Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852. Excerpt: ... ness, wanting a regular Presbyter to give him the sacrament, absolution, &c. he purposely ordained an honest and pious servant of his own to administer to him in these holy offices."1 S. Ambrose observes that "the Novatians say that they show reverence to the Loed in reserving to Him alone the power of forgiving sins. But indeed none do Him greater wrong than they who would rescind His commands, and cast back upon Himself the office He committed to them. For since the Loed Jesus Himself said in His Gospel, Receive the Holt Ghost; whose sins ye remit they are remitted unto them, and whose sins ye retain they are retained; who honours Him most, he who obeyeth His commands, or he who resisteth?"2 To the same purpose Bishop Andrewes writes: "To exclude them," (the ministers of Cheist) "is to wring the keys out of their hands to whom Cheist hath given them, and is to cancel and make void the Scripture 'Whosesoever sins ye remit they are remitted, and whosesoever sins ye retain they are retained,' to account of all this solemn sending and inspiring as if it were an idle and fruitless ceremony." Elsewhere too, he remarks that God hath penned this power exceeding effectually to the end, that thereby such poor sinners as shall be partakers of it might have strong consolation and perfect assurance, not to waver in the hope which is set before them. He observes that "the words used are, they are remitted; there is no delay between, no deferring or holding in suspense, but the absolution pronounced upon earth." "He saith not, Hereafter they shall be, but, they are already remitted." And further that " the self-same word is used in both parts. For Cheist hath not thus indited it: Whose sins ye wish or ye pray for; or whose sins ye declare to be remitted: but, whose si...
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