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ence of the Divine Spirit, pronounced the bond of think that even though there be no contrition on his The first parent of the human race, under the influ- the priest as by a judge. And therefore the penitent and in God's sight absolved on account of his faith ought not so to confide in his own personal faith as to part, or no intention on the part of the priest of acting THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY matrimony perpetual and indissoluble when he said : seriously and absolving truly he is nevertheless truly bad priests. But although the absolution of the priest erroneous who contend that this power exists not in rehearsing those last words as having been uttered by one flesh ; and straightway confirmed the firmness God, he said : Therefore now they are not two, but as the ministers of Christ, and that their sentiment is of a judicial act, whereby sentence is pronounced by This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh ; shall cleave to his wife, and they shall be two in one wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and alone. [Chap. 6.] flesh. But, that by this bond two only are united and MARRIAGE AS A SACRAMENT 51 or of declaring that sins are forgiven, but is in the nature is the dispensation of another's bounty, yet is it not a bare ministry only, whether of announcing the Gospel, joined together, our Lord taught more plainly when,

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