A04468:1082
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to a certain book lately set forth by M. Harding, and entitled, A confutation of &c. By John Jewel Bishop of Salisbury.A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.
Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the sign of the Elephant, by Henry Wykes, Anno 1567. 27. OctobrisImprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes, Anno 1567. 27. Octobris
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And therefore in M. Hardinges own Canons it is noted thus, Confessio fit ad ostensionem Poenitentiae:1 non ad impetrationem veniae: Confession is made (unto the Priest) not thereby to obtain forgiveness, but to declare our repentance. And again, Confessio Sacerdoti offertur in Signum veniae acceprae: non Causam Remissionis accipiendae: Confession is made unto the Priest in token of remission already obtained: 2and not as a cause, whereby to procure Remission.
And therefore in M. Hardinges owne Canons it is noted thus, Confessio fit ad ostensionem Poenitentiae:1 non ad impetrationem veniae: Confession is made (vnto the Prieste) not thereby to obteine forgeuenesse, but to declare our repentance. And againe, Confessio Sacerdoti offertur in Signum veniae acceprae: non Causam Remissionis accipiendae: Confession is made vnto the Prieste in token of remission already obteined: 2and not as a cause, whereby to procure Remission.
- 1De Poeniten. dis. 1. Omnes qui.
- 2In eod. Capite.
And yet is the Priest a Judge, all this notwithstanding: and pronounceth sentence as a Judge, of Doctrine, of Open Sin, of the Offence of the Church, and of the Humility, and Heaviness of the Penitent: and as a Judge, together with the Elders of the Congregation, hath Authority, both to Condemn, and to Absolve.1 Peter Lombard him self saith, Etsi aliquis apud Deum sit solutus, non tamen in facie Ecclesiae solutus habetur, nisi per indicium Sacerdotis: Al be it a man be Absolved before God, yet is be not accounted Absolved in the face of the Church, but by the Judgement of the Priest.