PAPAL HERESIES ON JUSTIFICATION. 363 the evangelical covenant, nor did the primitive church know other terms.Ezek. xviii.; Luke xv.; Rom. x. 9; Mark i. 15. But the pope preaches another doctrine, and requires other terms as necessary for remission of sins and salvation; for he has decreed the confession of all and each mortal sin which a manby recollec- tion can remember, to a priest, to be necessary thereto, anathema- tizing all who shall say the contrary, although the fathers (particu- larly St Chrysostom frequently) have affirmed the contrary.1 Which is plainly preaching another gospel (forged by himself and his abettors), as offering remission upon other terms than God has prescribed, and denying it upon those which Christianity proposes. He teaches that no sin is pardoned without absolution of a priest. He requires satisfaction imposed by a priest, besides repentance and new obedience, as necessary; which is also another gospel.' He dispenses pardon of sin upon condition of performances un- necessary and insufficient,such as, undertaking pilgrimages to the shrines of saints, 'visiting churches, making war upon infidels or heretics, contributing money, repeating prayers, undergoing cor- poral penances,. &c.;' which is likewise to frame and publishanother gospel. These doctrines are highly presumptuous, and well may be reputed heretical. God has commanded that " every soul should be subject to the higher powers" temporal, " as to God's ministers," so as to obey their laws, to submit to their judgments, to pay tribute to them.' And the fathers expound this law to the utmost extent and advan- tage: "If every soul, then yours; if any attempt to except you, he goes about to deceive you."5 But the pope countermands and exempts all clergymen from those duties by his canon law, excommunicating lay judges who shall per- form their office in regard to them: " Because, indeed, some lay 1 Si quis dixerit in sacramento peenitentise ad remissionem peccatorum necessarium non esse jure divino confiteri omnia et singula peccata mortalia, quorum memoria cum debita et diligenti preemeditatione habeatur .... anathema sit. Sess. xiv., de Peen. can. vii. " If any one shall say that in the sacrament of penance it is not necessary by divine right to confess all and singular mortal sins, the remembrance whereof may be had by due and diligent premeditation, let him be anathema." 2 Si quis negaverit ad integram et perfectam peccatorum remissionem requiricon- tritionem, confessionem, et satisfactionem.Sess. xiv. can. 4. " If any shall deny that contrition, confession, and satisfaction, are required to the entire and perfect remission of sin." ' Et qui Hierosolymam proficiscuntur, et ad Christianam gentem defendendam, et tyrannidem infidelium debellandum efficaciter auxilium præbuerint, quorumpeccatorum remissionem concedimus, &c.Cone. Lat. 1., can. 11. " And whoever go to Jerusalem, and powerfully afford help to defend Christian people, and to subdue the tyranny of infidels, to themwe grant forgiveness of their sins," &c. 4 Rom. xiii. 1; Tit. iii. 1 ; 1 Pet. ii. 13, 14. Kip civrinrn os, &c.Chrys. 5 Si omnis et vestra .... si quis tentat excipere, conatur decipere.Bern., By. alii.
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