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confession_n can_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o scripture_n gabriel_n biel_n confess_v he_o can_v find_v sufficient_a force_n to_o 1._o conclude_v the_o necessity_n of_o confession_n from_o the_o power_n of_o absolution_n here_o grant_v because_o it_o may_v be_v valid_a upon_o voluntary_a confession_n of_o the_o party_n and_o therefore_o he_o resolve_v it_o into_o a_o unwritten_a tradition_n guide_v brianson_n take_v great_a pain_n to_o prove_v it_o out_o of_o this_o 138._o place_n but_o at_o last_o yield_v that_o christ_n institute_v such_o a_o power_n do_v not_o bind_v person_n to_o confess_v their_o fault_n to_o they_o that_o have_v it_o for_o the_o power_n of_o retain_v do_v not_o imply_v that_o no_o sin_n be_v retain_v which_o be_v not_o retain_v by_o the_o priest_n upon_o confession_n neither_o then_o do_v the_o power_n of_o absolution_n imply_v that_o no_o sin_n be_v remit_v but_o such_o as_o be_v confess_v to_o a_o priest._n and_o therefore_o he_o betake_v himself_o as_o biel_n do_v to_o unwritten_a tradition_n and_o so_o do_v nicol._n 17._o the_o orbellis_fw-la jac._n de_fw-fr almain_n debate_v the_o matter_n at_o large_a and_o he_o say_v only_o that_o it_o be_v a_o probable_a opinion_n that_o this_o confession_n be_v of_o divine_a appointment_n but_o he_o yield_v that_o christ_n grant_v a_o power_n of_o absolution_n dâ—th_v not_o make_v it_o a_o duty_n to_o confess_v to_o a_o priest_n and_o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o false_a proposition_n that_o where_o a_o power_n of_o judge_v be_v give_v other_o be_v bind_v to_o submit_v to_o it_o for_o all_o that_o follow_v be_v that_o their_o sentence_n be_v valid_a if_o they_o do_v submit_v but_o the_o force_n of_o what_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n deduce_v from_o this_o place_n lie_v whole_o in_o this_o as_o vasquez_n observe_v 2._o that_o because_o christ_n have_v give_v authority_n to_o absolve_v and_o they_o can_v exercise_v that_o authority_n without_o confession_n therefore_o confession_n be_v hereby_o make_v necessary_a and_o he_o confess_v that_o scarce_o any_o have_v deduce_v the_o argumert_n effectual_o from_o this_o place_n but_o he_o say_v one_o thing_n very_o observable_a that_o if_o this_o place_n be_v extend_v to_o remission_n of_o sin_n in_o baptism_n than_o it_o can_v never_o prove_v the_o necessity_n of_o sacramental_a confession_n and_o greg._n de_fw-fr valentia_n as_o plain_o own_v that_o the_o father_n do_v understand_v it_o of_o baptism_n he_o name_v 73._o s._n cyprian_n and_o s._n ambrose_n but_o natalis_n alexander_n allow_v s._n cyril_n of_o alexandria_n to_o have_v so_o understand_v it_o and_o that_o jansenius_n and_o ferus_fw-la follow_v he_o but_o beside_o these_o s._n augustin_n interpret_v this_o place_n as_o s._n cyprian_n have_v do_v for_o as_o s._n cyprian_n from_o hence_o infer_v the_o power_n of_o baptise_v and_o grant_v remission_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o guide_n of_o the_o church_n so_o s._n augustin_n say_v the_o church_n charity_n by_o the_o hâ—ly_a ghost_n lose_v the_o sin_n of_o those_o who_o be_v her_o member_n and_o retain_v 121._o the_o sin_n of_o those_o who_o be_v not_o and_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o whereas_o st._n matthew_n speak_v of_o the_o power_n of_o baptise_v grant_v to_o the_o apostle_n s._n john_n instead_o of_o that_o mention_n this_o pour_v of_o remit_v or_o retain_v sin_n and_o s._n mark_n and_o s._n luke_n speak_v of_o baptism_n to_o which_o the_o one_o 47._o join_v sâ—lvation_n and_o the_o other_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v mean_v by_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o word_n of_o s._n john_n and_o thus_o s._n peter_n exercise_v this_o power_n of_o lose_v on_o the_o convert_a jew_n act._n 2._o 38._o and_o his_o power_n of_o bind_v on_o simon_n magus_n act._n 8._o 21._o peter_n lombard_n carry_v s._n augustin_n meaning_n far_o 18._o to_o the_o power_n of_o priest_n over_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n but_o then_o he_o limit_n this_o power_n and_o make_v it_o no_o more_o than_o declarative_a as_o i_o have_v observe_v already_o and_o for_o this_o he_o quote_v a_o notable_a passage_n of_o s._n jerom_n 16._o who_o say_v that_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o assume_v too_o much_o to_o themselves_o under_o pretence_n of_o this_o power_n of_o the_o key_n whereas_o god_n regard_v not_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o priest_n but_o the_o life_n of_o the_o penitent_n but_o natalis_n alexander_n think_v there_o be_v no_o bind_v power_n with_o respect_n to_o baptism_n be_v there_o not_o as_o to_o simon_n magus_n and_o as_o long_o as_o every_o year_n the_o church_n judge_v of_o the_o competency_n of_o person_n for_o it_o when_o christ_n speak_v these_o word_n the_o church_n be_v whole_o to_o be_v form_v and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a power_n lodge_v with_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n to_o admit_v into_o the_o church_n or_o to_o exclude_v from_o it_o not_o as_o private_a person_n but_o by_o authority_n from_o christ_n himself_o but_o then_o this_o power_n be_v vain_a and_o idle_a in_o a_o constitute_v church_n by_o no_o mean_n they_o have_v still_o a_o power_n of_o cast_v out_o and_o take_v in_o again_o and_o of_o impose_v such_o act_n on_o offender_n as_o may_v give_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o church_n who_o honour_n suffer_v and_o who_o discipline_n be_v break_v but_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o by_o christ_n appointment_n under_o the_o gospel_n no_o know_v mortal_a sin_n can_v be_v pardon_v to_o baptize_v person_n without_o confession_n of_o it_o to_o a_o priest_n and_o whether_o these_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n do_v imply_v it_o scotus_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n satisfy_v with_o man_n reason_v out_o of_o this_o place_n that_o because_o christ_n have_v give_v such_o a_o power_n unica_fw-la therefore_o it_o be_v man_n duty_n to_o confess_v their_o sin_n for_o say_v he_o this_o only_a imply_v the_o usefulness_n and_o efficacy_n of_o this_o power_n if_o it_o be_v make_v use_n of_o as_o in_o confirmation_n none_o think_v themselves_o damn_v if_o they_o do_v not_o use_v it_o though_o it_o be_v very_o useful_a and_o therefore_o he_o go_v another_o way_n to_o work_v viz._n by_o join_v this_o precept_n and_o that_o of_o love_a god_n and_o ourselves_o together_o with_o it_o but_o how_o do_v this_o prove_v that_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o take_v this_o particular_a way_n true_o scotus_n here_o show_v his_o subtlety_n suppose_v there_o be_v another_o way_n that_o be_v hard_a and_o this_o be_v find_v more_o easy_a he_o think_v a_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o take_v the_o short_a and_o easy_a way_n viz._n by_o confession_n and_o absolution_n but_o for_o all_o this_o his_o heart_n do_v misgive_v he_o and_o he_o can_v not_o but_o see_v that_o this_o prove_v nothing_o unless_o this_o way_n of_o confession_n be_v first_o prove_v to_o be_v a_o secure_a way_n and_o therefore_o he_o put_v the_o case_n that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o prove_v by_o these_o word_n it_o may_v be_v by_o s._n james_n confess_v your_o fault_n one_o to_o another_o no_o say_v he_o this_o will_v not_o do_v for_o which_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n that_o it_o hold_v no_o more_o for_o confession_n to_o a_o priest_n than_o to_o any_o other_o therefore_o after_o all_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o resolve_v it_o into_o some_o unwritten_a tradition_n since_o there_o be_v no_o convince_a evidence_n for_o it_o either_o in_o this_o or_o any_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o show_v they_o run_v to_o tradition_n when_o they_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o say_v bonaventure_n deny_v that_o christ_n himself_o appoint_v tâ—e_v 3._o confession_n of_o sin_n for_o which_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n lest_o it_o shall_v prove_v a_o occasion_n of_o sin_v ne_fw-la ex_fw-la verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la daretur_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la recidivandi_fw-la occasio_fw-la but_o afterward_o he_o think_v the_o apostle_n
the_o fact_n become_v notorious_a and_o so_o this_o act_n of_o nectarius_n in_o take_v away_o the_o penitentiary_n office_n and_o the_o approbation_n of_o it_o by_o other_o church_n follow_v the_o example_n evident_o prove_v that_o they_o do_v not_o look_v on_o confession_n of_o secret_a sin_n as_o necessary_a to_o the_o remission_n of_o they_o 4._o as_o the_o take_n away_o the_o penitentiary_n office_n show_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o church_n at_o that_o time_n against_o the_o necessity_n of_o confession_n in_o order_n to_o pardon_n so_o it_o do_v likewise_o in_o order_n to_o the_o partake_n of_o the_o eucharist_n for_o socrates_n say_v that_o eudaemon_n give_v that_o counsel_n to_o nectarius_n that_o 19_o he_o shall_v remove_v the_o penitentiary_n and_o give_v every_o one_o leave_v to_o pass_v judgement_n on_o himself_o in_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o so_o to_o partake_v of_o the_o mystery_n the_o same_o be_v affirm_v by_o sozomen_n which_o respect_v not_o the_o public_a discipline_n about_o 16._o notorious_a offender_n but_o the_o private_a application_n make_v by_o scrupulous_a person_n and_o secret_a offender_n to_o the_o penitentiary_n in_o order_n to_o a_o right_a preparation_n for_o the_o eucharist_n and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v then_o believe_v by_o many_o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v due_o fit_v for_o that_o sacrament_n unless_o they_o have_v first_o unburthen_v their_o conscience_n by_o a_o voluntary_a confession_n to_o the_o penitentiary_n and_o follow_v his_o direction_n but_o this_o office_n be_v take_v away_o the_o question_n now_o be_v whether_o it_o be_v think_v necessary_a to_o confess_v private_o to_o any_o other_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n declare_v 11._o that_o sacramental_a confession_n be_v necessary_a to_o a_o worthy_a partake_n of_o the_o eucharist_n to_o every_o one_o that_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o any_o mortal_a sin_n and_o whosoever_o hold_v the_o contrary_a be_v declare_v excommunicate_a ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la but_o these_o historian_n plain_o deny_v it_o and_o they_o be_v justify_v by_o s._n chrysostom_n who_o speak_v to_o the_o very_a case_n not_o about_o catechuman_n but_o such_o as_o will_v fit_v themselves_o for_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n and_o he_o several_a time_n declare_v that_o a_o man_n need_v not_o reveal_v his_o sin_n to_o any_o but_o to_o god_n alone_o in_o order_n to_o it_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o emphatical_a than_o what_o he_o say_v to_o that_o purpose_n for_o this_o cause_n s._n paul_n say_v let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v of_o that_o corinâ—â—_n bread_n and_o drink_v of_o that_o cup_n he_o do_v not_o lay_v open_a the_o secret_a ulcer_n he_o do_v not_o bring_v the_o accusation_n into_o a_o theatre_n he_o appoint_v no_o witness_n of_o thy_o transgression_n pass_v judgement_n within_o thy_o own_o conscience_n there_o examine_v thy_o fault_n and_o call_v thyself_o to_o a_o account_n for_o the_o â—ins_n of_o thy_o life_n where_o â—oâ—e_a but_o god_n be_v present_a who_o see_v all_o thing_n amend_v thy_o fault_n and_o so_o with_o a_o pure_a conscience_n draw_v near_o to_o the_o holy_a table_n and_o partake_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n there_o offer_v but_o leave_v this_o shall_v be_v think_v one_o of_o those_o sudden_a eloquent_a heat_n which_o petavius_n say_v be_v hardly_o capable_a of_o 244._o good_a sense_n if_o too_o strict_o examine_v we_o find_v he_o very_o cool_o deliver_v the_o same_o doctrine_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o those_o word_n of_o s._n paul._n than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o make_v confession_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o a_o priest_n a_o necessary_a preparation_n for_o the_o eucharist_n catharinus_n say_v that_o if_o the_o church_n have_v not_o limit_v the_o time_n yet_o every_o person_n 453._o will_v be_v bind_v to_o confess_v to_o a_o priest_n as_o often_o as_o he_o communicate_v and_o although_o he_o know_v no_o mortal_a sin_n by_o himself_o yet_o he_o will_v deserve_v the_o severe_a censure_n for_o not_o confess_v because_o he_o take_v upon_o himself_o to_o be_v his_o own_o judge_n can_v any_o 451._o thing_n be_v more_o contrary_a to_o s._n câ—rysostom_n than_o this_o boileau_n confess_v that_o s._n chrysostom_n do_v not_o here_o refer_v at_o 201._o all_o to_o confession_n to_o a_o priest_n than_o it_o follow_v that_o he_o think_v it_o not_o necessary_a to_o right_a participation_n of_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n here_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o daily_a examination_n of_o conscience_n by_o the_o faithful_a but_o of_o the_o solemn_a judgement_n of_o conscience_n by_o way_n of_o due_a preparation_n and_o so_o justify_v the_o fact_n of_o nectarius_n in_o take_v away_o the_o penitentiaries_n office_n but_o we_o be_v not_o to_o suppose_v so_o great_a and_o so_o zealous_a a_o man_n will_v have_v do_v it_o against_o his_o conscience_n as_o he_o must_v if_o he_o still_o think_v confession_n to_o a_o priest_n necessary_a and_o he_o do_v not_o say_v they_o need_v not_o go_v now_o to_o the_o penitentiary_n but_o that_o they_o need_v not_o diselose_v their_o sin_n to_o any_o not_o to_o a_o multitude_n or_o in_o a_o theatrical_a manner_n as_o some_o expound_v it_o but_o to_o none_o but_o god_n which_o exclude_v the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o single_a priest_n as_o well_o as_o of_o a_o great_a number_n i_o nâ—ed_v not_o insist_v on_o the_o other_o place_n in_o s._n chrysostom_n to_o that_o purpose_n since_o these_o be_v sufficient_a for_o my_o design_n cassian_n be_v a_o disciple_n of_o s._n chrysostom_n and_o he_o suppose_v 8._o confession_n to_o god_n alone_o to_o be_v sufficient_a for_o remission_n of_o sin_n where_o mere_a modesty_n hinder_v man_n from_o confess_v to_o man_n boileau_n answer_v that_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o sacramental_a confession_n make_v to_o priest_n but_o of_o a_o ascetic_a confession_n among_o 286._o the_o mâ—nks_n but_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o confession_n to_o god_n as_o sufficient_a for_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o must_v exclude_v the_o necessity_n of_o any_o other_o 5._o after_o the_o take_n away_o the_o penitentiary_n office_n the_o public_a discipline_n of_o the_o church_n as_o to_o open_v and_o scandalous_a offender_n continue_v for_o some_o time_n in_o the_o eastern_a as_o well_o as_o the_o western_a church_n no_o one_o speak_v more_o full_o to_o this_o than_o s._n chrysostom_n which_o make_v i_o wonder_v at_o those_o who_o say_v the_o public_a penance_n be_v take_v away_o by_o nectarius_n for_o in_o his_o 82._o homily_n on_o s._n matthew_n towards_o the_o conclusion_n he_o insist_o very_o much_o upon_o it_o and_o not_o only_o charge_v the_o people_n not_o to_o come_v with_o their_o sin_n upon_o they_o but_o he_o speak_v to_o those_o who_o minister_v to_o deny_v the_o eucharist_n to_o open_a offender_n and_o he_o say_v it_o will_v be_v charge_v as_o a_o great_a fault_n upon_o they_o if_o they_o know_v such_o and_o permit_v they_o to_o communicate_v but_o how_o shall_v we_o know_v they_o i_o speak_v not_o say_v he_o of_o those_o who_o be_v not_o but_o of_o those_o who_o be_v know_v and_o if_o any_o such_o do_v thrust_v themselves_o in_o he_o bid_v they_o not_o be_v afraid_a to_o deny_v they_o and_o if_o they_o dare_v not_o he_o tell_v they_o they_o shall_v bring_v they_o to_o he_o and_o he_o will_v rather_o lose_v his_o life_n than_o give_v that_o sacrament_n to_o such_o unworthy_a receiver_n but_o still_o he_o say_v he_o speak_v of_o open_a and_o notorious_a offender_n which_o show_v plain_o that_o even_o s._n chrysostom_n never_o think_v the_o public_a discipline_n be_v change_v since_o he_o declare_v so_o much_o resolution_n to_o maintain_v it_o and_o this_o can_v not_o be_v speak_v by_o he_o while_o he_o be_v a_o presbyter_n at_o antioch_n but_o after_o he_o come_v to_o the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n some_o alteration_n as_o to_o the_o penitent_n after_o the_o take_v away_o the_o penitentiary_n but_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o his_o office_n be_v concern_v in_o the_o old_a penitential_a canon_n remain_v still_o in_o force_n and_o be_v execute_v as_o occasion_n serve_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o canon_n in_o trullo_n so_o long_o after_o s._n chrysostom_n time_n which_o refer_v to_o they_o if_o all_o the_o public_a discipline_n have_v be_v lay_v aside_o so_o long_o before_o to_o what_o purpose_n do_v those_o bishop_n speak_v of_o they_o as_o if_o they_o be_v still_o in_o force_n see_v canon_n 44_o 46_o 53_o 54_o 87._o in_o the_o last_o canon_n indeed_o they_o leave_v it_o to_o those_o who_o have_v the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v to_o temper_v the_o severity_n of_o the_o canon_n as_o they_o shall_v judge_v convenient_a but_o do_v it_o hence_o follow_v that_o the_o ancient_a discipline_n as_o to_o public_a