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  26。Thepopedoeswellwhenhegrantsremissiontosouls[inpurgatory],notbythepowerofthekeys(whichhedoesnotpossess),butbywayofintercession。

  27。Theypreachmanwhosaythatsosoonasthepennyjinglesintothemoney—box,thesoulfliesout[ofpurgatory]。

  28。Itiscertainthatwhenthepennyjinglesintothemoney—box,gainandavaricecanbeincreased,buttheresultoftheintercessionoftheChurchisinthepowerofGodalone。

  29。Whoknowswhetherallthesoulsinpurgatorywishtobeboughtoutofit,asinthelegendofSts。SeverinusandPaschal。

  30。Nooneissurethathisowncontritionissincere;muchlessthathehasattainedfullremission。

  31。Rareasisthemanthatistrulypenitent,sorareisalsothemanwhotrulybuysindulgences,i。e。,suchmenaremostrare。

  32。Theywillbecondemnedeternally,togetherwiththeirteachers,whobelievethemselvessureoftheirsalvationbecausetheyhavelettersofpardon。

  33。Menmustbeontheirguardagainstthosewhosaythatthepope\'spardonsarethatinestimablegiftofGodbywhichmanisreconciledtoHim;

  34。Forthese\"gracesofpardon\"concernonlythepenaltiesofsacramentalsatisfaction,andtheseareappointedbyman。

  35。TheypreachnoChristiandoctrinewhoteachthatcontritionisnotnecessaryinthosewhointendtobuysoulsoutofpurgatoryortobuyconfessionalia。

  36。EverytrulyrepentantChristianhasarighttofullremissionofpenaltyandguilt,evenwithoutlettersofpardon。

  37。EverytrueChristian,whetherlivingordead,haspartinalltheblessingsofChristandtheChurch;andthisisgrantedhimbyGod,evenwithoutlettersofpardon。

  38。Nevertheless,theremissionandparticipation[intheblessingsoftheChurch]whicharegrantedbythepopeareinnowaytobedespised,fortheyare,asIhavesaid,thedeclarationofdivineremission。

  39。Itismostdifficult,evenfortheverykeenesttheologians,atoneandthesametimetocommendtothepeopletheabundanceofpardonsand[theneedof]truecontrition。

  40。Truecontritionseeksandlovespenalties,butliberalpardonsonlyrelaxpenaltiesandcausethemtobehated,oratleast,furnishanoccasion[forhatingthem]。

  41。Apostolicpardonsaretobepreachedwithcaution,lestthepeoplemayfalselythinkthempreferabletoothergoodworksoflove。

  42。Christiansaretobetaughtthatthepopedoesnotintendthebuyingofpardonstobecomparedinanywaytoworksofmercy。

  43。Christiansaretobetaughtthathewhogivestothepoororlendstotheneedydoesabetterworkthanbuyingpardons;

  44。Becauselovegrowsbyworksoflove,andmanbecomesbetter;butbypardonsmandoesnotgrowbetter,onlymorefreefrompenalty。

  45。Christiansaretobetaughtthathewhoseesamaninneed,andpasseshimby,andgives[hismoney]forpardons,purchasesnottheindulgencesofthepope,buttheindignationofGod。

  46。Christiansaretobetaughtthatunlesstheyhavemorethantheyneed,theyareboundtokeepbackwhatisnecessaryfortheirownfamilies,andbynomeanstosquanderitonpardons。

  47。Christiansaretobetaughtthatthebuyingofpardonsisamatteroffreewill,andnotofcommandment。

  48。Christiansaretobetaughtthatthepope,ingrantingpardons,needs,andthereforedesires,theirdevoutprayerforhimmorethanthemoneytheybring。

  49。Christiansaretobetaughtthatthepope\'spardonsareuseful,iftheydonotputtheirtrustinthem;butaltogetherharmful,ifthroughthemtheylosetheirfearofGod。

  50。Christiansaretobetaughtthatifthepopeknewtheexactionsofthepardon—preachers,hewouldratherthatSt。

  Peter\'schurchshouldgotoashes,thanthatitshouldbebuiltupwiththeskin,fleshandbonesofhissheep。

  51。Christiansaretobetaughtthatitwouldbethepope\'swish,asitishisduty,togiveofhisownmoneytoverymanyofthosefromwhomcertainhawkersofpardonscajolemoney,eventhoughthechurchofSt。Petermighthavetobesold。

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