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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n in_o locum_fw-la as_o also_o theodoret._n theophylact._n and_o oecumenius_n in_o locum_fw-la add_v bernard_n epist_n 64._o ad_fw-la senonensem_fw-la archiepisc_n qui_fw-la scipsum_fw-la excipit_fw-la seipsum_fw-la decipit_fw-la as_o st._n chrysostom_n comment_v on_o that_o text_n much_o more_o the_o pope_n aught_o to_o be_v subject_a possible_o some_o will_v reply_v that_o the_o church_n and_o st._n peter_n the_o head_n of_o it_o have_v no_o auhority_n over_o heathen_n which_o be_v without_o but_o that_o they_o have_v a_o supremacy_n over_o all_o christian_n and_o consequent_o over_o king_n as_o christian_n if_o this_o exception_n be_v of_o any_o weight_n it_o unavoidable_o follow_v that_o whilst_o nero_n be_v a_o heathen_a st._n peter_n be_v his_o subject_n and_o he_o sovereign_a but_o if_o he_o have_v become_v a_o christian_a s._n peter_n be_v his_o sovereign_n and_o have_v the_o supremacy_n over_o he_o be_v not_o this_o a_o excellent_a reason_n to_o 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torment_v in_o the_o fiery_a flame_n of_o purgatory_n the_o same_o father_n in_o another_o place_n have_v these_o word_n genesin_n hom._n 5._o in_o genesin_n he_o that_o in_o this_o present_a life_n shall_v not_o wash_v away_o his_o sin_n shall_v find_v no_o consolation_n hereafter_o this_o be_v the_o time_n of_o combat_v that_o of_o crowning_z i_o shall_v only_o add_v what_o he_o write_v in_o his_o second_o homily_n upon_o lazarus_n quote_v by_o bellarmin_n when_o we_o be_v depart_v hence_o it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o repent_v or_o to_o wash_v away_o the_o sin_n we_o have_v commit_v 36._o v._o cyril_n alexand_n in_o joan._n lib._n 12._o c._n 36._o thus_o we_o have_v see_v that_o the_o greek_a father_n in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o of_o the_o present_a roman_a faith_n as_o to_o this_o new_a article_n of_o purgatory_n i_o may_v descend_v low_a be_v it_o not_o needless_a for_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o some_o of_o the_o romish_a writer_n 572._o v._o 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origen_n purgatory_n be_v universal_a which_o all_o prophet_n apostle_n 6._o origen_n in_o exod._n hom._n 6._o the_o bless_a virgin_n must_v pass_v through_o not_o some_o only_a neither_o very_o good_a nor_o very_o bad_a but_o of_o a_o middle_a sort_n as_o romanist_n hold_v second_o the_o purgation_n saint_n basil_n gregory_n nyssen_n and_o other_o speak_v of_o be_v not_o before_o the_o resurrection_n lucam_n v._o origen_n in_o lib._n regum_fw-la p._n 36._o contra_fw-la celsum_fw-la lib._n 5._o p._n 241._o cyrilli_n catech._n l._n 15._o pag._n 168._o ego_fw-la puto_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o post_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la ex_fw-la mortuis_fw-la indigeamus_fw-la sacramento_fw-la nos_fw-la eluente_fw-la &_o purgante_fw-la origen_n hom._n 14._o in_o lucam_n but_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o fire_n of_o conflagration_n which_o shall_v purge_v as_o some_o think_v the_o whole_a creation_n so_o that_o at_o last_o all_o man_n even_o devil_n too_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o origen_n 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far_a observable_a that_o he_o there_o distinguish_v that_o place_n from_o hell_n or_o any_o part_n of_o it_o as_o purgatory_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v and_o discourse_v on_o those_o word_n apply_v by_o romanist_n to_o purgatory_n thou_o shall_v not_o come_v out_o thence_o till_o thou_o have_v pay_v the_o uttermost_a farthing_n he_o affirm_v that_o all_o soul_n abide_v apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la till_o the_o resurrection_n which_o utter_o overthrow_v the_o roman_a doctrine_n of_o purgatory_n and_o render_v all_o their_o mass_n indulgence_n &c_n &c_n vain_a and_o unprofitable_a from_o the_o master_n let_v we_o pass_v to_o his_o scholar_n saint_n cyprian_n who_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o demetrian_n say_v that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o temporal_a life_n we_o be_v sever_v into_o the_o receptacle_n either_o of_o eternal_a death_n or_o immortality_n 166._o ad_fw-la aeternae_fw-la mortis_fw-la vel_fw-la immortalitatis_fw-la hospitia_fw-la dividamur_fw-la p._n 166._o and_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi mortalitatis_fw-la he_o comfort_v the_o christian_n general_o in_o a_o time_n of_o rage_a pestilence_n with_o these_o consideration_n that_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n when_o they_o die_v depart_z as_o simeon_n desire_v in_o peace_n enter_v into_o paradise_n go_v to_o christ_n begin_v to_o reign_v with_o christ_n that_o when_o they_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o storm_n of_o this_o world_n they_o gain_v the_o haven_n of_o rest_n and_o eternal_a security_n petimus_fw-la securitatis_fw-la aeternae_fw-la portum_fw-la petimus_fw-la last_o that_o after_o death_n the_o righteous_a be_v call_v ad_fw-la refrigerium_fw-la to_o refreshment_n not_o torment_n in_o purgatory_n fire_n whither_o some_o be_v send_v by_o the_o romanist_n and_o the_o unrighteous_a to_o punishment_n all_o which_o expression_n be_v utter_o inconsistent_a with_o this_o new_a article_n of_o faith_n as_o every_o man_n not_o blind_v with_o prejudice_n may_v easy_o discern_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o antonium_n he_o advise_v in_o contradiction_n to_o the_o bitter_a doctrine_n of_o novatus_n that_o pardon_n and_o peace_n shall_v be_v grant_v to_o penitent_n in_o extremis_fw-la at_o or_o a_o little_a before_o their_o death_n because_o say_v he_o apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la exomologesis_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la posset_n in_o hell_n or_o the_o state_n of_o death_n or_o in_o the_o grave_n as_o the_o word_n inferi_n be_v sometime_o take_v there_o can_v be_v no_o satisfaction_n make_v by_o suffer_a penance_n or_o punishment_n for_o sin_n it_o be_v true_a in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o same_o epistle_n he_o say_v it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v present_o admit_v to_o the_o reward_n of_o faith_n or_o heavenly_a glory_n and_o another_o to_o be_v purge_v from_o sin_n by_o be_v long_o torment_v in_o fire_n but_o this_o testimony_n be_v no_o good_a proof_n of_o the_o roman_a purgatory_n in_o regard_n he_o there_o speak_v express_o de_n die_v judicii_fw-la of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n after_o the_o resurrection_n whereas_o our_o adversary_n