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signify_v and_o after_o a_o large_a explication_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o sign_n it_o give_v this_o description_n of_o a_o true_a and_o proper_a sacrament_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sensible_a thing_n which_o by_o divine_a institution_n not_o only_o have_v the_o force_n of_o signify_v but_o of_o cause_v grace_n and_o to_o show_v the_o authority_n of_o this_o catechism_n for_o explicate_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacrament_n we_o need_v only_o to_o look_v into_o sess._n 24._o c._n 7._o the_o reform_v where_o it_o be_v require_v that_o the_o people_n be_v instruct_v in_o the_o sacrament_n according_a to_o â—it_n it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o catechism_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o 18_o session_n at_o the_o instigation_n of_o carolus_n borromaeus_n since_o canonize_v but_o it_o be_v not_o finish_v while_o the_o council_n sit_v and_o therefore_o sess._n 25._o it_o
quote_v scripture_n and_o father_n against_o it_o and_o he_o blame_v the_o use_n of_o the_o term_n of_o merit_n either_o ex_fw-la congruo_fw-la or_o ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la which_o he_o say_v be_v a_o invention_n of_o some_o late_a schoolman_n and_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o ancient_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n as_o he_o prove_v not_o only_o from_o scripture_n and_o father_n but_o from_o the_o ancient_a office_n too_o as_o in_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o mass_n non_fw-la aestimator_fw-la meriti_fw-la seá_fw-la veniâ—_n quaesumus_fw-la largitor_n etc._n etc._n fer._n 4._o pass_n ut_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la meritorum_fw-la qualitate_fw-la diffidimus_fw-la non_fw-la judicium_fw-la tuum_fw-la sed_fw-la misericâ—rdiam_fw-la consâ—quamur_fw-la dom._n 2._o adu._n ubi_fw-la nulla_fw-la suppetunt_fw-la sufsragia_fw-la meritorum_fw-la tuus_fw-la nobis_fw-la indulgentiae_fw-la succurre_fw-la praesidtis_fw-la how_o come_v the_o doctrine_n condemn_v in_o wickliff_n to_o be_v establish_v in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n for_o he_o be_v blame_v for_o assert_v true_a merit_n and_o the_o council_n assert_v it_o with_o a_o anathema_n to_o those_o that_o deny_v it_o and_o yet_o we_o must_v believe_v the_o very_a same_o tradition_n to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o church_n all_o this_o while_n vega_n say_v that_o walden_n speak_v against_o merit_n without_o grace_n but_o any_o one_o that_o read_v he_o will_v find_v it_o otherwise_o 4._o for_o he_o produce_v those_o passage_n out_o of_o the_o father_n against_o merit_n which_o do_v suppose_v divine_a grace_n as_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o show_v but_o friar_n walden_n think_v the_o notion_n of_o merit_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o power_n and_o influence_n of_o divine_a grace_n necessary_a to_o our_o best_a action_n god_n say_v he_o do_v not_o regard_v merit_n either_o as_o to_o congruity_n or_o condignity_n but_o his_o own_o grace_n and_o will_v and_o mercy_n marsilius_n de_fw-fr ingen_n who_o live_v before_o walden_n reckon_v 1â—_n up_o three_o opinion_n about_o merit_n the_o first_o of_o those_o who_o deny_v it_o and_o of_o this_o say_v he_o durandus_fw-la seem_v to_o be_v and_o one_o job_n de_fw-fr everbaco_n the_o second_o of_o those_o who_o say_v that_o our_o work_n have_v no_o merit_n of_o themselves_o but_o as_o inform_v by_o dâ—â—ine_a grace_n and_o from_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o they_o do_v tru_o merit_v eternal_a life_n and_o of_o this_o opinion_n he_o say_v be_v thomas_n the_o argentina_n the_o three_o be_v of_o those_o who_o grant_v that_o true_a merit_n do_v imply_v a_o equality_n but_o then_o they_o distinguish_v equality_n as_o to_o quantity_n and_o as_o to_o proportion_n and_o in_o this_o latter_a sense_n they_o assert_v a_o equality_n and_o of_o this_o opinion_n he_o say_v be_v petrus_n the_o tarantasia_n but_o he_o deliver_v his_o own_o judgement_n in_o these_o conclusion_n 1._o that_o our_o work_n either_o consider_v in_o themselves_o or_o with_o divine_a grace_n be_v not_o meritorious_a of_o eternal_a life_n ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la which_o he_o prove_v both_o from_o scripture_n and_o reason_n viz._n because_o 1._o no_o man_n can_v make_v god_n a_o debtor_n to_o he_o for_o the_o more_o grace_n he_o have_v the_o more_o he_o be_v a_o debtor_n to_o god._n ana_n 2._o he_o can_v merit_v of_o another_o by_o what_o he_o receive_v from_o he_o and_o 3._o no_o man_n can_v pay_v what_o he_o owe_v to_o god_n and_o therefore_o can_v never_o merit_v at_o his_o hand_n 4._o no_o man_n can_v merit_v here_o so_o much_o grace_n as_o to_o keep_v he_o from_o fall_v away_o from_o grace_n much_o less_o than_o eternal_a life_n 2._o these_o work_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v meritorious_a of_o eternal_a life_n ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la by_o divine_a acceptation_n original_o proceed_v from_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n passion_n because_o that_o make_v they_o worthy_a but_o this_o be_v christ_n merit_n and_o not_o the_o true_a merit_n of_o our_o work_n 3._o work_v do_v by_o grace_n do_v merit_v eternal_a life_n de_fw-fr congruo_fw-la from_o god_n liberal_a disposition_n whereby_o he_o have_v appoint_v so_o to_o reward_v they_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o he_o to_o give_v glory_n to_o they_o that_o love_v he_o but_o this_o be_v a_o improper_a kind_n of_o merit_n and_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n support_v the_o tradition_n of_o true_a merit_n durandus_fw-la utter_o deny_v any_o true_a merit_n of_o man_n towards_o god_n he_o do_v not_o deny_v it_o in_o a_o large_a improper_a sense_n 2._o for_o such_o a_o condignity_n in_o our_o action_n as_o god_n have_v appoint_v in_o order_n to_o a_o reward_n which_o be_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o we_o but_o as_o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o free_a action_n to_o which_o a_o reward_n be_v in_o justice_n due_a because_o whatever_o we_o do_v be_v more_o owe_v to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n than_o to_o ourselves_o but_o to_o make_v a_o debtor_n to_o we_o we_o must_v not_o only_o pay_v a_o equivalent_a to_o what_o we_o owe_v but_o we_o must_v go_v beyond_o it_o but_o to_o god_n and_o our_o parent_n we_o can_v never_o pay_v a_o equivalent_a much_o less_o exceed_v it_o and_o we_o can_v never_o merit_v by_o what_o god_n give_v we_o because_o the_o gift_n lay_v a_o great_a obligation_n upon_o we_o and_o 14._o he_o say_v the_o hold_v the_o contrary_n be_v temerarious_a and_o blasphemous_a the_o two_o ground_n of_o hold_v merit_n be_v the_o suppose_v a_o proportion_n between_o grace_n and_o glory_n and_o a_o equality_n between_o divine_a grace_n and_o glory_n in_o virtue_n grace_n be_v as_o the_o seed_n of_o glory_n and_o to_o both_o these_o he_o answer_v to_o the_o first_o that_o the_o give_v a_o reward_n upon_o merit_n be_v no_o part_n of_o distributive_a but_o commutative_a justice_n because_o it_o respect_v the_o relation_n of_o one_o thing_n to_o another_o and_o not_o the_o mere_a quality_n of_o the_o person_n to_o the_o second_o that_o the_o value_n of_o a_o act_n be_v not_o consider_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o first_o mover_n but_o to_o the_o immediate_a agent_n and_o as_o to_o grace_n be_v the_o seed_n of_o glory_n it_o be_v but_o a_o metaphorical_a expression_n and_o nothing_o can_v be_v draw_v from_o it_o so_o that_o durandus_fw-la conclude_v true_a merit_n with_o respect_n to_o god_n to_o be_v temerarious_a blasphemous_a and_o impossible_a ockam_n declare_v that_o after_o all_o our_o good_a work_n god_n may_v 2._o without_o injustice_n deny_v eternal_a life_n to_o they_o who_o do_v they_o because_o god_n can_v be_v debtor_n to_o none_o and_o therefore_o whatever_o he_o do_v to_o we_o it_o be_v out_o of_o mere_a grace_n and_o that_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o meritorious_a in_o any_o act_n of_o we_o but_o from_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n free_o accept_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o must_v deny_v any_o true_a merit_n gregorius_n ariminensis_n say_v that_o no_o act_n of_o we_o though_o 2._o come_v from_o grace_n to_o never_o so_o great_a a_o degree_n be_v meritorious_a with_o god_n ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la of_o any_o reward_n either_o temporal_a or_o eternal_a because_o every_o such_o act_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o if_o it_o be_v at_o all_o meritorious_a yet_o not_o as_o to_o eternal_a life_n because_o there_o be_v no_o equivalency_n between_o they_o and_o therefore_o it_o can_v in_o justice_n be_v due_a to_o it_o and_o consequent_o if_o god_n give_v it_o he_o must_v do_v it_o free_o but_o say_v he_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v just_a when_o he_o give_v bona_fw-la pro_fw-la bonis_fw-la and_o merciful_a when_o he_o give_v bona_fw-la pro_fw-la malis_fw-la not_o but_o that_o he_o be_v merciful_a in_o both_o but_o because_o his_o mercy_n appear_v more_o in_o the_o latter_a and_o in_o the_o other_o it_o seem_v like_o justice_n in_o a_o general_a sense_n from_o the_o conformity_n of_o the_o merit_n and_o the_o reward_n but_o in_o this_o particular_a retribution_n it_o be_v mere_a mercy_n scotus_n affirm_v that_o all_o the_o meritoriousness_n of_o our_o act_n 24._o depend_v on_o divine_a acceptation_n in_o order_n to_o a_o reward_n and_o if_o it_o do_v depend_v on_o the_o intrinsic_a worth_n of_o the_o act_n god_n can_v not_o in_o justice_n deny_v the_o reward_n which_o be_v false_a and_o therefore_o it_o whole_o depend_v on_o the_o good_a will_n and_o favour_n of_o god._n bellarmin_n be_v aware_a of_o this_o and_o he_o confess_v this_o to_o be_v 17._o the_o opinion_n of_o scotus_n and_o of_o other_o old_a schoolman_n but_o how_o then_o do_v they_o hold_v the_o doctrine_n and_o tradition_n of_o true_a merit_n he_o hold_v that_o good_a work_n be_v proper_o and_o true_o good_a so_o do_v we_o and_o yet_o deny_v merit_n but_o he_o grant_v that_o he_o deny_v that_o they_o bear_v any_o proportion_n to_o eternal_a life_n and_o therefore_o they_o can_v be_v true_o meritorious_a of_o it_o bellarmin_n himself_o assert_n that_o without_o the_o divine_a promise_n good_a work_n have_v