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Even the assertion was not wanting that absolution, un- der all circumstances, possesses divine power, so as act- ually to free the sinner from his f^uilt, quite in contra- diction to the new Lutheran doctrine. See Luther.vn- iSM, New.
V. Doctrine of the Greek Church.— The Greek Church entertains views on the doctrine of the power of the keys and on absolution very similar to those entertain- ed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages. The sub- ject is treated in full in Covel, Account of the Greek Church (Cambridge, 1722, foL), p. 229 sq.; iieale, East- ern Church, Introd. ii. See Gueek Church.
YI. Doctrine of the Church of England ami of the Protestant Episcopal Church. — On the question of abso- lution, as involved in the so-called "power of the keys," there is a division of opinion similar to that noticed above in the Lutheran Church of Germany. This dif- ference is but part of a wide divergency of views on the whole question of ministerial functions, and is generally denoted by the opposite terms the Iligh-Church and the Low-Church party. See Kitualism.
VIL Literature. — J. Morinus, 7)6 disciplina in admin- istratione sacramenti panitentice (Paris, 1G51, Antwerp, 1682) ; Daille, De poenis et satisfactionibus humanis (Amst. 1G49) ; De sacramentali sive auriculari Latino- rum confessione (Gen. 1661); Hottinger, »S^me(7mrt exerci- tat. de pcenilentia antiquioris Romance ecclesice (Tigurini, 1706) ; Wernsdorf, De uhsolutione non mere declarativa (Yitt. 17G1); Abicht, De confsdone privata (Gedan. 1728); Fix, Gesch. d. Beichie\Chemmtz, 1800); Dens, Theolofjia, torn, vi ; De Sacrament. Panit. No. 14, torn, ii. No. 91, De Primatu Peti-i ; Mohnike, Das Sechste JIauptstiick im Katechismus (Strals. 1830) ; Barron, On the Supremacij (in Works, vii, 134 sq., Oxf. 1830) ; Chas. Elliott, Delineation of Roman Catholicism (3d ed., by Dr. Hannal), Lond. 1851), p. 195 sq., 613 sq. ; jMohler, Sipn- holism (transl. by Kobertson, 3d ed., N. Y. Cathol. Publ. House, 1870), p. 217 sq.; H. C. Lea, Studies in Ch. Hist. (Phila. 18C9), p. 153, 223 sq.; Haag (Romish), Ilistoire des Dogmes Chretiens, vol. ii, § 20; London Reriew, 1864 (JiUy), p. 86 sq. ; Ecang. Quart. Rev. 1869 (April), p. 69, 269; (July) p. 69, 341 ; Martigny, Dictiunnaire des An- tiquith, p. 156. Among the early monographs on the keys we may mention those of Wigand, De dace ligante (Francof. 1561); Schmid, De clavibus ecclesice (Argent. 1667) ; Botface, De clavibus Petri (Haf. 1707) ; Luther, Von d. Schliisseln (ed. Wiesing, Frankft. and Lpz. 1795). Of late (chietly German) treatises specially on the sub- ject we may name Eothe, A mt d. Schliissel (Gorl. 1801); Brascms, A mt d. Schliissel (Breslau, 1820); Steitz, Das Bussacrament (Frankft. 1854) ; idem, Die Privatbeichte und Privatabsolution (Frankft. 185 1) ; Kliefoth, Beichte
und Absolution (Schwer. 1856) ; F^terer, Luther's Lehre von der Beichte (Stuttg. 1857). See also Absolution; Lay Kei'kesextation ; Kock.
Keyser, Leoniiakd, a Baptist martyr, originally a Roman Catholic priest, tiourished iu the first half of the 16th century. He joined the Baptists in 1525, and im- mediately began preaching the Reformation doctrine, un- dismayed by all the tyranny exerted against the faith- ful by water, fire, antl swonl. In the second j'ear of liis ministry (1527) he was ajiprehended at Scherding, on the River Inn, and condemned to the flames. '■ The chief heads of accusation against him were, that faith alone justifies, without good works; that there are only two sacraments ; that the (iospel was not preached by the papists in Germany; that confession is not God's command ; that Christ is the only satisfaction for sin ; that there is no purgatory ; that Christ is the only Me- diator; and that all days (alluding to feast or saints' days) are alike with God." — Baptist Martyrs, p. 60.
K!ezi'a (Ileb. Ketsiah', T^V^'^'p, cassia, as in Psa. xlv, 9 ; Septuag. Karraia v. r. Kacr/a), the name of .Job's second daughter, born to him after the return of his prosperity (Job xlii, 14). B.C. cir. 2220.
Ke'ziz {llchrovf Ketsits',Y''^'p,ab>-iipt ; only with p^I-', e'mek, valleij, prefixed; Septuag. both ' AjiiKKacriQ, Yulg. Vallis Casis), or rather Emek-Keziz (Yalo of Ke- ziz), a city of the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned between Beth-hoglah and Beth-arabah (Josh, xviii, 21), and therefore probably situated in a steep ravine of the same name leading to the valley of the Jordan. See Beth- BASi. M. De Saulcy found a small valley by the name of Kaaziz about an hour and a half distant from Beth- any, in the direction of Jericho {Nai-rative, ii, 17), which he conjectures (p. 26) was the ancient Yalley of Keziz. So also Van de Yelde {Memoir, p. 328) calls it Wady el- Kaziz.
IChadijah is the name of t\'\(i first wife of the Is- lamite prophet. See Mohammed.
Khan is the more common Arabic name for the pub- lic establishments which, under the less imposing title of menzil, or the more stately one of caravanserai (q. v.), correspond to our Occidental ideas of an inn (cj. v.). These afford lodging, but not usually food, for man and beast. They are generally found near towns, but some- times in the open country on a frequented route. They are mentioned in the N. Test. (TiavloxCiov, Luke x, 34) and Talmud (p'lilS, Lightfoot, 0pp. p. 799), and some- thing of the kind seems to occur in the later books of the O. T. (r.iinj, Jer. xli, 17 ; the ica-aXvpa of Luke ii, 7 is, however, thought by some to have been of a more