A04468:1130
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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Whether these Defenders allow Public Confession, or no, we know not: but whereas they inveigh against Private Confession, and say in spiteful words, which they have learned in the School of Satan, being loth the Sins of the People, whereby he holdeth his Kingdom, should be remitted, that Christs Disciples received not the authority of the Keys, that they should hear private Confessions of the People, and listen to their whisperings: We tell them that Confession of all deadly Sins is of the* Institution of God, not of Man. But concerning the manner of confessing secretly to a Priest alone, it is most agreeable to Natural Reason, that secrete Sins be confessed secretly
VVhether these Defenders allowe Publike Confession, or no, we knowe not: but whereas they inueigh against Priuate Confession, and saie in spiteful woordes, which they haue learned in the Schole of Satan, beinge lothe the Sinnes of the People, whereby he holdeth his Kingdome, shoulde be remitted, that Christes Disciples receiued not the auctoritie of the Keies, that they shoulde heare priuate Confessions of the People, and listen to their whisperinges: VVe tel them that Confession of al deadly Sinnes is of the* Institution of God, not of Man. But concerninge the maner of confessinge secretely to a Prieste alone, it is moste agreable to Natural Reason, that secrete Sinnes be confessed secretely
- *Untruth. As it is proved before. Confession grounded upon Natural Reason.Vntruthe. As it is prooued before. Confession grounded vpon Natural Reason.
1Clement amongest those things that he acknowledgeth him self to have received of Peter, this is One, as he writeth in his first Epistle translated by Rufine the Priest: That, if it fortune either envy or Infidelity privily to crepe into any mans heart, or any other like evil: he which regardeth his Soul, be not ashamed to confess those things to him, that is in Office over him, to the end that by him, through the word of God, and wholesome counsel, he may be healed. So as by perfect Faith and good works he may escape the pains of everlasting fire, and come to the rewards of Life that endureth for ever. No man speaketh more plainly of Secrete Confession