Translating the Apology of the Augsburg Confession: (Art. XI) De Poenitentia (xviii)

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Check out the eighteenth part of Translating the Apology of the Augsburg Confession: On Confession. As always you’ll find the Latin text with notes, a listing of the Latin words which have not appeared in the previous sections.

Atque hic sciendum est,[1] quod haec fides debeat sentire, quod[2] gratis nobis ignoscat Deus propter Christum, propter suam promissionem, non propter nostra opera, contritionem, confessionem aut satisfactiones. Nam si fides nitatur his operibus, statim fit incerta, quia conscientia pavida videt[3] haec opera indigna esse. Ideo praeclare ait Ambrosius de poenitentia: Ergo et agendam[4] poenitentiam et tribuendam[5] veniam credere nos convenit,[6] ut[7] veniam tamen tamquam ex fide speremus, tamquam ex syngrapha fides impetrat. Item: Fides est, quae peccata nostra cooperit. Exstant itaque sententiae apud patres non solum de contritione et operibus, sed etiam de fide. Verum adversarii, quum neque naturam poenitentiae intelligant, neque sermonem patrum, excerpunt dicta de parte poenitentiae, videlicet de operibus; alibi dicta de fide, quum non intelligant, praetereunt.

Vocabulary
Cooperio, ire, cooperui, coopertus- to cover completely, cover up; overwhelm, bury deep	Syngrapha, ae, f.- written contract of payment

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[1] The passive periphrastic

[2] A quod substantive clause

[3] Introduces an indirect statement

[4] A gerundive

[5] A gerundive

[6] Introduces an indirect statement

[7] Introduces a purpose clause

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Translating the Apology of the Augsburg Confession: (Art. XI) De Poenitentia (xvii)

Posted: April 2, 2024 | Author: lexsemperaccusat | Filed under: Apology of the Augsburg Confession, Book of Concord, Classical Education, Concordia Latin Reader, Latin Translation, Lutheranism, Melancthon, Repentance | Tags: Apology of the Augsburg Confession, Book of Concord, Classical Lutheran Education, Latin, Lutheranism, Melancthon, Repentance, Translation | Leave a comment

Check out the seventeenth part of Translating the Apology of the Augsburg Confession: On Confession. As always you’ll find the Latin text with notes, a listing of the Latin words which have not appeared in the previous sections, and an English translation.

Nunc libenter omnibus bonis viris permittimus iudicium de hoc loco poenitentiae, nihil[1] enim habet obscuri, ut pronuntient, utri[2] magis pia et salubria conscientiis docuerint, nos an adversarii. Profecto non delectant nos hae dissensiones in ecclesia, quare nisi magnas et necessarias causas haberemus dissentiendi[3] ab adversariis, summa voluntate taceremus. Nunc quum ipsi manifestam veritatem damnent, non est integrum nobis deserere causam, non nostram, sed Christi et ecclesiae.

Diximus, quas[4] ob causas posuerimus has duas partes poenitentiae, contritionem et fidem. Idque hoc fecimus libentius, quia circumferuntur multa dicta de poenitentia, quae truncata[5] citantur ex patribus, quae ad obscurandam[6] fidem detorserunt adversarii. Talia sunt: Poenitentia est mala praeterita[7] plangere, et plangenda[8] iterum non committere. Item: Poenitentia est quaedam dolentis[9] vindicta, puniens[10] in se, quod dolet[11] se commisisse. In his dictis nulla fit mentio fidei. Ac ne[12] in scholis quidem, quum interpretantur, aliquid de fide additur. Quare nos eam, ut[13] magis conspici doctrina fidei posset, inter partes poenitentiae numeravimus. Nam illa dicta, quae contritionem aut bona opera requirunt et nullam fidei iustificantis mentionem faciunt, periculosa esse res ipsa ostendit. Et merito desiderari prudentia in istis potest, qui centones illos sententiarum et decretorum congesserunt. Nam quum patres alias de alia parte poenitentiae loquantur, non tantum de una parte, sed de utraque, hoc est, de contritione et fide, excerpere et coniungere sententias profuisset.

Nam Tertullianus egregie de fide loquitur, amplificans[14] iusiurandum illud apud prophetam, Ezech. 33, 11: Vivo ego, dicit Dominus nolo mortem peccatoris, sed ut[15] convertatur et vivat. Quia enim iurat[16] Deus nolle se mortem peccatoris, ostendit[17] requiri fidem, ut[18] iuranti[19] credamus, et certo statuamus[20] eum nobis ignoscere. Magna debet esse auctoritas apud nos promissionum divinarum per sese. At haec promissio etiam iureiurando confirmata est. Quare si quis[21] non statuit sibi ignosci, is negat[22] Deum verum iurasse,[23] qua blasphemia atrocior nulla excogitari potest. Sic enim ait Tertullianus: Invitat praemio ad salutem, iurans[24] etiam. “Vivo” dicens[25] cupit sibi credi. O beatos, quorum causa iurat Deus! O miserrimos, si nec iuranti[26] Domino credimus!

Vocabulary
Atrox, atrocis- fierce, savage; severe	Miser, misera, miserum- poor, miserable, wretched, unhappy
Cento, centonis, m.- patchwork quilt; rags	Permittō, ere permisī, permissus- to permit, allow
Circumfero, circumferre, circumtuli, circumlatus- to pass in a circle; publicize	Plango, ere, planxi, planctus- to strike, beat; bewail; lament for, mourn
Committō, ere, commīsī, commissus- to commit, entrust	Prudentia, ae, f.- wisdom, prudence; discretion
Egregie (adv.)- excellently, remarkably	Punio, ire, ivi, itus- to punish
Iurō, āre, āvī, ātus- to swear, take an oath	Taceo, ere, tacui, tacitus- to be silent; leave unmentioned
Iusiurandum, i, n.- oath	Vindicta, ae, f.- vengeance

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[1] Nihil obscure: nothing obscure

[2] Introduces an indirect question: which of these…

[3] A gerund in the genitive

[4] A relative conjunction: for these reasons…

[5] A perfect passive participle

[6] Ad with the gerundive to indicate purpose

[7] A perfect passive participle

[8] A gerundive used substantively as a direct object

[9] A present active participle used substantively

[10] A present active participle

[11] Introduces an indirect statement

[12] Ne…quidem: not even

[13] Introduces a purpose clause

[14] A present active participle

[15] Introduces an indirect command

[16] Introduces an indirect statement

[17] Introduces an indirect statement

[18] Introduces a purpose clause

[19] A present active participle used substantively as the direct object of credamus

[20] Introduces an indirect statement

[21] Si (ali)quis

[22] Introduces an indirect statement

[23] Iura(vi)sse

[24] A present active participle

[25] A present active participle

[26] A present active participle

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