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An answer to a challenge madeAn ansvver to a challenge made
An answer to a challenge made by a Jesuit in Ireland Wherein the judgement of antiquity in the points questioned is truly delivered, and the novelty of the now romish doctrine plainly discovered. By James Usher Bishop of Meath.An ansvver to a challenge made by a Iesuite in Ireland Wherein the iudgement of antiquity in the points questioned is truely delivered, and the noveltie of the now romish doctrine plainly discovered. By Iames Vssher Bishop of Meath.
Dublin: printed by the Society of Stationers and Eliot's Court Press, 1624Dublin: printed by the Societie of Stationers and Eliot's Court Press, 1624
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bEvil and wicked, carnal, natural, and devilish men (saith S. Augustin) imagine those things to be given unto them by their seducers, which are only the gifts of God, whether sacraments, or any other spiritual works, concerning their present salvation. But such as are thus seduced, may do well to listen a little to this grave admonition of S. Cyprian. cLet no man deceive, let no man beguile himself: it is the Lord alone that can show mercy. He alone can grant pardon to the sins committed against ⟨p. 146⟩him, who did himself bear our sins, who suffered grief for us, whom God did deliver for our sins. Man cannot be greater then God; neither can the servant by his indulgence remit or pardon that which by heinous trespass is committed against the Lord: lest to him that is fallen this yet be added as a further crime, if he be ignorant of that which is said; Cursed is the man that putteth his trust in man. Whereupon S. Augustin sticketh not to say, that good ministers do consider that dthey are but ministers, they would not be held for Judges, they abhor that any trust should be put in them: and that the power of remitting and retaining sins is committed unto the Church, to be dispensed therein, enot according to the arbitrement of man, but according to the arbitrement of God. Whereas our adversaries lay the foundation of their Babel upon another ground: that fChrist hath appointed Priests to be Judges upon earth with such power, that none falling into sin after Baptism may be reconciled without their sentence; and hath gput the authority of binding and loosing, of forgiving and retaining the sins of men, in their arbitrement.
bEvill and wicked, carnall, naturall, and divellish men (saith S. Augustin) imagine those things to be given unto them by their seducers, which are onely the gifts of God, whether sacraments, or any other spirituall workes, concerning their present salvation. But such as are thus seduced, may doe well to listen a little to this grave admonition of S. Cyprian.