Our consent.
Conclus. I. First we acknowledge and hold Ciuill or Politike satisfaction: that is, a recompence for iniuries, and damages offered any way to our neigh∣bours. This Zacheus practised, when at his conuersion he restored foure-fold things gotten by forged cauillation. Again by ciuill satisfaction I vnderstand, the imposition of fines, mulcts, and penalties vpon offenders, & the inflicting of death vpon malefactours. For all these are satisfactions to the law, and soci∣eties of men when they are wronged. All these we maintaine as necessarie, for neither Church, nor common-wealth can well be without them: considering they are notable meanes to vphold ciuill peace; and otherwhiles they are fruits of true faith, as the satisfaction of Zacheus was.
Conclus. II. We acknowledge canonicall or Ecclesiasticall satisfaction: and that is, when any hauing giuen offence to the Church of God or any pa••t thereof, doe make an open publike testimonie of their repentance. Mirian for murmuring against Moses, was stricken with leprosie, and afterward by his praier shee was clensed, and yet for all that shee must goe seuen daies out of the tent and congregation, that shee might make a kind of satisfaction to the people for her trespasse. And in the olde testament, sackcloth and ashes were signes of their satisfaction.
Conclus. III. We holde that no man can be saued, vnlesse he make a per∣fect satisfaction to the iustice of God for all his sinnes; because God is infinite in iustice, and therefore will either exact an euerlasting punishment, or satis∣faction for the same.