fication, yet does it dispose him to obtain the grace sacrament of Penance confers grace without any good % Catholic writers, as if they had maintained that the motion on the part of those who receive it, a thing penitent, but only moves him whereby the penitent, before this sacrament be actually received, the said 'And although this (attrition) cannot of itself, without ing of Jonas, did fearful penance and obtained mercy perfect contrition, which is called attrition, because hell and of punishment, it declares that if, with the contrition, independently of the desire of the sacra- but that it is even a gift of God, and an impulse of the that it is commonly conceived either from the con- from the Lord. Whence falsely do some calumniate does not make a man a hypocrite, and a greater sinner, of God in the sacrament of Penance. For, smitten sideration of the turpitude of sin, or from the fear of Holy Ghost who does not indeed as yet dwell in the ment which is included therein. And as to that im- being assisted, prepares a way for himself unto justice. profitably with this fear, the Ninevites, at the preach- 46 ROMAN CATHOLICISM hope of pardon, it exclude the wish to sin, it not only reconciliation, nevertheless, is not to be ascribed to that the sacrament of Penance, conduct the sinner to justi- and falsely also do they assert that Contrition is ex- which the- Church of God never taught, or thought ;