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