virtue_n claim_v a_o special_a interest_n in_o his_o affection_n so_o be_v it_o with_o the_o sinner_n and_o god_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o our_o mediator_n and_o intercessor_n and_o advocate_n be_v christ_n jesus_n the_o lord_n and_o whatsoever_o other_o do_v or_o prevail_v with_o god_n it_o be_v for_o his_o sake_n he_o be_v the_o cornerstone_n reconcile_a the_o building_n 27._o minister_n poenitentiae_fw-la duplex_fw-la 1._o cvi_fw-la confessio_fw-la fit_a ex_fw-la officio_fw-la at_o sacerdos_n 2._o alius_fw-la qui_fw-la audiendo_fw-la confessionem_fw-la vicem_fw-la supplere_fw-la potest_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la in_o necessitate_v ut_fw-la est_fw-la laicus_fw-la compend_v theol._n verit_fw-la lib._n 6._o cap._n 27._o and_o upon_o he_o be_v build_v every_o intercession_n from_o or_o for_o any_o person_n beside_o yet_o other_o intercessor_n there_o be_v moses_n stand_v in_o the_o gap_n make_v a_o atonement_n for_o the_o people_n and_o god_n be_v deprecate_v and_o reconcile_v there_o be_v some_o person_n that_o by_o their_o office_n and_o place_n as_o steward_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n may_v give_v audience_n to_o sin_n to_o who_o be_v commit_v the_o ministry_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o some_o by_o their_o virtue_n high_o favour_v by_o god_n though_o not_o among_o his_o priest_n and_o they_o may_v take_v confession_n as_o faithful_a brethren_n and_o both_o of_o these_o by_o their_o prayer_n may_v induce_v god_n to_o mercy_n my_o discourse_n must_v pass_v along_o and_o in_o the_o way_n call_v in_o upon_o they_o all_o but_o must_v begin_v with_o god_n the_o principal_a party_n wrong_v and_o the_o principal_a object_n of_o penitential_a confession_n 2._o confessio_fw-la quae_fw-la fit_a mâ—nte_fw-la dâ—o_fw-la est_fw-la dâ—_n jure_fw-la naturali_fw-la anton._n part_n 3._o tit_n 14._o c._n â—9_n sect_n 2._o that_o confession_n of_o sin_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v unto_o god_n as_o a_o condition_n requisite_a for_o the_o pardon_n thereof_o and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o mean_a inducement_n to_o incline_v he_o to_o mercy_n be_v a_o undoubted_a verity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o controversy_n embrace_v by_o all_o that_o make_v profession_n of_o christianity_n 3._o dâ—us_o in_o lege_fw-la naturâ—e_fw-la non_fw-la sâ—mâ—l_fw-la exâ—git_fw-la confessionâ—m_fw-la peccati_fw-la bellar._n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr poenit._n c._n 3._o the_o foundation_n thereof_o be_v deep_o lay_v in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n itself_o as_o a_o practical_a truth_n flow_v from_o the_o principle_n and_o conclusion_n thereof_o and_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o god_n exact_v it_o from_o their_o hand_n that_o have_v no_o other_o light_n than_o the_o guide_n of_o nature_n now_o natural_a law_n be_v the_o rule_n and_o decree_n of_o reason_n and_o as_o reason_n be_v the_o common_a guide_n to_o all_o man_n lâ—gis_fw-la ratio_fw-la legis_fw-la est_fw-la anima_fw-la lâ—gis_fw-la so_o the_o dictate_v and_o statute_n thereof_o bind_v all_o that_o be_v capable_a of_o that_o guidance_n but_o this_o be_v a_o grant_v maxim_n that_o every_o guilty_a person_n ought_v to_o be_v judge_v and_o this_o like_a unto_o it_o quaestione_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la nota_fw-la conclusio_fw-la quòd_fw-la quilibet_fw-la râ—us_fw-la debâ—t_fw-la judicari_fw-la &_o ista_fw-la quòd_fw-la nullus_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la jâ—â—â—x_fw-la in_o propria_fw-la causa_fw-la ergò_fw-la reus_n dâ—bet_fw-la judicari_fw-la per_fw-la alium_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la poâ—â—st_fw-la juâ—icâ—â—i_fw-la per_fw-la alium_fw-la nisi_fw-la accusâ—tur_fw-la illi_fw-la alii_fw-la nec_fw-la potest_fw-la accusari_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la sâ—ipso_fw-la si_fw-la peccatum_fw-la suum_fw-la sit_fw-la occultum_fw-la ergò_fw-la dâ—bet_fw-la scipsum_fw-la accusare_fw-la alii_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la jâ—dicetur_fw-la scotus_n l._n 4._o d._n qu._n 1._o sect_n 1._o in_o ista_fw-la quaestione_fw-la that_o none_o may_v be_v a_o judge_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n and_o then_o this_o that_o no_o offender_n can_v be_v judge_v without_o some_o accusation_n to_o whâ—ch_o add_v this_o none_o can_v accuse_v of_o secret_a sin_n but_o the_o delinquent_n himself_o the_o stone_n than_o first_o move_v in_o this_o penitential_a judicature_n be_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o party_n upon_o which_o be_v ground_v the_o indictment_n and_o judgement_n and_o say_v another_o schoolman_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_n he_o have_v do_v 7._o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la naturali_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la aliquis_fw-la poeniteat_fw-la de_fw-la malis_fw-la quae_fw-la fâ—cit_fw-la quâ—ntum_fw-la ad_fw-la hâ—c_fw-la quòd_fw-la doleat_fw-la se_fw-la fecisse_fw-la &_o doloris_fw-la remâ—dia_fw-la quaerat_fw-la pâ—r_fw-la aliquem_fw-la modum_fw-la &_o quòd_fw-la etiam_fw-la aliquâ—_n signa_fw-la doloâ—is_fw-la ostendat_fw-la ut_fw-la nâ—nivitae_n aquâ—n_n part_n 3._o quaest_n 84._o aâ—t_n 7._o so_o far_o forth_o as_o to_o grieve_v he_o have_v do_v it_o and_o that_o he_o seek_v all_o mean_n to_o remedy_v his_o grief_n and_o that_o he_o also_o utter_v some_o sign_n of_o sorrow_n thou_o will_v say_v this_o reason_n conclude_v for_o secret_a sin_n which_o come_v to_o light_v no_o way_n but_o by_o confession_n but_o public_a sin_n be_v to_o be_v confess_v to_o god_n also_o beside_o secret_a sin_n be_v to_o he_o who_o see_v in_o darkness_n no_o secret_a at_o all_o and_o need_v not_o that_o mean_a for_o discovery_n for_o wherein_o our_o conscience_n do_v accuse_v we_o god_n be_v great_a than_o our_o conscience_n that_o be_v a_o more_o strict_a observer_n to_o strengthen_v then_o this_o reason_n i_o thus_o assume_v the_o end_n of_o penitential_a confession_n be_v the_o judgement_n of_o absolution_n not_o of_o condemnation_n to_o free_a not_o to_o punish_v for_o sin_n and_o a_o absolution_n not_o to_o quit_v from_o sin_n for_o god_n in_o justice_n can_v pronounce_v we_o just_a for_o that_o be_v to_o call_v darkness_n light_n but_o such_o a_o absolution_n as_o discharge_v we_o from_o the_o guilt_n and_o obligation_n unto_o punishment_n and_o so_o god_n in_o justice_n may_v and_o in_o mercy_n do_v justify_v we_o and_o this_o be_v to_o separate_v betwixt_o the_o light_n and_o the_o darkness_n now_o remission_n of_o sin_n ever_o suppose_v sin_n and_o the_o absolution_n from_o sin_n the_o detection_n of_o sin_n for_o sin_n make_v man_n to_o be_v miserable_a and_o the_o confession_n thereof_o god_fw-we to_o be_v merciful_a god_n require_v then_o no_o detection_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o condemnation_n which_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n and_o wherein_o he_o proceed_v according_a to_o his_o own_o wisdom_n but_o in_o that_o of_o absolution_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n the_o confession_n thereof_o in_o the_o party_n peccant_a have_v ever_o be_v deem_v requisite_a by_o way_n of_o pacification_n insomuch_o that_o all_o man_n whatsoever_o say_v scotus_n that_o have_v believe_v god_n to_o be_v the_o just_a judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n ib._n justi_n pro_fw-la omni_fw-la statu_fw-la post_fw-la lapsum_fw-la qui_fw-la habuâ—runt_fw-la fidem_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la quòd_fw-la erat_fw-la rector_n universi_fw-la iustùs_fw-la postquam_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la contra_fw-la legem_fw-la dâ—i_fw-la consitebantuâ—_n dâ—o_fw-la peccata_fw-la sva_fw-la pâ—tentes_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la remâ—ssionem_fw-la scientes_fw-la eum_fw-la sine_fw-la tali_fw-la remissione_n tanquam_fw-la justum_fw-la judicem_fw-la vindicaturum_fw-la de_fw-la illo_fw-la peccato_fw-la scorus_n ib._n and_o have_v acknowledge_v the_o law_n of_o his_o providence_n see_v in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o universe_n upon_o every_o breach_n thereof_o have_v apply_v themselves_o to_o this_o supreme_a governor_n to_o appease_v he_o with_o humble_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o offence_n and_o to_o deprecate_v his_o anger_n it_o be_v but_o early_a day_n in_o the_o world_n when_o god_n call_v upon_o adam_n where_o be_v thou_o which_o be_v a_o summons_n to_o a_o reckon_n that_o as_o he_o have_v sin_v sel._n entrée_n de_fw-fr propos_fw-fr gall_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la ulteriùs_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la loquendi_fw-la &_o ampliùs_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la expostulandi_fw-la occasionem_fw-la hinc_fw-la captaret_fw-la item_n ut_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la confessionem_fw-la pâ—ccati_fw-la extorqueret_fw-la rab._n sel._n so_o he_o shall_v take_v notice_n thereof_o and_o prevent_v and_o pacify_v his_o wrath_n by_o confession_n it_o be_v a_o entrance_n into_o a_o parley_n or_o a_o preface_n and_o introduction_n as_o the_o rabbin_n say_v into_o a_o further_a conference_n thereby_o to_o expostulate_v with_o he_o about_o his_o offence_n and_o to_o extract_v from_o he_o a_o ingenuous_a acknowledgement_n thereof_o and_o a_o father_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n conceit_n no_o less_o when_o god_n say_v to_o adam_n where_o be_v thou_o our_o first_o parent_n then_o guilty_a person_n be_v inquire_v after_o greg._n cùm_fw-la dominus_fw-la diceret_fw-la ad_fw-la adam_n ubi_fw-la es_fw-la peccato_fw-la transgressionis_fw-la primi_fw-la parent_n corrupti_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la sunt_fw-la requisiti_fw-la de_fw-la culpa_fw-la ut_fw-la peccatum_fw-la quod_fw-la transgrediendo_fw-la commiserant_fw-la confitâ—ndo_fw-la delerent_fw-la greg._n to_o wash_v out_o that_o sin_n by_o confess_v which_o they_o have_v commit_v by_o transgress_v the_o like_a
address_v unâ—o_o woman_n unfit_a creature_n to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o a_o man_n cabinet_n and_o to_o look_v into_o the_o privy_a chamber_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o conceive_v of_o this_o passage_n to_o be_v as_o much_o for_o my_o purpose_n as_o the_o fabulous_a conjecture_n of_o the_o rabbis_n who_o the_o man_n be_v he_o slay_v and_o the_o manner_n thereof_o to_o the_o mind_n and_o meaning_n of_o lamech_v pass_v over_o it_o have_v be_v for_o i_o have_v not_o chrysostome_n ground_v upon_o the_o same_o so_o many_o and_o those_o notable_a observation_n of_o confession_n 1._o as_o the_o power_n and_o torture_v of_o a_o indict_v conscience_n not_o suffer_v the_o sinner_n to_o be_v at_o quiet_a till_o his_o sin_n be_v bring_v to_o light_v 2._o the_o good_a that_o come_v to_o some_o by_o the_o example_n of_o justice_n in_o other_o cain_n punishment_n in_o deny_v his_o sin_n serve_v as_o a_o inducement_n to_o lamech_v to_o confess_v he_o chrysost_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n no_o man_n therefore_o constrain_a he_o no_o man_n convince_a he_o he_o set_v up_o a_o judgment-seat_n call_v upon_o his_o wife_n to_o be_v his_o judge_n accuse_v himself_o confess_v the_o fact_n and_o allot_v the_o punishment_n wherein_o no_o dislike_n can_v be_v take_v to_o the_o proceed_n be_v it_o not_o for_o his_o mistake_n in_o the_o judge_n the_o next_o act_n of_o confession_n be_v more_o solemn_a and_o religious_a make_v to_o the_o priest_n before_o the_o altar_n foâ—_n beside_o that_o general_a confession_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n 2._o nec_fw-la publica_fw-la tantùm_fw-la confessio_fw-la pro_fw-la totius_fw-la populi_fw-la d_o lictis_fw-la ficbat_fw-la in_o die_fw-la expiationis_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o privata_fw-la &_o particulà ris_fw-la specialium_fw-la quâ—rundam_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la ab_fw-la iis_fw-la agebatur_fw-la qui_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la agentes_fw-la sibi_fw-la deum_fw-la propitium_fw-la reddere_fw-la volebant_fw-la beauxan_n harm_n tom_fw-mi 1._o pag._n 134._o col_fw-fr 2._o pour_v out_o annual_o upon_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n there_o be_v a_o private_a and_o particular_a confession_n of_o some_o special_a sin_n in_o use_n among_o they_o for_o which_o by_o repentance_n they_o sue_v unto_o god_n for_o mercy_n say_v a_o sorbonist_n the_o sinner_n that_o will_v be_v particular_a repair_v unto_o the_o altar_n and_o there_o present_v the_o priest_n with_o a_o offering_n to_o make_v the_o atonement_n for_o sin_n hide_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o assembly_n and_o afterward_o come_v to_o light_n a_o young_a bullock_n with_o imposition_n of_o hand_n from_o the_o elder_n be_v destine_v for_o a_o sacrifice_n the_o ceremony_n whereof_o be_v contain_v levit._n 4._o but_o for_o some_o sort_n of_o secret_a sin_n which_o have_v not_o yet_o see_v the_o light_n of_o fame_n the_o sin-offering_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v a_o lamb_n or_o a_o kid_n 6_o levit._fw-la â—_o 6_o and_o the_o guilty_a person_n be_v to_o confess_v the_o sin_n and_o the_o priest_n to_o make_v the_o atonement_n josephus_n mention_v the_o secret_a sin_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 3._o c._n 10._o which_o be_v say_v be_v a_o râ—m_n but_o not_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o sin_n as_o needless_a perhaps_o because_o the_o offence_n be_v imprint_v upon_o the_o sacrifice_n as_o a_o hieroglyphic_n thereof_o of_o which_o see_v levit._fw-la 5._o for_o how_o can_v a_o particular_a offering_n appertain_v to_o particular_a sin_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o altar_n by_o the_o guilty_a person_n erastum_fw-la quî_fw-la potuit_fw-la quispiam_fw-la offer_n oblationem_fw-la pro_fw-la peccato_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la peccasse_fw-la paâ—â—m_fw-la non_fw-la fateretur_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la peculiaritèr_fw-la offerebant_fw-la pro_fw-la peccato_fw-la peculiariter_fw-la quóque_fw-la ejus_fw-la peccati_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la agebatur_fw-la sese_fw-la reos_fw-la agnoscere_fw-la necesse_fw-la fuit_fw-la beza_n de_fw-fr excom_n contra_fw-la erastum_fw-la without_o disclose_v of_o his_o offence_n do_v they_o not_o by_o that_o act_n pronounce_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o that_o sin_n for_o which_o they_o bring_v the_o offering_n and_o desire_v the_o atonement_n that_o very_a act_n of_o the_o party_n peccant_a viz._n the_o present_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v a_o real_a conviction_n scotus_n then_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o truth_n in_o affirm_v that_o under_o moses_n law_n unica_fw-la â—â—â—â—ge_v mosaÃca_n de_fw-fr peccatis_fw-la occultis_fw-la tantùm_fw-la deo_fw-la siebat_fw-la confessio_fw-la de_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la tamen_fw-la defectibus_fw-la publicis_fw-la &_o de_fw-la non_fw-la observantia_fw-la legalium_fw-la ficbat_fw-la confessio_fw-la generalis_fw-la confessio_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la erat_fw-la quaedam_fw-la dispositio_fw-la ad_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la petendâ—m_fw-la pro_fw-la populo_fw-la sicut_fw-la erat_fw-la ista_fw-la injustè_fw-fr egimus_fw-la peccavimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n scot._n l._n 4._o d._n 17._o q_o unica_fw-la sin_n do_v in_o secret_a be_v confess_v to_o god_n alone_o and_o that_o the_o confession_n to_o man_n be_v but_o of_o some_o public_a defect_n and_o not_o observe_v of_o legal_a rite_n and_o that_o the_o general_a confession_n of_o the_o priest_n serve_v to_o dispose_v god_n to_o be_v merciful_a unto_o the_o people_n like_v unto_o those_o supplication_n in_o the_o church-liturgy_n we_o have_v sin_v we_o have_v do_v unjust_o etc._n etc._n and_o bellaâ—mine_n have_v overshâ—t_v the_o truth_n in_o stretch_v this_o confession_n to_o a_o distinct_a haec_fw-la illud_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rectâ—_n verti_fw-la possit_fw-la dâ—stinctè_fw-la &_o expressè_fw-la confitebuntur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praeceptum_fw-la hoc_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la esse_fw-la de_fw-la confession_n distincta_fw-la &_o in_o specie_fw-la ejus_fw-la peccati_fw-la pro_fw-la quo_fw-la expiando_fw-la sacrificandum_fw-la erat_fw-la bell._n l._n 3._o de_fw-la poen_fw-mi c._n 3._o sect._n ad_fw-la haec_fw-la and_o specifique_a enumeration_n of_o each_o several_a sin_n and_o though_o it_o be_v grant_v the_o hebrew_n word_n to_o signify_v a_o express_a and_o distinct_a confession_n it_o conclude_v not_o his_o purpose_n for_o a_o distinct_a confession_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o a_o confession_n of_o all_o distinct_a sin_n another_o the_o truth_n be_v all_o the_o sin_n they_o thus_o sacrifice_v for_o be_v distinct_o confess_v but_o not_o all_o the_o sin_n they_o commit_v be_v so_o sacrifice_v for_o and_o to_o such_o kind_n of_o sin_n as_o be_v expiate_v by_o sacrifice_n do_v the_o cardinal_n himself_o limit_v this_o distinct_a confession_n aquinas_n allow_v not_o so_o much_o to_o confession_n under_o the_o law_n as_o a_o clear_a and_o evident_a expression_n of_o sin_n but_o rather_o a_o confuse_a intimation_n thereof_o reserve_v that_o distinct_a demonstration_n to_o the_o clear_a time_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o thus_o he_o say_v 2._o in_o lege_fw-la naturae_fw-la sufficiebat_fw-la recognitio_fw-la peccati_fw-la interior_a apud_fw-la deum_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la mosaica_n oportebat_fw-la aliquo_fw-la signâ—_n exteriori_fw-la peccatum_fw-la protestarâ—â—_n sicut_fw-la per_fw-la oblationem_fw-la hostile_a pro_fw-la peccato_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la &_o homini_fw-la innotescere_fw-la poterat_fw-la â—um_fw-la peccasse_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la oportebat_fw-la ut_fw-la speciale_a peccatum_fw-la à _fw-la se_fw-la commissum_fw-la manifestaret_fw-la aut_fw-la pâ—ccati_fw-la circumstantias_fw-la sicut_fw-la in_o nova_fw-la lege_fw-la aq._n supplem_n qu._n 6._o art_n 2._o in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n a_o inward_a recognition_n of_o sin_n unto_o god_n be_v enough_o but_o under_o moses_n law_n there_o be_v require_v a_o protestation_n of_o the_o sin_n in_o some_o outward_a sign_n as_o by_o the_o offering_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n whereby_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o man_n that_o he_o have_v sin_v but_o it_o be_v not_o requisite_a to_o make_v a_o special_a manifestation_n of_o the_o sin_n commit_v or_o the_o circumstance_n thereof_o as_o in_o the_o new_a law_n as_o if_o to_o the_o patriarch_n before_o the_o law_n confession_n be_v then_o but_o in_o spicis_fw-la in_o the_o ear_n of_o corn_n to_o the_o israelite_n under_o moses_n law_n in_o farina_fw-la in_o the_o meal_n and_o to_o christian_n under_o the_o gospel_n in_o pane_n as_o the_o bread_n set_v upon_o the_o table_n this_o be_v assure_v of_o 17._o levit._fw-la 17.21_o quia_fw-la sacerdos_n non_fw-la omâ—ia_fw-la peccala_fw-la populi_fw-la sciâ—bat_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o generali_fw-la lyr._n in_o levit._fw-la 17._o that_o in_o moses_n time_n it_o wâ—â—_n not_o so_o narrow_o sift_v into_o as_o in_o we_o for_o lyra_n give_v some_o reason_n why_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o people_n sin_n unto_o god_n over_o the_o sacrifice_n can_v not_o be_v particular_a have_v this_o among_o other_o because_o the_o priest_n be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n but_o in_o a_o general_a manner_n the_o next_o instance_n be_v a_o law_n ground_v upon_o the_o viii_o commandment_n against_o usurper_n of_o that_o which_o be_v not_o they_o enjoin_v confession_n of_o the_o wrong_n and_o restitution_n â—_o numb_a 5._o â—_o they_o shall_v confess_v their_o sin_n which_o they_o have_v do_v and_o he_o shall_v recompense_v
demand_v who_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o judge_n over_o we_o or_o if_o a_o judge_n yet_o not_o infallible_a and_o be_v not_o sure_a always_o to_o remit_v where_o god_n remit_v and_o retain_v where_o he_o retain_v insomuch_o that_o then_o and_o there_o lie_v a_o appeal_n from_o he_o to_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n who_o will_v do_v right_a also_o if_o many_o sin_n be_v bring_v before_o god_n in_o prima_fw-la instantia_fw-la and_o pardon_v by_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o all_o sin_n be_v not_o so_o necessary_o to_o be_v spread_v before_o the_o priest_n again_o if_o god_n have_v invest_v the_o priest_n with_o judicial_a power_n to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o court_n of_o conscience_n and_o have_v lay_v no_o necessity_n upon_o sinner_n to_o resort_v thereunto_o with_o suit_n and_o service_n but_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o liberty_n of_o each_o man_n conscience_n in_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o jurisdiction_n thereof_o if_o i_o say_v these_o or_o any_o of_o these_o be_v just_a exception_n the_o nerve_n of_o this_o argument_n will_v be_v soon_o abate_v i_o will_v let_v the_o first_o alone_o whether_o the_o priest_n be_v a_o judge_n or_o no_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o absolution_n but_o take_v he_o for_o one_o and_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o private_a court_n of_o conscience_n wherein_o the_o sinner_n arraigns_n himself_n and_o the_o priest_n pronounce_v sentence_n yet_o the_o proceed_n differ_v much_o from_o all_o secular_a tribunal_n where_o earthly_a judge_n must_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o fact_n in_o particular_a and_o go_v according_a to_o evidence_n here_o because_o the_o court_n be_v keep_v in_o god_n name_n to_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v know_v and_o for_o that_o he_o can_v be_v deceive_v but_o man_n may_v a_o priest_n may_v leave_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o sin_n to_o god_n and_o yet_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o sinner_n repentance_n so_o far_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v and_o according_a to_o his_o apprehension_n grant_v he_o absolution_n i_o can_v free_v this_o subalternate_a judge_n from_o be_v impose_v upon_o but_o dare_v confident_o aver_v the_o sovereign_a judge_n can_v be_v delude_v i_o say_v moreover_o a_o priest_n may_v think_v he_o have_v proceed_v right_a according_a to_o the_o light_n he_o have_v receive_v and_o yet_o be_v mistake_v for_o a_o sinner_n may_v put_v on_o the_o outside_n of_o repentance_n so_o artificial_o as_o to_o compass_v his_o absolution_n from_o his_o confessor_n hand_n but_o from_o the_o high_a hand_n his_o further_a condemnation_n and_o ofttimes_o a_o great_a penitent_n may_v make_v so_o little_a show_n that_o the_o priest_n may_v see_v no_o reason_n to_o acquit_v he_o who_o god_n see_v great_a cause_n to_o absolve_v the_o cause_n than_o be_v many_o time_n not_o full_o nor_o true_o open_v unto_o man_n but_o unto_o god_n always_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n say_v chemnitius_n betwixt_o a_o judicial_a tribunal_n confess_v discrimen_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la judicium_fw-la &_o functionem_fw-la ministerii_fw-la evangelii_n in_o judicio_fw-la juxta_fw-la causae_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la pronunciatur_fw-la prout_fw-la bona_fw-la vel_fw-la mala_fw-la est_fw-la ministerium_fw-la verò_fw-la evangelii_n mandatum_fw-la habet_fw-la annunciandi_fw-la &_o impartiendi_fw-la alienum_fw-la beneficium_fw-la christi_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ad_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la qui_fw-la petit_fw-la absolutionem_fw-la duo_fw-la sibi_fw-la proponit_fw-la 1._o ipsum_fw-la deum_fw-la utpote_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la petit_fw-la &_o quaerit_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la atque_fw-la adeò_fw-la coram_fw-la ipso_fw-la totum_fw-la cor_fw-la suum_fw-la effundit_fw-la 2._o deinde_fw-la proponit_fw-la sibi_fw-la ministerium_fw-la cujus_fw-la voce_fw-la seu_fw-la ministerio_fw-la tanquam_fw-la legati_fw-la nuntii_fw-la seu_fw-la interpretis_fw-la deus_fw-la utitur_fw-la ad_fw-la impartiendam_fw-la &_o obsignandam_fw-la absolutionem_fw-la quando_fw-la agitur_fw-la delictum_fw-la meum_fw-la cognitum_fw-la feci_fw-la deo_fw-la non_fw-la necessaria_fw-la est_fw-la scrupulosa_fw-la enumeratio_fw-la coram_fw-la ministro_fw-la qui_fw-la tantum_fw-la dispensator_fw-la est_fw-la alieni_fw-la benefic_n i._o ut_fw-la minister_n intelligat_fw-la cum_fw-la qui_fw-la absolutionem_fw-la petit_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la intelligere_fw-la peccata_fw-la agnoscere_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la agere_fw-la &_o in_o christum_fw-la credere_fw-la quae_fw-la cognitio_fw-la habâ—ri_fw-la potest_fw-la absque_fw-la illa_fw-la enumerationâ—_n etc._n etc._n chemnit_fw-la exam._n part_n 2._o the_o confess_v and_o the_o function_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n at_o the_o judgment-seat_n according_o as_o the_o cause_n be_v open_v be_v it_o good_a or_o bad_a be_v judgement_n give_v but_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v a_o command_n of_o declare_v and_o impart_v a_o benefit_n from_o another_o viz._n remission_n of_o sin_n from_o christ_n again_o he_o that_o seek_v absolution_n propose_v unto_o himself_o these_o two_o first_o god_n from_o who_o he_o crave_v and_o seek_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o before_o he_o pour_v out_o his_o whole_a hest_n in_o the_o second_o place_n he_o propose_v unto_o himself_o the_o ministry_n by_o the_o voice_n whereof_o as_o from_o a_o ambassador_n nuntio_n or_o interpreter_n god_n bestow_v and_o seal_v a_o absolution_n when_o therefore_o i_o have_v make_v my_o case_n know_v unto_o god_n a_o scrupulous_a enumeration_n be_v not_o necessary_a before_o the_o minister_n who_o be_v only_o the_o dispenser_n of_o another_o favour_n and_o then_o advise_v the_o minister_n chrysost_fw-la medicinae_fw-la locus_fw-la est_fw-la hic_fw-la non_fw-la judicii_fw-la chrysost_fw-la that_o if_o he_o perceive_v the_o penitent_a who_o seek_v for_o absolution_n to_o have_v a_o competent_a knowledge_n what_o sin_n be_v and_o what_o repentance_n be_v and_o what_o it_o be_v to_o believe_v on_o christ_n upon_o which_o notice_n he_o be_v warrant_v to_o give_v absolution_n and_o much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n canus_n we_o must_v call_v to_o mind_n that_o the_o end_n of_o this_o sacramental_a judgement_n be_v not_o punish_v 903._o illud_fw-la commâ—morandum_n est_fw-la huius_fw-la judicii_fw-la sacramentalis_fw-la finem_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la punitionem_fw-la &_o vindicationem_fw-la justitiae_fw-la esse_fw-la quà m_fw-la vindicationem_fw-la salutarem_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la fit_a ut_fw-la licèt_fw-la in_o judicio_fw-la purè_fw-la vindicativo_fw-la exacta_fw-la culparum_fw-la cognitio_fw-la requiratur_fw-la ut_fw-la viz._n tanta_fw-la sit_fw-la poena_fw-la quantam_fw-la quis_fw-la per_fw-la culpas_fw-la meritus_fw-la est_fw-la at_o in_o judicio_fw-la hoc_fw-la sacramentali_fw-la non_fw-la exigitur_fw-la exacta_fw-la cogniâ—io_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la sed_fw-la qualâ—s_fw-la &_o quanta_fw-la necessaria_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la curationem_fw-la &_o salutem_fw-la poenitentis_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la huius_fw-la judicâ—_fw-la sinis_fw-la est_fw-la canus_n part_n 6._o relect._n de_fw-fr poenit._n pag._n 903._o and_o the_o vindicate_a of_o justice_n but_o the_o vindicate_a of_o salvation_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o although_o at_o that_o tribunal_n which_o serve_v only_o for_o infliction_n of_o punishment_n there_o be_v require_v a_o exact_a knowledge_n of_o the_o offence_n that_o the_o punishment_n m_o y_fw-fr be_v square_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n thereof_o yet_o in_o this_o sacramental_a judgement_n a_o strict_a account_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o exact_v but_o such_o and_o so_o much_o only_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o penitent_a for_o that_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o that_o judicatory_a proceed_n wherein_o we_o note_v 1._o confession_n of_o sin_n be_v so_o far_o forth_o require_v as_o may_v be_v for_o the_o penitent_n salvation_n 2._o and_o again_o that_o a_o exact_a confession_n of_o all_o sin_n be_v not_o requisite_a ro_o the_o salvation_n of_o a_o penitent_a 3._o and_o last_o the_o end_v aim_v at_o in_o this_o spiritual_a court_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o the_o terrestrial_a bench_n for_o here_o the_o way_n be_v make_v for_o mercy_n and_o there_o the_o work_n for_o justice_n judgement_n be_v remember_v there_o without_o mercy_n and_o here_o mercy_n without_o judgement_n thereupon_o a_o exact_a and_o curious_a search_n into_o tâ—e_v knowledge_n of_o all_o sin_n be_v not_o so_o necessary_a to_o this_o spiritual_a judge_n and_o so_o the_o first_o link_n in_o the_o chain_n be_v break_v but_o suppose_v a_o confession_n so_o exact_a and_o a_o enumeration_n of_o sin_n so_o scrupulous_a as_o rome_n will_v be_v think_v necessary_a what_o if_o the_o judge_n proceed_v not_o to_o sentence_v according_a to_o the_o right_a open_n of_o the_o case_n we_o make_v no_o question_n of_o the_o judge_n authority_n we_o suspect_v his_o sincerity_n and_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o authority_n to_o do_v a_o thing_n and_o infallibility_n in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o now_o his_o sentence_n be_v right_a and_o ratify_v in_o heaven_n when_o he_o proceed_v according_a to_o evidence_n but_o it_o be_v not_o infallible_o certain_a that_o he_o shall_v ever_o do_v so_o and_o we_o can_v imagine_v any_o erroneous_a sentence_n to_o be_v confirm_v above_o sine_fw-la coeli_fw-la infamia_fw-la without_o dishonour_v the_o supreme_a judg._n and_o that_o sometime_o the_o
ministerial_a power_n in_o the_o priest_n be_v oppose_v to_o sovereign_n and_o despotical_a but_o not_o judicial_a because_o the_o power_n in_o a_o inferior_a judge_n be_v ministerial_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o authority_n and_o judicial_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o a_o judge_n he_o be_v though_o not_o supreme_a and_o in_o his_o own_o right_n so_o god_n be_v the_o sovereign_n and_o absolute_a judge_n and_o in_o all_o case_n the_o priest_n subordinate_a and_o substitute_v by_o his_o authority_n yet_o a_o judge_n though_o the_o lord_n officer_n and_z giveth_z judgement_n albeit_o he_o declare_v his_o master_n divine_a will_n and_o pleasure_n in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o incestuous_a corinthian_a paul_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o judge_n and_o denounce_v the_o spiritual_a censure_n 5.3_o 1_o cor._n 5.3_o for_o i_o very_o as_o absent_v in_o body_n but_o present_a in_o spirit_n have_v judge_v already_o as_o though_o i_o be_v present_a concern_v he_o that_o have_v do_v this_o deed_n where_o the_o sentence_n immediate_o follow_v now_o what_o judgement_n be_v here_o require_v and_o herein_o to_o be_v use_v will_v appear_v discretionis_fw-la judicium_fw-la quandoqâ—e_fw-la sumitur_fw-la pro_fw-la diserâ—tione_fw-la undè_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quod_fw-la infans_fw-la &_o furiosus_fw-la carent_fw-la judicio_fw-la quandoque_fw-la pro_fw-la examinatioâ—e_fw-la seu_fw-la deliberatione_n quandoque_fw-la pro_fw-la authoritate_fw-la abbas_n clavis_fw-la discretionis_fw-la if_o we_o consider_v the_o several_a kind_n of_o judgement_n which_o in_o panormitan_n be_v threefold_a 1._o of_o discretion_n 2._o of_o examination_n or_o inquisition_n 3._o of_o authority_n or_o definition_n of_o which_o the_o first_o be_v hold_v so_o requisite_a that_o one_o of_o the_o key_n have_v be_v call_v after_o that_o name_n the_o key_n of_o discretion_n and_o where_o this_o be_v want_v the_o blind_a priest_n may_v call_v light_a darkness_n and_o darkness_n light_n discretion_n serve_v like_o the_o two_o light_n in_o the_o firmament_n to_o distinguish_v virtue_n and_o vice_n asunder_o and_o the_o more_o to_o be_v require_v in_o a_o priest_n who_o be_v not_o only_o to_o put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o light_n and_o darkness_n but_o betwixt_o darkness_n and_o darkness_n betwixt_o leprosy_n and_o leprosy_n betwixt_o sin_n and_o sin_n and_o how_o shall_v a_o priest_n know_v sin_n that_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n and_o how_o shall_v the_o law_n be_v understand_v without_o discretion_n in_o that_o great_a variety_n of_o sin_n and_o sinner_n which_o may_v come_v before_o the_o priest_n he_o have_v need_n to_o have_v his_o eye_n in_o his_o head_n that_o shall_v take_v the_o true_a distance_n of_o criminal_a case_n for_o than_o be_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o priest_n approve_v and_o confirm_v of_o god_n and_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n 18._o tunc_fw-la sententia_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la judicio_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o coelestibus_fw-la curiae_fw-la approbatur_fw-la &_o confirmatur_fw-la cùm_fw-la ita_fw-la ex_fw-la discretione_fw-la prodit_fw-la ut_fw-la reorum_fw-la merita_fw-la non_fw-la contradicant_fw-la quoscunque_fw-la ergo_fw-la solvunt_fw-la vel_fw-la ligant_fw-la adhibentes_fw-la clavem_fw-la discretionis_fw-la reorum_fw-la meritis_fw-la solvuntur_fw-la vel_fw-la ligantur_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la magistr_n lib._n 4._o do_v 18._o when_o it_o proceed_v from_o that_o discretion_n as_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o guilty_a person_n contradict_v not_o the_o same_o whosoever_o therefore_o they_o lose_v and_o bind_v by_o the_o key_n of_o discretion_n and_o according_a as_o the_o person_n may_v deserve_v such_o be_v bind_v and_o loose_v in_o heaven_n say_v the_o perpetual_a dictator_n in_o the_o school_n peter_n lombard_n of_o such_o necessity_n be_v discretion_n and_o when_o sin_n be_v discern_v great_a judgement_n be_v require_v as_o well_o in_o the_o curation_n of_o sin_n as_o in_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n for_o in_o some_o sinner_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o best_a help_n and_o mean_n for_o the_o cure_n thereof_o of_o who_o that_o may_v be_v verify_v perieram_fw-la nisi_fw-la periissem_fw-la i_o have_v perish_v d_o utter_o if_o i_o hâ—d_v not_o perish_v of_o this_o sanative_n and_o purgative_a humour_n be_v affliction_n like_o northern_a wind_n blow_v cold_a but_o sweep_v and_o cleanse_v the_o air_n thus_o the_o incestuous_a person_n be_v deliver_v unto_o satan_n 5.5_o 1_o cor._n 5.5_o for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n which_o censure_n be_v a_o curative_fw-it medicine_n from_o a_o spiritual_a physician_n and_o careful_a 5.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n in_o 1_o cor._n 5.5_o not_o from_o a_o enemy_n or_o destroyer_n chastise_v thâ—_n flesh_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o be_v there_o not_o need_v of_o judgement_n in_o administer_a such_o receipt_n where_o the_o ingredient_n may_v be_v poisonable_a and_o desperate_a if_o not_o allay_v with_o much_o skill_n and_o discretion_n again_o the_o priest_n have_v need_v to_o be_v judicious_a in_o discern_v unfeigned_a sorrow_n and_o contrition_n for_o sin_n 1._o poenitentia_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la dam_n dolentis_fw-la vindicte_fw-la semper_fw-la puniens_fw-la in_o se_fw-la quod_fw-la dolet_fw-la commisisse_fw-la aug._n apud_fw-la aquin._n part_n 3._o qu._n 85._o art_n 1._o for_o as_o much_o as_o repentance_n be_v a_o act_n of_o vindictive_n or_o corrective_a justice_n whereby_o a_o sinner_n take_v vengeance_n on_o himself_o for_o offend_v god_n in_o a_o sort_n prevent_v his_o justice_n and_o to_o repent_v be_v 33.14_o be_v ezek._n 33.14_o to_o do_v judgement_n in_o the_o prophet_n or_o to_o 11.3_o to_o 1_o cor._n 11.3_o judge_v ourselves_o as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o to_o which_o there_o belong_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o revenge_n or_o punishment_n now_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o correspondence_n betwixt_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n and_o a_o analogy_n betwixt_o the_o iniquity_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o fruit_n worthy_a of_o repentance_n and_o if_o the_o priest_n find_v some_o sinner_n to_o take_v on_o but_o little_a for_o heinous_a offence_n he_o be_v to_o aggravate_v the_o offence_n and_o to_o proportion_v the_o sorrow_n not_o with_o any_o intent_n thereby_o to_o satisfy_v god_n but_o to_o please_v he_o and_o in_o the_o case_n the_o penitent_n be_v swallow_v up_o of_o grief_n he_o be_v to_o alleviate_v the_o burden_n and_o great_a judgement_n be_v require_v in_o make_v this_o allotment_n what_o sorrow_n sort_v for_o each_o sin_n and_o to_o pronounce_v when_o the_o same_o be_v defective_a and_o excessive_a and_o last_o great_a judgement_n belong_v in_o the_o right_a application_n of_o this_o power_n that_o it_o may_v work_v and_o produce_v good_a effect_n to_o who_o and_o to_o who_o not_o and_o which_o way_n the_o key_n be_v to_o be_v turn_v to_o loose_v or_o to_o look_v the_o offender_n since_o it_o be_v not_o but_o with_o advice_n to_o be_v apply_v nor_o hand_n hasty_o to_o be_v lay_v on_o any_o man_n 1_o tim._n 5.22_o 23._o pacian_a in_o paraenesi_fw-la 16._o aug._n de_fw-fr bapt._n 5._o 20_o 23._o a_o place_n refer_v by_o the_o ancient_a writer_n to_o repentance_n and_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n give_v no_o less_o i_o say_v before_o that_o the_o best_a physic_n work_v not_o upon_o indispose_a patient_n nor_o do_v one_o receipt_n cure_v all_o disease_n judge_v then_o the_o priest_n must_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o sinner_n soul_n as_o well_o as_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o medicine_n and_o it_o fare_v with_o those_o that_o be_v disease_v in_o mind_n as_o with_o some_o such_o that_o be_v visit_v with_o corporal_a disease_n as_o not_o to_o question_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o physic_n but_o to_o suspect_v their_o own_o weakness_n in_o the_o use_n and_o operation_n thereof_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o many_o especial_o at_o the_o last_o gasp_n not_o to_o doubt_v of_o the_o power_n of_o remit_v sin_n but_o of_o their_o own_o indisposition_n to_o receive_v it_o whether_o the_o physic_n will_v stay_v with_o they_o or_o no_o and_o work_v upon_o their_o soul_n and_o a_o judicious_a priest_n must_v see_v to_o that_o these_o circumstance_n consider_v and_o many_o more_o that_o may_v fall_v in_o tell_v i_o if_o the_o handle_n of_o the_o key_n and_o discreet_a manage_n thereof_o be_v not_o a_o judicial_a act_n in_o such_o balance_n as_o these_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v weigh_v and_o then_o the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v to_o be_v practise_v evang._n causae_fw-la ergo_fw-la pensandae_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o cùm_fw-la ligandi_fw-la atque_fw-la solvendi_fw-la potestas_fw-la exercenda_fw-la videndum_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la culpa_fw-la aut_fw-la quae_fw-la sit_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la secula_fw-la post_fw-la culpam_fw-la ut_fw-la quos_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la dâ—us_fw-la per_fw-la compunctionis_fw-la gratiam_fw-la visitat_fw-la illos_fw-la pastor_n s_o sententia_fw-la absolvat_fw-la greg_n hom_n 26._o in_o evang._n priest_n must_v consider_v what_o
young_a count_n de_fw-fr nantes_n so_o rack_v and_o torture_v in_o his_o conscience_n which_o to_o appease_v he_o go_v on_o pilgrimage_n to_o the_o s._n sepulchre_n at_o jerusalem_n attend_v with_o six_o servant_n who_o he_o oblige_v by_o oath_n to_o execute_v whatsoever_o he_o shall_v command_v enter_v into_o the_o sepulchre_n forthwith_o he_o strip_v himself_o into_o his_o skin_n and_o command_v one_o of_o his_o servant_n to_o fasten_v a_o rope_n to_o his_o neck_n and_o bound_v he_o thereunto_o and_o two_o other_o to_o whip_v he_o sound_o with_o cord_n expose_v himself_o to_o the_o fight_n &_o derision_n of_o the_o infidel_n and_o purchase_v of_o they_o free_a access_n to_o the_o sepulchre_n with_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n after_o the_o inflict_a of_o many_o stripe_n his_o servant_n pity_v the_o furrow_n &_o wound_n upon_o his_o body_n and_o refuse_v to_o scourge_v he_o any_o more_o he_o compass_v one_o of_o their_o scourge_n and_o redouble_v the_o blow_n upon_o himself_o in_o far_o great_a measure_n than_o they_o have_v do_v cry_v out_o 2._o seigneur_fw-fr recoy_n à _fw-fr pardon_fw-fr le_fw-fr miserable_a parjure_n &_o sugitiff_a foulques_fw-fr a._n thenet_n vie_v des_fw-fr hommes_fw-fr illustres_fw-la livre_fw-fr 4._o c._n 2._o lord_n receive_v to_o grace_n and_o pardon_v the_o miserable_a perjure_a fugitive_a fulk_n after_o he_o have_v perform_v this_o solemn_a penance_n he_o return_v to_o his_o country_n so_o esteem_v and_o honour_v his_o sanctity_n purchase_v unto_o he_o such_o renown_n as_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v receive_v a_o crown_n at_o jerusalem_n of_o inestimable_a value_n so_o go_v the_o world_n in_o those_o day_n and_o such_o conscience_n be_v make_v of_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n after_o that_o come_v in_o the_o canonist_n and_o schoolman_n the_o two_o supporter_n of_o the_o roman_a chair_n and_o this_o discipline_n escape_v not_o their_o hand_n without_o some_o violence_n and_o wrest_v to_o serve_v their_o own_o invention_n for_o whereas_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n it_o be_v prescribe_v as_o a_o sign_n and_o expression_n of_o inward_a sorrow_n and_o use_v as_o a_o remedy_n against_o sin_n and_o a_o medicine_n for_o sin_n they_o make_v it_o a_o satisfaction_n in_o the_o scale_n of_o justice_n for_o public_a sin_n and_o in_o that_o sense_n 6._o poenitentia_fw-la hic_fw-la non_fw-la accipitur_fw-la pro_fw-la virtute_fw-la quia_fw-la ista_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sola_fw-la voluntate_fw-la nec_fw-la pro_fw-la sacramento_n quia_fw-la &_o huius_fw-la soâ—us_fw-la secretissimùs_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la satisfactione_n publica_fw-la pro_fw-la publicis_fw-la peccatis_fw-la imposita_fw-la biel._n l._n 4._o do_v 14._o q._n 3._o dub_v 6._o as_o they_o do_v their_o private_a satisfaction_n enjoin_v upon_o secret_a confession_n and_o close_a audience_n as_o expiatory_a both_o for_o the_o appease_n of_o god_n anger_n and_o remit_v of_o the_o offence_n a_o office_n peculiar_a to_o our_o saviour_n what_o these_o man_n have_v make_v of_o penance_n you_o shall_v hear_v etc._n gabr._fw-la ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la raâ—mund_n tr_fw-la 4._o poenitens_fw-la in_o die_fw-la cinerum_fw-la debet_fw-la se_fw-la repraesentare_fw-la ante_fw-la fores_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_o tristi_fw-la habitu_fw-la nudis_fw-la pedibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o the_o canonist_n say_v they_o have_v from_o the_o council_n of_o agatho_n i_o will_v not_o defraud_v my_o reader_n thereof_o and_o for_o hâ—s_n plenary_a knowledge_n herein_o will_v compare_v the_o narration_n of_o a_o school-man_n and_o a_o canonist_n that_o be_v gabriel_n biel_n and_o raymundus_n and_o thus_o it_o go_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o lent_n that_o be_v upon_o ash-wednesday_n such_o sinner_n that_o be_v design_v to_o undergo_v this_o solemn_a penance_n must_v present_v themselves_o at_o the_o church_n door_n before_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o place_n and_o his_o clergy_n in_o sackcloth_n naked_a on_o the_o head_n and_o foot_n their_o countenance_n deject_v and_o cast_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n profess_v by_o their_o very_a habit_n and_o look_v their_o guilt_n the_o bishop_n then_o attend_v with_o his_o clergy_n mittat_fw-la episcopus_fw-la se_fw-la prosternens_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la dicat_fw-la cum_fw-la clericis_fw-la 7._o poenitentiale_n psalmos_fw-la cum_fw-la lacrimis_fw-la pro_fw-la earum_fw-la absolutione_n tunc_fw-la manus_fw-la imponat_fw-la aquam_fw-la benedictam_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la spargat_fw-la cinâ—rem_fw-la post_fw-la mittat_fw-la bring_v they_o into_o the_o church_n and_o all_o prostrate_a on_o the_o ground_n he_o recite_v over_o they_o with_o tear_n the_o seven_o penitential_a psalm_n for_o their_o absolution_n after_o he_o have_v pray_v stand_v up_o he_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o they_o and_o sprinkle_v they_o with_o holy_a water_n and_o put_v ash_n upon_o their_o head_n and_o cover_v they_o with_o sackcloth_n and_o denounce_v unto_o they_o that_o look_v how_o adam_n be_v cast_v forth_o of_o paradise_n tuo_fw-la sicut_fw-la adam_n suis_fw-la de_fw-la paradiso_fw-la ejectus_fw-la ita_fw-la isti_fw-la pro_fw-la peccatis_fw-la suis_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la abjiciuntuâ—_n postea_fw-la jubet_fw-la episcopus_fw-la ministros_fw-la ut_fw-la choose_fw-la extra_fw-la â—anuas_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la expellant_fw-la clerus_fw-la verò_fw-la prosequatur_fw-la eos_fw-la cum_fw-la responsorio_n in_o sudore_fw-la vultus_fw-la tui_fw-la vesceris_fw-la pane_fw-la tuo_fw-la so_o be_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n expel_v from_o the_o church_n which_o sentence_n be_v no_o soon_o give_v than_o some_o of_o his_o minister_n be_v command_v by_o he_o to_o drive_v they_o out_o the_o clergy_n prosecute_a either_o sing_v or_o say_v the_o respond_v in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o brow_n thou_o shall_v eat_v thy_o bread_n that_o behold_v the_o church_n so_o trouble_v for_o their_o sin_n they_o may_v not_o flight_v their_o penance_n upon_o maundy_n thursday_n they_o return_v again_o and_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o dean_n raymundo_n in_o coena_fw-la domini_fw-la à _fw-la decano_fw-la rursus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praesentantur_fw-la &_o licèt_fw-la stint_v in_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la communicabant_fw-la cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la in_o eucharistia_n vel_fw-la osculo_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la erunt_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la octavam_fw-la paschae_fw-la &_o tunc_fw-la iterùm_fw-la exibunt_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o erunt_fw-la extra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la talem_fw-la diem_fw-la sequentis_fw-la anni_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la fiet_fw-la annuatim_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la sinem_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la exit_fw-la gabr._n &_o raymundo_n or_o some_o priest_n of_o good_a respect_n where_o they_o neither_o communicate_v in_o the_o eucharist_n nor_o in_o the_o pax_n and_o so_o they_o continue_v till_o the_o utas_z of_o easter_n and_o then_o they_o depart_v away_o from_o the_o church_n and_o be_v not_o admit_v till_o the_o ash-wednesday_n follow_v and_o this_o course_n to_o hold_v every_o year_n till_o the_o date_n of_o their_o penance_n be_v expire_v and_o they_o perfect_o restore_v observacur_fw-la ritus_fw-la ista_fw-la bodiè_fw-la in_o nullis_fw-la so_o i_o read_v for_o nonnullis_fw-la in_o the_o copy_n i_o use_v vel_fw-la paucissimis_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la observacur_fw-la this_o rite_n gabriel_n confess_v in_o his_o day_n seldom_o to_o be_v practise_v in_o any_o church_n and_o we_o see_v how_o in_o tract_n of_o time_n it_o have_v gather_v some_o rust_n and_o dross_n of_o superstition_n very_o incident_a to_o exercise_n of_o this_o kind_n a_o penance_n they_o say_v not_o to_o be_v inflict_v on_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n as_o the_o clergy_n be_v exempt_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o order_n and_o young_a man_n for_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o discipline_n and_o that_o but_o once_o upon_o any_o indeed_o saint_n ambrose_n incline_v to_o this_o opinion_n who_o reprehend_v the_o inordinate_a use_n of_o such_o person_n as_o frequent_v such_o heinous_a offence_n 10._o meritò_fw-la reprehenduntur_fw-la qui_fw-la saepiùs_fw-la agendam_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la putant_fw-la qui_fw-la luxuriantur_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la verè_fw-la agerent_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la iterandum_fw-la postea_fw-la non_fw-la putarent_fw-la quia_fw-la sicut_fw-la unum_fw-la baptisma_fw-la ita_fw-la una_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la quae_fw-la tamen_fw-la publicè_fw-la agitur_fw-la nam_fw-la quotidiani_fw-la nos_fw-la debet_fw-la poenitere_fw-la peccati_fw-la sed_fw-la haec_fw-la delictorum_fw-la leviorum_fw-la illa_fw-la graviorum_fw-la ambr._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr poen_n c._n 10._o for_o which_o public_a penance_n be_v enjoin_v affirm_v that_o if_o such_o sinner_n have_v sincere_o repent_v and_o in_o their_o heart_n detest_a sin_n so_o much_o as_o they_o make_v show_v to_o do_v this_o physic_n once_o take_v will_v have_v wrought_v so_o perfect_a a_o cure_n upon_o they_o as_o there_o can_v be_v no_o fear_n of_o relapse_n nor_o further_o use_v of_o any_o medicine_n of_o that_o nature_n and_o the_o same_o father_n seem_v also_o to_o have_v no_o good_a like_n of_o that_o disease_n or_o patient_n where_o this_o physic_n will_v not_o work_v and_o in_o those_o severe_a time_n lapse_v sinner_n already_o discipline_v be_v neither_o restore_v to_o public_a penance_n nor_o to_o the_o public_a communion_n after_o which_o public_a penance_n say_v petavius_n if_o again_o they_o entangle_v themselves_o with_o the_o
piaculous_a and_o not_o a_o confession_n but_o a_o malediction_n but_o to_o use_v confession_n before_o man_n 1._o as_o a_o help_v the_o better_a to_o enable_v we_o to_o confess_v unto_o god_n 2._o or_o to_o man_n as_o a_o instrument_n in_o the_o place_n and_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v not_o repugnant_a thereunto_o 3._o to_o confess_v to_o man_n whole_o and_o to_o leave_v out_o god_n 4._o or_o to_o imagine_v that_o unfeigned_a confession_n make_v before_o god_n be_v insufficient_a without_o respect_n have_v unto_o the_o confession_n make_v to_o man_n either_o in_o purpose_n or_o performance_n as_o the_o accomplishment_n thereof_o be_v the_o hagar_n that_o must_v not_o abide_v with_o the_o freewoman_n 4.30_o gal._n 4.30_o but_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o her_o son_n that_o be_v such_o consequent_n as_o the_o roman_a polemic_o draw_v from_o thence_o it_o be_v a_o calumniation_n fasten_v upon_o our_o church_n that_o it_o shall_v teach_v baptism_n without_o confirmation_n to_o be_v imperfect_a 1625._o conference_n at_o hampton_n court_n pag._n 10._o ed._n 1625._o or_o that_o at_o least_o confirmation_n add_v no_o small_a matter_n to_o the_o strength_n and_o virtue_n thereof_o which_o scandal_n the_o godlike_a wisdom_n of_o his_o late_a majesty_n be_v upon_o london_n upon_o of_o ll._n archbishop_n of_o cant._n and_o bishop_n of_o london_n sound_a information_n the_o sponge_n to_o wipe_v away_o that_o it_o be_v neither_o a_o sacrament_n nor_o a_o corroboration_n to_o a_o former_a sacrament_n but_o a_o examination_n with_o a_o confirmation_n the_o confession_n have_v to_o man_n must_v not_o be_v think_v to_o perfect_v that_o which_o be_v have_v to_o god_n or_o to_o be_v a_o sacrament_n or_o a_o confirmation_n of_o any_o sacrament_n by_o way_n of_o corroboration_n but_o by_o wâ—y_n of_o examination_n only_o where_o the_o sin_n confess_v unto_o god_n be_v examine_v and_o if_o upon_o due_a examination_n the_o confession_n make_v to_o god_n shall_v appear_v to_o be_v good_a the_o 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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 andicarit_fw-la &_o eam_fw-la prorsùs_fw-la transtulerit_fw-la in_o sacerdotes_fw-la ità _fw-la ut_fw-la in_o absolutione_n non_fw-la 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who_o heaven_n be_v open_v as_o free_v by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o they_o may_v be_v coheir_n with_o he_o as_o learned_a beza_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 we_o be_v then_o in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o distingu_n sh_z betwixt_o the_o bond_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o bond_n for_o sin_n peccatum_fw-la vinculun_n 1_o peccati_fw-la 2_o propter_fw-la peccatum_fw-la 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 solvit_fw-la à _fw-la peccati_fw-la macula_fw-la mâ—ntis_fw-la caligine_fw-la &_o a_o penal_a debito_fw-la 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 apparitoribus_fw-la vel_fw-la tortoribus_fw-la qui_fw-la eum_fw-la ad_fw-la supplicium_fw-la rapiant_fw-la nil_fw-la est_fw-la opus_fw-la cùm_fw-la suis_fw-la ipse_fw-la peccatis_fw-la constringatur_fw-la quò_fw-la minùs_fw-la poenam_fw-la effugiat_fw-la mercer_n câ—mment_fw-fr in_o prov._n 5._o non_fw-la potest_fw-la saciliter_fw-la operari_fw-la bonum_fw-la propter_fw-la habitum_fw-la vitiosum_fw-la inclinantem_fw-la ad_fw-la contrarium_fw-la lyra_n 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 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 to_o sore_a 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 â—he_n bâ—nds_v of_o captivity_n 3._o est_fw-la oblâ—gatio_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la homo_fw-la obligatur_fw-la ad_fw-la culpam_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la pâ—r_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la poenâ—m_fw-la in_fw-la uno_fw-la obligatur_fw-la vinculo_fw-la captivitatis_fw-la in_fw-la altero_fw-la debito_fw-la damnationis_fw-la â—hâ—nâ—_n nâ—n_fw-la aâ—tâ—m_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la vinctis_fw-la obligatâ—m_fw-la solus_fw-la illâ—_n solvere_fw-la potest_fw-la qui_fw-la uâ—rè_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la &_o omne_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 hâ—_n only_o cancel_v that_o be_v omnipotent_a and_o can_v dâ—_n 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 dâ—us_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 uâ—i_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 frâ—â—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 vindictive_n satisfaction_n expiatory_a vindictive_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 christian_n and_o propitiatory_a in_o christ_n probatory_n in_o christian_n 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 â—mâ—nâ—ment_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 178._o in_o soro_fw-la mundano_fw-la peccata_fw-la quatenus_fw-la sunt_fw-la contra_fw-la honum_fw-la pacis_fw-la publicae_fw-la subâ—iciuntuâ—_n potestati_fw-la politiâ—ae_fw-la pâ—r_fw-la quam_fw-la judicâ—ri_fw-la &_o â—â—â—nis_fw-la publicis_fw-la puniri_fw-la dâ—beâ—nt_fw-la &_o in_o soro_fw-la ecclesiastico_fw-la quatenus_fw-la sunt_fw-la offensa_fw-la dâ—i_fw-la &_o sâ—luti_fw-la spirituali_fw-la nocent_a subsunt_fw-la potestati_fw-la ecclâ—siae_fw-la apol._n pro_fw-la jure_fw-la princip_n pag._n 178._o or_o voluntary_a by_o the_o the_o inquent_n himself_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 p_o rdon_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 to_o be_v the_o true_a and_o proper_a assertion_n 1_o cause_n of_o remission_n be_v a_o prerogative_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 43.15_o esay_n 43.15_o therefore_o when_o christ_n make_v bold_a with_o this_o power_n 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 blasphemech_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
by_o the_o latter_a ourselves_o and_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n many_o be_v displease_v with_o confession_n not_o for_o any_o hurt_n or_o distaste_n at_o the_o thing_n itself_o but_o at_o the_o difficulty_n thereof_o and_o abstain_v from_o it_o not_o as_o a_o act_n unlawful_a but_o unseemly_a to_o man_n of_o their_o quality_n and_o disagree_v with_o their_o disposition_n no_o small_a argument_n that_o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o grace_n whereas_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n so_o much_o frown_v at_o it_o but_o how_o burdensome_a soever_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n sure_o the_o burden_n of_o a_o wound_a conscience_n be_v great_a 15.25_o act_n 15.25_o for_o who_o can_v bear_v it_o it_o seem_v good_a unto_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o unto_o we_o as_o the_o first_o council_n in_o the_o church_n decree_v to_o lay_v upon_o you_o no_o great_a burden_n than_o these_o necessary_a thing_n it_o be_v not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o prudence_n to_o cut_v off_o thing_n superfluous_a as_o withal_o to_o impose_v necessary_a this_o late_a age_n have_v not_o be_v so_o much_o a_o vintage_n as_o a_o prune_n of_o the_o church_n vineyard_n and_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a for_o a_o quick_a and_o fruitful_a branch_n to_o be_v amputate_v and_o cut_v off_o among_o so_o many_o fruitless_a and_o unprofitable_a â—9_n matth._n 13._o â—9_n those_o weeder_n have_v need_v to_o have_v great_a care_n that_o pull_v not_o up_o some_o hopeful_a blade_n among_o store_n of_o weed_n there_o be_v not_o any_o i_o suppose_v that_o can_v thorough_o purge_v his_o floor_n and_o gather_v the_o wheat_n into_o his_o garner_n 3.12_o matth._n 3.12_o but_o he_o who_o fan_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o will_v burn_v up_o the_o chaff_n with_o unquenchable_a fi_fw-la e._n i_o honour_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o first_o reformer_n of_o the_o church_n as_o good_a man_n yet_o but_o man_n and_o not_o exempt_v from_o error_n and_o very_o believe_v that_o the_o great_a abuse_n and_o juggle_n under_o the_o sacred_a veil_n of_o the_o key_n confession_n and_o absolution_n the_o merchandise_n and_o trade_n in_o indulgence_n the_o lewd_a profane_v of_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n make_v they_o less_o zealous_a for_o the_o true_a use_n of_o confession_n the_o key_n and_o censure_n and_o so_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o connivency_n there_o wax_v a_o general_a coldness_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o commendable_a and_o necessary_a exercise_n thereof_o the_o minister_n and_o pastor_n of_o christ_n flock_n can_v with_o no_o sin_n for_o confession_n no_o perplexity_n for_o the_o conscience_n no_o wound_n no_o disease_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o that_o all_o the_o flock_n be_v so_o sound_a and_o whole_a that_o there_o need_v no_o physician_n but_o they_o may_v wish_v the_o best_a and_o fear_v the_o worst_a and_o find_v too_o much_o work_v for_o physician_n if_o thorough_o employ_v too_o many_o bond_n and_o bar_n for_o their_o key_n and_o too_o many_o infirmity_n for_o their_o power_n to_o work_v on_o confession_n can_v be_v out_o of_o request_n so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v so_o strong_a temptation_n to_o assault_v and_o so_o weak_a a_o fort_n and_o poor_o mane_v to_o defend_v let_v then_o thy_o soul_n be_v of_o more_o worth_n than_o thy_o body_n and_o to_o the_o heal_n of_o spiritual_a wound_n lend_v a_o quick_a ear_n for_o thy_o bodily_a health_n what_o will_v thou_o not_o undergo_v what_o not_o endure_v lance_a habet_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n alex._n str_n lib._n 1._o ut_fw-la valeat_fw-la corpus_fw-la ferrum_fw-la pâ—tieris_fw-la &_o ignes_fw-la arida_fw-la nec_fw-la sitiens_fw-la oâ—a_fw-la â—â—gabis_fw-la aquâ_fw-la ut_fw-la valeas_fw-la animo_fw-la quicquam_fw-la tolâ—rare_fw-la recuse_n at_o pars_fw-la haec_fw-la pretium_fw-la corpore_fw-la majus_fw-la habet_fw-la burn_a purge_a vomit_v and_o be_v a_o little_a shame_n in_o confession_n a_o small_a austerity_n in_o penance_n tedious_a to_o be_v undertake_v for_o thy_o soul_n good_a thou_o set_v not_o that_o price_n upon_o the_o better_a part_n of_o thyself_o which_o thou_o ought_v that_o refuse_v such_o receipt_n for_o the_o safety_n thereof_o for_o say_v a_o father_n he_o be_v nothing_o near_o such_o a_o benefactor_n which_o free_v the_o body_n frâ—m_o a_o disease_n 258._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n alex._n strom._n l._n 1._o p._n 258._o as_o he_o that_o deliver_v the_o souâ—_n from_o unrighteousness_n in_o regard_n the_o soul_n be_v far_o more_o precious_a than_o the_o body_n let_v then_o the_o great_a benefit_n redound_v to_o the_o soul_n by_o confession_n vanquish_v the_o shame_n and_o natural_a repugnancy_n declare_v thou_o thy_o sin_n first_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v esay_n 43.76_o as_o the_o lxxâ—i_n read_v it_o justification_n follow_v upon_o that_o declaration_n not_o condemnation_n whereupon_o saint_n chrysostome_n assign_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o consequent_a of_o confess_v at_o the_o tribunal_n of_o god_n from_o terrestrial_a bar_n for_o at_o these_o external_a tribunal_n below_o after_o accusation_n and_o confession_n of_o sin_n 139._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tom_fw-mi 5._o p._n 139._o death_n follow_v but_o at_o the_o divine_a tribunal_n upon_o confession_n where_o the_o sinner_n accuse_v himself_o there_o go_v a_o crown_n and_o herein_o be_v a_o beam_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o not_o extort_v confession_n as_o our_o judge_n do_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o accuse_v but_o as_o a_o physician_n to_o know_v our_o disease_n for_o their_o better_a heal_n and_o his_o justice_n too_o after_o a_o sort_n herein_o shine_v that_o the_o sinner_n in_o confess_v may_v blush_v for_o sin_n whereof_o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a in_o commit_v by_o this_o mean_n do_v the_o shepherd_n of_o the_o flock_n come_v by_o notice_n of_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o infirmity_n wherewith_o his_o sheep_n be_v trouble_v and_o can_v the_o better_o prescribe_v the_o remedy_n by_o 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