sacrament of baptism, which, commended by singular tradition, it solicitously prohibits from being repeated, it proposes the help of penance as a medicinal remedy. (6) Everyone ought to know that they are in need of this remedy for the daily excesses of human fragility without which it is not possible to be in this life. (Strictly speaking, in order to protect the dignity of their positions, only God can serve as a witness of this for priests and deacons; for all others truly a priest solemnly testifies