Also condemned are the Novatians who were unwilling to absolve those who had fallen and returned to repentance after baptism. Also rejected are those who do not teach that forgiveness of sins comes through faith but command us to merit grace through our own satisfactions. Also rejected are those who teach that canonical satisfactions are necessary to remit eternal punishment or the punishment of purgatory.79 [XIII. Concerning the Use of Sacraments] Concerning the use of sacraments they teach that
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