第2章

26。Thepopedoeswellwhenhegrantsremissiontosouls[inpurgatory],notbythepowerofthekeys(whichhedoesnotpossess),butbywayofintercession。

27。Theypreachmanwhosaythatsosoonasthepennyjinglesintothemoney—box,thesoulfliesout[ofpurgatory]。

28。Itiscertainthatwhenthepennyjinglesintothemoney—box,gainandavaricecanbeincreased,buttheresultoftheintercessionoftheChurchisinthepowerofGodalone。

29。Whoknowswhetherallthesoulsinpurgatorywishtobeboughtoutofit,asinthelegendofSts。SeverinusandPaschal。

30。Nooneissurethathisowncontritionissincere;muchlessthathehasattainedfullremission。

31。Rareasisthemanthatistrulypenitent,sorareisalsothemanwhotrulybuysindulgences,i。e。,suchmenaremostrare。

32。Theywillbecondemnedeternally,togetherwiththeirteachers,whobelievethemselvessureoftheirsalvationbecausetheyhavelettersofpardon。

33。Menmustbeontheirguardagainstthosewhosaythatthepope\'spardonsarethatinestimablegiftofGodbywhichmanisreconciledtoHim;

34。Forthese\"gracesofpardon\"concernonlythepenaltiesofsacramentalsatisfaction,andtheseareappointedbyman。

35。TheypreachnoChristiandoctrinewhoteachthatcontritionisnotnecessaryinthosewhointendtobuysoulsoutofpurgatoryortobuyconfessionalia。

36。EverytrulyrepentantChristianhasarighttofullremissionofpenaltyandguilt,evenwithoutlettersofpardon。

37。EverytrueChristian,whetherlivingordead,haspartinalltheblessingsofChristandtheChurch;andthisisgrantedhimbyGod,evenwithoutlettersofpardon。

38。Nevertheless,theremissionandparticipation[intheblessingsoftheChurch]whicharegrantedbythepopeareinnowaytobedespised,fortheyare,asIhavesaid,thedeclarationofdivineremission。

39。Itismostdifficult,evenfortheverykeenesttheologians,atoneandthesametimetocommendtothepeopletheabundanceofpardonsand[theneedof]truecontrition。

40。Truecontritionseeksandlovespenalties,butliberalpardonsonlyrelaxpenaltiesandcausethemtobehated,oratleast,furnishanoccasion[forhatingthem]。

41。Apostolicpardonsaretobepreachedwithcaution,lestthepeoplemayfalselythinkthempreferabletoothergoodworksoflove。

42。Christiansaretobetaughtthatthepopedoesnotintendthebuyingofpardonstobecomparedinanywaytoworksofmercy。

43。Christiansaretobetaughtthathewhogivestothepoororlendstotheneedydoesabetterworkthanbuyingpardons;

44。Becauselovegrowsbyworksoflove,andmanbecomesbetter;butbypardonsmandoesnotgrowbetter,onlymorefreefrompenalty。

45。Christiansaretobetaughtthathewhoseesamaninneed,andpasseshimby,andgives[hismoney]forpardons,purchasesnottheindulgencesofthepope,buttheindignationofGod。

46。Christiansaretobetaughtthatunlesstheyhavemorethantheyneed,theyareboundtokeepbackwhatisnecessaryfortheirownfamilies,andbynomeanstosquanderitonpardons。

47。Christiansaretobetaughtthatthebuyingofpardonsisamatteroffreewill,andnotofcommandment。

48。Christiansaretobetaughtthatthepope,ingrantingpardons,needs,andthereforedesires,theirdevoutprayerforhimmorethanthemoneytheybring。

49。Christiansaretobetaughtthatthepope\'spardonsareuseful,iftheydonotputtheirtrustinthem;butaltogetherharmful,ifthroughthemtheylosetheirfearofGod。

50。Christiansaretobetaughtthatifthepopeknewtheexactionsofthepardon—preachers,hewouldratherthatSt。

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51。Christiansaretobetaughtthatitwouldbethepope\'swish,asitishisduty,togiveofhisownmoneytoverymanyofthosefromwhomcertainhawkersofpardonscajolemoney,eventhoughthechurchofSt。Petermighthavetobesold。