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which_o do_v so_o much_o as_o name_v it_o neither_o be_v there_o ever_o any_o soul_n find_v that_o have_v enter_v the_o same_o purgatory_n and_o come_v out_o again_o there_o be_v no_o man_n bind_v therefore_o to_o believe_v it_o or_o to_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n for_o confirmation_n hereof_o saint_n augustine_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v a_o thousand_o word_n write_v thus_o we_o believe_v according_a to_o the_o catholic_a faith_n and_o divine_a authority_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v the_o first_o place_n wherein_o baptism_n be_v receive_v the_o second_o be_v that_o wherein_o such_o as_o be_v excommunicate_n and_o stranger_n to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n endure_v everlasting_a torment_n as_o for_o a_o three_o place_n we_o be_v altogether_o ignorant_a of_o any_o neither_o do_v we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o scripture_n the_o same_o saint_n augustine_n in_o the_o same_o place_n upon_o these_o word_n they_o shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o 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middle_a room_n take_v heed_n we_o descend_v not_o to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o hell_n but_o rather_o mount_v upward_o to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o heaven_n by_o these_o authority_n you_o may_v plain_o see_v that_o there_o be_v only_o two_o certain_a place_n after_o the_o ascension_n of_o christ_n into_o heaven_n into_o which_o the_o soul_n depart_v out_o of_o their_o body_n do_v go_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o three_o place_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o whole_a law_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o express_a mention_n of_o any_o such_o place_n as_o purgatory_n be_v and_o the_o apostle_n have_v give_v we_o no_o instruction_n touch_v the_o same_o and_o the_o primative_a church_n govern_v by_o the_o apostle_n according_a to_o the_o gospel_n have_v leave_v we_o no_o ordinance_n or_o commandment_n but_o that_o pope_n pelagius_n five_o hundred_o fifty_o eight_o year_n after_o christ_n do_v ordain_v as_o we_o may_v 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therefore_o answer_v to_o the_o doubt_n abovementioned_n we_o say_v that_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o this_o dote_a affection_n proceed_v from_o the_o deceit_n and_o trumpery_n and_o avarice_n of_o the_o priest_n who_o have_v not_o teach_v the_o people_n as_o the_o prophet_n of_o christ_n nor_o as_o his_o apostle_n to_o live_v well_o but_o to_o offer_v much_o and_o to_o place_v their_o hope_n of_o deliverance_n and_o happiness_n in_o purgatory_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n we_o be_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o prayer_n unto_o saint_n which_o certain_a great_a master_n with_o their_o follower_n preach_v unto_o the_o people_n extol_v and_o publish_v it_o with_o great_a diligence_n as_o a_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n affirm_v that_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v in_o their_o celestial_a country_n be_v to_o be_v pray_v unto_o by_o we_o in_o the_o self_n same_o manner_n as_o the_o priest_n be_v accustom_v to_o do_v and_o other_o of_o the_o people_n by_o their_o 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