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。
Peter'schurchshouldgotoashes,thanthatitshouldbebuiltupwiththeskin,fleshandbonesofhissheep。
51。Christiansaretobetaughtthatitwouldbethepope'swish,asitishisduty,togiveofhisownmoneytoverymanyofthosefromwhomcertainhawkersofpardonscajolemoney,eventhoughthechurchofSt。Petermighthavetobesold。
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