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that_o may_v invite_v he_o to_o that_o persuasion_n yet_o according_a to_o the_o prejudgment_n of_o st._n hierome_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o licinius_n 28._o unaquaeque_fw-la provincia_n abundet_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la sensu_fw-la &_o praecepta_fw-la majorum_fw-la leges_fw-la apostolicas_fw-la arbitretur_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v every_o province_n abound_v in_o its_o own_o sense_n and_o account_v the_o precept_n of_o our_o ancestor_n as_o apostolical_a law_n he_o presume_v that_o what_o â—ad_n be_v practise_v by_o man_n that_o have_v live_v near_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o be_v famous_a for_o their_o piety_n come_v from_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v any_o thing_n more_o plausible_a then_o to_o attribute_v to_o the_o apostle_n the_o custom_n which_o man_n repute_v apostolical_a have_v introduce_v for_o who_o will_v have_v think_v upon_o the_o first_o start_n that_o papias_n that_o ancient_a bishop_n of_o hierapolis_n who_o st._n irenaeus_n in_o the_o thirty_o three_o chapter_n of_o his_o five_o book_n eusebius_n in_o the_o nine_o and_o thirty_o chapter_n of_o the_o three_o book_n st._n hierome_n in_o his_o catalogue_n and_o the_o martyrology_n upon_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o of_o february_n have_v with_o a_o excess_n of_o sincerity_n qualify_v apostle_n auditor_n of_o st._n john_n and_o companion_n of_o saint_n polycarp_n and_o who_o st._n hierome_n assure_v we_o to_o have_v give_v out_o the_o apostle_n for_o author_n of_o his_o relation_n be_v such_o as_o eusebius_n qualify_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n of_o little_a understanding_n apt_a to_o circumvent_v and_o to_o scatter_v abroad_o under_o venerable_a name_n as_o of_o our_o saviour_n or_o his_o disciple_n or_o of_o aristion_n and_o john_n their_o auditor_n all_o the_o feign_a story_n he_o have_v either_o dream_v or_o hear_v of_o and_o who_o can_v have_v imagine_v that_o saint_n irenaeus_n of_o who_o st._n basil_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o nine_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n say_v that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o neighbour_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o st_n epiphanius_n in_o his_o twenty_o four_o heresy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o tertullian_n in_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n against_o the_o valentinian_o omnium_fw-la doctrinarum_fw-la curiosissimus_fw-la explorator_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o most_o diligent_a inquisitor_n of_o all_o doctrine_n and_o st._n hierome_n in_o his_o twenty_o nine_o epistle_n vir_fw-la apostolicorum_fw-la temporum_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o man_n of_o the_o apostolical_a time_n and_o upon_o the_o sixty_o four_o chapter_n of_o isaiah_n virro_n apostolicus_n &c_n &c_n a_o apostolical_a man_n who_o write_v with_o great_a diligence_n and_o st._n augustine_n in_o his_o first_o book_n against_o julian_n antiquus_fw-la homo_fw-la dei_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o ancient_a man_n of_o god_n who_o i_o say_v 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212._o and_o last_o since_o that_o there_o be_v at_o this_o day_n some_o person_n who_o will_v needs_o ascend_v much_o high_a and_o derive_v as_o to_o this_o particular_a the_o christian_a liturgy_n from_o the_o custom_n they_o be_v please_v to_o attribute_v to_o the_o jew_n as_o if_o the_o shame_n they_o conceive_v it_o to_o acknowledge_v as_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v tertullian_n a_o montanist_n a_o millenary_a and_o admirer_n of_o the_o pretend_a sibyl_n to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o certifier_n of_o one_o of_o their_o principal_a observation_n have_v reduce_v they_o to_o a_o necessity_n of_o appeal_n to_o the_o synagogue_n and_o take_v up_o its_o authority_n for_o a_o buckler_n against_o the_o protestant_n who_o do_v not_o think_v themselves_o any_o way_n oblige_v to_o the_o admission_n of_o any_o worship_n proceed_v from_o the_o will_n of_o man_n without_o the_o word_n of_o god_n we_o come_v now_o to_o see_v what_o probability_n there_o may_v be_v in_o their_o opinion_n 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the_o ground_n of_o solemnize_n the_o memory_n of_o the_o faithful_a depart_v hence_o then_o come_v it_o 1._o that_o prince_n and_o the_o people_n move_v with_o compassion_n for_o their_o kindred_n and_o friend_n and_o conceive_v a_o fear_n of_o themselves_o with_o conscience_n disturb_v and_o rack_v with_o amazement_n multiply_v their_o donation_n to_o church_n and_o monastery_n even_o to_o infinite_a 2._o that_o in_o the_o instrument_n of_o those_o donation_n they_o begin_v to_o insert_v as_o necessary_a and_o essential_a this_o precedent_n whereof_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o produce_v many_o example_n more_o ancient_a pro_fw-la remedio_fw-la animae_fw-la &_o animae_fw-la parentum_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o the_o relief_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o my_o kindred_n and_o 3._o that_o whereas_o antiquity_n will_v hardly_o have_v be_v bring_v to_o grant_v any_o true_a and_o real_a apparition_n of_o soul_n some_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v people_n they_o be_v so_o common_a that_o they_o happen_v every_o minute_n to_o be_v short_a they_o think_v they_o may_v with_o some_o probability_n introduce_v into_o the_o church_n what_o the_o platonic_a philosophy_n have_v suggest_v to_o virgil_n who_o give_v we_o this_o draught_n of_o the_o state_n of_o separate_a soul_n and_o of_o what_o he_o conceive_v of_o hell_n quin_n &_o supremo_fw-la cum_fw-la lumine_fw-la vita_fw-la reliquit_fw-la 6._o non_fw-la tamen_fw-la omne_fw-la malum_fw-la miseris_fw-la nec_fw-la funditùs_fw-la omnes_fw-la corporeae_fw-la excedunt_fw-la pest_n penitúsq_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la multa_fw-la diu_fw-la concreta_fw-la modis_fw-la inolescere_fw-la miris_fw-la ergò_fw-la exercentur_fw-la poenis_fw-la veterúmque_fw-la malorum_fw-la supplicia_fw-la expendunt_fw-la aliae_fw-la panduntur_fw-la inane_n suspensae_fw-la ad_fw-la ventos_fw-la aliis_fw-la sub_fw-la gurgite_fw-la vasto_fw-la infectum_fw-la eluitur_fw-la scelus_fw-la aut_fw-la exuritur_fw-la igni_fw-la etc._n etc._n nor_o when_o poor_a soul_n they_o leave_v this_o wretched_a life_n w._n do_v all_o their_o evil_n cease_v all_o plague_n all_o strife_n contract_v in_o the_o body_n many_o a_o stain_n long_o time_n inure_v needs_o must_v even_o then_o remain_z for_o which_o sharp_a torment_n be_v to_o be_v endure_v that_o vice_n invet'rate_a may_v at_o last_o be_v cure_v some_o empty_a soul_n be_v to_o the_o pierce_a wind_n expose_v whilst_o other_o in_o their_o several_a kind_n be_v plunge_v in_o icy_a or_o sulphureous_a lake_n etc._n etc._n for_o according_a to_o the_o vision_n of_o germanus_n bishop_n of_o capua_n and_o the_o hermit_n of_o sicily_n it_o will_v be_v insinuate_v that_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v purge_v by_o bath_n and_o subterranean_a fire_n and_o there_o remain_v only_o to_o make_v it_o absolute_o heathenish_a mythology_n to_o feign_v some_o expose_v to_o the_o wind_n and_o hang_v up_o in_o smoke_n for_o which_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n as_o it_o be_v to_o excuse_v hell_n dante_n and_o orlando_n ariosto_n have_v take_v care_n supply_v what_o the_o precedent_a theology_n of_o the_o cloister_n to_o who_o advantage_n all_o these_o relation_n do_v ever_o contribute_v seem_v to_o have_v omit_v chap._n xxix_o proof_n of_o the_o novelty_n of_o the_o precedent_a opinion_n of_o purgatory_n the_o precedent_a opinion_n concern_v purgatory_n come_v so_o late_o into_o play_n that_o in_o the_o year_n 593._o petrus_n diaconus_fw-la astonish_v at_o the_o novelty_n of_o it_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n force_v to_o make_v this_o question_n to_o st._n gregory_n 40._o quid_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la quaeso_fw-la te_fw-la qùod_fw-la in_o his_o extremis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la tam_fw-la multa_fw-la de_fw-la animabus_fw-la clarescunt_fw-la quae_fw-la antè_fw-la latuerunt_fw-la ità _fw-la ut_fw-la apertis_fw-la revelationibus_fw-la atque_fw-la ostensionibus_fw-la venturum_fw-la saeculum_fw-la infer_v se_fw-la nobis_fw-la atque_fw-la aperire_fw-la videatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o mean_v it_o i_o pray_v thou_o that_o in_o these_o last_o time_n so_o many_o thing_n which_o before_o be_v hide_v be_v now_o become_v so_o manifest_a concern_v soul_n that_o the_o world_n to_o come_v seem_v by_o clear_a revelation_n and_o declaration_n to_o bring_v and_o discover_v itself_o to_o we_o and_o as_o by_o what_o we_o have_v hear_v of_o odilo_n abbot_n of_o clugny_n it_o may_v be_v evident_a that_o at_o the_o expiration_n of_o the_o ten_o age_n but_o 400_o year_n after_o st._n gregory_n meroeur_n that_o religious_a man_n by_o country_n of_o auvergne_n extreme_o move_v at_o the_o discourse_n of_o i_o know_v not_o what_o pilgrim_n of_o rouërgue_n have_v the_o confidence_n to_o put_v the_o last_o hand_n to_o the_o draught_n of_o purgatory_n which_o the_o first_o antiquity_n have_v be_v ignorant_a of_o for_o five_o whole_a age_n so_o from_o this_o very_a position_n that_o it_o be_v not_o believe_v from_o the_o beginning_n it_o follow_v that_o it_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v a_o catholic_n tenet_n but_o this_o have_v appear_v also_o by_o other_o mean_n viz._n first_o by_o the_o opposition_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o all_o the_o east_n which_o be_v no_o less_o constant_a and_o earnest_a then_o that_o of_o peter_n de_fw-fr bruis_n henry_n his_o disciple_n the_o waldenses_n and_o the_o albigenses_n and_o at_o the_o present_a all_o the_o protestant_n in_o the_o west_n second_o by_o the_o fall_n off_o of_o the_o latin_n who_o have_v in_o some_o measure_n quit_v the_o sentiment_n of_o st._n gregory_n and_o odilo_n which_o be_v restrain_v only_o to_o the_o pain_n of_o fire_n when_o upon_o the_o nine_o of_o june_n 1439._o but_o some_o few_o hour_n before_o joseph_n patriarch_n of_o the_o greek_n then_o die_v have_v sign_v his_o last_o declaration_n run_v in_o general_a term_n 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o confess_v the_o purgatory_n of_o soul_n they_o think_v good_a to_o declare_v themselves_o by_o this_o indefinite_a expression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n of_o a_o middle_a condition_n between_o the_o just_a and_o sinner_n be_v in_o a_o place_n of_o torment_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v fire_n or_o darkness_n or_o tempest_n or_o some_o other_o thing_n we_o differ_v not_o about_o it_o three_o by_o the_o concordate_n sign_v by_o they_o on_o sunday_n july_n the_o five_o and_o publish_v the_o next_o day_n under_o the_o name_n of_o pope_n eugenius_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o decree_v that_o if_o those_o who_o have_v unfeigned_o repent_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n die_v in_o charity_n towards_o god_n before_o they_o have_v by_o work_n worthy_a repentance_n make_v satisfaction_n for_o their_o sin_n as_o well_o those_o of_o commission_n as_o omission_n the_o soul_n of_o such_o be_v after_o death_n purge_v by_o purgatory_n pain_n four_o by_o the_o formal_a disallowance_n and_o protestation_n of_o the_o greek_n immediate_o after_o their_o return_n against_o what_o ever_o extreme_a necessity_n have_v extort_a from_o those_o of_o their_o nation_n at_o florence_n maintain_v by_o public_a write_n by_o mark_n
〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i_o be_o persuade_v by_o the_o discourse_n of_o wise_a man_n that_o every_o soul_n which_o be_v good_a and_o love_v of_o god_n after_o that_o be_v disengage_v from_o the_o body_n to_o which_o she_o be_v conjoin_v she_o be_v retire_v hence_o that_o which_o cloud_v she_o be_v as_o it_o be_v purge_v or_o lay_v down_o or_o i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o express_v it_o immediate_o have_v a_o resentment_n of_o and_o in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o happiness_n she_o be_v to_o be_v advance_v to_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o admirable_a pleasure_n and_o rejoice_v and_o joyful_o pass_v towards_o her_o lord_n shun_v as_o a_o loathsome_a prison_n this_o present_a life_n st._n epiphanius_n 10._o the_o most_o zealous_a maintainer_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a speaking_z about_o the_o year_n 375._o of_o the_o closure_n of_o this_o life_n and_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o faithful_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o time_n be_v accomplish_v the_o combat_n be_v at_o a_o end_n the_o list_n be_v clear_v and_o the_o crown_n be_v bestow_v again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o be_v manifest_o accomplish_v after_o the_o departure_n hence_o st._n chrysostome_n 36._o between_o the_o year_n 390._o and_o 404._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n those_o who_o have_v careful_o spend_v their_o life_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o virtue_n after_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v transport_v out_o of_o the_o present_a life_n shall_v true_o be_v as_o if_o they_o have_v obtain_v a_o dismission_n after_o the_o combat_n and_o as_o deliver_v out_o of_o bond_n for_o there_o be_v for_o those_o who_o live_v virtuous_o a_o certain_a transportation_n from_o worse_a thing_n to_o better_a and_o from_o a_o temporal_a to_o a_o perpetual_a and_o immortal_a life_n and_o such_o as_o shall_v have_v no_o end_n again_o peccati_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o faithful_a depart_n to_o go_v with_o christ_n and_o be_v with_o the_o king_n face_n to_o face_n again_o 70._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o death_n be_v once_o come_v then_o be_v the_o wedding_n then_o be_v the_o spouse_n again_o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o good_a courage_n when_o thou_o be_v cut_v off_o by_o death_n for_o it_o exempt_v thou_o not_o only_o from_o corruption_n and_o trouble_v but_o it_o also_o send_v thou_o immediate_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o elsewhere_o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consider_v towards_o who_o the_o depart_a person_n be_v go_v and_o take_v comfort_n thence_o there_o paul_n be_v there_o peter_n be_v there_o be_v the_o whole_a choir_n of_o the_o saint_n again_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o give_v thanks_o unto_o god_n that_o he_o have_v moreover_o crown_v he_o who_o be_v depart_v hence_o that_o he_o have_v exempt_v he_o from_o all_o trouble_n that_o deliver_v he_o out_o of_o all_o fear_n he_o keep_v he_o near_o himself_o st._n augustine_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o common_a sentiment_n of_o the_o church_n of_o africa_n about_o the_o year_n 400._o moritur_fw-la aliquis_fw-la dicimus_fw-la bone_fw-la homo_fw-la fidelis_fw-la homo_fw-la in_o pace_n est_fw-la cum_fw-la domino_fw-la etc._n etc._n do_v any_o one_o die_v we_o say_v the_o good_a man_n the_o faithful_a man_n be_v in_o peace_n with_o the_o lord_n which_o show_v that_o the_o christian_n of_o that_o time_n be_v full_o persuade_v of_o what_o pope_n pelagius_n the_o first_o about_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n after_o cause_v to_o be_v insert_v into_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o mass_n viz._n that_o those_o who_o die_v in_o christ_n sleep_n in_o peace_n the_o question_n unjust_o attribute_v to_o justine_n martyr_n since_o the_o author_n be_v contemporary_a with_o st._n augustine_n quest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v convey_v to_o paradise_n there_o be_v the_o conversation_n there_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o angel_n st._n cyril_n of_o alexandria_n about_o the_o year_n 420._o 1067._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i_o conceive_v it_o ought_v and_o that_o very_o probable_o to_o be_v hold_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n leave_v their_o earthly_a body_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n commit_v to_o the_o indulgence_n and_o philanthropie_n of_o god_n as_o resign_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o most_o love_a father_n and_o not_o as_o some_o unbeliever_n suspect_v that_o they_o love_v to_o walk_v among_o dead_a man_n grave_n expect_v sepulchral_v libation_n much_o less_o that_o they_o go_v as_o those_o of_o such_o as_o have_v love_v sin_n to_o a_o place_n of_o unmeasurable_a torment_n that_o be_v to_o hell_n they_o rather_o run_v to_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o father_n of_o all_o and_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n who_o have_v also_o 20._o consecrate_v this_o way_n for_o we_o for_o he_o 46._o commend_v his_o soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o father_n that_o we_o also_o take_v example_n thence_o as_o in_o it_o and_o by_o it_o may_v entertain_v noble_a hope_n as_o be_v in_o that_o firm_a disposition_n and_o belief_n that_o have_v undergo_v the_o death_n of_o the_o flesh_n we_o may_v be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o in_o a_o better_a condition_n then_o when_o we_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n whence_o it_o also_o come_v that_o the_o wise_a paul_n write_v unto_o we_o 23._o that_o it_o be_v far_o better_a to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n prosper_n 1._o about_o the_o year_n 450._o post_fw-la hanc_fw-la vitam_fw-la succedit_fw-la pugnae_fw-la secura_fw-la victoria_fw-la ut_fw-la milites_fw-la christi_fw-la laboriosâ_fw-la jam_fw-la peregrinatione_fw-la transactâ_fw-la regnent_fw-la felices_fw-la in_o patria_fw-la etc._n etc._n after_o this_o life_n end_v certain_a victory_n be_v consequent_a to_o the_o combat_n that_o the_o soldier_n of_o christ_n their_o laborious_a pilgrimage_n be_v over_o may_v reign_v happy_o in_o their_o country_n etc._n etc._n gennadius_n 79._o about_o the_o year_n 490._o exeuntes_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la vadunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o faithful_a dislodging_n out_o of_o the_o body_n go_v to_o christ_n andrew_n of_o caesarea_n 13._o about_o the_o year_n 800._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o voice_n from_o heaven_n do_v not_o beatify_v all_o the_o dead_a but_o those_o who_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n those_z who_o be_v mortify_v to_o the_o world_n and_o bear_v in_o their_o body_n the_o mortification_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o who_o suffer_v with_o christ_n for_o to_o those_o the_o departure_n out_o of_o the_o body_n be_v true_o a_o releasement_n from_o labour_n to_o conclude_v of_o the_o same_o sentiment_n be_v aretas_n about_o the_o year_n 930._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o vanish_v away_o of_o labour_n shall_v be_v introduce_v the_o reward_n of_o work_n chap._n xxxv_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o protestant_n further_o prove_v by_o the_o description_n which_o the_o father_n be_v make_v of_o abraham_n bosom_n from_o the_o harmony_n of_o all_o the_o precedent_a testimony_n it_o may_v just_o be_v infer_v that_o according_a to_o the_o constant_a doctrine_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n from_o the_o year_n 250._o those_o who_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o and_o that_o to_o they_o the_o time_n which_o follow_v this_o life_n be_v a_o time_n of_o joy_n and_o marriage_n which_o from_o the_o moment_n of_o their_o death_n bring_v they_o into_o the_o company_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n in_o the_o paradise_n of_o god_n where_o they_o live_v and_o be_v in_o peace_n and_o be_v crown_v and_o reign_v with_o he_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v also_o deduce_v from_o the_o description_n which_o the_o father_n unanimous_o make_v of_o abraham_n bosom_n the_o place_n assign_v by_o all_o christian_a antiquity_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a after_o this_o life_n for_o st._n gregory_n nazianzen_n 10._o place_n it_o in_o heaven_n say_v to_o his_o brother_n caesarius_n who_o have_v die_v not_o long_o before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n may_v thou_o go_v to_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n and_o rest_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n in_o like_a manner_n st._n chrysostome_n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o name_v bosom_n of_o abraham_n for_o the_o kingdom_n st._n ambrose_n tell_v we_o valentin_n that_o sinus_n patriarcharum_fw-la recessus_fw-la quidam_fw-la est_fw-la requietis_fw-la aeternae_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o bosom_n of_o the_o patriarch_n be_v a_o certain_a retirement_n of_o eternal_a rest_n st._n augustine_n 38._o sinus_n abrahae_fw-la requies_fw-la est_fw-la beatorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o bless_a again_o 99_o non_fw-la utique_fw-la sinus_fw-la ille_fw-la abrahae_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la secreta_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la quietis_fw
refresh_v and_o of_o the_o restitution_n of_o all_o thing_n on_o the_o contrary_a i_o say_v the_o person_n so_o wish_v consider_v his_o friend_n as_o aspire_v to_o the_o plenary_a enjoyment_n of_o that_o happy_a state_n whereof_o he_o expect_v the_o absolute_a accomplishment_n on_o the_o day_n of_o the_o general_a resurrection_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n though_o he_o be_v already_o by_o way_n of_o advance_v possess_v of_o the_o earnest_a thereof_o according_a to_o the_o say_v of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n who_o affirm_v that_o 7._o though_o the_o righteous_a be_v prevent_v with_o death_n yet_o shall_v he_o be_v in_o rest_n where_o the_o latin_a version_n have_v it_o in_o refrigerio_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o a_o place_n of_o refreshment_n which_o show_v that_o the_o interpreter_n have_v find_v in_o his_o copy_n not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o text_n have_v it_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o in_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o ancient_n the_o beg_n of_o refreshment_n for_o their_o depart_a friend_n can_v not_o signify_v any_o other_o thing_n than_o what_o be_v express_v in_o the_o liturgy_n attribute_v to_o saint_n james_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v thou_o cause_v they_o to_o rest_v there_o 9_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n in_o 42._o thy_o kingdom_n in_o the_o 13._o delight_n of_o paradise_n in_o the_o 23._o bosom_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n our_o holy_a father_n 11._o where_o trouble_n and_o sorrow_n and_o lamentation_n have_v no_o place_n which_o indeed_o be_v no_o more_o then_o be_v require_v in_o the_o liturgy_n which_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o saint_n mark_n and_o more_o at_o large_a in_o that_o which_o be_v attribute_v to_o saint_n clement_n and_o those_o of_o saint_n basil_n and_o saint_n chrysostome_n all_o which_o concur_v in_o the_o demand_n of_o the_o celestial_a beatitude_n which_o they_o design_v by_o 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