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 it himself, towards  the  incestuous  Corinthian,  and  recommended  to  the  pastors  of  that  church  to  do  the  same.

Indulgences are  divided  into  Plenary  and  Partial.

A Plenary  Indulgence  remits  all  the  temporal  punishment  due  to  sin,  in  such  a  manner,  that,  whoever  gains  it entirely,  and  receives  the  perfect  application  of  it,  becomes as pure  before  God  as  if  he  were  just  regenerated  in  Jesus Christ by  the  waters  of  baptism. Therefore, were  we  to die  immediately  after  gaining  the  full  benefit  of  a  Plenary Indulgence, we  would  go  immediately  to  heaven. But it is  impossible  to  know  if  we  have  received  the  full  benefit of any  Indulgence;  because  the  benefit  we  receive  from Indulgences is  proportionate  to  the  perfection  of  our  dispositions, and  to  the  piety  with  which  we  have  performed  the works prescribed.

A Jubilee  differs  from  a  Plenary  Indulgence,  only  inasmuch as  it  is  accompanied  with  more  privileges  and  more solemnity: every  Pastor,  in  time  of  the  Jubilee,  has  power to take  off  all  excommunications,  to  absolve  in  all  reserved cases, and  to  commute  simple  vows  into  other  works  of piety. The benefit  of  it  extends  to  all  the  faithful,  who,  in a  body,  offer  a  holy  violence  to  heaven  by  prayers  and good works. The term  between  one  Jubilee  and  another, is now  fixed  to  twenty-five  years,  by  Paul  II  and  Sixtus  IV, that, as  the  frailty  of  man  to  sin  is  very  great,  and man's life  seems  to  shorten,  every  one,  if  possible,  might  enjoy this benefit. Upon extraordinary  occasions,  Jubilees  are also sometimes  published.

A Partial  Indulgence  remits  only  a  part  of  the  temporal pain due  to  sin.

In granting  Indulgences  of  a  determinate  number  of days,  of  weeks,  or  of  years,  the  Pope  does  not  pretend  to abridge  the  sufferings  of  purgatory  for  such  a  length  of time. His intention  is  to  remit  as  much  of  the  pain  due to sin,  as  would  have  been  remitted  by  the  Canonical penance faithfully  performed  during  a  corresponding  number of  days,  weeks  or  years:  but  the  extent  of  this  remission can  never  be  known.

Perhaps Indulgences  of  many  years,  even  reiterated  and multiplied efforts  to  gain  Plenary  Indulgences,  will  not  deliver us  from  all  the  pain  due  to  our  sins. We know,  however,  that  Indulgences  afford  us  a  certain  means  of  hastening  our  entrance  into  heaven;  and  this  alone  should  induce us to  do  out  very  bast,  to  gain  all  we  possibly  can.