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be_v true_o christian_n and_o catholic_n but_o as_o their_o heretical_a conventicle_n be_v new_o raise_v so_o will_v they_o have_v a_o new_a religion_n believe_v and_o practise_v in_o they_o the_o eight_o controversy_n of_o reverence_v of_o saint_n relic_n as_o we_o yield_v not_o unto_o saint_n themselves_o now_o in_o heaven_n a_o divine_a honour_n but_o only_o a_o reverend_a respect_n infinite_o inferior_a unto_o it_o so_o likewise_o their_o relic_n be_v not_o but_o by_o the_o same_o reverence_v by_o we_o and_o our_o adversary_n senceles_o abuse_v word_n when_o they_o accuse_v we_o of_o idolatry_n for_o yield_v this_o reverence_n unto_o they_o these_o relic_n be_v not_o false_a god_n or_o thing_n belong_v unto_o they_o but_o relic_n and_o part_n of_o their_o body_n who_o be_v god_n true_a servant_n and_o either_o
by_o any_o earthly_a prince_n towards_o his_o subject_n nor_o scarce_o by_o any_o father_n towards_o his_o child_n frequent_o and_o heinous_o offend_v he_o this_o commission_n be_v by_o christ_n after_o his_o resurrection_n give_v unto_o his_o apostle_n and_o all_o those_o no_o doubt_n who_o be_v in_o the_o government_n of_o his_o church_n afterward_o to_o succeed_v they_o when_o after_o he_o have_v say_v â—â—_o my_o father_n 20._o john_n 20._o send_v i_o i_o send_v you_o he_o breathe_v upon_o they_o and_o bid_v they_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o sin_n you_o remit_v shall_v be_v remit_v untoâ—_n thame_n and_o who_o sin_n you_o retain_v shall_v be_v retain_v have_v first_o so_o by_o breathe_v out_o of_o himself_o the_o holy_a ghost_n into_o they_o communicate_v a_o divine_a power_n to_o perform_v what_o his_o word_n impart_v exclude_v calvin_n corruption_n of_o they_o by_o affirm_v this_o power_n of_o remit_v sin_n to_o signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o delcare_v by_o christ_n merit_n &_o mercy_n abundant_a remission_n for_o they_o which_o be_v the_o same_o as_o to_o say_v that_o judge_n in_o their_o circuit_n receive_v from_o their_o prince_n no_o power_n at_o all_o to_o free_v or_o condemn_v malefactor_n bring_v before_o they_o but_o only_o to_o declare_v as_o notary_n and_o crier_n be_v wâ—nt_v in_o court_n the_o prince_n pleasure_n in_o free_v or_o condemn_v they_o than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o false_o or_o foolish_o affirm_v and_o if_o christ_n word_n signify_v no_o more_o st._n paul_n say_v not_o well_o of_o himself_o and_o theother_n apostle_n that_o christ_n have_v commit_v the_o ministry_n 5._o 2_o cor._n 5._o of_o reconciliation_n unto_o they_o and_o make_v they_o his_o legate_n absolve_v such_o as_o have_v offend_v he_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o legate_n ever_o import_v power_n grant_v with_o it_o s._n ambrose_n therefore_o say_v well_o against_o 2_o lib._n de_fw-fr poenitentia_fw-la c._n 2_o the_o novatian_a heretic_n revive_v 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reconciliation_n and_o priestly_a adsolution_n after_o confession_n of_o our_o sin_n open_v unto_o they_o the_o use_n of_o this_o sacrament_n be_v mention_v 19_o cap._n 19_o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n where_o many_o of_o the_o faithful_a be_v say_v to_o have_v come_v and_o confess_v their_o sin_n with_o terror_n no_o doubt_n of_o conscience_n say_v calvin_n on_o that_o place_n &_o a_o desire_n to_o be_v absolve_v by_o the_o apostle_n from_o they_o and_o in_o that_o very_a age_n s._n dionis_fw-la in_o his_o epistle_n to_o demophilus_n sharp_o reprehend_v he_o for_o strike_v away_o with_o his_o foot_n a_o poor_a penitent_a kneel_v before_o 9_o lib._n c._n 9_o a_o priest_n to_o receive_v pardon_n of_o sin_n from_o he_o and_o reuâ—ling_v the_o priest_n because_o he_o will_v absolve_v he_o s._n irenaeus_n speak_v also_o of_o a_o woman_n corrupt_v by_o one_o mark_v a_o sorcerer_n say_v that_o after_o the_o brethren_n have_v with_o much_o difficulty_n convert_v she_o she_o 12._o lib._n de_fw-fr poenitentia_fw-la c._n 10_o &_o 12._o spend_v a_o great_a time_n in_o make_v her_o confession_n weep_v and_o deplore_a what_o she_o have_v suffer_v from_o he_o tertullian_n likewise_o blame_v such_o as_o through_o shame_n hide_v some_o sin_n in_o confession_n to_o the_o priest_n choose_v so_o rather_o to_o be_v damn_v than_o in_o their_o foulness_n discover_v reprehend_v other_o likewise_o for_o come_v not_o at_o all_o to_o this_o needful_a remedy_n for_o sin_n after_o baptism_n gracious_o prepare_v for_o they_o s._n clement_n of_o alexandria_n 37._o lib._n 2._o strematum_fw-la homil._n in_o psal_n 37._o in_o like_a word_n almost_o deliver_v the_o same_o doctrine_n by_o origen_n more_o large_o declare_v compare_v confession_n to_o the_o open_n of_o fester_a wound_n that_o by_o the_o priest_n power_n they_o may_v be_v cleanse_v case_v and_o cure_v s._n cyprian_n exhort_v most_o earnest_o some_o christian_n fall_v in_o persecution_n to_o confess_v lapsis_fw-la serm._n 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