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authority_n of_o scripture_n of_o all_o this_o i_o say_v i_o need_v to_o make_v no_o further_o discussion_n in_o regard_n the_o apparent_a falsity_n of_o it_o do_v sufficient_o confute_v itself_o &_o show_n that_o it_o proceed_v rather_o from_o a_o man_n malicious_o affect_v &_o ignorant_a of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n &_o more_o dispose_v to_o caville_v then_o careful_a to_o attain_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o doctrine_n for_o suppose_v the_o abuse_n be_v never_o so_o true_a which_o as_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n so_o in_o this_o i_o confess_v there_o have_v be_v some_o especial_o in_o the_o questor_n or_o inferior_a administrator_n of_o indulgence_n &_o may_v be_v more_o nevertheless_o these_o abuse_n of_o particular_a man_n do_v not_o impeach_v the_o power_n &_o authority_n &_o lawful_a use_n of_o the_o same_o which_o only_o be_v that_o which_o my_o adversary_n &_o i_o have_v now_o in_o question_n and_o so_o now_o for_o conclusion_n of_o this_o matter_n we_o may_v hence_o infer_v how_o impious_o the_o sectary_n proceed_v in_o the_o denial_n &_o impugnation_n of_o the_o indulgence_n use_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o although_o they_o have_v no_o other_o utility_n or_o profit_n in_o they_o then_o to_o induce_v people_n to_o the_o exercise_n of_o such_o pious_a work_n as_o be_v require_v in_o the_o tenor_n of_o they_o that_o be_v fast_v prayer_n &_o alm_n so_o heigh_o commend_v in_o the_o scripture_n &_o receive_v of_o the_o sacrament_n yet_o in_o common_a reason_n ought_v they_o not_o to_o be_v reject_v but_o rather_o maintain_v &_o seek_v for_o with_o great_a zeal_n &_o devotion_n and_o so_o now_o let_v this_o suffice_v for_o the_o entire_a discussion_n of_o this_o paragraffe_v in_o which_o i_o have_v find_v nothing_o to_o the_o excuse_n the_o author_n from_o the_o same_o censure_n i_o have_v lay_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o precedent_a matter_n the_o ix_o period_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o 10._o section_n of_o the_o book_n in_o 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sin_n &_o all_o punishment_n due_a unto_o it_o as_o martyr_n do_v thirdlie_o i_o answer_v that_o s._n augustin_n speak_v there_o only_o of_o those_o two_o place_n to_o which_o all_o soul_n be_v final_o destinate_a and_o to_o one_o of_o which_o general_o speak_v &_o for_o the_o most_o part_n every_o one_o present_o pass_v yet_o as_o there_o be_v no_o rule_n so_o general_a which_o do_v not_o admit_v exception_n so_o do_v this_o general_a sentence_n of_o saint_n augustin_n include_v those_o only_o who_o die_v in_o either_o of_o those_o state_n which_o he_o mention_v in_o that_o place_n that_o be_v either_o absolute_o in_o such_o good_a work_n as_o present_o deserve_v paradise_n or_o else_o in_o such_o ill_a work_n as_o present_o deserve_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n &_o yet_o it_o admit_v a_o exception_n in_o other_o who_o pass_v out_o of_o this_o world_n in_o neither_o of_o those_o two_o state_n but_o be_v of_o those_o who_o the_o same_o s._n augustin_n in_o a_o other_o place_n call_v 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not_o to_o be_v true_o &_o real_o in_o the_o picture_n so_o know_v he_o also_o that_o divine_a worship_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o same_o not_o as_o much_o as_o by_o accident_n but_o only_o that_o the_o external_a adoration_n or_o external_a action_n of_o latria_n or_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o be_v so_o to_o be_v exhibit_v to_o the_o image_n that_o the_o formal_a part_n there_o of_o that_o be_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n ought_v wholelie_o to_o be_v cast_v upon_o christ_n himself_o represent_v by_o the_o same_o secondlie_o i_o say_v that_o the_o knight_n abuse_v s._n thomas_n in_o that_o he_o call_v he_o the_o founder_n of_o image_n worship_n whereas_o yet_o he_o himself_o have_v cite_v the_o seven_o synod_n immediate_o before_o which_o use_v the_o same_o term_n of_o adoration_n and_o that_o which_o be_v more_o the_o foresay_a synod_n be_v allege_v by_o sir_n humphrey_n in_o another_o place_n for_o the_o author_n of_o idolatry_n which_o nevertheless_o be_v 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