article is utterly rejected. For when they ascribe only two
parts to repentance, they antagonize the entire Church, which
from the time of the apostles has held and believed that
there are three parts of repentance - contrition, confession
and satisfaction. Thus the ancient doctors, Origen, Cyprian,
Chrysostom, Gregory, Augustine, taught in attestation of the
Holy Scriptures, especially from 2 Kings 12, concerning
David, 2 Chron 3:1, concerning Manasseh, Ps. 31, 37, 50, 101,
etc. Therefore Pope Leo X of happy memory justly condemned
this article of Luther, who taught: "That there are three
parts of repentance - viz. confession, contrition, and
satisfaction -- has no foundation in Scripture or in Holy
Christian doctors." This part of the article, therefore can
in no way be admitted; so, too, neither can that which
asserts that faith is the second part of repentance, since
it is known to all that faith precedes repentance; for unless
one believes he will not repent. Neither is that part
admitted which makes light of pontifical satisfactions, for
it is contrary to the Gospel, contrary to the apostles,
contrary to the fathers, contrary to the councils, and
contrary to the universal Catholic Church. John the Baptist
cries: "Bring forth fruits meet for repentance," Matt. 3:8.
St. Paul teaches: "As ye have yielded your members servants
to uncleanness, even so now yield your members servants to
righteousness unto holiness," Rom 6:19. He likewise preached
to the Gentiles that they should repent and be Converted to
God, bringing forth fruits meet for repentance, Acts 20:21.
So Christ himself also began to teach and preach repentance:
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand," Matt. 4:17.
Afterward he commanded the apostles to pursue this mode of