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THough the Glosse (1. and 2. in cap. Lachrymae) and Gratian (de paen. dist. 1.) hold a•• man excluded from Confes∣sion, by his contrition; so as being once throughly contrite, he is not of necessity in due time to confesse, which they proue by diuers Authorities from the
Canon law, and from Saint Crysostome, and Saint Austen: yet we must with a sure faith hold, and de∣fend, that although by the contrition of the heart alone, without actuall confession, our sinnes are remitted, yet that he to whom they are pardoned, is bound in due time (if opportunity can be had) to confesse them, Nauarrus in his Commentaries vp∣pon the seuen distinctions of penance, abridged by Gregorie Sayrus chap. 4. of his Summa Sacram. paeniten∣tiae, printed at Venice with Priuiledge. An. 1601. p. 6.
THat Sacramentall confession was not instituted in Paradise, nor brought in by the law of nature, see defended against some of their namelesse Wri∣ters by Nauar. Sum. paenit. cap. 5. pag. 11.
THat confession was not instituted by any meere man, or any humane law, but onely by Christ himselfe, and that it was not instituted by Iosuah to A∣chan, against the error of some namelesse Catholikes, is maintained by Nauar. Sum. paenit. c. 5. p. 11.
THe errours of those, which held the Sacrament of Penance was instituted by Saint Iames.
chap. 5. see also confuted. Sum. Paenit. cap. 5.
FVrther it follows necessarily that the Glosse (Sum∣ma de paen. dist. 5.) erreth, which teacheth, that the full confession of sinnes was not instituted by any authority of the olde or new Testament, but onely by the Tradition of the vniuersall Church: which o∣pinion is followed by Panormitan and Decius, but is confuted by all, but especially by Durandus and Ma∣ior. Sum. paen. cap. 5. pag. 12.
IT is further implyed that Caietane erred, who vpon Iohn 20. teaches, that Sacramentall confession was instituted by Christ, but not commaunded. Sum. paenit. cap. 5. pag. 12.
IT is yet inferred further, that Petrus ab Osma er∣red, who in the time of Sixtus the fourth, at Sal∣mantica, & other places of Spain taught, that Sacra∣mentall confession began by humane institution, and
the Tradition of the Church: and that mortal sinnes both for their fault and punishment in another world, might be done away without confession, by the onely contrition of the heart, &c. Al which were condemned by Sixtus 4. Sum. paenit. cap. 5. pag. 12.1.
THe Canon is deceiued, which (in Relect. de Sa∣cram,) teaches, that penance and outward confes∣sion was necessary to saluation, not onely vnder the time of the Gospell, but of the law also, and vnder the time of nature, in act, if it might be had, or in desire and purpose, if it might not. Sum. paen. cap. 5.
THe Glosse erreth (Sum. de paen. dist. 5.) that saith, that Sacramentall confession was not in vse in the Greeke Church, as is largely taught by Scotus 4. d. 17. and the Councell of Colen. Fol. 151. Sum. paenit. cap, 5. pag. 12.2.
A Man is bound to contrition and confession, so oft as any action is to be done, which requires contrition and confession to go before it, such as the
Sacrament of the Eucharist. Howsoeuer Caietane teach the contrary in Sum. verb. communio, and vpon 1. Cor. 11 who holds, that he sinnes not deadly which communicates vpon contrition had, before he con∣fesse himselfe, though he haue opportunity of con∣fession, which opinion is condemned by the Triden∣tine Councell. Sum. paenit. c. 6. p. 15.1.
Quamuis. Glos∣sa &c.
Confess. Sacram. non esse in Pa∣radiso &c.
A nullo puro homine &c.
Errasse etiam eos.
Infertur errasse Glossam &c.
Errore Caieta∣num.
Etiam Petrum ab Osma errasse &c.
Infertur falli Canonem &c.
Errasse Glossam
Tenetur homo &c.