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—Conc. Trid. sess. 24 de

Reform. C.

In page 255 of the catechism, now so authoritatively in-
troduced to your readers, translated by the divinity professor
of Alaynooth, (of whose fairness as a translator I shall have
occasion to speak at another time,) under the head " Sacra-
ment of Penance," I read as follows :—" That penance is a
virtue may also be inferred from the ends which the penitent
proposes to himself. The first is to DESTROY and EFFACE
from the soul its every spot and stain ; the second, to MAKE
SATISFACTION to God for the sins which he has committed,
and this is an act of justice towards God." Again, at page
263, I read :—" in further explariation we may also add,
that penance is, as it were, a COMPENSATION for offences,
which proceed from the free will of the person offending, and
is APPOINTED by the will of God, to whom the OFFENCE
has been offered.'
submit himself to the JUDGMENT of the priest, who is the
-.-gerent of God [the Latin has it—qui Dei personam
.1 to enable bins to AWARD a punishment PROPOR-
TIONED to his guilt; and hence are clearly understood the
nature and necessity of confession and SATISFACTION."
Also at pages 270 and 271:—" In order to ascertain if they
have been faithful in the observance of those things which
God and his church require; and should any one be con-
scious of crime, he should immediately accuse' himself, hum-
bly solicit pardon from God, and implore time to confess,
and SATISFY for his sills." . . . " According to the doctrine
of the Catholic church, a doctrine firmly to be believed and
professed by all her children, if the sinner have recourse to
the tribunal of penance with a sincere sorrow for his sins,
and a firm resolution of avoiding them in future, ALTHOUGH
HE BRING NOT WITH HIM THAT CONTRITION WHICH MAY
BE SUFFICIENT OF ITSELF TO OBTAIN THE PARDON OF
SIN ; HIS SINS ARE FORGIVEN BY THE MINISTER OF RE-
LIGION, THROUGH THE POWER OF THE KEYS."

The following FEARFUL passage stands upon the face of
page 285 :—We now come to the third part of penance, which
is called SATISFACTION. We shall begin by explaining its
nature and efficacy, because the enemies of the Catholic
church have hence taken ample occasion to sow discord and
division among Christians [Protestants are not Christians ],
to the no small injury of the Christian commonwealth.
SATISFACTION, then, is the FULL PAYMENT Of a DEBT, for
when satisfaction is MADE NOTHING REMAINS TO BE SUP-
PLIED. Hence, when we speak of reconciliation by grace,
to SATISFY is the same as to do that which may be sufficient
to ATONE to the ANGERED mind for an injury offered; and
thus, satisfaction is nothing more than compensation for an
injury done to another.' Hence theologians make use of
the word SATISFACTION to signify the COMPENSATION
MADE BY MAN TO GOD, by doing something in ATONEMENT
for the sins which he has committed."
And at page 291 They [works] are a COMPENSATION
for past sins, and, to use the words of S. Cyprian (?), THE
REDEEMERS AS IT WERE, OF SINS."

1 shaiiTio'rtlepresen, conclude these humiliating ex-
tracts by citing one from page 292 :—" But in this the
mercy and goodness of God shine conspicuous, and demand
our grateful acknowledgments, that he has granted to our
frailty the PRIVILEGE THAT ONE MAY SATISFY FOR ANO-
THER. This, however, is a privilege, which is confined to
the SATISFACT9RY part of penance alone, and extends not
to contrition and confession : no man oen be contrite or

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confess for another; whilst those who are gifted with divine
grace MAY PAY THROUGH OTHERS WHAT IS DUE to
DIVINE justice, and thus we may be said in some measure to
bear each others burdens."

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