The peace of Rome Proclaimed to all the world, by her famous Cardinall Bellarmine, and the no lesse famous casuist Nauarre. Whereof the one acknowledgeth, and numbers vp aboue three hundred differences of opinion, maintained in the popish church. The other confesses neere threescore differences amongst their owne doctors in one onely point of their religion. Gathered faithfully out of their writings in their own words, and diuided into foure bookes, and those into seuerall decads. Whereto is prefixed a serious disswasiue from poperie. By I.H.

DECAD. IIII.

31. The opinion of Doctors, Panormitan, Andr. Sicul. Paludanus, Angelus, Syluester, Gabriel, &c. against the Glosse.

* 1.1HOwsoeuer the Glosse require, that he which is chosen for our Confessor should haue charge of soules, eyther ordinarily, or by Commission; yet the truer opinion of Doctors teach∣eth that whosoeuer hath leaue to choose, may take what Confessor he lists, whether he haue charge of soules or not: so teach Panormitan (in Clem. 1. de Of∣fic. deleg) and Andr. Sicul. Paludanus (in 4. d. 17. qu. 4.) Angelus (verbo confess. 3. Sec. 4.) Syluester (verb. Con∣fessor) Gabriel (in 4. dist. 18.) Adrianus (in 4. de con∣fess. dub. 1.) Sum. paenit. cap. 20. fol. 62.1.

32. Clement the 8. Anthoninus, and the common opi∣nion of Doctors against the Glosse, Io. Andreas, and Panormitan.

* 1.2SOme haue held, that though the Pope, or our own Bishoppe should giue vs leaue to chuse our Con∣fessor, yet we might not doe it without the consent of our owne parish-priest: So Glossa 6. and Io. An∣dreas, and Panormitanus in part. (vpon cap. Omnis v∣triusque)

But the truer and commoner opinion of Doctors is contrary, and Saint Anthoninus in 3. par. Tit. 17. cap. 9. sayes, that this opinion of the Glosse, Andreas, and Panormitan was condemned by Clement 4. Sum. paenit. cap. 21.

33. Nauarre against Paludanus and Anthoninus.

THey are deceiued, which hold,* 1.3 that the Bishoppe giuing any manlibertie of pilgrimage, giues him liberty also to be absolued by that Confessor he chu∣seth, from cases reserued: yet so held Palud. in 4. dist. 17. q. 4. and Saint Anthoninus 3. p. Tit. 17. Sum. paenit. cap. 21. fol. 67 1.

34. Richardus and Syluester against the common opinion.

* 1.4SOme hold that a parish-priest is bound onely vp∣on necessity to heare confessions onely at those times, when the parishioner is bound to be shriuen: So teach Richardus (vpon 4. d. 18. art. 2.) and Syluester (verbo Confessor 1. qu. 1.) that is, once a yeare. But those teach truer, which hold him bound to take the shrift of his people, as oft as any of them will con∣fesse. Sum. paenit. cap. 23. fol. 70.1.

35. Io. Maior, Adrian, Caietane, against Richardus and Syluester.

* 1.5SOme hold, that so oft as a man thinkes he cannot remember, what mortal sinne he hath committed till Lent, so oft he is bound to confesse it before, as Io. Maior in 4. d. 17. q. 2. Adrianus in 4. De confess. dub. 8. Caietane verbo confess. against Richardus and Syluester vbi supra. Summa paenitentiae cap. 23. fol. 71.1.

36. Felinus against Paludanus and all Diuines &c.

* 1.6IF a penitent on his death-bedde confesse him∣selfe to a Lay man, though that Lay-man cannot absolue him yet he is bound to conceale his secrets by the seale of confession, sayth Paludanus and all Di∣uines vpon 4. dist. 21. The contrary is taught by Felinus (in c. pastoralis. praeterea.) Sum. paenit. cap. 24. & cap. 29. fol. 73.1.

37. Paludanus, Adrianus, Thomas, Nauarre against the Glosse and the Arch-deacon.

* 1.7THE Glosse teaches (1. A. in cap. placuit. de pae∣nit. dist. 4.) that men may be tyed to confesse ouer againe those sinnes, which they haue once law∣fully confessed: of which opinion also is the Archdea.

(ibid. in verb. & consulo.) But they hold truer, which teach, that no humane law can binde a man so to do, without his owne consent, as Gerson (in Lect. 2. vp∣on Marc.) Paludanus (in 4. dist. 17. quaest. 5.) Adria∣nus (in 4. de confess. q. 5.) S. Thomas (quodlib. 1. ar. 12.) Sum. paen. 25 fol. 74.1.

38. Io. 22. against Io. Poliacus.

THe three hereticall opinions of Iohannes Poliacus concerning confession,* 1.8 were confuted by pope Iohn 22. in Extrauag. vas Elect. Sum. paenit. c. 25. f. 74.1.

39. Io. Maior against the common opinion and Nauar.

IO. Maior (in 4. d. 17. q. 6.) in defence of the Glosse holdes,* 1.9 this second confession of the same sinnes requisite for religious persons, but he dares not af∣firme it fit for all the people. Nauar. Sum. paen. cap. 25. fol. 74.

40. Caietane opposed by Nauarre and others.

COncerning the questions to be moued by the Confessor to the penitent before his shrift,* 1.10 see the disagreement betwixt Caietane and Nauar. Sum. paen. c. 26. fol. 78.2.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Quicquid Glos∣sa &c.
• * 1.2

  Quamuis non nulli olim vt Glossa &c.
• * 1.3

  Quamuis viato∣res &c.
• * 1.4

  Quidam eius opinionis sunt &c.
• * 1.5

  Quoties quis putat se non &c.
• * 1.6

  Laicus cui in articulo &c.
• * 1.7

  Quicquid olim Glossa &c.
• * 1.8

  Tria illa diéta &c.
• * 1.9

  Jo. Maior qui maxime con∣tendit &c.
• * 1.10

  Jnterrogatio praeambula &c.