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A16820 A treatise made in defence of the lauful power and authoritie of priesthod to remitte sinnes of the peoples duetie for confession of their sinnes to Gods ministers: and of the Churches meaning concerning indulgences, commonlie called the Popes pardo[n]s. By William Allen M. of Arte, and student in diuinitie. Allen, William, 1532-1594. 1567 (1567) STC 372; ESTC S100097 165,800 456

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church_n faith_n than_o he_o shall_v do_v fall_v further_o unto_o the_o mistrust_v of_o other_o many_o of_o know_v importance_n i_o think_v it_o good_a to_o debate_v the_o question_n of_o judulgency_n which_o be_v now_o common_o call_v the_o pope_n pardon_n though_o not_o only_o he_o but_o also_o other_o prelate_n of_o christendom_n have_v their_o several_a right_n each_o one_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o church_n grant_v and_o his_o jurisdiction_n therein_o in_o which_o matter_n because_o most_o man_n of_o small_a travail_n have_v err_v rather_o by_o misconstrue_v the_o case_n and_o mistake_v the_o state_n of_o the_o cause_n they_o for_o any_o lack_n of_o sufficient_a proufe_v of_o the_o matter_n after_o it_o be_v well_o understand_v i_o will_v study_v first_o clear_o to_o open_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o whereon_o we_o stand_v and_o then_o to_o go_v through_o the_o whole_a question_n with_o as_o much_o light_n and_o brevity_n as_o i_o can_v temper_v myself_o as_o much_o as_o i_o may_v from_o all_o such_o subtlety_n as_o the_o depth_n of_o so_o ground_v a_o conclusion_n and_o the_o learned_a disputation_n of_o schoolman_n may_v drive_v i_o unto_o wherein_o i_o be_o content_a rather_o to_o follow_v the_o desire_n &_o contentation_n of_o the_o reader_n then_o to_o satisfy_v my_o own_o appetite_n which_o i_o feel_v in_o myself_o to_o be_v somewhat_o more_o greedy_a of_o matter_n sometime_o then_o the_o common_a people_n who_o i_o study_v most_o to_o help_v can_v well_o bear_v and_o yet_o if_o they_o think_v it_o any_o vantage_n to_o know_v truth_n and_o the_o necessary_a doctrine_n of_o their_o faith_n they_o must_v learn_v to_o abide_v the_o orderly_a method_n and_o cumpasse_v of_o the_o cause_n and_o further_o i_o shall_v not_o charge_v they_o for_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o pardon_n and_o to_o remove_v some_o untrue_a surmise_n touch_v the_o same_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o pope_n never_o take_v upon_o he_o by_o pardon_n to_o remit_v deadly_a sin_n much_o less_o to_o give_v any_o man_n licence_n to_o sin_n the_o second_o chapter_n for_o the_o understanding_n therefore_o of_o the_o term_n signify_v pardon_v grace_n or_o indulgence_n what_o they_o signify_v pardon_v or_o grace_n or_o indulgence_n let_v it_o be_v consider_v the_o propre_o they_o import_v not_o the_o remission_n of_o any_o deadly_a crime_n consider_v in_o themselves_o and_o as_o separate_v from_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n nor_o yet_o signify_v any_o release_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n or_o everlasting_a punishment_n which_o only_o always_o be_v remit_v when_o the_o deadly_a sin_n for_o which_o it_o be_v due_a be_v forgive_v for_o there_o can_v no_o power_n in_o earth_n be_v so_o great_a nor_o any_o man_n jurisdiction_n so_o ample_a that_o he_o may_v forgive_v mortal_a offence_n since_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n except_o he_o use_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o party_n with_o his_o contrition_n and_o sure_a intent_n never_o to_o commit_v the_o like_a again_o yea_o and_o with_o purpose_n to_o satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n by_o christ_n grace_n as_o he_o may_v according_a to_o the_o enjoin_v of_o his_o judge_n therein_o for_o god_n himself_o because_o he_o be_v righteous_a and_o true_a can_v not_o forgive_v any_o man_n his_o sin_n either_o by_o this_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n or_o otherwise_o be_v of_o year_n &_o time_n of_o discretion_n except_o he_o be_v penitent_a for_o the_o same_o that_o be_v to_o say_v except_o he_o be_v both_o contrite_a and_o at_o the_o least_o willing_a to_o confess_v his_o offence_n if_o it_o be_v after_o relapse_n and_o to_o suffer_v due_a correction_n therefore_o penance_n deadly_a sin_n af●er_v baptism_n can_v not_o ordinary_o be_v pardon_v b●t_a b●_n the_o s●cra_fw-la of_o penance_n and_o see_v god_n can_v not_o pardon_v any_o man_n of_o his_o deadly_a
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