The practical divinity of the papists discovered to be destructive of Christianity and mens…

Is it necessary when a sinner comes to their ^(q)Sacraments; particularly to that of Penance? This must be the time for it (as we may well conceive) if there be any time for it at all, in the Romish Church. Then a sinner is to survey his life, to find out his sins, and as a Penitent to make particular confession of them, and is to have pardon of his sin, as one that truly Repents; being absolved by a judicial sentence, as ⟨p. 130⟩^(r)valid, as if Christ himself did pass it immediately. If Repentance be not needful, when a sinner is to have pardon, then the Lord never required it, nor can it ever be made necessary by man.

Is it necessary when a sinner comes to their ^(q)Sacraments; particularly to that of Pennance? This must be the time for it (as we may well conceive) if there be any time for it at all, in the Romish Church. Then a sinner is to survey his life, to find out his sins, and as a Penitent to make particular confession of them, and is to have pardon of his sin, as one that truly Repents; being absolved by a judicial sentence, as ⟨p. 130⟩^(r)valid, as if Christ himself did pass it immediately. If Repentance be not needful, when a sinner is to have pardon, then the Lord never required it, nor can it ever be made necessary by man.

1. (q)Non tamen ad id tenemur quotres Ministramus, vel accipimus Sacramenta—quia non tenemu tune habere contritionem Navarre. cap. 11. n. 8. vid. Lopez. cap. 10. p. 70. Their common Doctrine, as we saw before, requires nothing but attrition for Baptism and Penance, no actual disposition at all for their other 5 Sacraments. Baptizans autem in necessitate non tenetur ad hoc (viz. Contritionem) Sylvest. v. Baptism. 3. n. 6. neque Baptizandus. vid. Soto. de Nar. & grat. l. 2. c. 15. p. 101. Si attritus suscipit Sacramentum Paenitentiae & Ench•ristiae, satisfacit praecepto ecclesiae. Cajetan. sum. v. contrit. p. 104. Sacramentum Baptismi & penitentiae, licit sumi possint ab his qui habent conscientiam peccati mortalis, modo habeant attritionem qua tollitur obex & complacentia in peccatum commissum. Canus. ibid. pars. 6. p. 932.