第3章
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  52。Theassuranceofsalvationbylettersofpardonisvain,eventhoughthecommissary,nay,eventhoughthepopehimself,weretostakehissouluponit。

  53。TheyareenemiesofChristandofthepope,whobidtheWordofGodbealtogethersilentinsomeChurches,inorderthatpardonsmaybepreachedinothers。

  54。InjuryisdonetheWordofGodwhen,inthesamesermon,anequaloralongertimeisspentonpardonsthanonthisWord。

  55。Itmustbetheintentionofthepopethatifpardons,whichareaverysmallthing,arecelebratedwithonebell,withsingleprocessionsandceremonies,thentheGospel,whichistheverygreatestthing,shouldbepreachedwithahundredbells,ahundredprocessions,ahundredceremonies。

  56。The\"treasuresoftheChurch,\"outofwhichthepope。

  grantsindulgences,arenotsufficientlynamedorknownamongthepeopleofChrist。

  57。Thattheyarenottemporaltreasuresiscertainlyevident,formanyofthevendorsdonotpouroutsuchtreasuressoeasily,butonlygatherthem。

  58。NoraretheythemeritsofChristandtheSaints,forevenwithoutthepope,thesealwaysworkgracefortheinnerman,andthecross,death,andhellfortheoutwardman。

  59。St。LawrencesaidthatthetreasuresoftheChurchweretheChurch\'spoor,buthespokeaccordingtotheusageofthewordinhisowntime。

  60。WithoutrashnesswesaythatthekeysoftheChurch,givenbyChrist\'smerit,arethattreasure;

  61。Foritisclearthatfortheremissionofpenaltiesandofreservedcases,thepowerofthepopeisofitselfsufficient。

  62。ThetruetreasureoftheChurchistheMostHolyGospelofthegloryandthegraceofGod。

  63。Butthistreasureisnaturallymostodious,foritmakesthefirsttobelast。

  64。Ontheotherhand,thetreasureofindulgencesisnaturallymostacceptable,foritmakesthelasttobefirst。

  65。ThereforethetreasuresoftheGospelarenetswithwhichtheyformerlywerewonttofishformenofriches。

  66。Thetreasuresoftheindulgencesarenetswithwhichtheynowfishfortherichesofmen。

  67。Theindulgenceswhichthepreacherscryasthe\"greatestgraces\"areknowntobetrulysuch,insofarastheypromotegain。

  68。YettheyareintruththeverysmallestgracescomparedwiththegraceofGodandthepietyoftheCross。

  69。Bishopsandcuratesareboundtoadmitthecommissariesofapostolicpardons,withallreverence。

  70。Butstillmorearetheyboundtostrainalltheireyesandattendwithalltheirears,lestthesemenpreachtheirowndreamsinsteadofthecommissionofthepope。

  71。Hewhospeaksagainstthetruthofapostolicpardons,lethimbeanathemaandaccursed!

  72。Buthewhoguardsagainstthelustandlicenseofthepardon—preachers,lethimbeblessed!

  73。Thepopejustlythundersagainstthosewho,byanyart,contrivetheinjuryofthetrafficinpardons。

  74。Butmuchmoredoesheintendtothunderagainstthosewhousethepretextofpardonstocontrivetheinjuryofholyloveandtruth。

  75。TothinkthepapalpardonssogreatthattheycouldabsolveamanevenifhehadcommittedanimpossiblesinandviolatedtheMotherofGod——thisismadness。

  76。Wesay,onthecontrary,thatthepapalpardonsarenotabletoremovetheveryleastofvenialsins,sofarasitsguiltisconcerned。

  77。ItissaidthatevenSt。Peter,ifhewerenowPope,couldnotbestowgreatergraces;thisisblasphemyagainstSt。Peterandagainstthepope。

  78。Wesay,onthecontrary,thateventhepresentpope,andanypopeatall,hasgreatergracesathisdisposal;towit,theGospel,powers,giftsofhealing,etc。,asitiswritteninI。Corinthiansxii。

  79。Tosaythatthecross,emblazonedwiththepapalarms,whichissetup[bythepreachersofindulgences],isofequalworthwiththeCrossofChrist,isblasphemy。

  80。Thebishops,curatesandtheologianswhoallowsuchtalktobespreadamongthepeople,willhaveanaccounttorender。

  81。Thisunbridledpreachingofpardonsmakesitnoeasymatter,evenforlearnedmen,torescuethereverenceduetothepopefromslander,orevenfromtheshrewdquestioningsofthelaity。

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