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to_o put_v himself_o in_o a_o capacity_n to_o satisfy_v the_o divine_a justice_n for_o the_o infinite_a injury_n do_v he_o by_o mortal_a sin_n a_o injury_n never_o to_o be_v repair_v but_o by_o one_o who_o shall_v be_v god_n and_o man._n second_o this_o adorable_a mystery_n of_o the_o incarnation_n be_v no_o soon_o accomplish_v but_o the_o first_o think_v of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n make_v man_n be_v to_o offer_v himself_o to_o his_o eternal_a father_n a_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o divine_a justice_n in_o satisfaction_n for_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n as_o he_o himself_o say_v by_o the_o prophet_n psal_n 39.7_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o all_o holocau_v which_o hitherto_o have_v be_v offer_v to_o appease_v thy_o wrath_n against_o sin_n be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v thou_o satisfaction_n wherefore_o i_o be_o come_v and_o know_v that_o it_o be_v thy_o will_n that_o i_o shall_v satisfy_v i_o be_o content_a o_o my_o god_n and_o embrace_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n this_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n and_o decree_n from_o that_o first_o moment_n even_o until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n his_o life_n be_v a_o continual_a sacrifice_n which_o he_o offer_v to_o his_o father_n the_o divine_a love_n always_o burn_v &_o never_o permit_v he_o any_o repose_n until_o he_o have_v accomplish_v the_o work_n he_o come_v for_o until_o by_o his_o death_n he_o have_v conquer_v and_o destroy_v that_o cruel_a enemy_n he_o come_v to_o fight_v with_o which_o be_v sin_n this_o be_v that_o which_o he_o himself_o testify_v when_o he_o say_v i_o have_v a_o baptism_n wherewith_o i_o be_o to_o be_v baptise_a and_o how_o be_o i_o straighten_v interior_o until_o it_o be_v dispatch_v luk._n 12.5_o he_o who_o can_v recount_v the_o pain_n and_o travel_n of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n his_o fast_n his_o preach_n his_o watch_n his_o prayer_n and_o all_o that_o which_o he_o have_v do_v and_o suffer_v as_o well_o in_o soul_n as_o body_n during_o the_o 33_o 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incline_v the_o judgement_n to_o determine_v that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n light_n when_o it_o rather_o resolve_v that_o it_o be_v not_o mean_v or_o betwixt_o both_o when_o it_o hang_v in_o suspense_n and_o we_o know_v not_o on_o which_o side_n to_o incline_v the_o balance_n hence_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o tell_v when_o a_o doubt_n cause_v a_o sin_n and_o when_o not_o a_o very_a strong_a doubt_n make_v a_o action_n or_o omission_n a_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v esteem_v as_o much_o as_o a_o judgement_n a_o light_a doubt_n do_v not_o make_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o destroy_v the_o contrary_a credence_n by_o which_o one_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o sin_n in_o it_o as_o for_o the_o doubt_n which_o be_v in_o the_o middle_n betwixt_o these_o two_o and_o which_o leave_v the_o judgement_n in_o a_o total_a uncertainty_n neither_o be_v able_a to_o affirm_v nor_o deny_v it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o excuse_v from_o sin_n that_o he_o who_o in_o this_o doubt_n resolve_v to_o do_v a_o action_n or_o omission_n which_o he_o doubt_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o mortal_a sin_n or_o no_o sin_n mortal_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o act_v in_o that_o formal_a doubt_n he_o be_v suppose_v to_o desire_v it_o such_o as_o it_o may_v be_v in_o itself_o and_o as_o it_o may_v be_v evil_a he_o be_v resolve_v to_o do_v it_o in_o case_n it_o be_v so_o this_o deserve_v to_o be_v careful_o remember_v chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o sin_n which_o we_o commit_v in_o other_o we_o be_v not_o only_o guilty_a of_o those_o sin_n which_o we_o commit_v by_o ourselves_o but_o also_o of_o those_o which_o we_o commit_v by_o other_o that_o be_v of_o sin_n which_o other_o commit_v through_o our_o fault_n these_o sin_n be_v often_o very_o heinous_a and_o of_o great_a consequence_n these_o be_v those_o of_o which_o david_n speak_v when_o he_o say_v psal_n 18.13_o cleanse_v i_o o_o lord_n from_o my_o hide_a sin_n and_o pardon_v thy_o servant_n from_o those_o which_o i_o commit_v in_o other_o yet_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o common_a among_o man_n nor_o of_o which_o they_o take_v less_o care_n for_o want_v of_o sufficient_a knowledge_n or_o understanding_n of_o the_o different_a way_n by_o which_o one_o may_v concur_v to_o another_o sin._n wherefore_o i_o shall_v here_o treat_v of_o they_o brief_o to_o sin_v by_o another_o be_v to_o be_v the_o voluntary_a and_o culpable_a cause_n of_o the_o sin_n which_o another_o commit_v i_o say_v voluntary_a and_o culpable_a because_o if_o we_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o another_o without_o our_o fault_n we_o do_v not_o sin_n now_o we_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o another_o two_o way_n positive_o and_o negative_o by_o action_n or_o by_o omission_n by_o action_n when_o we_o do_v or_o say_v something_o which_o induce_v our_o neighbour_n to_o sin_n by_o omission_n when_o we_o be_v want_v to_o say_v or_o do_v something_o that_o may_v hinder_v our_o neighbour_n from_o offend_v god._n i_o say_v when_o we_o do_v or_o say_v to_o denote_v two_o way_n whereby_o we_o may_v cause_v sin_n in_o another_o positive_o viz._n by_o our_o action_n and_o by_o our_o word_n by_o our_o action_n which_o give_v ill_a example_n to_o our_o neighbour_n or_o a_o occasion_n to_o offend_v god._n by_o word_n which_o induce_v other_o to_o evil_n the_o first_o way_n be_v call_v the_o sin_n of_o scandal_n the_o second_o inducement_n to_o evil_n the_o first_o happen_v as_o often_o as_o we_o do_v any_o action_n which_o be_v either_o wicked_a or_o esteem_v so_o which_o we_o know_v or_o aught_o to_o know_v that_o it_o will_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o our_o neighbour_n will_v offend_v god._n the_o second_o happen_v different_a way_n viz._n by_o teach_v command_v conceal_v and_o solicit_v to_o sin_n by_o entreaties_n threat_n etc._n etc._n the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o of_o these_o way_n be_v very_o common_a among_o man_n and_o probable_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o those_o sin_n which_o be_v daily_o commit_v the_o son_n of_o god_n say_v mat._n 18.7_o vae_fw-la mundo_fw-la a_o scandalis_n necesse_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la ut_fw-la veniant_fw-la scandal_n veruntamen_fw-la vae_fw-la homini_fw-la illi_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la scandalum_fw-la venit_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a misfortune_n that_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v so_o fill_v with_o scandal_n as_o it_o be_v and_o that_o this_o can_v otherwise_o be_v then_o a_o most_o lamentable_a case_n for_o he_o who_o cause_v the_o scandal_n and_o that_o it_o be_v better_o for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v a_o millstone_n tie_v to_o his_o neck_n and_o cast_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n then_o to_o give_v scandal_n unto_o his_o neighbour_n that_o be_v then_o to_o make_v he_o fall_v into_o sin_n beside_o this_o way_n of_o positive_o contribute_v to_o the_o sin_n of_o another_o by_o action_n or_o word_n there_o be_v another_o which_o we_o may_v call_v negative_a which_o happen_v when_o any_o one_o refrain_n from_o do_v or_o say_v something_o which_o may_v hinder_v our_o neighbour_n from_o offend_v god._n for_o not_o to_o hinder_v one_o from_o sin_v when_o we_o may_v be_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o another_o this_o happen_v in_o many_o case_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v discourse_v hereafter_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o examen_fw-la of_o sin_n the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o treatise_n of_o penance_n which_o be_v satisfaction_n chap._n i._n what_o satisfaction_n be_v it_o be_v the_o three_o part_n of_o penance_n which_o consist_v in_o do_v or_o suffer_v something_o to_o repair_v in_o some_o manner_n the_o offence_n or_o injury_n which_o be_v do_v to_o god_n by_o sin._n i_o say_v to_o repair_v in_o some_o manner_n because_o the_o great_a reparation_n for_o sin_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o by_o his_o precious_a blood_n and_o death_n have_v exact_o repair_v the_o injury_n which_o sin_n do_v to_o god_n and_o merit_v a_o general_a pardon_n of_o all_o the_o punishment_n which_o the_o divine_a justice_n can_v require_v this_o reparation_n have_v open_v and_o facilitated_a a_o way_n to_o a_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n after_o sin._n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v apply_v to_o we_o as_o they_o be_v by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n and_o penance_n restore_v we_o again_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o we_o have_v lose_v and_o make_v we_o receive_v the_o remission_n of_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n due_a to_o our_o sin_n all_o this_o through_o the_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o satisfaction_n which_o he_o have_v give_v to_o god_n the_o father_n for_o the_o same_o sin_n a_o satisfaction_n without_o which_o we_o shall_v always_o have_v remain_v uncapable_a of_o satisfy_v god_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o ever_o return_v again_o into_o his_o grace_n and_o favour_n but_o as_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n who_o receive_v he_o again_o into_o his_o favour_n by_o who_o he_o have_v be_v offend_v to_o admit_v he_o on_o such_o condition_n as_o himself_o shall_v think_v sit_v and_o either_o to_o remit_v he_o all_o the_o punishment_n or_o to_o oblige_v he_o to_o undergo_v only_a part_n of_o it_o it_o have_v please_v the_o divine_a wisdom_n in_o respect_n of_o we_o to_o make_v use_n of_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o of_o these_o two_o way_n of_o reconciliation_n though_o more_o ordinary_o of_o the_o second_o for_o in_o baptism_n he_o receive_v we_o into_o his_o grace_n and_o remit_v we_o all_o the_o punishment_n due_a to_o our_o sin_n but_o in_o penance_n he_o remit_v we_o indeed_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n but_o still_o reserve_v some_o
god_n and_o contristate_v the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o they_o banish_v from_o their_o soul_n these_o reason_n which_o so_o much_o aggravate_v the_o sin_n of_o christian_n be_v also_o the_o cause_n why_o god_n do_v not_o pardon_v they_o with_o so_o much_o indulgence_n but_o oblige_v the_o penitent_a after_o the_o remission_n of_o the_o fault_n to_o some_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o sin_n certain_o say_v the_o council_n sesse_n 14._o c._n 8._o the_o equity_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n require_v that_o he_o shall_v deal_v otherwise_o with_o they_o who_o before_o baptism_n have_v sin_v by_o ignorance_n then_o with_o they_o who_o by_o holy_a baptism_n have_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o servitude_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o after_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o violate_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o contristat_fw-la his_o holy_a spirit_n sanè_fw-la &_o divinae_fw-la justitiae_fw-la ratio_fw-la exigere_fw-la videtur_fw-la ut_fw-la aliter_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la in_o gratiam-recipiantur_a qui_fw-la ante_fw-la baptismum_fw-la per_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la deliquerint_fw-la aliter_fw-la verò_fw-la qui_fw-la semel_fw-la a_o peccati_fw-la servitute_fw-la liberati_fw-la &_o accepto_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la dono_fw-la scienter_fw-la templum_fw-la dei_fw-la violare_fw-la &_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la contristare_fw-la non_fw-la formidaverint_fw-la from_o thence_o the_o council_n descend_v to_o the_o second_o reason_n which_o they_o derive_v from_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n which_o impose_v these_o punishment_n for_o our_o advantage_n as_o follow_v et_fw-la divinam_fw-la clementiam_fw-la decet_fw-la ne_fw-la ita_fw-la nobis_fw-la absque_fw-la ulla_fw-la satictfactione_n peccata_fw-la dimittantur_fw-la ut_fw-la occasione_n acceptâ_fw-la peccata_fw-la leviora_fw-la putantes_fw-la velut_fw-la injurii_fw-la &_o contumeliosi_fw-la s._n sancto_fw-la in_o graviora_fw-la labamur_fw-la thesaurizantes_fw-la nobis_fw-la iram_fw-la in_o die_fw-la irae_fw-la it_o be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o the_o divine_a bounty_n not_o to_o remit_v our_o sin_n without_o oblige_v we_o to_o some_o satisfaction_n lest_o by_o occasion_n of_o too_o much_o mildness_n we_o shall_v think_v our_o sin_n less_o than_o they_o be_v and_o from_o thence_o take_v occasion_n to_o fall_v into_o great_a and_o to_o become_v injurious_a and_o contumelious_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o draw_v upon_o we_o the_o divine_a wrath_n in_o the_o day_n of_o anger_n proculdubio_fw-la enim_fw-la magnopere_fw-la a_o peccato_fw-la revocant_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la fraeno_fw-la quodam_fw-la coercent_fw-la hae_fw-la satisfactoriae_fw-la paenae_fw-la cautioresque_fw-la &_o vigilantiores_fw-la in_o futurum_fw-la poenitentes_fw-la efficiunt_fw-la medentur_fw-la quoque_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la reliquiis_fw-la &_o vitiosos_fw-la habitus_fw-la male_a vivendo_fw-la comparatos_fw-la contrariis_fw-la virtutum_fw-la actionibus_fw-la tollunt_fw-la for_o without_o doubt_v these_o satisfactory_a punishment_n have_v a_o wonderful_a virtue_n to_o divert_v penitent_n from_o sin_n and_o serve_v as_o a_o bridle_n to_o withdraw_v they_o and_o teach_v they_o to_o have_v a_o great_a guard_n for_o the_o future_a beside_o they_o cure_v those_o relic_n and_o disorder_n which_o sin_n have_v leave_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o root_v out_o the_o vicious_a habit_n contract_v by_o a_o disorderly_a way_n of_o live_v in_o these_o last_o word_n the_o council_n comprehend_v a_o three_o reason_n which_o they_o draw_v from_o the_o wholesome_a effect_n which_o follow_v from_o satisfaction_n which_o be_v the_o correction_n of_o past_a fault_n and_o amendment_n of_o penitent_n for_o the_o future_a they_o add_v yet_o two_o more_o viz._n that_o the_o work_n of_o penance_n due_o perform_v be_v a_o powerful_a mean_n to_o avert_v the_o punishment_n which_o the_o divine_a justice_n have_v prepare_v in_o readiness_n to_o throw_v upon_o we_o and_o that_o by_o these_o pain_n which_o we_o suffer_v for_o our_o sin_n we_o become_v more_o like_a and_o better_o resemble_v our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n who_o have_v suffer_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o from_o who_o merit_n our_o satisfaction_n derive_v all_o their_o force_n or_o merit_n and_o we_o be_v assure_v rom._n 8.17_o that_o if_o we_o have_v a_o part_n in_o his_o suffering_n we_o shall_v also_o partake_v of_o his_o glory_n the_o word_n of_o the_o council_n be_v ibid._n neque_fw-la vero_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la unquam_fw-la existimata_fw-la fuit_fw-la ad_fw-la amovendam_fw-la imminentem_fw-la a_o domino_fw-la paenam_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la have_v paenitentiae_fw-la opera_fw-la homines_fw-la cum_fw-la vero_fw-la animi_fw-la dolore_fw-la frequentent_fw-la accedit_fw-la ad_fw-la haec_fw-la quod_fw-la dum_fw-la satisfaciendo_fw-la patimur_fw-la pro_fw-la peccatis_fw-la christi_fw-la jesus_n qui_fw-la pro_fw-la peccatis_fw-la nostris_fw-la satisfecit_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la omnis_fw-la nostra_fw-la sufficientia_fw-la est_fw-la conform_v efficimur_fw-la certissimam_fw-la quoque_fw-la arrham_fw-la inde_fw-la habentes_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la compatimur_fw-la &_o conglorificabimur_fw-la chap._n iu._n wherein_o satisfaction_n consist_v and_o whether_o it_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n we_o have_v already_o say_v that_o it_o consist_v in_o do_v or_o suffer_v some_o painful_a thing_n to_o recompense_v the_o temporal_a punishment_n which_o god_n have_v reserve_v after_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n this_o satisfaction_n may_v be_v perform_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n either_o in_o virtue_n of_o the_o sacrament_n by_o the_o impaition_n of_o the_o priest_n or_o out_o of_o the_o sacrament_n by_o the_o sole_a devotion_n of_o the_o penitent_a that_o only_o which_o be_v impose_v by_o the_o priest_n be_v sacramental_a and_o make_v a_o part_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n that_o which_o the_o penitent_a perform_v upon_o his_o own_o free_a motion_n be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o penance_n with_o which_o his_o heart_n be_v fill_v and_o although_o it_o do_v not_o make_v a_o part_n of_o the_o sacrament_n it_o be_v nevertheless_o very_o profitable_a and_o wholesome_a yea_o often_o very_o necessary_a to_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o the_o penance_n impose_v by_o confessor_n which_o ordinary_o come_v very_o short_a of_o the_o punishment_n which_o their_o sin_n deserve_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god._n it_o may_v be_v ask_v whether_o sacramental_a satisfaction_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n that_o be_v to_o say_v whether_o or_o no_o it_o be_v so_o necessary_a that_o without_o it_o the_o sacrament_n will_v be_v in_o valid_a as_o to_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n to_o which_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o answer_v under_o a_o distinction_n betwixt_o satisfaction_n effectual_a or_o actual_a and_o affective_a only_o which_o be_v a_o sincere_a will_n to_o satisfy_v for_o the_o first_o be_v not_o at_o all_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o sacrament_n so_o as_o without_o it_o the_o absolution_n shall_v be_v null_a for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o absolution_n may_v be_v give_v to_o a_o penitent_a before_o he_o have_v actual_o make_v any_o satisfaction_n impose_v by_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n which_o frequent_o give_v absolution_n before_o satisfaction_n be_v actual_o perform_v but_o as_o to_o the_o will_n of_o fatisfy_v god_n it_o be_v so_o necessary_a that_o without_o it_o the_o absolution_n will_v be_v of_o no_o effect_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o that_o will_v be_v inseparable_a from_o true_a contrition_n and_o he_o who_o have_v it_o not_o at_o all_o can_v have_v the_o necessary_a sorrow_n for_o his_o sin_n nor_o be_v true_o penitent_a because_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a effect_n of_o penance_n to_o endeavour_v to_o destroy_v sin_n and_o repair_v the_o injury_n it_o do_v to_o almighty_a god_n as_o st._n thomas_n say_v 3._o p._n q._n 85._o a._n 2._o in_o poenitentia_fw-la invenitur_fw-la specialis_fw-la ratio_fw-la actus_fw-la laudabilis_fw-la viz._n operari_fw-la ad_fw-la destructionem_fw-la peccati_fw-la in_o quantum_fw-la est_fw-la offensa_fw-la dei._n beside_o as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o intention_n of_o god_n to_o forgive_v the_o sin_n but_o by_o oblige_v the_o sinner_n to_o a_o temporal_a punishment_n so_o neither_o can_v it_o be_v that_o he_o who_o will_v not_o or_o do_v not_o design_n to_o undergo_v that_o pain_n receive_v the_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n which_o be_v not_o give_v he_o but_o upon_o condition_n to_o endure_v it_o moreover_o by_o that_o resistance_n to_o the_o divine_a will_v he_o commit_v a_o sin_n in_o his_o very_a confession_n and_o by_o consequence_n render_v himself_o uncapable_a of_o absolution_n this_o conclusion_n we_o shall_v see_v more_o clear_o hereafter_o in_o the_o chapter_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o condition_n satisfaction_n ought_v to_o have_v on_o behalf_n of_o the_o ghostly_a father_n penance_n depend_v upon_o two_o person_n the_o priest_n that_o impose_v it_o and_o the_o penitent_a who_o accept_v and_o perform_v it_o there_o be_v certain_a condition_n which_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v on_o either_o side_n i_o shall_v speak_v brief_o of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o that_o not_o only_o the_o penitent_n may_v know_v what_o he_o ought_v to_o
be_v with_o more_o fervour_n and_o with_o a_o more_o humble_a &_o contrite_a spirit_n they_o be_v perform_v by_o so_o much_o more_o easy_o they_o obtain_v what_o they_o demand_v in_o fine_a with_o all_o these_o admirable_a quality_n they_o have_v yet_o another_o of_o no_o less_o note_n which_o in_o all_o reason_n shall_v make_v they_o more_o lovely_a &_o more_o desirable_a and_o it_o be_v this_o they_o be_v good_a against_o the_o malady_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o serve_v not_o only_o as_o a_o remedy_n to_o cure_v past_a sin_n but_o also_o as_o a_o preservative_n against_o they_o for_o the_o future_a chap._n viii_o that_o the_o penitent_n who_o true_o desire_v to_o work_v his_o salvation_n ought_v not_o to_o satisfy_v himself_o with_o the_o penance_n enjoin_v he_o in_o the_o sacrament_n but_o he_o ought_v to_o perform_v other_o and_o how_o it_o be_v a_o great_a error_n and_o very_o common_a among_o penitent_n to_o satisfy_v themselves_o if_o they_o comply_v with_o the_o penance_n that_o 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