IESVIT.
I shall not need particularly to refell the vulgar obie∣ctions against this Doctrine: which all proceed vpon mi∣staking, and impugne what we neuer dreamed of. They prooue that Christ onely dyed for the world, and redeemed Mankind, and not any Saint; who doubts therof? That we are sanctifyed and washed from the staine of sinne by the [ C] blood of the Lambe, not of any Saint; We confesse it. They bring the testimonies of S. Leo, and of S. Augustine, That the Saints receiued Crownes of God, gaue not Crownes vnto others, but onely Christ; we neuer did nor will deny it. That onely in Christ we dye to sinne, and are raysed againe soule and body vnto eternall life; we neuer taught the contrarie: for the Satisfactions of Saints haue not vertue to redeeme the world, nor to satisfie for the guilt [ D] of sinne, nor to take men out of the power of darkenesse, nor to iustifie soules by infusion of grace, nor to purchase for men crownes of Glorie, nor to rayse men from life to death; but only shew, they are auaileable vnto one transito∣ry effect, which men might (were they feruent) obtaine by their owne industrie, ioyned with diuine grace, to wit, the Remission of temporall paine; which vertue also comes from the merits of Christ, and his most pretious blood, in, [ E] and by the Satisfactions of Saints applyed to worke the aforesaid temporall releasement; from which temporall seruitude, the children of God may through his gratious