say_v he_o at_o any_o time_n to_o thou_o will_v i_o give_v the_o key_n etc._n etc._n and_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o
let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n where_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v twofold_a 18.17_o matth._n 18.17_o the_o great_a and_o the_o lesser_a as_o they_o be_v usual_o term_v the_o lesser_a exclude_v from_o the_o sacrament_n only_o and_o the_o great_a shut_v out_o of_o the_o church_n also_o and_o make_v such_o interdict_a person_n like_v unto_o the_o heathen_a for_o who_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o enter_v into_o the_o temple_n or_o set_v foot_n on_o holy_a ground_n whereas_o the_o publican_n be_v admit_v to_o come_v within_o the_o temple_n and_o to_o make_v his_o prayer_n there_o and_o this_o discipline_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o jewish_a synagogue_n our_o lord_n invest_v his_o church_n with_o the_o same_o power_n there_o be_v with_o we_o say_v a_o late_a learned_a levita_fw-la learned_a elias_n levita_fw-la rabbin_z three_z sort_n of_o anathemaes_n or_o censure_n niddui_n cherem_n &_o schammata_fw-la niddui_n that_o be_v niddui_n 1._o niddui_n elongation_n which_o separation_n be_v partly_o voluntary_a when_o the_o unclean_a betray_v themselves_o and_o desire_v the_o expiation_n 〈◊〉_d niddui_n sugati_fw-la in_fw-la novo_fw-la testamento_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o partly_o unvoluntary_a when_o the_o unclean_a person_n be_v condemn_v by_o the_o sanedrim_n or_o council_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d immunditia_fw-la menstruum_fw-la &_o hieron_n expiatic_n &_o menstruata_n immunda_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la viro_fw-la &_o templo_fw-la elongeretur_fw-la s._n pagnin_n lxxii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o the_o water_n be_v call_v niddah_fw-mi from_o expulsion_n or_o separation_n because_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o expiation_n of_o such_o person_n upon_o solemn_a confession_n of_o sin_n have_v also_o but_o if_o any_o person_n repent_v not_o that_o be_v neglect_v the_o expiation_n or_o behave_v himself_o refractory_o to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n cherem_n 2._o cherem_n they_o do_v then_o excommunicate_v he_o by_o cherem_n and_o this_o be_v to_o cut_v off_o from_o israel_n or_o from_o the_o congregation_n anathema_n quò_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la non_fw-la resipuisset_fw-la anathematizabant_fw-la eum_fw-la per_fw-la cherem_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consecratio_fw-la devotio_fw-la anathema_n and_o that_o man_n so_o cut_v off_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v no_o long_o a_o israelite_n but_o a_o heathen_a as_o our_o lord_n speak_v but_o if_o after_o all_o this_o he_o repent_v not_o meschammatabant_fw-la cum_fw-la they_o do_v abominate_a he_o with_o schammata_fw-la that_o be_v judge_v he_o guilty_a of_o eternal_a death_n schammata_fw-la 3._o schammata_fw-la and_o it_o be_v call_v schammata_fw-la praet_fw-la schammata_fw-la so_o elias_n levita_n in_o thesbyte_v but_o drusius_n derive_v it_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o name_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d venit_fw-la he_o come_v the_o syrian_n call_v it_o maran-atha_a the_o lord_n come_v drus_n in_o praet_fw-la as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v death_n be_v there_o and_o peradventure_o this_o anathema_n so_o aggravate_v be_v irrevocable_a by_o this_o custom_n thus_o unfold_v not_o only_o the_o say_n of_o christ_n but_o many_o other_o passage_n of_o saint_n paul_n receive_v light_n and_o interpretation_n this_o be_v the_o bind_a part_n the_o relaxation_n or_o lose_n be_v the_o amoval_n of_o the_o censure_n the_o restore_n to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o a_o readmittance_n to_o the_o lord_n table_n which_o the_o ancient_a council_n and_o father_n usual_o express_v 1._o by_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o communion_n 2._o reconcile_a they_o to_o or_o with_o the_o communion_n 2._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n laod._n can_v 2._o 3_o restore_v the_o communion_n to_o they_o 4._o or_o admit_v they_o into_o the_o fellowship_n 72._o 2._o communioni_fw-la uâ—l_fw-la communione_fw-la reconciliari_fw-la council_n elib_n canon_n 72._o 5._o grant_v they_o peace_n neither_o be_v this_o kind_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v light_o to_o be_v esteem_v 1._o 3._o reddi_fw-la cis_fw-la communionem_fw-la ambr._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr poen_fw-mi c._n 1._o for_o how_o fearful_a a_o thing_n be_v it_o to_o be_v exile_v from_o the_o society_n of_o god_n people_n 53._o 4._o ad_fw-la communicationem_fw-la admittere_fw-la cypr._n ep._n 53._o and_o participation_n of_o the_o holy_a mystery_n ib._n 5._o pacem_fw-la dare_v &_o concedere_fw-la id._n ib._n the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n say_v saint_n augustine_n have_v christ_n so_o give_v to_o the_o church_n 12._o clave_n regni_fw-la coelorum_fw-la sic_fw-la dedit_fw-la christus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la diceret_fw-la quae_fw-la solveritis_fw-la etc._n etc._n verùm_fw-la &_o adjungeret_fw-la quae_fw-la ligaveritìs_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la erunt_fw-la ligata_fw-la &_o in_fw-la coelo_fw-la quia_fw-la bona_fw-la est_fw-la &_o vindicandi_fw-la justitia_fw-la illud_fw-la enim_fw-la quod_fw-la 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christ_n commission_n that_o man_n of_o rome_n who_o pretend_v to_o have_v peter_n key_n only_o or_o principal_o at_o his_o devotion_n can_v be_v content_a to_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n but_o will_v there_o sit_v as_o god_n and_o intrude_v upon_o the_o royal_a prerogative_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n plant_v his_o throne_n far_o above_o prince_n and_o not_o content_a with_o that_o but_o to_o usurp_v upon_o divine_a honour_n thomas_n aquinas_n or_o whosoever_o make_v that_o book_n de_fw-fr regimine_fw-la principum_fw-la tell_v we_o of_o strange_a thing_n and_o say_v we_o must_v say_v so_o too_o 1509._o oportet_fw-la dicere_fw-la in_o summo_fw-la pontifice_fw-la esse_fw-la plenitudâ—nem_fw-la omnium_fw-la gratiarum_fw-la quia_fw-la ipse_fw-la solus_fw-la confert_fw-la plâ—nam_fw-la indulgentiam_fw-la omaium_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la ut_fw-la competat_fw-la sibi_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la primo_fw-la principe_fw-la domino_fw-la dicimus_fw-la quia_fw-la de_fw-la 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have_v err_v and_o that_o in_o this_o present_a business_n of_o absolution_n and_o eke_o in_o his_o own_o case_n read_v this_o ensue_a story_n you_o that_o be_v devote_v to_o his_o chair_n and_o tell_v i_o how_o you_o like_v it_o pope_n have_v power_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o their_o confessor_n of_o who_o they_o please_v and_o there_o be_v a_o pope_n perceive_v his_o life_n to_o draw_v to_o a_o end_n jubilaeo_fw-la capellano_n svo_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la contulit_fw-la se_fw-la absolvendi_fw-la sub_fw-la plenaria_fw-la remissione_n ut_fw-la fieri_fw-la solet_fw-la in_o anno_fw-la jubilaeo_fw-la that_o commit_v to_o a_o chaplain_n of_o his_o own_o apostolical_a power_n to_o absolve_v with_o plenary_a authority_n as_o in_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o after_o confession_n make_v he_o receive_v absolution_n and_o so_o depart_v this_o life_n not_o many_o day_n after_o he_o appear_v to_o his_o chaplain_n with_o a_o heavy_a look_n and_o in_o a_o 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god_n and_o the_o pope_n have_v but_o one_o consistory_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o always_o of_o one_o mind_n and_o if_o christ_n confirm_v not_o in_o heaven_n the_o sentence_n of_o his_o vicar_n on_o earth_n we_o may_v well_o doubt_v if_o every_o sir_n john_n absolution_n discharge_v we_o before_o god_n and_o if_o the_o pope_n key_n may_v err_v in_o his_o own_o case_n we_o may_v suspect_v their_o integrity_n in_o other_o man_n and_o so_o we_o see_v the_o second_o link_n in_o this_o sorite_n be_v feeble_a and_o apt_a to_o be_v break_v for_o all_o this_o let_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o sin_n must_v be_v full_o open_v before_o the_o priest_n can_v proceed_v to_o sentence_n and_o that_o he_o can_v not_o proceed_v amiss_o in_o the_o sentence_n of_o absolution_n and_o pardon_n yet_o except_o god_n have_v make_v over_o the_o hear_n of_o all_o sin_n unto_o his_o priest_n 176._o illa_fw-la potestas_fw-la remittendi_fw-la peccata_fw-la non_fw-la ita_fw-la intelligenda_fw-la est_fw-la data_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la quasi_fw-la deus_fw-la se_fw-la eâ_fw-la abdicarit_fw-la &_o eam_fw-la prorfùs_fw-la transtulerit_fw-la in_o sacerdotes_fw-la ità _fw-la ut_fw-la in_o absolutione_n non_fw-la deus_fw-la sed_fw-la sacerdos_n remittat_fw-la peccata_fw-la chemnit_fw-la exam_n part_n 2._o p._n 176._o and_o reserve_v none_o to_o himself_o as_o not_o mind_v to_o be_v trouble_v about_o any_o such_o matter_n and_o have_v resolve_v neither_o to_o forgive_v the_o sin_n nor_o give_v the_o audience_n but_o to_o such_o only_a as_o the_o priest_n have_v remit_v the_o argument_n will_v be_v the_o more_o impregnable_a but_o if_o our_o god_n be_v contrary_a mind_a as_o sure_o he_o be_v have_v shut_v out_o no_o sin_n from_o his_o gracious_a audience_n and_o be_v of_o so_o quick_a a_o ear_n as_o to_o hear_v the_o very_a desire_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o so_o swift_a to_o mercy_n as_o to_o prevent_v oral_a confession_n with_o a_o pardon_n how_o loose_o do_v this_o reason_n hang_v the_o present_a greek_a church_n upon_o confidence_n hereof_o address_v herself_o unto_o god_n for_o a_o pardon_n even_o for_o those_o sin_n which_o upon_o some_o cause_n be_v leave_v out_o in_o confession_n thus_o write_v their_o late_a patriarch_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierem._n patr._n constant_n ad_fw-la tube_v resp._n 1._o c._n 11._o whatsoever_o sin_n the_o penitent_a for_o forgetfulness_n or_o shamefacedness_n do_v leave_n unconfess_v we_o pray_v the_o merciful_a and_o most_o pitiful_a god_n that_o those_o also_o may_v be_v pardon_v unto_o he_o &_o we_o be_v persuade_v that_o they_o shall_v receive_v a_o pardon_n of_o they_o from_o god_n thus_o he_o god_n then_o remit_v sin_n never_o confess_v to_o a_o priest_n and_o ofttimes_o retain_v sin_n that_o be_v confess_v for_o the_o priest_n sentence_n be_v not_o always_o agreeable_a with_o he_o nor_o of_o the_o same_o latitude_n and_o extent_n god_n remit_v whosoever_o the_o priest_n assoil_v if_o he_o proceed_v aright_o and_o many_o more_o 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in_o there_o clanculùm_fw-la &_o malis_fw-la artibus_fw-la at_o some_o back_n door_n and_o under_o hand_n shuffle_v in_o there_o belike_o it_o be_v but_o not_o open_o private_a confession_n be_v there_o private_o carry_v and_o ordain_v thus_o every_o faithful_a one_o of_o either_o sex_n be_v come_v to_o year_n of_o discretion_n 21._o omnis_fw-la utriusque_fw-la sexus_fw-la fidelis_fw-la postquam_fw-la ad_fw-la annos_fw-la discretionis_fw-la pervenerit_fw-la omne_fw-la sva_fw-la solus_fw-la peccata_fw-la confiteatur_fw-la fideliter_fw-la saltem_fw-la sâ—mel_fw-la in_o anno_fw-la proprio_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la &_o injunctam_fw-la sibi_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la studeo_fw-la pro_fw-la viribus_fw-la adimplere_fw-la suscipiens_fw-la reverenter_fw-la ad_fw-la minus_fw-la in_o pascha_fw-la eucharistiae_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la etc._n etc._n alioquin_fw-la &_o vivens_fw-la ab_fw-la ingressu_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la arceatur_fw-la &_o moriens_fw-la christiana_n careat_fw-la sepultura_fw-la council_n lateran_n cap._n 21._o shall_v by_o himself_o alone_o once_o a_o year_n at_o the_o least_o faithful_o confess_v all_o his_o sin_n unto_o his_o own_o priest_n and_o endeavour_v according_a to_o his_o strength_n to_o fulfil_v the_o penaxce_n enjoin_v unto_o he_o receive_v reverent_o at_o least_o at_o easter_n the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n otherwise_o in_o his_o life_n time_n let_v he_o be_v bar_v from_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n and_o be_v dead_a want_v christian_a burial_n in_o which_o decree_n be_v these_o innovation_n 1._o solus_fw-la that_o it_o must_v be_v private_a 2._o omne_fw-la peccata_fw-la sin_n and_o all_o sin_n must_v be_v confess_v 3._o proprio_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la to_o their_o own_o priest_n where_o the_o liberty_n of_o choose_v the_o ghostly_a father_n be_v take_v away_o and_o for_o the_o time_n which_o the_o jesuit_n tell_v we_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n there_o conclude_v on_o i_o say_v there_o be_v none_o decree_v only_o limit_v leave_v christian_n to_o confess_v at_o other_o time_n convenient_a within_o the_o year_n but_o not_o to_o exceed_v and_o be_v without_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o year_n come_v as_o often_o within_o as_o the_o confessor_n and_o his_o penitent_n can_v agree_v and_o meet_v upon_o it_o but_o not_o to_o go_v over_o the_o year_n and_o to_o this_o head_n must_v popish_a shrift_n be_v refer_v but_o if_o repentance_n be_v consider_v as_o a_o work_n of_o grace_n arise_v from_o godly_a sorrow_n whereby_o a_o man_n turn_v from_o all_o his_o sin_n to_o god_n and_o obtain_v pardon_n and_o so_o include_v confession_n as_o a_o evidence_n of_o inward_a sorrow_n and_o a_o mean_a of_o reconciliation_n such_o a_o confession_n pour_v out_o before_o god_n or_o unto_o god_n before_o his_o priest_n be_v of_o the_o same_o right_a and_o institution_n as_o repentance_n be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n have_v ordain_v in_o this_o world_n repentance_n to_o be_v the_o approve_a physician_n for_o sinner_n judaum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d just_o mart._n resp_n ad_fw-la orthod_n q_o 97._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n dialog_n count_v tryphon_n judaum_fw-la say_v justin_n martyr_n and_o again_o god_n according_a tothe_z riches_n of_o his_o mercy_n accept_v of_o he_o that_o be_v penitent_a for_o his_o sin_n as_o just_a and_o without_o sin_n that_o thing_n than_o be_v of_o divine_a institution_n which_o god_n grace_n have_v ordain_v and_o of_o divine_a power_n and_o efficacy_n which_o make_v a_o sinner_n accept_v of_o god_n as_o a_o righteous_a person_n but_o all_o this_o thou_o will_v say_v may_v be_v do_v by_o contrition_n and_o confession_n to_o god_n only_o without_o respect_n unto_o the_o priest_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v and_o often_o be_v effect_v that_o way_n but_o not_o always_o such_o may_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o sinner_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o sin_n that_o pardon_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o repentance_n be_v not_o gather_v and_o new_a obedience_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o penitent_a be_v not_o bring_v forth_o without_o confession_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o direction_n from_o he_o and_o so_o to_o be_v comprise_v in_o this_o duty_n also_o for_o if_o the_o door_n of_o heaven_n will_v ever_o open_v upon_o the_o former_a knock_n the_o priest_n have_v key_n commit_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o make_v this_o to_o appear_v distinct_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o to_o institute_v may_v be_v take_v in_o a_o twofold_a sense_n 13._o jurisconsultis_fw-la instituere_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la arbores_fw-la vel_fw-la vineas_fw-la in_o aliquo_fw-la loco_fw-la ponere_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o conducto_fw-la fundo_fw-la si_fw-la conductor_n suâ_fw-la operâ_fw-la aliquid_fw-la necessariò_fw-la vel_fw-la utiliter_fw-la auxerit_fw-la vel_fw-la aedificaverit_fw-la vel_fw-la instituerit_fw-la l._n dominus_fw-la sec._n in_o conduct_n ff_n loc_fw-la &_o conduct_n vide_fw-la turneb_n advers._fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 13._o first_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n producer_n and_o author_n of_o a_o effect_n so_o take_v with_o the_o ancient_a civilian_n with_o who_o to_o institute_v tree_n or_o vineyard_n be_v to_o set_v and_o plant_v they_o in_o a_o ground_n let_v out_o if_o the_o farmer_n by_o his_o industry_n shall_v have_v improve_v it_o have_v build_v or_o have_v set_v or_o plant_v in_o the_o digest_v and_o in_o this_o acceptation_n christ_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n that_o vine_n be_v of_o his_o plant_n and_o institution_n he_o be_v the_o author_n and_o his_o minister_n to_o do_v it_o by_o his_o authority_n now_o repentance_n be_v indeed_o a_o work_n of_o god_n but_o not_o in_o god_n confession_n be_v when_o god_n open_v a_o sinner_n mouth_n not_o his_o own_o in_o that_o sense_n confession_n be_v not_o of_o divine_a institution_n 2._o second_o that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v institute_v that_o be_v command_v and_o enjoin_v so_o of_o institution_n divine_a that_o be_v of_o divine_a law_n and_o ordinance_n and_o that_o of_o divine_a law_n which_o be_v prescribe_v in_o the_o divine_a word_n the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o a_o law_n to_o be_v observe_v or_o as_o a_o example_n to_o be_v imitate_v and_o divine_a ordinance_n be_v there_o deliver_v by_o god_n immediate_o or_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o man_n of_o god_n inspire_v by_o he_o in_o which_o sense_n saint_n chrysostom_n interprete_v those_o passage_n of_o saint_n paul_n not_o i_o but_o the_o lord_n and_o i_o not_o the_o the_o lord_n 12._o 1_o cor._n 7.10_o 12._o not_o as_o if_o christ_n speak_v of_o himself_o and_o paul_n from_o himself_o for_o in_o paul_n christ_n speak_v what_o be_v it_o then_o that_o he_o say_v i_o and_o not_o i_o jesus_n christ_n have_v deliver_v some_o law_n and_o ordinance_n in_o his_o own_o person_n unto_o we_o 6.250_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to._n 6.250_o and_o some_o by_o his_o apostle_n furthermore_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v of_o divine_a right_n as_o express_o and_o formal_o enjoin_v in_o the_o scripture_n or_o else_o as_o virtual_o employ_v by_o a_o necessary_a deduction_n and_o consequence_n 10._o aliquid_fw-la dicitur_fw-la esse_fw-la jure_fw-la divino_fw-la duobus_fw-la modis_fw-la vel_fw-la quòd_fw-la institutum_fw-la habet_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la literis_fw-la idque_fw-la vel_fw-la express_v vel_fw-la certa_fw-la deductione_n erutum_fw-la vel_fw-la exâ—mplum_fw-la continuata_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praxi_fw-la omni_fw-la sâ—culo_fw-la commendatum_fw-la junius_n in_o bellar._n controv_fw-mi 7._o cap._n 10._o or_o else_o as_o exemplary_a and_o ratify_v by_o the_o constant_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n so_o divine_a right_n and_o institution_n be_v accept_v in_o a_o threefold_a sense_n 1._o in_o express_a precept_n and_o command_n 2._o in_o necessary_a consequence_n depend_v upon_o some_o other_o thing_n command_v or._n 3_o by_o approve_a example_n in_o god_n word_n commend_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n praecepti_fw-la confession_n of_o divine_a institution_n 1._o vâ—rtute_fw-la praecepti_fw-la we_o will_v lay_v confession_n unto_o all_o of_o these_o and_o see_v what_o authority_n it_o have_v and_o first_o for_o divine_a command_n we_o read_v in_o the_o law_n that_o the_o sinner_n by_o divine_a edict_n bring_v his_o sacrifice_n and_o confess_v his_o sin_n unto_o the_o priest_n thou_o will_v reply_v 5._o numb_a 5._o that_o law_n be_v ceremonial_a 5._o leuâ—t_fw-la 5._o so_o say_v i_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n but_o dare_v not_o say_v so_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o confession_n the_o one_o be_v a_o typical_a and_o the_o other_o a_o moral_a act_n and_o think_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o one_o precept_n may_v be_v mix_v and_o compose_v of_o ceremony_n and_o morality_n for_o be_v not_o the_o law_n of_o the_o sabbath_n so_o the_o day_n ceremonial_a moraâ—lis_fw-la dies_fw-la ceremonialis_fw-la quies_fw-la moraâ—lis_fw-la and_o the_o rest_n moral_a gratia_fw-la cultus_fw-la à _fw-la natura_fw-la modus_fw-la à _fw-la lege_fw-la virtus_fw-la à _fw-la gratia_fw-la and_o it_o may_v not_o unfit_o be_v apply_v to_o confession_n what_o be_v verify_v of_o the_o
sentio_fw-la roffens_n contr_n luth._o art_n 32._o p._n 317._o but_o profess_v his_o consent_n herein_o with_o luther_n that_o venial_a sin_n be_v only_o venial_a from_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n may_v all_o otâ—er_a sin_n be_v venial_a too_o as_o capable_a of_o divine_a mercy_n so_o venial_a sin_n have_v no_o prerogative_n that_o way_n nor_o may_v for_o that_o cause_n be_v just_o exempt_v from_o auricular_a confession_n for_o reserve_v case_n wherein_o sin_n of_o the_o great_a magnitude_n be_v make_v over_o to_o the_o pope_n and_o whereby_o they_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n before_o man_n without_o be_v open_v by_o a_o golden_a key_n we_o have_v little_a to_o say_v save_o consider_v the_o great_a expense_n tedious_a journey_n continual_a delay_n whereby_o much_o treasure_n be_v exhaust_v forth_o of_o this_o land_n and_o many_o of_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n make_v slave_n we_o be_v to_o bless_v our_o god_n that_o this_o antichristian_a yoke_n be_v cast_v off_o the_o tyranny_n overthrow_v and_o ourselves_o deliver_v from_o a_o more_o than_o egyptian_a servitude_n and_o while_o the_o matter_n be_v propose_v and_o scan_v at_o trent_n 283._o rem_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la perspicuae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la à _fw-la nullo_n patrum_fw-la mentionem_fw-la ejus_fw-la factâ—m_fw-la â—amò_fw-la durandum_fw-la gersonem_fw-la &_o cajetanum_n magni_fw-la nominis_fw-la viros_fw-la affirmare_fw-la non_fw-la peccata_fw-la sed_fw-la censuras_fw-la modò_fw-la pontificis_fw-la judicio_fw-la reservatas_fw-la colonienses_fw-la theologi_fw-la affirmantes_fw-la neminem_fw-la ex_fw-la antiquis_fw-la scriptoribus_fw-la reservationis_fw-la mâ—minisse_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o casu_fw-la publicorum_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la certè_fw-la haereticos_fw-la choose_fw-la accusare_fw-la tanquam_fw-la pecuniarum_fw-la aucupes_fw-la hist_o council_n trid._n l._n 4._o p._n 283._o the_o divine_n of_o louvain_n object_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o point_n of_o evident_a verity_n mention_v not_o by_o one_o of_o the_o father_n that_o duâ—and_n gerson_n and_o cajetan_n affirm_v not_o sin_n but_o censure_n to_o be_v reserve_v for_o papal_a judicature_n the_o divine_n of_o colen_n add_v how_o none_o of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n mention_v reservation_n but_o in_o case_n of_o public_a sin_n and_o that_o the_o heretic_n will_v for_o certain_a accuse_v they_o for_o contrive_v how_o to_o squeeze_v and_o empty_a man_n purse_n and_o coffer_n so_o than_o if_o those_o man_n that_o stand_v so_o much_o for_o detection_n of_o all_o sin_n unto_o the_o priest_n have_v make_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o cut_v off_o the_o two_o extreme_n uâ—z_n the_o great_a and_o the_o least_o offence_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n but_o that_o we_o may_v use_v the_o like_a liberty_n 12._o auricularis_fw-la confessio_fw-la prout_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la rom._n usurpatur_fw-la nihil_fw-la ferè_fw-la est_fw-la aloud_o quâ—m_fw-la reticulam_fw-la ad_fw-la hominum_fw-la sâ—creta_fw-la &_o arcana_fw-la expiscanda_fw-la artificiosè_fw-la contextam_fw-la quod_fw-la quidem_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a ut_fw-la aegris_fw-la medicina_fw-la vulneratis_fw-la conscientiis_fw-la opobalsamum_n contritis_fw-la solatium_fw-la solidum_fw-la adhiberi_fw-la prossit_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la auâ—um_fw-la &_o argentum_fw-la indè_fw-la conflentur_fw-la omniaque_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la lucrum_fw-la coavertantur_fw-la mason_n the_o minister_n anglic._n lib._n 5._o c._n 12._o but_o upon_o far_o more_o likely_a and_o better_a reason_n i_o shall_v conclude_v these_o exception_n with_o the_o say_n of_o a_o able_a divine_a at_o home_n auricular_a confession_n as_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v almost_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o net_n artificial_o weave_v to_o fish_v after_o and_o comprehend_v the_o secret_a and_o hide_a thing_n of_o man_n nor_o be_v it_o so_o use_v as_o to_o afford_v physic_n to_o the_o disease_a or_o precious_a balm_n for_o wound_a conscience_n or_o sure_a comfort_n for_o break_a and_o contrite_a heart_n but_o thereby_o to_o compass_v gold_n and_o silver_n and_o to_o convert_v all_o into_o their_o own_o purse_n there_o be_v some_o story_n or_o rather_o superstitious_a lie_v as_o sir_n though_o moor_n call_v they_o devise_v to_o uphold_v this_o doctrine_n the_o one_o be_v of_o a_o woman_n who_o have_v commit_v adultery_n can_v never_o in_o eleven_o year_n space_n be_v bring_v to_o utter_v the_o same_o in_o any_o confession_n two_o priest_n whereof_o one_o be_v the_o pope_n penitentiary_n and_o another_o as_o holy_a as_o he_o ventrem_fw-la ad_fw-la quamlibet_fw-la expressionem_fw-la unius_fw-la peccati_fw-la bubo_n exibat_fw-la de_fw-la ore_fw-la â—â—us_fw-la illi_fw-la buhones_n cum_fw-la uno_fw-la alio_fw-la majoris_fw-la &_o enormioris_fw-la formae_fw-la turmatim_fw-la ingressi_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o os_fw-la muliâ—ris_fw-la &_o ventrem_fw-la come_v into_o those_o part_n and_o both_o be_v in_o the_o church_n about_o their_o priestly_a affair_n the_o woman_n approach_v to_o the_o penitentiary_n to_o be_v shrive_v &_o at_o every_o sin_n she_o confess_v the_o other_o priest_n stand_v within_o view_n but_o not_o within_o hear_v see_v a_o owl_n flutter_v out_o of_o her_o mouth_n and_o after_o the_o flight_n of_o many_o owl_n she_o stop_v it_o seem_v at_o her_o conceal_a sin_n and_o be_v no_o soon_o absolve_v of_o the_o rest_n confess_v by_o she_o and_o rise_v up_o than_o the_o same_o priest_n see_v all_o those_o owl_n reenter_v into_o her_o mouth_n with_o another_o more_o ugly_a than_o any_o of_o the_o former_a the_o priest_n proceed_v onward_o in_o their_o journey_n the_o one_o tell_v unto_o the_o other_o what_o he_o see_v the_o penitentiary_n guess_v that_o the_o woman_n have_v keep_v back_o some_o sin_n in_o confession_n vobis_fw-la spec._n exemplor_n d_o 9_o sect._n 31._o quo_fw-la libro_fw-la miraculorum_fw-la monstra_fw-la saepiùs_fw-la quà m_fw-la vera_fw-la miracula_fw-la legas_fw-la can._n loc_fw-la theol_n l._n 11._o c._n 6._o pag._n 540._o dist_n 3._o sect._n 46._o de_fw-fr omnibus_fw-la peccatis_fw-la quae_fw-la modò_fw-la protuli_fw-la et_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la protuâ—â—_n culpabilem_fw-la mâ—sateor_fw-la corâ—m_fw-la dâ—o_fw-la &_o vobis_fw-la he_o return_v therefore_o but_o at_o his_o return_n find_v she_o suffocate_v and_o dead_a to_o who_o her_o soul_n appear_v torture_v in_o a_o fearful_a manner_n and_o all_o for_o bury_v of_o that_o sin_n in_o silence_n and_o be_v question_v by_o the_o penitentiary_n for_o what_o sin_n those_o of_o her_o sex_n be_v usual_o damn_v for_o fornication_n say_v she_o wanton_o dress_v and_o paint_v and_o for_o shame_n in_o not_o confess_v hereby_o it_o be_v intimate_v that_o confession_n en_fw-fr party_n be_v of_o no_o validity_n and_o one_o sin_n conceal_v hinder_v all_o the_o rest_n from_o pardon_n but_o another_o woman_n though_o faulty_a in_o the_o same_o kind_n yet_o have_v better_a success_n of_o who_o the_o relation_n pass_v thus_o she_o be_v otherwise_o very_o religious_a but_o in_o her_o young_a day_n have_v fall_v into_o a_o sin_n of_o that_o nature_n as_o she_o can_v not_o for_o shame_n utter_v the_o same_o unto_o the_o priest_n but_o use_v to_o conclude_v of_o all_o the_o sin_n which_o i_o have_v open_v or_o not_o i_o confess_v myself_o to_o be_v guilty_a before_o god_n and_o you_o and_o can_v never_o be_v bring_v to_o specify_v the_o same_o after_o her_o death_n and_o before_o her_o burial_n she_o revive_v and_o speak_v to_o this_o effect_n that_o she_o have_v commit_v one_o sin_n which_o for_o shame_n she_o can_v not_o confess_v but_o with_o many_o tear_n be_v wont_a to_o utter_v the_o same_o before_o the_o altar_n and_o image_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n imagine_v coram_fw-la ipsius_fw-la altari_fw-la vel_fw-la imagine_v and_o desire_v her_o intercession_n that_o she_o may_v not_o be_v damn_v for_o this_o conceal_a sin_n and_o tell_v withal_o that_o after_o her_o death_n she_o 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quicquid_fw-la whatsoever_o 4._o and_o last_o by_o who_o key_n key_n tibi_fw-la dabo_fw-la i_o will_v give_v unto_o thou_o for_o the_o first_o the_o holy_a ghost_n compare_v a_o sinner_n case_n to_o the_o estate_n of_o a_o person_n imprison_v the_o very_a term_n of_o key_n of_o open_v and_o shut_v seem_v to_o have_v relation_n as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o prison_n gate_n and_o the_o term_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o fetter_n and_o bond_n as_o if_o sin_n be_v a_o prison_n and_o the_o case_n of_o sinner_n like_o they_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o whereupon_o the_o power_n give_v unto_o christ_n as_o man_n 4.18_o luke_n 4.18_o be_v to_o preach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d remission_n or_o deliverance_n to_o captive_n and_o key_n imply_v a_o faculty_n to_o that_o person_n to_o who_o custody_n they_o be_v commit_v as_o when_o eliakim_n be_v invest_v into_o shebnabs_n place_n 22.22_o esay_n 22.22_o it_o be_v say_v i_o will_v lay_v the_o key_n of_o david_n upon_o his_o 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i_o have_v rather_o be_v a_o doorkeeper_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n than_o to_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o wickedness_n and_o in_o execute_v of_o this_o office_n they_o must_v not_o be_v partial_a in_o let_v in_o or_o leave_v out_o who_o they_o please_v but_o in_o who_o they_o see_v cause_n nor_o promiscuous_o at_o haphazard_n without_o any_o notice_n of_o their_o desert_n but_o upon_o mature_a deliberation_n and_o scan_v of_o their_o worth_n that_o press_v to_o be_v admit_v not_o amiss_o therefore_o the_o schoolman_n and_o canonist_n describe_v the_o key_n potestatis_fw-la clavis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la potestas_fw-la judicande_v in_o soro_fw-la animae_fw-la non_fw-la corporum_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la pot_n stas_fw-la ju_fw-la licandi_fw-la integratur_fw-la ex_fw-la duobus_fw-la sc_fw-la ex_fw-la potestate_fw-la discernendi_fw-la in_o causae_fw-la examinatione_fw-la &_o definiendi_fw-la in_o causae_fw-la terminatione_fw-la per_fw-la sâ—ntentiam_fw-la condemnatoriam_fw-la vel_fw-la 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of_o this_o ministerial_a power_n for_o as_o a_o key_n open_v the_o door_n by_o unlock_v thereof_o and_o so_o remove_v the_o obstacle_n that_o hinder_v entrance_n so_o do_v the_o priest_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o office_n take_v away_o the_o obstacle_n i._n e._n the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n by_o absolve_v a_o penitent_a from_o the_o same_o which_o otherwise_o will_v hinder_v his_o admission_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n this_o i_o say_v he_o do_v not_o by_o his_o own_o power_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o place_n absolve_v who_o god_n absolve_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n who_o he_o have_v make_v free_a as_o the_o jailor_n enlarge_v the_o prisoner_n who_o the_o prince_n have_v pardon_v here_o the_o better_a to_o acquaint_v ourselves_o with_o these_o proceed_n in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o soul_n we_o be_v to_o know_v how_o there_o be_v first_o a_o ecclesiastical_a consistory_n where_o public_a siâ—s_n of_o that_o cognizance_n be_v censure_v by_o the_o key_n of_o jurisdiction_n 19_o dupâ—â—x_fw-la ecclâ—â—siae_fw-la forus_fw-la unus_fw-la secretissimus_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la idâ—m_fw-la est_fw-la accusator_fw-la &_o reus_n alius_fw-la forus_fw-la publicus_fw-la quia_fw-la ecclâ—sia_fw-la habet_fw-la cuthoritatâ—m_fw-la corrigendi_fw-la dâ—licta_fw-la publica_fw-la ibi_fw-la etiam_fw-la râ—quiâ—tur_fw-la duplex_fw-la authoritaâ—_n quia_fw-la ad_fw-la quodlibet_fw-la jud_v câ—um_fw-la requir_n tur_fw-la cognitio_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la illâ—_n &_o sententia_fw-la istae_fw-la autem_fw-la authoritates_fw-la pertiaâ—ates_fw-la ad_fw-la sarum_fw-la publicum_fw-la dici_fw-la possiat_a clave_n scotus_n lib._n 4._o do_v 19_o 2._o there_o be_v likewise_o a_o penitential_a court_n for_o secret_a sin_n where_o the_o same_o party_n be_v both_o the_o accuser_n and_o accuse_v the_o penitent_a arraign_v himself_o upon_o hope_n of_o pardon_n and_o the_o priest_n absolve_v upon_o presumption_n of_o repentance_n now_o in_o this_o as_o in_o other_o court_n of_o judicature_n though_o otherwise_o distinct_a in_o the_o subject_a matter_n in_o the_o inflâ—ction_n of_o punishment_n and_o make_v of_o satisfaction_n yet_o all_o agree_v in_o one_o form_n of_o precede_v viz._n 1._o in_o the_o cognizance_n of_o the_o cause_n 2._o and_o next_o in_o the_o denounce_v of_o judgement_n where_o public_a cause_n require_v public_a evidence_n public_a sentence_n and_o so_o public_a execution_n but_o private_a sin_n be_v otherwise_o argue_v and_o censure_v whereas_o in_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n the_o penitent_n come_v voluntary_o in_o confess_v his_o offence_n 172._o judicium_fw-la iâ—_n foâ—o_fw-it agimae_fw-la seu_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la praesuppâ—nit_fw-la â—â—â—um_fw-la pâ—â—â—â—â—en_v â—m_n per_fw-la propriam_fw-la confessâ—onem_fw-la cum_fw-la animo_fw-la coâ—trito_fw-la &_o satisfacie_n di_fw-mi proposito_fw-la svi_fw-la confessarii_fw-la judicio_fw-la sâ—_n submiâ—â—â—at_fw-la in_o apolog._n pro_fw-la jure_fw-la principum_fw-la pag._n 171_o 172._o with_o a_o sorrowful_a heart_n and_o purpose_n of_o amendment_n and_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o his_o confessory_n diâ—_n ecclesiae_fw-la tell_v the_o church_n must_v in_o no_o case_n be_v observe_v in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o in_o many_o case_n not_o at_o all_o so_o in_o secular_a court_n the_o fact_n be_v question_v in_o ecclesiastical_a the_o fame_n and_o in_o the_o penitential_a secret_a offence_n whereof_o there_o be_v no_o evident_a fact_n svi_fw-la triplex_fw-la sorum_fw-la 1_o dei_fw-la 2_o ecclâ—siae_fw-la 3_o svi_fw-la or_o fame_n save_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o peritent_a and_o these_o come_v under_o the_o key_n of_o order_n or_o absolution_n the_o first_o key_n then_o supâ—à _fw-fr dâ—_n foâ—o_fw-it hominis_fw-la dicit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la si_fw-la nosmet_fw-la ipsos_fw-la judicaremus_fw-la etc._n etc._n raymund_n supâ—à _fw-fr or_o rather_o the_o first_o act_n be_v the_o discern_a betwixt_o good_a and_o evil_n and_o betwixt_o evil_n and_o evil_a for_o as_o in_o the_o sky_n one_o star_n differ_v from_o another_o in_o glory_n and_o as_o in_o disease_n there_o be_v a_o distinction_n in_o noysomness_n and_o danger_n so_o in_o sin_n there_o be_v a_o difference_n in_o shame_n and_o guilt_n how_o then_o can_v a_o blind_a judge_n discern_v of_o colour_n here_o then_o be_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n discretionis_fw-la 1._o clavis_fw-la discretionis_fw-la which_o if_o not_o a_o distinct_a key_n concur_v certain_o to_o the_o true_a use_n of_o the_o key_n for_o though_o justice_n be_v blind_a the_o judge_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o beside_o there_o be_v scientia_fw-la quae_fw-la and_o scientia_fw-la qua_fw-la the_o 1._o object_n 2._o and_o hâ—bit_n of_o knowledge_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v divinum_fw-la scibile_fw-la and_o in_o itself_o a_o key_n too_o for_o by_o the_o word_n of_o reconciliation_n do_v the_o minister_n absolve_v as_o shall_v be_v say_v hereafter_o but_o that_o refer_v to_o the_o apply_v act_n of_o this_o power_n and_o exercise_v of_o this_o key_n rather_o than_o to_o the_o power_n itself_o the_o knowledge_n here_o must_v be_v inherent_a whereby_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v sufficient_o enlighten_v to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o light_n and_o darkness_n 173._o recta_fw-la determinatio_fw-la rationis_fw-la inter_fw-la verum_fw-la &_o falsum_fw-la quae_fw-la consistit_fw-la in_o apprehensione_n rei_fw-la ut_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la apol._n pro_fw-la jure_fw-la princip_n pag._n 173._o as_o also_o to_o determine_v of_o leprosy_n according_a to_o equity_n and_o to_o apprehend_v the_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v and_o not_o most_v time_n as_o it_o appear_v yet_o again_o this_o habitual_a knowledge_n although_o so_o requisite_a for_o all_o that_o be_v not_o the_o key_n which_o be_v the_o authority_n itself_o commit_v to_o the_o priest_n for_o open_v and_o shut_v 19_o clavis_fw-la scientiae_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aliqua_fw-la scientia_fw-la habitualis_fw-la vel_fw-la actualis_fw-la vel_fw-la discretio_fw-la qâ—aecunque_fw-la sed_fw-la authoritas_fw-la commissa_fw-la qua_fw-la â—â_fw-la uti_fw-la valeant_fw-la ad_fw-la claudeadum_fw-la vel_fw-la aperiendum_fw-la authoritas_fw-la cognoscendi_fw-la etsi_fw-la requirit_fw-la scientiam_fw-la vel_fw-la discretionem_fw-la concomitantem_fw-la rectum_fw-la usum_fw-la ejus_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la requirit_fw-la clavis_fw-la potestatis_fw-la aliquam-justitiam_a ad_fw-la rectum_fw-la usum_fw-la svi_fw-la tamen_fw-la sicut_fw-la potestas_fw-la judicandi_fw-la
non_fw-la est_fw-la justitia_fw-la imma_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la sine_fw-la justitia_fw-la ita_fw-la potestas_fw-la vel_fw-la authoritas_fw-la cognoscendi_fw-la in_o aliqua_fw-la causa_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la sine_fw-la cognition_n aliqua_fw-la scot._n lib._n 4._o do_v 19_o whereby_o they_o have_v power_n to_o make_v inquisition_n into_o and_o examine_v the_o case_n of_o the_o penitent_a as_o a_o man_n that_o stand_v by_o may_v know_v as_o much_o law_n as_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o bench_n although_o he_o have_v not_o a_o commission_n to_o examine_v the_o truth_n of_o a_o cause_n then_o in_o question_n according_a to_o his_o skill_n as_o the_o judge_n have_v for_o say_v scotus_n that_o authority_n whereby_o the_o judge_n possess_v himself_o with_o the_o true_a information_n of_o the_o matter_n depend_v although_o it_o may_v require_v skill_n and_o discretion_n to_o manage_v the_o same_o aright_o even_o as_o the_o key_n of_o power_n require_v justice_n in_o the_o right_a use_n thereof_o notwithstanding_o as_o the_o power_n to_o judge_n be_v distinguish_v from_o justice_n and_o may_v be_v find_v where_o there_o be_v no_o justice_n as_o in_o pilate_n so_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o a_o cause_n may_v ofttimes_o be_v without_o any_o discretion_n or_o science_n at_o all_o aâ—_n in_o festus_n and_o fâ—lix_n saint_n paul_n judge_n the_o gift_n then_o of_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n be_v not_o the_o key_n but_o the_o guide_n thereof_o and_o the_o authority_n right_o place_v when_o a_o man_n of_o understanding_n be_v in_o place_n the_o second_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o censure_v potestatis_fw-la 2._o clavis_fw-la potestatis_fw-la or_o the_o key_n of_o power_n which_o we_o call_v the_o power_n of_o absolution_n consist_v in_o the_o solemn_a denunciation_n of_o the_o sentence_n for_o the_o former_a key_n which_o invest_v the_o priest_n with_o authority_n to_o discern_v 18._o clave_n sunt_fw-la discernendi_fw-la scientia_fw-la &_o potentia_fw-la judicandi_fw-la i._n e._n soluâ—ndi_fw-la &_o ligandi_fw-la usus_fw-la harum_fw-la clavium_fw-la 1._o discernere_fw-la ligandos_fw-mi &_o soluâ—ndos_n 2._o dein_fw-ge ligare_fw-la &_o solvere_fw-la magislr_n l._n 4._o do_v 18._o and_o examine_v between_o leprosy_n and_o leprosy_n be_v but_o preparatory_a mature_v only_o and_o ripen_v the_o sinner_n case_n for_o sentence_n 174._o judicium_fw-la sumitur_fw-la prouâ—_n significat_fw-la actum_fw-la judicis_fw-la ut_fw-la judex_n est_fw-la &_o jus_o dicit_fw-la i._n e._n juridicam_fw-la sentâ—ntiam_fw-la pronuaciat_fw-la apol._n pro_fw-la jure_fw-la princip_n pag._n 173_o 174._o final_a determination_n be_v the_o scope_n thereof_o wherein_o the_o priest_n after_o a_o full_a notice_n and_o examination_n of_o the_o sinner_n case_n and_o compare_v the_o same_o with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o rule_n to_o direct_v his_o hand_n and_o key_n judge_v according_a to_o that_o law_n and_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n judicial_a i_o say_v as_o delegated_a from_o god_n who_o commissioner_n for_o such_o cause_n he_o be_v and_o proceed_v not_o as_o a_o witness_n to_o give_v in_o evidence_n nor_o as_o a_o herald_n or_o crier_n or_o pursuivant_n to_o make_v intimation_n of_o the_o magistrate_n decree_n as_o a_o messenger_n only_o but_o as_o a_o judge_n though_o subalternate_a clothe_v with_o authority_n from_o christ_n and_o christ_n from_o his_o father_n to_o give_v the_o sentence_n the_o father_n say_v chrysostome_n have_v give_v all_o power_n unto_o the_o â—on_n and_o i_o set_v that_o they_o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tom._n 6._o p._n 16._o the_o priest_n to_o have_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o all_o that_o power_n by_o the_o son_n for_o witness_n discover_v and_o declare_v the_o fact_n and_o judge_n proceed_v according_a to_o their_o evidence_n for_o example_n whether_o such_o a_o murder_n be_v commit_v or_o no_o the_o eye-witness_n be_v the_o evidence_n as_o present_v and_o observe_v the_o fact_n although_o the_o magistrate_n denounce_v the_o sentence_n and_o punishment_n the_o penitent_a then_o become_v a_o selfe-accuser_n and_o witness_n and_o the_o priest_n turn_v the_o key_n according_a to_o god_n law_n who_o deputy_n and_o steward_n in_o that_o case_n he_o be_v nor_o do_v this_o power_n to_o be_v a_o judge_n contradict_v his_o office_n as_o a_o minister_n for_o as_o magistrate_n be_v the_o 13.4_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 13.4_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o uâ—in_n so_o be_v minister_n the_o magistrate_n of_o god_n and_o bear_v not_o the_o key_n in_o vain_a but_o of_o this_o there_o will_v be_v occasion_n to_o say_v something_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o power_n whether_o it_o be_v judicial_a or_o no._n only_o thus_o as_o the_o magistrate_n be_v a_o temporal_a mâ—nâ—ster_n and_o the_o end_n of_o his_o power_n the_o preservation_n of_o public_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n so_o be_v the_o minister_n a_o spiritual_a magistrate_n to_o procure_v the_o salvation_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o enlargement_n of_o god_n kingdom_n and_o as_o the_o magistrate_n sword_n be_v terrestrial_a punish_v evil_a doer_n and_o protect_v such_o as_o do_v well_o so_o be_v the_o minister_n key_n celestial_a bind_v the_o obstinate_a and_o lose_v penitent_a offender_n and_o it_o go_v well_o with_o church_n and_o state_n when_o the_o ecclesiastical_a ministry_n and_o civil_a government_n keep_v the_o bound_n god_n have_v set_v they_o and_o in_o truth_n the_o mutual_a encroachment_n and_o confusion_n of_o these_o two_o power_n have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o all_o the_o alteration_n and_o combustion_n in_o christendom_n for_o as_o when_o the_o roof_n of_o the_o temple_n rend_v in_o sunder_o not_o long_o after_o follow_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o temple_n itself_o so_o if_o these_o two_o principal_a beam_n and_o top-rafter_n the_o prince_n and_o the_o priest_n rend_v asunder_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o christian_a religion_n will_v be_v shake_v the_o abuse_n of_o the_o key_n have_v occasion_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n to_o abridge_v in_o some_o cafe_v the_o lawful_a use_n thereof_o and_o when_o the_o churchman_n begin_v to_o use_v they_o like_o sword_n the_o swordman_n seize_v upon_o they_o as_o belong_v to_o their_o regiment_n know_v then_o o_o priest_n what_o the_o inscription_n be_v that_o be_v engrave_v upon_o thy_o key_n they_o be_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o remember_v that_o he_o who_o give_v the_o key_n to_o peter_n say_v unto_o the_o same_o man_n put_v up_o thy_o sword_n into_o thy_o sheath_n and_o let_v the_o magistrate_n be_v afraid_a to_o draw_v too_o near_o unto_o this_o holy_a ground_n to_o handle_v the_o censer_n and_o approach_v unto_o the_o altar_n or_o to_o usurp_v upon_o the_o true_a function_n of_o the_o key_n 26.16_o 2._o chro._n 26.16_o which_o appertain_v not_o unto_o they_o but_o unto_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v consecrate_v leave_v they_o participate_v in_o the_o judgement_n and_o leprosy_n of_o vzziah_n as_o the_o spiritual_a key_n be_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n because_o they_o open_v and_o shut_v the_o same_o to_o different_a offender_n 1.18_o revel_v 1.18_o so_o be_v they_o of_o death_n and_o hell_n too_o from_o the_o dire_a effect_n thereof_o to_o such_o as_o be_v impenitent_a for_o hell_n have_v gate_n as_o well_o as_o heaven_n and_o the_o same_o key_n that_o shut_v heaven-gate_n open_v hell_n and_o where_o the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n be_v open_v thosâ—_n of_o hell_n be_v shut_v now_o heaven_n be_v open_v and_o hell_n shut_v when_o a_o sinner_n be_v loose_v and_o absolve_v in_o like_a manner_n hell_n be_v open_v and_o heaven_n shut_v when_o a_o sinner_n be_v bind_v and_o his_o sin_n retain_v the_o next_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v whatsoever_o thâ—u_n shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n etc._n etc._n it_o have_v be_v more_o correspondent_a to_o the_o metaphor_n legation_n 2_o of_o absolution_n legation_n and_o use_v of_o the_o key_n to_o have_v use_v the_o term_n of_o open_v and_o shut_v as_o do_v esaias_n the_o prophet_n and_o john_n the_o divine_a but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v choose_v to_o express_v this_o power_n under_o the_o word_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v 3.7_o esay_n 22.22_o rev._n 3.7_o to_o signify_v the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o such_o to_o who_o heaven_n be_v shut_v up_o as_o remain_v bind_v with_o the_o cord_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n 16._o nempè_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligamus_fw-la quam_fw-la miserable_fw-la sit_fw-la conditio_fw-la illorum_fw-la quibus_fw-la coâ—lum_fw-la clauditur_fw-la manent_fw-la enim_fw-la ol_fw-la stâ—icti_fw-la pecâ—aturum_fw-la vinculis_fw-la contrà _fw-la verò_fw-la quà m_fw-la beati_fw-la suntillâ—_n quibus_fw-la apertum_fw-la est_fw-la coelum_fw-la qui_fw-la scilicet_fw-la à _fw-la filio_fw-la dei_fw-la libâ—â—nti_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o sint_fw-la ipsius_fw-la cobaeredes_fw-la beza_n annot._n in_o matth._n 16._o and_o contrariwise_o the_o bless_a condition_n of_o those_o to_o who_o heaven_n be_v open_v as_o free_v by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o
minister_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n 3.6_o 2_o cor._n 3.6_o not_o of_o the_o letter_n but_o of_o the_o spirit_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o layman_n though_o otherwise_o of_o great_a knowledge_n and_o piety_n shall_v do_v it_o with_o such_o efficacy_n and_o assurance_n to_o perplex_a conscience_n as_o they_o that_o be_v god_n stoward_n and_o ambassador_n and_o be_v call_v to_o that_o purpose_n for_o as_o god_n have_v give_v the_o pastor_n a_o calling_n to_o baptize_v thou_o to_o repentance_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n so_o have_v he_o likewise_o give_v he_o a_o calling_n 5.4_o calling_n 1_o cor_fw-la 5.4_o and_o power_n 10.1_o power_n 2_o cor._n 10.1_o and_o authority_n upon_o repentance_n to_o absolve_v thou_o from_o thy_o sin_n and_o as_o no_o water_n can_v wash_v away_o naaman_n leprosy_n but_o the_o water_n of_o jordan_n though_o other_o river_n be_v as_o clear_v because_o the_o promise_n be_v annex_v unto_o the_o water_n of_o jordan_n so_o though_o another_o man_n pronounce_v the_o same_o word_n yet_o have_v they_o not_o the_o same_o efficacy_n and_o power_n to_o work_v upon_o the_o conscience_n as_o when_o they_o be_v pronounce_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o christ_n minister_n because_o that_o the_o promise_n be_v annex_v unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o their_o mouth_n so_o that_o what_o christ_n decree_v in_o heaven_n in_o foro_fw-la judicii_fw-la the_o same_o he_o declare_v on_o earth_n by_o his_o reconcile_a minister_n in_o foro_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n beza_n thus_o if_o thou_o turn_v over_o all_o the_o scripture_n thou_o shall_v no_o where_n find_v the_o word_n of_o bind_v 60._o si_fw-mi universam_fw-la scripturam_fw-la evolvas_fw-la nunquam_fw-la inuenies_fw-la verba_fw-la ligandi_fw-la &_o solvendi_fw-la aliis_fw-la quà m_fw-la publico_fw-la ministerio_fw-la sungentibus_fw-la &_o quidem_fw-la metaphoricè_fw-la divinae_fw-la viz._n &_o spiritualis_fw-la potestatis_fw-la respectu_fw-la tribui_fw-la sunt_fw-la enim_fw-la judicialia_fw-la haec_fw-la verba_fw-la jus_o autem_fw-la istud_fw-la tum_fw-la ad_fw-la universalem_fw-la praedicationem_fw-la in_o totius_fw-la gregis_fw-la coetu_fw-la tum_fw-la ad_fw-la singulas_fw-la oves_fw-la prout_fw-la requirit_fw-la necessitas_fw-la ac_fw-la etiam_fw-la particulares_fw-la presbyterii_fw-la censuras_fw-la spectat_fw-la beza_n de_fw-fr excom_n contr_n erast_n p._n 60._o and_o lose_v give_v unto_o any_o but_o such_o as_o undergo_v the_o function_n of_o the_o public_a ministry_n and_o true_o that_o metaphorical_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o divine_a and_o spiritual_a power_n for_o they_o be_v judicial_a word_n and_o that_o law_n or_o power_n belong_v as_o well_o unto_o general_a preach_v have_v in_o the_o solemn_a assembly_n or_o as_o apply_v to_o any_o of_o the_o flock_n in_o particular_a according_a to_o the_o present_a necessity_n or_o as_o it_o respect_v the_o public_a censure_n of_o the_o presbytery_n this_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o sponge_n to_o wipe_v away_o that_o aspersion_n of_o bellarmine_n cast_v upon_o we_o to_o grant_v that_o a_o lay_v man_n or_o woman_n quarto_fw-la non_fw-la minus_fw-la absolvere_fw-la potest_fw-la laicus_fw-la immò_fw-la etiam_fw-la femina_fw-la aut_fw-la pver_fw-la aut_fw-la infidelis_fw-la quispiam_fw-la aut_fw-la diabolus_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la psittacus_fw-la si_fw-la doceatur_fw-la ea_fw-la verba_fw-la quà m_fw-la sacerdos_n id_fw-la concedunt_fw-la adversarii_fw-la bell._n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr poen_n c._n 2._o sect._n quarto_fw-la or_o boy_n or_o infidel_n or_o parrot_n if_o teach_v the_o word_n of_o absolution_n may_v absolve_v as_o well_o as_o the_o priest_n it_o be_v appropriate_v to_o that_o holy_a order_n in_o our_o judgement_n and_o practice_n no_o less_o than_o with_o they_o at_o rome_n this_o be_v all_o we_o say_v that_o in_o case_n a_o lay-brother_n be_v offend_v and_o he_o upon_o brotherly_a reconciliation_n remit_v the_o offence_n the_o same_o also_o shall_v be_v remit_v in_o heaven_n but_o in_o case_n where_o god_n be_v wrong_v it_o concern_v the_o priest_n office_n to_o pronounce_v the_o absolution_n and_o theophylact_fw-mi have_v say_v the_o same_o not_o only_o whatsoever_o priest_n do_v loose_a be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n 107._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theoph._n in_o mat._n 18._o p._n 106_o 107._o but_o whatsoever_o we_o also_o that_o be_v wrong_v either_o bind_v or_o loose_v the_o same_o shall_v be_v either_o bind_v or_o loose_v in_o heaven_n and_o for_o which_o the_o divine_n of_o colen_n assemble_v at_o the_o council_n of_o treat_n think_v he_o injure_v by_o those_o father_n 283._o addunt_fw-la colonienses_fw-la theophylacti_fw-la interpretationem_fw-la can._n 10._o damnatam_fw-la de_fw-la qua_fw-la protestant_n triumphaturi_fw-la sunt_fw-la council_n trid._n hist_o lat_fw-la pag._n 283._o as_o condemn_v in_o the_o x_o canon_n there_o and_o that_o the_o protestant_n will_v triumph_v in_o the_o censure_n of_o such_o a_o father_n and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n beza_n subjoin_v although_o when_o one_o private_a man_n shall_v true_o from_o god_n word_n 61._o etsi_fw-la quoties_fw-la privatus_fw-la privatum_fw-la ritè_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la dei_fw-la verbo_fw-la &_o christianâ_fw-la charitate_fw-la vel_fw-la arguit_fw-la vel_fw-la solatur_fw-la neque_fw-la hoc_fw-la recipere_fw-la alter_fw-la dedignatur_fw-la ratum_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la secundum_fw-la theophylact._n &_o aug._n tamen_fw-la verbis_fw-la ligandi_fw-la &_o solvendi_fw-la sacram_fw-la &_o solennem_fw-la actionem_fw-la semper_fw-la significari_fw-la affirmo_fw-la beza_n contr_n erast_n pag._n 61._o and_o out_o of_o love_n rebuke_v another_o and_o he_o take_v it_o not_o amiss_o the_o same_o be_v ratify_v in_o heaven_n according_a to_o theophylact_fw-mi and_o austin_n yet_o i_o affirm_v in_o the_o word_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v a_o sacred_a and_o solemn_a action_n ever_o to_o be_v signify_v and_o thus_o much_o we_o teach_v and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n by_o this_o which_o have_v be_v say_v key_n 4._o object_n of_o the_o key_n the_o four_o and_o last_o circumstance_n be_v transparent_a that_o by_o whatsoever_o be_v mean_v what_o sin_n soever_o peter_n receive_v the_o key_n from_o christ_n aug._n clave_n à _fw-la christo_fw-la regni_fw-la coelorum_fw-la accepit_fw-la i._n e._n potestatem_fw-la solvendi_fw-la ligandique_fw-la peccata_fw-la aug._n that_o be_v the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v sin_n say_v saint_n augustine_n understand_v by_o the_o key_n such_o as_o bind_v and_o loose_v 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theoph._n expos_n in_o matth._n 18._o that_o be_v to_o say_v either_o the_o pardon_n or_o punishment_n of_o sin_n say_v theophylact._n for_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o promise_n wherein_o christ_n make_v good_a his_o word_n 20.23_o john_n 20.23_o after_o his_o resurrection_n whatsoever_o here_o be_v who_o sin_n soever_o there_o 10.4_o 2_o cor._n 10.4_o and_o hereupon_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o weapon_n of_o our_o warfare_n be_v not_o carnal_a but_o mighty_a through_o god_n to_o the_o pull_v down_o of_o strong_a hold_n and_o bond_n of_o that_o virtue_n as_o can_v setter_n the_o soul_n and_o a_o power_n so_o efficacious_a as_o to_o release_v they_o of_o spiritual_a bond_n earthly_a prince_n say_v chrysostome_n have_v power_n to_o bind_v but_o the_o body_n only_o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tom_fw-mi 6._o pag._n 16._o but_o this_o bond_n which_o the_o priest_n have_v reach_v to_o the_o soul_n itself_o and_o extend_v unto_o heaven_n then_o that_o clause_n whatsoever_o be_v to_o be_v take_v not_o in_o the_o full_a latitude_n thereof_o but_o with_o a_o fit_a limitation_n 178._o quodcunque_fw-la non_fw-la in_o tota_fw-la sva_fw-la amplitudine_fw-la seu_fw-la cum_fw-la distributione_n completa_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la quadam_fw-la limitaâ—ione_fw-la seu_fw-la cum_fw-la distributione_n accommoda_fw-la ut_fw-la dicunt_fw-la logici_fw-la usurpandum_fw-la est_fw-la nam_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la quocunque_fw-la ligamine_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la certa_fw-la tantùm_fw-la ac_fw-la determinata_fw-la christum_fw-la dominum_fw-la locutum_fw-la esse_fw-la nemo_fw-la ambigere_fw-la potest_fw-la de_fw-la vinculo_fw-la anathematis_fw-la glossa_fw-la ligamen_fw-la spiritual_fw-la &_o superioris_fw-la ordinis_fw-la suarez_n &_o vinculo_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la non_fw-la è_fw-la vinculo_fw-la debitorum_fw-la joan._n paris_n apol._n pro_fw-la jure_fw-la princip_n p._n 178._o and_o distribution_n for_o no_o man_n doubt_v but_o that_o christ_n our_o lord_n speak_v not_o of_o a_o bind_n at_o large_a but_o of_o a_o certain_a determinate_a kind_n thereof_o of_o the_o bond_n of_o anathema_n as_o the_o gloss_n will_v or_o a_o spiritual_a tie_n and_o of_o a_o superior_a order_n as_o suarez_n hold_v from_o the_o bond_n of_o sin_n and_o not_o from_o the_o bond_n of_o debt_n as_o johannes_n parisiensis_fw-la teach_v sin_n then_o or_o the_o cord_n thereof_o be_v the_o object_n whereabout_o the_o power_n and_o ministry_n of_o the_o key_n be_v exercise_v and_o thus_o have_v thou_o gentle_a reader_n the_o promise_n open_v and_o the_o content_n of_o this_o commission_n i_o pass_v to_o the_o performance_n thereof_o key_n the_o redhibition_n of_o the_o promise_a key_n for_o without_o that_o
greg._n and_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o father_n erect_v throne_n for_o these_o presbyter_n make_v they_o judge_n and_o honour_v their_o resolve_n as_o solemn_a judgement_n saint_n austin_n expound_v the_o throne_n 20.4_o rev._n 20.4_o and_o those_o that_o sit_v thereon_o and_o the_o judgement_n give_v unto_o they_o in_o the_o revelation_n 9_o non_fw-la hoc_fw-la putandum_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la ultimo_fw-la judicio_fw-la dici_fw-la sed_fw-la sedes_fw-la praepositorum_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la praepositi_fw-la intelligendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la nunc_fw-la gubernatur_fw-la judicium_fw-la autem_fw-la datum_fw-la nullum_fw-la melaâ—is_fw-la accipiendum_fw-la quà m_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la ligaveritis_fw-la etc._n etc._n undè_fw-la apostolus_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la inquit_fw-la mihi_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la foris_fw-la sunt_fw-la judicare_fw-la nun_n de_fw-mi his_o qui_fw-la intus_fw-la sunt_fw-la vos_fw-la judicatis_fw-la aug._n lib._n 20._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 9_o not_o of_o the_o last_o judgement_n but_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o ruler_n and_o the_o ruler_n themselves_o be_v understand_v to_o be_v those_o by_o who_o the_o church_n be_v now_o govern_v and_o the_o judgement_n give_v unto_o they_o can_v be_v take_v better_a than_o of_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v who_o sin_n soever_o you_o remit_v etc._n etc._n and_o the_o apostle_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v to_o judge_v those_o that_o be_v without_o and_o do_v not_o you_o judge_v of_o those_o that_o be_v within_o and_o saint_n chrysostome_n extol_v the_o same_o far_o above_o the_o glitter_a pomp_n of_o earthly_a tribunal_n although_o the_o king_n throne_n seem_v unto_o we_o majestical_a for_o the_o precious_a stone_n dazzle_v therein_o 152._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tom._n 5._o p._n 152._o and_o the_o gold_n wherewith_o it_o be_v beset_v but_o withal_o the_o administration_n of_o earthly_a thing_n alone_o come_v under_o the_o jurisdiction_n thereof_o and_o further_a authority_n it_o have_v not_o whereas_o the_o priest_n throne_n be_v seat_v in_o heaven_n and_o matter_n thence_o be_v turn_v over_o to_o their_o decision_n and_o saint_n hierome_n have_v the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n they_o judge_v after_o a_o sort_n before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n heliod_n qui_fw-la clave_n regni_fw-la coelorum_fw-la habentes_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la ante_fw-la diem_fw-la judicii_fw-la judicant_fw-la hierom._n ad_fw-la heliod_n and_o saint_n gregory_n behold_v they_o be_v not_o only_o secure_v on_o their_o own_o behalf_n supâ—à _fw-fr ecce_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la de_fw-fr semetipsis_fw-la securi_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la alienae_n oblâ—gatâ—onis_fw-la potestatem_fw-la relaxationis_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la principatumque_fw-la superni_fw-la judicii_fw-la sortiuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la vice_fw-la dei_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la peccata_fw-la retineant_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la râ—laxent_fw-la greg._n supâ—à _fw-fr but_o receive_v the_o power_n of_o lose_v the_o bond_n from_o other_o and_o obtain_v a_o principality_n of_o judgement_n from_o above_o that_o they_o may_v in_o god_n stead_n retain_v the_o sin_n of_o some_o and_o release_v the_o sin_n of_o other_o either_o then_o we_o must_v ascribe_v judgement_n to_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o key_n or_o else_o afford_v but_o little_a in_o this_o behalf_n to_o these_o doctor_n judge_n sure_o they_o be_v if_o these_o ancient_a worthy_n have_v any_o judgement_n key_n 3._o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o key_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o power_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o very_a life_n thereof_o and_o this_o practice_n be_v spiritual_a as_o the_o weapon_n of_o our_o warfare_n be_v contain_v the_o mean_n in_o the_o discreet_a use_n and_o application_n whereof_o god_n forgive_v sin_n and_o his_o minister_n give_v notice_n of_o that_o forgiveness_n 1610._o dr_n field_n of_o the_o church_n book_n 5._o chap._n 22._o pag._n 104._o london_n 1610._o now_o there_o be_v four_o thing_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o minister_n as_o a_o great_a divine_a of_o our_o church_n note_v the_o word_n prayer_n sacrament_n and_o discipline_n by_o the_o word_n of_o doctrine_n he_o frame_v win_v and_o persuade_v the_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n and_o conversion_n seek_v and_o procure_v remission_n from_o god_n by_o prayer_n he_o seek_v and_o obtain_v it_o for_o the_o sinner_n by_o the_o sacrament_n he_o instrumental_o make_v he_o partaker_n as_o well_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o remission_n as_o of_o conversion_n and_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o discipline_n he_o do_v by_o way_n of_o authority_n punish_v evil_a doer_n and_o remit_v or_o diminish_v the_o punishment_n he_o inflict_v according_a as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o party_n may_v seem_v to_o require_v thus_o that_o judicious_a man_n have_v reduce_v the_o practic_n of_o the_o key_n unto_o four_o head_n and_o we_o receive_v this_o method_n from_o he_o shall_v open_v they_o more_o particular_o the_o first_o be_v the_o word_n of_o reconciliation_n word_n 1._o by_o the_o word_n and_o consist_v in_o the_o preach_n and_o due_a apply_v thereof_o and_o the_o ministry_n thereof_o do_v the_o apostle_n special_o place_n as_o a_o powerful_a ordinance_n 5.18_o 2_o cor._n 5.18_o whereby_o a_o sinner_n be_v cleanse_v from_o his_o iniquity_n now_o be_v you_o clean_o through_o the_o word_n i_o have_v speak_v unto_o you_o whereupon_o aquinas_n observe_v god_n to_o have_v give_v we_o the_o virtue_n 5._o dedisse_fw-la virtutem_fw-la &_o inspirasse_n in_o cordibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la ut_fw-la annuntiemus_fw-la mundo_fw-la hanc_fw-la reconciliationem_fw-la esse_fw-la sactam_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la aquin._n in_o 2_o cor._n 5._o and_o to_o have_v inspire_v into_o our_o heart_n that_o we_o shall_v declare_v unto_o the_o world_n this_o reconciliation_n to_o have_v be_v make_v by_o christ_n therefore_o it_o be_v call_v 1._o the_o word_n of_o salvation_n 2.15_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o tim._n 2.15_o act_v 13.26_o 2._o and_o the_o word_n of_o his_o grace_n act_v 14.3_o and_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n rom_n 9.9_o and_o the_o word_n of_o reconciliation_n 2_o cor._n 5.19_o and_o the_o word_n of_o faith_n which_o we_o preach_v rom._n 10.8_o insomuch_o that_o when_o timothy_n shall_v right_o divide_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n that_o be_v promise_n to_o who_o promise_v belong_v and_o judgement_n to_o who_o judgement_n appertain_v and_o that_o by_o preach_v of_o the_o word_n instant_o 4.2_o 2_o tim._n 4.2_o and_o apply_v the_o same_o by_o way_n of_o reproof_n and_o exhortation_n or_o by_o private_a admonition_n therein_o he_o do_v the_o work_n of_o a_o evangelist_n and_o make_v good_a proof_n of_o his_o ministry_n 14._o solvunt_fw-la eos_fw-la apostoli_fw-la sermone_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o testimoniis_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la &_o exhortanone_o virtutum_fw-la hieron_n lib._n 6._o comment_fw-fr in_fw-ge es_fw-ge 14._o after_o this_o manner_n do_v the_o apostle_n lose_v the_o cord_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n say_v hierome_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n ambr._n remittuntur_fw-la peccata_fw-la per_fw-la dei_fw-la verbum_fw-la cujus_fw-la levites_n interpres_fw-la &_o quidam_fw-la executor_n est_fw-la ambr._n and_o by_o exhortation_n unto_o virtue_n and_o saint_n ambrose_n sin_n be_v remit_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n whereof_o the_o levite_n be_v a_o interpreter_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o executor_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o apology_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n acknowledge_v the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v anglic._n ministris_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la datam_fw-la esse_fw-la ligandi_fw-la solvendi_fw-la aperiendi_fw-la claudendi_fw-la potestatem_fw-la solvendi_fw-la quidem_fw-la munus_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la situm_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la minister_n dejectis_fw-la animus_fw-la &_o verè_fw-la resipiscentibus_fw-la per_fw-la evangelii_n praedicationem_fw-la merita_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o absolutionem_fw-la offerat_fw-la &_o certam_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la condonationem_fw-la ac_fw-la spem_fw-la salutis_fw-la aeternae_fw-la denunciet_a etc._n etc._n apol._n eccles_n anglic._n of_o open_v and_o shut_v to_o have_v be_v give_v by_o christ_n unto_o the_o minister_n and_o the_o power_n of_o lose_v to_o consist_v herein_o when_o the_o minister_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v tender_v the_o merit_n of_o christ_n and_o absolution_n to_o deject_a spirit_n and_o true_o penitent_a and_o shall_v denounce_v unto_o they_o a_o assure_a pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o hope_v of_o eternal_a salvation_n 11.52_o luke_n 11.52_o this_o be_v that_o key_n of_o knowledge_n mention_v by_o our_o saviour_n 23.13_o matth._n 23.13_o and_o as_o the_o jewish_a scribe_n be_v by_o he_o just_o reprehend_v for_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o man_n by_o their_o wicked_a and_o adulterine_n exposition_n of_o the_o law_n fold_v up_o the_o prophecy_n lest_o the_o people_n shall_v read_v christ_n therein_o and_o believe_v malicious_o detain_v the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theophyl_n in_o luc._n 11._o and_o not_o open_v the_o gate_n of_o the_o law_n that_o
be_v the_o obscurity_n thereof_o as_o theophylact_fw-mi note_v so_o the_o good_a scribe_n praise_v in_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o open_v to_o his_o hearer_n by_o preach_v of_o the_o word_n the_o door_n of_o faith_n 14.26_o act_n 14.26_o unlock_v as_o it_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n unto_o they_o by_o give_v knowledge_n of_o salvation_n unto_o his_o people_n by_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n 79._o luke_n 1.77_o 79._o to_o give_v light_n unto_o they_o that_o sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n and_o to_o guide_v our_o foot_n into_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n for_o to_o who_o doctrine_n and_o instruction_n be_v commit_v that_o man_n have_v the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n say_v theophylact._n suprà _fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theophyl_n suprà _fw-la the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n be_v the_o authority_n of_o teach_v say_v lyra_n by_o which_o the_o true_a understanding_n lie_v inward_o hide_v aught_o to_o be_v open_v 11._o clavis_fw-la scientiae_fw-la est_fw-la authoritas_fw-la docendi_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la debet_fw-la intellectus_fw-la latens_fw-la interiùs_fw-la aperiri_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la è_fw-la contrario_fw-la claudebant_fw-la perversè_fw-la interpretando_fw-la lyra_n in_o luc._n 11._o and_o they_o on_o the_o contrary_n do_v shut_v it_o up_o by_o perverse_a interpretation_n upon_o the_o point_n then_o to_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v to_o handle_v the_o word_n of_o god_n deceitful_o or_o not_o at_o all_o and_o christ_n woe_n unto_o you_o lawyer_n which_o take_v away_o the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n be_v equivalent_a with_o saint_n paul_n woe_n unto_o i_o if_o i_o preach_v not_o the_o gospel_n and_o this_o key_n be_v true_o turn_v when_o the_o word_n be_v due_o apply_v the_o next_o mean_n ordain_v by_o god_n for_o procure_v remission_n of_o sin_n prayer_n 2._o prayer_n and_o wherein_o the_o minister_n do_v exercise_v his_o function_n be_v prayer_n 15._o jam._n 5.14_o 15._o be_v any_o sick_a among_o you_o say_v saint_n james_n let_v he_o call_v for_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n and_o let_v they_o pray_v over_o he_o anoint_v he_o with_o oil_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n shall_v save_v the_o sick_a and_o the_o lord_n shall_v raise_v he_o up_o and_o if_o he_o have_v commit_v sin_n they_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o and_o as_o the_o chain_n fall_v off_o from_o peter_n hand_n upon_o the_o prayer_n and_o intercession_n of_o the_o church_n 12.6_o act_n 12.6_o so_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n touch_v a_o penitent_n soul_n and_o the_o bond_n of_o sin_n be_v release_v upon_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o presbyter_n saint_n chrysostome_n inform_v we_o that_o priest_n do_v not_o only_o exercise_v this_o power_n of_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n when_o they_o beget_v we_o again_o in_o baptism_n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6._o pag._n 17._o but_o after_o the_o administration_n thereof_o that_o power_n of_o remit_v sin_n continue_v in_o they_o and_o for_o proof_n of_o that_o continuance_n he_o allege_v that_o former_a passage_n of_o saint_n james_n and_o thereupon_o infer_v that_o priest_n forgive_v sin_n not_o by_o teach_v and_o admonish_v only_o but_o by_o help_v we_o with_o their_o prayer_n 18._o aug._n de_fw-fr bapt._n contr_n donat._n l._n 3._o c._n 17_o 18._o and_o saint_n augustine_n make_v this_o one_o special_a way_n whereby_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n be_v exercise_v in_o remit_v sin_n and_o to_o this_o end_n he_o advise_v offender_n to_o do_v public_a penance_n that_o the_o church_n may_v pray_v for_o they_o 50._o agite_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la qualis_fw-la agitur_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la ut_fw-la oret_fw-la pro_fw-la vobis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la aug._n hom_n 49._o ex_fw-la 50._o and_o impart_v the_o benefit_n of_o absolution_n unto_o they_o and_o that_o which_o have_v already_o be_v allege_v from_o leo_n campan_n qui_fw-la pro_fw-la delictis_fw-la poenitentium_fw-la precator_fw-la accedit_fw-la leo_n in_o fine_a epist_n 80._o ad_fw-la episcop_n campan_n that_o confession_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v tender_v to_o the_o priest_n who_o come_v in_o as_o a_o entreater_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o penitent_a and_o that_o of_o ambrose_n but_o late_o quote_v the_o priest_n entreat_v 3.19_o isti_fw-la rogant_fw-la divinitas_fw-la donat_fw-la humanum_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la obsequium_fw-la sed_fw-la munificentia_fw-la supernae_fw-la est_fw-la potestatis_fw-la ambr._n de_fw-fr s._n spiritu_fw-la l._n 3.19_o but_o the_o deity_n bestow_v the_o service_n be_v from_o man_n but_o the_o bounty_n from_o a_o high_a power_n and_o his_o reason_n be_v sound_a because_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n only_o that_o forgive_v sin_n by_o their_o function_n and_o none_o can_v send_v the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o god_n and_o stand_v he_o do_v not_o at_o the_o priest_n command_v but_o entreaty_n in_o the_o school_n two_o not_o of_o the_o mean_a rank_n alexander_n halensis_n and_o bonaventure_n be_v clear_a of_o opinion_n 1._o alex._n hal._n in_o sum_n part_n 4._o qu._n 21._o memb_v 1._o that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n extend_v to_o remission_n of_o sin_n by_o way_n of_o intercession_n only_o and_o deprecation_n not_o by_o impart_v any_o immediate_a absolution_n whereof_o the_o late_a give_v reason_n why_o the_o form_n thereof_o be_v deprecative_a and_o indicative_a 1._o secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la ascendit_fw-la habet_fw-la se_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la inferioris_fw-la &_o supplâ—cantis_fw-la secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la descendit_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la superioris_fw-la &_o judicantis_fw-la secundum_fw-la primum_fw-la modum_fw-la potest_fw-la gratiam_fw-la impetrare_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la idoneus_fw-la secundum_fw-la posteriorum_fw-la modum_fw-la potest_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la reconciliaâ—e_fw-la &_o ideò_fw-la in_o signum_fw-la huius_fw-la in_fw-la forma_fw-la absolutionis_fw-la praemittitur_fw-la oratio_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la deprecativum_fw-la &_o subjungitur_fw-la absolutio_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la indicativum_fw-la &_o deprecatio_fw-la gratiam_fw-la impetrat_fw-la &_o absolutio_fw-la gratiam_fw-la supponit_fw-la bonav_n l._n 4._o d._n 18._o art_n 2._o qu._n 1._o for_o that_o by_o the_o former_a he_o look_v upward_o and_o ascend_v unto_o god_n by_o prayer_n and_o as_o a_o suppliant_a obtain_v grace_n and_o pardon_n by_o the_o second_o he_o reconcile_v to_o the_o church_n and_o for_o a_o sign_n and_o demonstration_n hereof_o to_o the_o form_n of_o absolution_n there_o be_v prayer_n premise_v by_o way_n of_o request_n then_o follow_v the_o absolution_n itself_o by_o way_n of_o recognition_n the_o prayer_n beg_v for_o grace_n and_o the_o absolution_n suppose_v the_o same_o to_o be_v obtain_v and_o the_o ancient_a method_n or_o form_n of_o divine_a service_n observe_v in_o the_o absolve_a of_o a_o person_n excommunicate_a be_v first_o to_o repeat_v a_o psalm_n or_o say_v the_o lord_n prayer_n 3.1_o primò_fw-la dicat_fw-la aliquem_fw-la psalmum_fw-la seu_fw-la orationem_fw-la dominicam_fw-la secundò_fw-la dicat_fw-la salvum_fw-la fac_fw-la servum_fw-la tuum_fw-la deus_fw-la meus_fw-la sperantem_fw-la in_o te_fw-la verse_n domine_fw-la exaudi_fw-la orationem_fw-la meam_fw-la resp_n et_fw-la clamour_v meus_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la veniat_fw-la verse_n dominus_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la râ—sp_n et_fw-la cum_fw-la spiritu_fw-la tuo_fw-la oratio_fw-la deus_fw-la cvi_fw-la proprium_fw-la est_fw-la misereri_fw-la semper_fw-la &_o parcere_fw-la suscipe_fw-la deprecationem_fw-la nostram_fw-la ut_fw-la hunc_fw-la famulum_fw-la tuum_fw-la quem_fw-la excommunicationis_fw-la catena_fw-la constringit_fw-la miseratio_fw-la tuus_fw-la pietatis_fw-la absolvat_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la dominum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la dein_fw-ge dicat_fw-la ego_fw-la te_fw-la absolvo_fw-la etc._n etc._n sum._n angel_n verb._n absolutio_fw-la 3.1_o second_o o_o lord_n save_o thy_o servant_n which_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o thou_o verse_n o_o lord_n hear_v my_o prayer_n ans_fw-fr and_o let_v my_o cry_n come_v unto_o thou_o verse_n the_o lord_n be_v with_o you_o ans_fw-fr and_o with_o thy_o spirit_n the_o prayer_n o_o god_n who_o property_n be_v ever_o to_o have_v mercy_n and_o to_o forgive_v receive_v our_o humble_a petition_n that_o this_o thy_o servant_n who_o the_o chain_n of_o excommunication_n bind_v the_o pitifulness_n of_o thy_o great_a mercy_n may_v absolve_v through_o christ_n our_o lord_n then_o say_v i_o absolve_v thou_o from_o the_o bond_n of_o excommunication_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n and_o according_o in_o the_o new_a as_o well_o as_o ancient_a ritual_n of_o the_o latin_a church_n the_o form_n of_o absolution_n be_v express_v in_o the_o three_o person_n deprecative_o as_o if_o it_o proceed_v from_o god_n and_o not_o indicative_o in_o the_o first_o person_n as_o if_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o priest_n himself_o thus_o almighty_a god_n be_v merciful_a unto_o thou_o and_o forgive_v thou_o all_o thy_o sin_n past_a 1530._o misereatur_fw-la tui_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o dimittat_fw-la tibi_fw-la omne_fw-la peccatatua_n praeterita_fw-la praesentia_fw-la &_o futura_fw-la quae_fw-la commisisti_fw-la coram_fw-la eo_fw-la &_o sanctis_fw-la ejus_fw-la quae_fw-la confessus_fw-la es_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la
ne_fw-fr peut_fw-fr estre_fw-fr violé_fw-fr p._n bess_n caâ—esme_fw-fr tom._n 2._o pag_n 736._o and_o preacher_n in_o the_o court_n of_o france_n be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n have_v no_o mouth_n to_o reveal_v what_o he_o know_v in_o confession_n and_o for_o proof_n hereof_o he_o allege_v that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n they_o have_v mouth_n but_o speak_v not_o by_o his_o word_n set_v he_o in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n but_o by_o his_o proof_n make_v he_o a_o idol_n the_o seal_n of_o confession_n say_v he_o be_v so_o important_a and_o religious_a that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v violate_v for_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o great_a be_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o seal_n of_o confession_n say_v a_o jesuit_n that_o in_o no_o case_n 335._o tantam_fw-la esse_fw-la sigilli_fw-la confessionis_fw-la religionem_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o nulla_fw-la casu_fw-la propter_fw-la nullum_fw-la finem_fw-la etiam_fw-la pro_fw-la tuenda_fw-la tota_fw-la republica_fw-la ab_fw-la ingenti_fw-la malo_fw-la temporali_fw-la vel_fw-la spirituali_fw-la violare_fw-la illud_fw-la liceat_fw-la eudaemon_n joh._n apol._n pro_fw-la garnet_n p._n 335._o and_o for_o no_o end_n yea_o though_o it_o be_v to_o protect_v the_o state_n from_o any_o great_a mischief_n be_v it_o temporal_a or_o spiritual_a it_o may_v not_o be_v violate_v they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o eudaemon_n or_o rather_o kacodaemon_n johannes_n and_o add_v withal_o that_o this_o be_v a_o receive_a principle_n among_o man_n of_o his_o rank_n with_o who_o the_o keep_n of_o this_o seal_n be_v prefer_v before_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o prince_n safety_n and_o state_n yea_o a_o deep_a silence_n be_v herein_o require_v that_o if_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n shall_v again_o be_v conversant_a on_o earth_n 63._o perpetuum_fw-la silentium_fw-la praestare_fw-la licet_fw-la cum_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o reipublicae_fw-la internecione_fw-la conjunctum_fw-la vel_fw-la certissimo_fw-la salvatoris_fw-la nostri_fw-la interitu_fw-la si_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la hic_fw-la denuò_fw-la versaretur_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la jacob._n rex_fw-la medit._n in_o orat._n dom._n p._n 63._o and_o judas_n and_o the_o priest_n conspiracy_n to_o do_v again_o and_o the_o same_o deliver_v under_o seal_n of_o confession_n to_o save_v our_o saviour_n life_n it_o must_v not_o be_v detect_v as_o our_o late_a dread_a sovereign_n have_v observe_v from_o the_o writing_n of_o some_o of_o that_o society_n no_o marvel_n then_o at_o those_o that_o â—each_v the_o seal_n must_v not_o be_v break_v to_o save_v a_o king_n life_n 5._o non_fw-la debet_fw-la manifestare_fw-la quae_fw-la audivit_fw-la in_o confession_n etiamsi_fw-la aliquod_fw-la gravissimum_fw-la malum_fw-la non_fw-la revelando_fw-la immineret_fw-la ut_fw-la â—ccisio_fw-la regis_fw-la vel_fw-la civitatis_fw-la ruina_fw-la armil_n au._n 5._o confess_v n._n 5._o or_o city_n from_o ruin_n that_o will_v not_o break_v it_o to_o save_v the_o life_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n can_v it_o ever_o be_v imagine_v that_o reasonable_a man_n shall_v broach_v such_o fearful_a paradox_n prejudicial_a to_o church_n &_o state_n god_n and_o man_n king_n and_o subject_n make_v the_o office_n of_o confession_n the_o den_n and_o cave_n of_o villainy_n and_o treason_n and_o the_o key_n of_o heaven_n the_o key_n of_o hell_n to_o lock_v up_o sulphurous_a treason_n and_o to_o keep_v in_o that_o fire_n and_o brimstome_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o break_v forth_o except_o the_o prince_n &_o flower_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v bear_v up_o before_o it_o confession_n inconvenience_n attend_v the_o popish_a seal_n of_o confession_n the_o holy_a eucharist_n the_o seal_n of_o grace_n be_v with_o such_o fiend_n the_o seal_n to_o fold_v up_o horrid_a treason_n seal_v they_o up_o with_o the_o receive_n of_o that_o sacrament_n &_o silence_v their_o confession_n with_o the_o pretend_a seal_n of_o another_o yea_o in_o some_o case_n the_o preservation_n of_o this_o seal_n may_v prove_v of_o much_o detriment_n to_o the_o confessor_n himself_o as_o they_o put_v the_o case_n two_o man_n conspire_v to_o draw_v their_o priest_n into_o a_o wood_n and_o there_o to_o murder_v he_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o way_n one_o of_o the_o conspirator_n repent_v and_o reveal_v the_o same_o to_o he_o in_o confession_n what_o must_v he_o do_v in_o this_o case_n primum_fw-la debet_fw-la plus_fw-la timere_fw-la dâ—um_fw-la &_o see_v offer_n martyrio_fw-la quà m_fw-la transgredi_fw-la dei_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la revelando_fw-la confessionem_fw-la gabr._n l._n 4._o d._n 21._o q._n 1._o ad_fw-la primum_fw-la not_o go_v back_o for_o that_o be_v to_o break_v the_o seal_n but_o proceed_v rather_o and_o die_v a_o martyr_n so_o seal_v this_o seal_n with_o his_o blood_n it_o cause_v a_o necessary_a connivency_n and_o toleration_n of_o sin_n as_o if_o a_o man_n confess_v unto_o his_o priest_n that_o he_o have_v marry_v in_o other_o country_n two_o wife_n already_o and_o in_o his_o parish_n intend_v the_o marriage_n of_o a_o three_o the_o former_a yet_o live_v the_o resolution_n be_v rather_o than_o to_o break_v the_o seal_n the_o priest_n be_v to_o marry_v he_o and_o to_o give_v the_o benediction_n it_o be_v also_o a_o stop_n and_o bar_v to_o the_o proceed_n of_o justice_n if_o a_o confessor_n be_v examine_v upon_o oath_n concern_v a_o truth_n detect_v unto_o he_o in_o confession_n under_o the_o seal_n he_o may_v safe_o forswear_v it_o that_o he_o know_v nothing_o thereof_o for_o that_o the_o same_o be_v make_v know_v unto_o he_o not_o in_o the_o person_n of_o man_n but_o in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n as_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o bush_n say_v to_o moses_n in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n etc._n etc._n but_o scotus_n like_v not_o this_o evasion_n scotus_n sacerdos_n non_fw-fr audit_n confessionem_fw-la ex_fw-la persona_fw-la dei_fw-la sed_fw-la ministerialiter_fw-la loqui_fw-la autem_fw-la ex_fw-la authoritate_fw-la alterius_fw-la &_o loqui_fw-la in_o persona_fw-la sva_fw-la propria_fw-la ex_fw-la commissione_n alterius_fw-la scotus_n because_o the_o confessor_n speak_v not_o in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n but_o as_o a_o minister_n of_o his_o put_v in_o authority_n under_o he_o therefore_o he_o advise_v he_o to_o fly_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o equivocation_n and_o last_o it_o may_v prove_v the_o 298._o the_o e_o seminariis_fw-la missi_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la ad_fw-la intestinas_fw-la seditiones_fw-la sub_fw-la confessionis_fw-la sigillo_fw-la concitandas_fw-la cambd._n elizab._n ad_fw-la an._n mdlxxx_o p._n 298._o school_n and_o nursery_n of_o treason_n a_o traitor_n may_v first_o feel_v his_o confessor_n let_v it_o be_v f._n garnet_n with_o general_a notion_n if_o he_o be_v fordable_a another_o may_v crave_v his_o advice_n by_o way_n of_o consultation_n what_o course_n may_v best_o be_v take_v to_o promove_v the_o same_o and_o in_o case_n it_o take_v effect_n he_o may_v be_v question_v who_o shall_v succeed_v in_o the_o crown_n and_o because_o these_o detection_n consultation_n and_o question_n be_v propose_v under_o the_o veil_n and_o shadow_n of_o confession_n 292._o cave_fw-la verò_fw-la ne_fw-la contrà _fw-la odiosa_fw-la magis_fw-la fiat_fw-la si_fw-la soveat_fw-la in_o sinu_fw-la scelera_fw-la talia_fw-la tam_fw-la &_o odiosa_fw-la &_o perniciosa_fw-la tortura_fw-la torti_n pag._n 292._o be_v sure_a of_o the_o confessor_n his_o mouth_n be_v stitch_v up_o not_o a_o word_n for_o a_o world_n because_o these_o thing_n relate_v to_o confession_n &_o the_o seal_n and_o confession_n will_v wax_v odious_a shall_v the_o seal_n be_v rip_v up_o but_o as_o a_o reverend_a prelate_n reply_v take_v heed_n if_o it_o grow_v not_o more_o odious_a if_o it_o cover_v and_o nourish_v in_o its_o bosom_n crime_n so_o odious_a and_o pernicious_a and_o because_o there_o may_v be_v security_n give_v on_o both_o side_n the_o confessée_fw-fr or_o penitent_n be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v close_o what_o the_o confesseur_n or_o ghostly_a father_n shall_v say_v or_o do_v at_o that_o time_n also_o 3_o non_fw-la solùm_fw-la confessor_n celare_fw-la tenetur_fw-la acta_fw-la &_o dicta_fw-la confitentis_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la confitens_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsum_fw-la tenetur_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la acta_fw-la &_o dicta_fw-la saâ—erdotis_fw-la gabr._n l._n 4._o d._n 21._o q._n 1._o concl._n 3_o so_o that_o in_o this_o vault_n traitorous_a plot_n may_v be_v confer_v upon_o and_o band_v to_o and_o fro_o without_o fear_n of_o any_o discovery_n 49.6_o gen._n 49.6_o o_o my_o soul_n come_v not_o thou_o into_o their_o secret_n unto_o their_o assembly_n my_o honour_n be_v not_o thou_o unite_v yet_o for_o all_o their_o close_a deal_n sometime_o mischief_n will_v come_v out_o yea_o have_v when_o such_o hellish_a project_n have_v come_v before_o loyal_a priest_n 5._o sundry_a example_n of_o conspiracy_n confess_v and_o detect_v bodin_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 5._o that_o have_v make_v more_o conscience_n of_o the_o safety_n of_o their_o anoint_v sovereign_a than_o of_o the_o secrecy_n of_o this_o seal_n a_o gentleman_n in_o normandy_n confess_v unto_o a_o franciscan_a how_o he_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o have_v
they_o may_v be_v coheir_n with_o he_o as_o learned_a bâ—za_n conjecture_v add_v hereunto_o another_o reason_n to_o make_v the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n better_o know_v which_o be_v a_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n and_o a_o obstacle_n unto_o happiness_n now_o the_o key_n in_o open_v the_o door_n do_v put_v back_o the_o bolt_n and_o bar_v wherewithal_o it_o be_v hold_v and_o god_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o priest_n remove_v this_o bar_n and_o pardon_v this_o guilt_n which_o have_v shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o we_o absolution_n presuppose_v bind_v as_o enlargement_n restraint_n proâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—catum_fw-la viâ—â—â—â—_n 1_o pecâ—â—â—_n 2_o proâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—catum_fw-la we_o be_v then_o in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o bond_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o bond_n for_o sin_n for_o with_o the_o bond_n of_o his_o own_o sin_n be_v a_o sinner_n captive_v this_o be_v the_o bondage_n and_o desert_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o be_v he_o bind_v for_o his_o sin_n by_o the_o doom_n and_o sentence_n of_o god_n minister_n which_o be_v the_o punishment_n and_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n only_o which_o lose_v the_o bond_n of_o sin_n 5.22_o dâ—us_fw-la ipse_fw-la soâ—â—â—t_fw-la à _fw-la pâ—â—â—ati_fw-la mâ—â—uâ—a_fw-la in_fw-la â—tis_fw-la caligiâ—â—_n &_o 〈…〉_o biâ—â—_n magistr_n lib._n 4._o do_v 18._o esay_n 5.18_o prov._n 5.22_o and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n that_o absolve_v from_o the_o censure_n the_o prophet_n acquaint_v we_o with_o the_o cord_n of_o vanity_n and_o a_o cart-rope_n of_o sin_n imply_v the_o worse_a than_o egyptian_a bondage_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o the_o wise_a man_n who_o have_v great_a experience_n of_o these_o bond_n say_v his_o own_o iniquity_n shall_v take_v the_o sinner_n himself_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v hold_v with_o the_o cord_n of_o his_o sin_n god_n shall_v not_o great_o need_v any_o lictor_n or_o torment_n or_o to_o say_v bind_v he_o hand_n and_o foot_n 5._o domino_fw-la vinculis_fw-la alioqui_fw-la &_o apparitional_a vel_fw-la torto_fw-la ibus_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la suppliâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d nil_fw-la est_fw-la opus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d suis_fw-la ipse_fw-la 〈…〉_o â—â—â—tringatur_fw-la quò_fw-la minus_fw-la poenam_fw-la essâ—â—â—at_fw-la meâ—cer_n comment_fw-fr in_o prov._n 5._o for_o the_o sinner_n own_o offence_n shall_v perform_v that_o office_n and_o the_o knot_n fasten_v these_o bond_n be_v the_o habit_n and_o custom_n the_o sinner_n have_v get_v to_o do_v evil_a 5._o non_fw-la potest_fw-la facilitâ—r_fw-la opâ—rari_fw-la bâ—â—â—_n proâ—â—â—_n habitum_fw-la viâ—â—â—sum_fw-la inclinantâ—m_fw-la ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lyra_n in_o prov._n 5._o fast_o bind_v and_o fetter_n he_o from_o all_o good_a action_n the_o weight_n whereof_o press_v so_o sore_o and_o the_o chain_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o the_o arm_n of_o god_n only_o must_v alleviate_v the_o one_o and_o break_v the_o other_o in_o sunder_o these_o bond_n richardus_fw-la make_v of_o two_o sort_n culpable_a and_o penal_a by_o the_o first_o a_o sinner_n be_v bâ—und_v with_o the_o bond_n of_o captivity_n 3._o â—st_a obligation_n per_fw-la quam_fw-la hâ—â—o_fw-la obligatur_fw-la ad_fw-la culâ—â—m_fw-la &_o 〈…〉_o â—â—â—am_o in_fw-la uno_fw-la 〈◊〉_d uâ—â—culo_fw-la captiviâ—â—tâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d altâ—â—â—_n debito_fw-la damnaâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o potest_fw-la qui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—ipotens_fw-la &_o â—â—â—tia_fw-la potest_fw-la rich._n de_fw-fr clau._n c._n 2_o 3._o and_o by_o the_o latter_a he_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o debt_n of_o eternal_a death_n both_o these_o oâ—ligations_n be_v upon_o he_o because_o sin_n be_v a_o offence_n against_o a_o eternal_a and_o infinite_a deity_n and_o both_o these_o obligation_n he_o only_o cancel_v that_o be_v omnipotent_a and_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n another_o lay_v a_o threefold_a bond_n upon_o a_o sinner_n the_o bond_n of_o sin_n the_o bond_n of_o eternal_a punishment_n and_o the_o bond_n of_o satisfaction_n ms._n peccans_fw-la mortaliter_fw-la statim_fw-la ligatur_fw-la 1._o vinculo_fw-la culpae_fw-la ab_fw-la hoc_fw-la absolvit_fw-la eum_fw-la solus_fw-la deus_fw-la 2._o vinculo_fw-la poenae_fw-la aeternae_fw-la ubi_fw-la sacerdos_n absolvit_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la absolutum_fw-la ostendit_fw-la 3._o vinculo_fw-la satisfactionis_fw-la ubi_fw-la commutat_fw-la poenam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la in_o temporalem_fw-la expos_fw-la cum_fw-la gloss_n in_o matth._n 16._o ms._n in_o the_o first_o case_n god_n only_o grant_v absolution_n in_o the_o second_o the_o priest_n absolve_v that_o be_v sheweth_z who_o god_n have_v absolve_v in_o the_o three_o the_o priest_n absolve_v by_o bind_v or_o by_o commutation_n freâ—ing_v the_o sinner_n from_o eternal_a pain_n and_o oblige_v he_o to_o satisfactory_a penance_n the_o two_o former_a way_n we_o well_o allow_v of_o but_o be_v scrupulous_a concern_v the_o latter_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o too_o much_o abuse_v handle_v of_o satisfaction_n and_o commutation_n as_o not_o ignorant_a who_o it_o be_v that_o have_v pacify_v his_o father_n wrath_n and_o by_o who_o stripe_n we_o be_v heal_v and_o that_o we_o receive_v not_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n by_o way_n of_o exchange_n but_o from_o the_o free_a charter_n of_o mercy_n though_o we_o hold_v it_o very_o reasonable_a that_o where_o any_o person_n be_v wrong_v or_o the_o church_n scandalize_v satisfaction_n may_v just_o be_v impose_v and_o herein_o we_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o revenge_n and_o of_o expiation_n 1._o satisfaction_n expiatory_a be_v christian_n satisfaction_n expiatory_a vindictive_n and_o propitiatory_a in_o christ_n probatory_n in_o christian_n when_o the_o sin_n be_v blot_v out_o the_o sinner_n pardon_v and_o god_n reconcile_v 2._o and_o vindictive_a when_o the_o guilt_n remain_v the_o sinner_n be_v punish_v and_o god_n revenge_v the_o expiation_n be_v perform_v by_o he_o who_o tread_v the_o wine-press_n alone_o christ_n jesus_n the_o revenge_n if_o eternal_a be_v execute_v upon_o such_o who_o sin_n be_v not_o wash_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o that_o lamb._n if_o temporary_a upon_o the_o lord_n own_o servant_n not_o thereby_o to_o make_v a_o amends_o to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n but_o to_o make_v a_o amendment_n in_o the_o penitent_a for_o instance_n in_o david_n god_n put_v away_o his_o sin_n but_o not_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v unsheathe_v all_o his_o time_n now_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o temporary_a penance_n inflict_v upon_o any_o either_o by_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n or_o voluntary_a by_o the_o delinquent_n himself_o 178._o in_o foro_fw-la mundano_fw-la peccata_fw-la quatenus_fw-la sunt_fw-la contra_fw-la bonum_fw-la pacis_fw-la publicae_fw-la sub_fw-la iciuntur_fw-la potestati_fw-la politiâ—ae_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la judicâ—ri_fw-la &_o poenis_fw-la publicis_fw-la puniri_fw-la â—d_a beant_z &_o in_o foro_fw-la ecclesiastico_fw-la quatenus_fw-la sunt_fw-la offensa_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o saluti_fw-la spirituali_fw-la nocent_a subsunt_fw-la potestati_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la apol._n pro_fw-la jure_fw-la princip_n pag._n 178._o no_o more_o prejudice_v that_o plenary_a and_o expiatory_a satisfaction_n make_v by_o christ_n to_o his_o father_n for_o believe_a sinner_n than_o the_o just_a infliction_n of_o temporary_a punishment_n by_o the_o magistrate_n upon_o malefactor_n where_o a_o pardon_n may_v come_v from_o god_n and_o judgement_n be_v execute_v by_o the_o magistrate_n for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o offence_n god_n himself_o both_o ratify_v the_o temporal_a punishment_n and_o remit_v the_o eternal_a thus_o we_o have_v see_v the_o obligation_n let_v we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o absolution_n and_o herein_o we_o must_v careful_o distinguish_v what_o god_n do_v by_o himself_o and_o what_o he_o do_v by_o his_o minister_n what_o god_n have_v in_o his_o own_o power_n from_o that_o power_n give_v by_o he_o to_o his_o priest_n and_o the_o better_a to_o keep_v this_o distance_n we_o will_v lay_v down_o these_o assertion_n to_o forgive_v sin_n efficient_a that_o be_v 1._o assertion_n 1._o to_o be_v the_o true_a and_o proper_a cause_n of_o remission_n be_v a_o pretogative_n appertain_v to_o god_n only_o absolution_n from_o sin_n then_o direct_o come_v from_o he_o alone_o who_o be_v a_o god_n like_o unto_o thou_o that_o pardon_v iniquity_n therefore_o when_o christ_n make_v bold_a with_o this_o power_n 43.15_o esay_n 43.15_o claim_v the_o same_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o godhead_n the_o scribe_n say_v within_o themselves_o 4._o matth._n 9.3_o 4._o this_o man_n blaspheme_v by_o usurpation_n upon_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o most_o high_a for_o they_o hold_v it_o no_o less_o than_o blasphemy_n for_o man_n to_o forgive_v sin_n which_o our_o saviour_n deny_v not_o intimate_v withal_o that_o he_o may_v without_o blasphemy_n exercise_v that_o power_n who_o sustain_v in_o one_o person_n both_o god_n and_o man_n thereby_o say_v irenaeus_n do_v christ_n both_o cure_n the_o man_n 7._o peccata_fw-la igitur_fw-la remittens_fw-la hominem_fw-la quidem_fw-la curavit_fw-la semetipsum_fw-la autem_fw-la manifestè_fw-la ostendit_fw-la quis_fw-la esset_fw-la irenae_n l._n 5._o adv_n haer_fw-mi cap._n 7._o and_o manifest_o discover_v who_o he_o be_v and_o chrysostome_n observe_v that_o hereby_o chrâ—st_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v god_n equal_a to_o his_o