2 Corinthians — Chapter 5
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Verse 10
10. The proper things of his body.) The obiection against praiers for the dead, answered by S. Augustin. S. Augustin (Enchirid. c. 110.) obiecteth this speach of the Apostle, as in the person of such as deny the praiers, almes, and Sacrifices of the liuing to be auailable for the dead, and he answereth as followeth: This practise (saith he) of God's church in the commendation of the dead is nothing repugnant to the sentence of the Apostle, where he saith, that we shal al stand before the iudgement seat of Christ, that euery one may receiue according to his desires in the body, either good or euil. For, in his life and before death he deserued this, that these workes after his death might be profitable vnto him. For indeed they be not profitable for al men. And why so? but because of the difference of diuersitie of mens liues whiles they were in flesh. The like he hath in diuers other places. August. li. de Præd. Sanct. c. 12. & ad Dulcit. q. 2. And so hath S. Denys. c. 7. Ec. Hierarch.
Verse 18
18. The ministerie of reconciliation.) Bishops and Priests, vnder Christ Ministers of our reconciliation. Christ is the cheefe Minister, according to his manhood, of al our reconcilement to God: and for him, as his Ministers the Apostles and their Successours, the Bishops and Priests of his Church, in whom the word of reconcilement, as wel by ministring of the Sacrifice and Sacraments for remission of sinnes, as by preaching and gouernement of the world to saluation, is placed. And therfore their preaching must be to vs, as if Christ himself did prtach: their absolution and remission of sinnes, as Christes owne pardon: their whole office being nothing els (as we see by this passage) but the Vicarship of Christ.
Verse 21
21. The iustice of God.) God's iustice, wherwith he maketh vs iust. Euen as (saith S. Augustin) when we read, Saluation is our Lordes, it is not meant that saluation whereby our Lord is saued, but whereby they are saued whom he saueth: so when it is said, God's iustice, that is not to be vnderstood wherwith God is iust, but that wherwith men are iust whom by his grace he iustifieth. See S. Augustin de Sp. & lit. c. 18. & ep. 120. ad Honoratum and abhorre Caluin's wicked and vnlearned glosses on this place, that teacheth iustice no otherwise to be in man, then sinne in Christ. Whereas the Scriptures cal man iust, because *he doth iustice: but not so cal they Christ sinne, because he doth sinne, but because he taketh away sinne, and is a sacrifice for sinne, as the Heretikes know very wel, that know the vse and signification of the **Hebrew word in al the old Testament, namely Psal. 39,8. and in the booke of Leuiticus very often c. 5. 6. 9. 12. 14. 16. and Numer. c. 29. *1. Io. 3,7. **חטאת