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4. Vncouered.) Such diligence ought to be vsed to bring sinners to Christ in his Sacraments, as was vsed to procure this man and others, by Christ, the health of their bodies.
5. Sicke of the palsey.) Such as this man was in body by dissolution of his limmes, such also was he in soule by the noisome desires of the world occupying his hart, and withdrawing him from al good workes. Aug. de Pastor. c. 6 to. 9.
5. Thy sinnes.) Hereby it appeareth that Christ healed this sicke man first in his soule, before he tooke away his bodily infirmity:* 1.1 which may be an instruction for al men in bodily disease, first to call for the Sacraments, which be medicines of the soule. As hereby also may be gathered that many diseases come for sinne, and therfore can not be healed til the sinnes be remitted.
10. The Sonne of man.) As Christ proueth vnto them, that him self as man, and not as God only, hath power to remitte sinnes,* 1.2 by that in al their sightes he was able to doe miracles and make the sickman sodenly arise: so the Apostles hauing power graunted them to doe miracles, though they be not God, may in like maner haue authority from God to remitte sinnes, not as God, but as Gods ministers.
10. In earth.)* 1.3 This power that the Sonne of man hath to remitte sinnes in earth, was neuer taken from him, but dureth still in his Sacraments, and ministers, by whom he remitteth sinnes in the Church, and not in heauen only. For concerning sinne, there is one court of conscience in earth, and an other in heauen: and the iudgement in heauen foloweth and approueth this on earth: as is plaine by the wordes of our Sauiour to Peter first,* 1.4 and then to al the Apostles, Whatsoeuer you shal bind vpon earth,* 1.5 shal be bound in heauen: Whatsoeuer you shal loose vpon earth, shal be loosed in hea∣uen: wherevpon S. Hierom saith, That Priests hauing the keies of the kingdom of heauen, iudge after a sort before the day of iudgement. And S. Chrysost. li. 3 de Sacerd. paul. post princip. more at large.
25. In necessity.)* 1.6 In necessity many things be done without sinne, which els might not be done: and so * the very chalices and consecrated iewels and vessels of the Church in cases of necessity are by lawful authority turned to profane vses: which otherwise to alienate to a mans priuate com∣moditie is sacrilege.