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A93388	A treatise of the best kinde of confessors by which preists [sic] in England may see how they may be, and lay Catholiks see how they may chuse the best kinde of confessors / composed by the most reverend father in God, Richard, bishop of Chalcedon, pastor of the Catholike in England.	Smith, Richard, 1566-1655.	1651 (1651)	Wing S4159; ESTC R43753	38,066	146

what kinde of Confessors are the best that both they may become the best kinde of Confessors and theise vse the best Thirdly because Diuines III. a S. Thom. 2. 2. q. 187. art 8. vsually compare the states of Curats and regulars without offence of anye of which comparison thus writeth Suarez tom 3. de relig lib. 1. c. 18. It is blameless if it be wisely and modestly handled and it be Comparison o' Confessors bess offensiue then the comparison of Curats and Regulars considered that the comparison is made not between their persons or descrts but between their sta●es and conditions or as S. Thomas speaketh the comparison is made for the kinde of the worke not for the charitie of the worker as Christ Luke ●● preferreth the contemplatiue life before the actiue And yet this comparison of Curats and Regulars is not made for the greater good of a third as we compare the sayd different Confessors for the greater good of the Penitents but meerly to shew which of their states is in it self better and perfecter If therefor this comparison of different kindes of Confessors be handled discreetly and modestly as it shall be of me it will be more blameles then that of Curats and Regulars Fourthly because IV. all sorts of Priests in Countryes that are not Catholik as England is not or in Countryes Where there is great scarcitye of Priests as in the Indyes are capable of both these functions of Confessors and some Regulars a S. Thom. 2. 2 q. 184. art 7. are euen in Catholik Countryes and where there is no scarcitie of Priests Confessors with charge of souls as others are withont such charge And if Regular Priests in England will vndertake the burden they may haue pastorall charge of their Penitents souls as well as others Fiftly because no man carefull of his health would be offended to haue shewed vnto him what kinde of Surgeon or Physitian to witt a Gallenist or Paracelsian is better for him and why should any Penitent carefull of the good of his soule take it ill that the like should be shewed to him of his spirituall Physitian who is his Confessor If therefor any take it ill that it be shewed what kinde of Confessor is the best for the glorie of God and good of souls he sheweth therereby that he is not desirous of the greater glory of God and greater spirituall profitt of souls of which I hope no good Priest or Catholik in England is guiltie Lastly because I being Pastor of the Catholiks in England as P. Vrban VIII in his Breue to me An. 1626. in expres termes calleth me ought to shew them al the best means I can for the good of their soules and in doing so none can be iustly offended for I doe but may dutie and what I am bound to doe And also though vnworthie I am one of those of whome our Sauiour said who heareth you heareth me who despiseth you despiseth me THIRD CHAPTER That it much importeth both Priests and Lay Catholiks to know which is the best kinde of Confessors 1. THat it greatly importeth Priests for to know which is the best kinde of Confessors is euident First because thereby they may know what kinde of Confessors are most pleasing to God doe merit more to themselues and do also more good to their Penitents Secondly because Priests are dispēsers of the mysteries of God and it importeth them to know who are the best dispensers of such great matters Thirdly because Confessors are spirituall Physitians of their Penitents and it much importeth Physitians both for themselues and for their Patients to be the most able to cure their Patients 2. That it also greatly importeth Penitents to know who are the best kinde of Confessors is likewise euident First because as is sayd Confessors are their spirituall Phisitians who must cure their spirituall diseases Secondly because the Church counseleth her children to chuse the best kinde of Confessor they can De Paenitent D. 1. c. 88. and d. 6. c. 1. where Nauarre in C. Placuit sayth The meaning of the Canon is to counsel that by what way soeuer a Penitent can iustly he should seek the best Priests See him there § Quod autem Thirdly because as is a foresayd the Church professeth that one of the best meanes she hath to keep men from vice and to driue them to vertue is Confession and surely the best meanes to the best Confession is the best kinde of Confessor as t●e best meanes to be cured is to gett the best Physitian FORTH CHAPTER That a Confessor who hath Pastorall charge of the souls of Penitents is better then one who hath no such charge proued by their different Institutors THe first proof that à Confessor who hath pastorall charge of souls is caeteris paribus better then one who hath no such charge I will take from their different Institutors For Christ himselfe immediatly instituted Confessors with pastorall charge of souls as is euident out of S. Iohn chapt 20. v. 23. where he sayth to his Apostles and in them to their successors Take the Holy Ghost whose sinns you shall remitt they are remitted and whose you shall retaine they are retained Now the Apostles were and their successors are Confessors with pastorall charge of souls But that Christ immediatly instituted Confessors without charge of souls we neither finde in scripture nor in Tradition but theise were instituted by the Church as S. Thomas teacheth in these words 22. q. 188. art 4. It was requisit that beside the ordinary Prelats others should be assumed to such offices Where he doth not say that Confessors without charge of souls were necessary but onely requisit nor that they were immediatly instituted by Christ as ordinary Prelats are but assumed to witt by the Church Secondly because Christ instituted no ●ther Confessors but the Apostles and the 72. Disciples but both theise doubtles had charge of soules And surely that kinde of Cōfessor is of himself and caeteris paribus better who is immediatly instituted by God and with whome God will more concurre then that kinde of Confessor who is not so instituted For it cannot be doubted but that he will more concurre with such kinde of Confessors as himself immediatly instituted thē with such as are instituted by others FIFTH CHAPTER That a Confessor with charge of soules is better then one without such charge proued by the different ends of their Institution THat a Confessor with charge of soules is of himself and caeteris paribus better then one without such charge I proue by the different ends for which they were instituted For Confessors with charge of souls were instituted for themselues as necessary officiers for the remission of mens sinns as is euident by Christs words cited in the former chapter For Christ hauing instituted the Sacrament of Pennance he must needes institute purposely officers for the administring thereof as were the Apostles and their Successors But Confessors