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. VI.

51. Popish Doctors diuided.

* 1.1IN this difficult question our Doctors agree not: whether a Confessor may absolue a penitent which will not o∣bey him; because the penitent followes other Doctors, which hold the contrary opinion to the Confessor. Some hold, that penitent may not be absolued; but their opinion is more probable, which hold he may. Sum. paen. 35. fol. 114.

52. Scotus and the Doctors of Paris against Thomas, Bonauenture, Richardus, Durandus &c.

* 1.2ALthough many Doctors thinke, that no sacra∣mentall satisfaction done out of charity, auailes

any thing to expiate the punishment for sinne, which we owe to God, because God accepts not his workes, that is infected with mortall sinne, and by consequent, is his enemy, for any satisfaction: as S^t. Thomas, Bonauent. Richard. Durand. vpon 4. d. 15.16. Caietan Tom. 1. Opusc. Tract. 6. q. 1. Yet it is more truely held by Scotus (in 4. d. 15. q. 1.) and the Doctors of Paris in the same place, that he which is in mortall sin may satisfie for his temporall punishment, due to his sinne wip't off by contrition. Sum. Paenit. 37. fol. 120.

53. Nauarre against Caietane.

CAietane holdes (Tom. 1. Opusc. Tract. 6.) that a sa∣cramentall satisfaction takes not the like effect afterward, which it would haue had,* 1.3 if it had beene done in charity: But the contrary is truer, that such satisfaction by the addition of charity afterward, be∣comes as perfect as if it should haue beene done in it. Sum. paen. 37. fol. 120.2.

54. Thomas, Paludanus, Maior. Almaine, Roffensis, An∣thoninus, against Caietane and the truer opinion.

IN this question so difficult and controuersall a∣mongst our Authours, howsoeuer Saint Thomas,* 1.4 Paludanus, and others (vpon 4. dist. 20.) Maior (in 4. dist. 17.) Almaine (in 4. dist. 18.) Roffensis in his 5.

Artic. against Luther and S^t. Anthoninus (3. p. Tit. 14. cap. 19.) hold, that the Penitent is bound vpon com∣maund to accept the penance imposed, and hauing once accepted, to performe it: yet the truer opinion is, that the penitent is not bound by precept before he be absolued, to accept the penance inioyned by his Confessor; But that it is free for him to accept or not accept it, and it is enough that he will eyther in this life, or in Purgatorie satisfie for his sinnes. So Caietane (in summa verb. Satisfactio) and Hostiensis (in summa de paenit, & remiss.) saith, that onely the Lords prayer is to be inioyned to the penitent, to be said for penance, rather then he should bee sent away not absolued Sum. paenit. cap. 38. fol. 121.1.2.

55. Nauar against Richard. Anthoninus, Syluester, &c.

RIchardus (in 4. d. 17. art. 2. q. 8) Anthoninus (3. p. Tit. 14. cap. 19.) and Syluest. (verbo confessio) are de∣ceiued,* 1.5 which hold, that vpon meere omission of doing penance, confession is to be iterated. Sum. paen. cap. 38. fol. 124.2.

56. Two contrary opinions of Popish Doctors.

WHether we are bound to confesse veniall sins, two opinions are reported by Thomas. (q. 6. art. 3.) Franciscus de Victoria (Sum. Sacram. de con∣fessione art. 129.

57. Innocentius, Archidiac. Adrian. Palud. Bonauent. against Saint Thomas, Fr. Vict. and other Doctors.

THat a man is bound presently vpon his sinne committed to confesse, is held by Innocentius (cap. Omnis) Archidiacon (in cap. ille rex.) But Saint Thomas and other Doctors hold the contrary, and Franciscus de victor. ibid. art. 133. who addes Adrianus, Paludan. and Bonauenture, set downe some cases wherin a man is bound presently to confesse: but I beleeue them not. Artic. 136.

58. Fr. Victor. against other Diuines.

THat the pope cannot dispense with the precept of confession: see defended against other their Diuines by Victoria art. 140.

59. Scotus against Pet. Lombard, Thomas, Durandus, Pa∣ludan, Richard, Gabriel.

THat we may in an extremity confesse our sinnes to a Lay-man, is held by the Master of Sentences (4. d. 17.) and Saint Thomas (in the same place, and in additionibus q. 8. art. 2.) who cyteth Augustine and Bede) by Durandus, Paludanus, Richardus, Gabriel. But Scotus defends it not safe to be done (in 4. d. 14. art. 2.) who is confuted by Fr. Victoria art. 143.

60. Paludanus, Capreolus, Durandus, against Maior and Fr. Victoria.

THat any Priest may absolue vs in the point of death, stands by the law of God, saith Paludanus (4. d. 20. q. 1) and Capreolus (d. 19. q. vnica) and Durandus. It stands onely by a positiue law, saith Maior and Fr. Victoria. art. 156.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Jn hac quaestio∣ne difficili &c.
• * 1.2

  Quamuis mult. Doctores, &c.
• * 1.3

  Quamuis Caie∣tanus &c.
• * 1.4

  In hac quaestione satis difficili &c.
• * 1.5

  Vnde falluntur Richard. &c.