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he_o have_v say_v nothing_o yet_o his_o very_a life_n and_o conversation_n do_v speak_v what_o torment_n he_o have_v see_v and_o be_v afraid_a of_o and_o so_o god_n merciful_a providence_n wrought_v in_o his_o temporal_a death_n that_o he_o die_v not_o everlastinglye_o but_o because_o man_n heart_n be_v pass_o obdurate_a and_o hard_a hereof_o it_o come_v that_o though_o other_o have_v the_o like_a vision_n and_o see_v the_o same_o pain_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o always_o reap_v the_o like_a profit_n for_o the_o honourable_a man_n steven_n who_o you_o know_v very_o well_o tell_v i_o of_o himself_o that_o at_o such_o time_n as_o he_o be_v upon_o business_n resident_a in_o the_o city_n of_o gonstantinople_n that_o he_o fall_v sick_a and_o die_v and_o when_o they_o seek_v for_o a_o surgeon_n to_o bowel_v he_o and_o to_o embalm_v his_o body_n and_o can_v not_o get_v any_o he_o lie_v unbury_v all_o the_o night_n follow_a in_o which_o space_n his_o soul_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o dungeon_n of_o 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suck_v and_o draw_v out_o of_o my_o breath_n and_o speak_v these_o word_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n and_o have_v not_o any_o time_n give_v to_o deliver_v himself_o by_o penance_n from_o that_o dragon_n with_o he_o see_v by_o which_o we_o learn_v that_o he_o have_v this_o vision_n only_o for_o the_o commodity_n of_o they_o that_o hear_v it_o see_v himself_o can_v not_o escape_v from_o the_o enemy_n which_o he_o behold_v and_o into_o who_o hand_n he_o be_v give_v to_o be_v devour_v peter_n desirous_a i_o be_o to_o be_v inform_v whether_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v that_o after_o death_n there_o be_v any_o fire_n of_o purgatorye_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o fire_n of_o purgatorye_n in_o the_o next_o world_n chapter_n thirty-nine_o gregory_n our_o lord_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n walk_v while_o you_o have_v the_o light_n 12._o joan._n 12._o and_o by_o his_o prophet_n he_o say_v in_o time_n accept_v have_v i_o hear_v the_o and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o salvation_n have_v i_o holpen_v 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sin_n can_v just_o be_v punish_v without_o end_n which_o have_v a_o end_n when_o it_o be_v commit_v gregory_n this_o which_o you_o say_v may_v have_v some_o reason_n if_o the_o just_a judge_n do_v only_o consider_v the_o sin_n commit_v and_o not_o the_o mind_n with_o which_o they_o be_v commit_v for_o the_o reason_n why_o wicked_a man_n make_v a_o end_n of_o synninge_v be_v because_o they_o also_o make_v a_o end_n of_o their_o life_n for_o willing_o they_o will_v have_v it_o be_v it_o their_o power_n have_v live_v without_o end_n that_o they_o may_v in_o like_a manner_n have_v sin_v without_o end_n for_o they_o do_v plain_o declare_v that_o they_o desire_v always_o to_o live_v in_o sun_n who_o never_o so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v in_o this_o world_n give_v over_o their_o wicked_a life_n and_o therefore_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o great_a justice_n of_o the_o supreme_a judge_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o want_v torment_n and_o punnishement_n in_o the_o next_o world_n who_o in_o this_o 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we_o the_o death_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o although_o be_v rise_v from_o death_n do_v not_o now_o die_v any_o more_o nor_o death_n shall_v not_o any_o further_o prevail_v against_o he_o yet_o live_v in_o himself_o immortal_o and_o without_o all_o corruption_n he_o be_v again_o sacrifice_v for_o we_o in_o this_o mysterye_n of_o the_o holy_a oblation_n for_o there_o his_o body_n be_v receive_v there_o his_o flesh_n â—presence_n the_o real_a â—presence_n be_v distribute_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o people_n there_o his_o blood_n be_v not_o now_o shed_v betwixt_o the_o hand_n of_o infidel_n but_o pour_v into_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o faithful_a wherefore_o
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willing_o do_v i_o prefer_v that_o before_o my_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n and_o therefore_o god_n grace_n assist_v i_o in_o this_o four_o book_n follow_v i_o will_v clere_o show_v that_o the_o soul_n do_v live_v after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o book_n the_o chapter_n of_o the_o four_o book_n 1._o that_o carnal_a man_n do_v the_o less_o believe_v eternal_a and_o spiritual_a thing_n because_o those_o of_o which_o they_o hear_v they_o know_v not_o by_o experience_n 2._o that_o a_o infidel_n live_v not_o without_o faith_n 3._o that_o there_o be_v three_o vital_a spiritte_n create_v 4._o of_o that_o question_n of_o solomon_n wherein_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o death_n of_o a_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v all_o one_o 5._o of_o that_o question_n concern_v the_o soul_n which_o go_v invisiblye_o out_o of_o the_o body_n to_o wit_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n when_o as_o it_o can_v not_o be_v see_v 6._o that_o as_o the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n while_o it_o remain_v in_o the_o body_n be_v know_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o member_n so_o the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n asâ—er_v it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n in_o saint_n be_v gather_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o miracle_n 7._o of_o the_o departure_n of_o soul_n 8._o of_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o monk_n call_v specioâ—us_o 9_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o anchoret_n 10._o of_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o abbot_n call_v hope_n 11._o of_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o priest_n call_v vrâ—inus_n 12._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o probus_n bishop_n of_o the_o city_n of_o reati_fw-la 13._o of_o the_o departure_n of_o a_o nun_n call_v galla._n 14._o of_o the_o departure_n of_o seruulus_fw-la sick_a of_o the_o palsye_n 15._o of_o the_o departure_n of_o a_o nun_n call_v romula_n 16._o of_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o virgin_n tarsilla_n 17._o of_o the_o departure_n of_o a_o young_a maid_n call_v musa_n 18._o how_o certain_a young_a child_n come_v not_o to_o heaven_n through_o the_o fault_n of_o their_o parent_n because_o they_o bring_v they_o up_o wicked_o as_o be_v show_v and_o afterward_o declare_v by_o the_o example_n of_o a_o blaspheâ—â—ous_a young_a boy_n 19_o of_o the_o departure_n of_o one_o steven_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n 20._o that_o sometime_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o see_v at_o the_o departure_n but_o be_v after_o death_n more_o true_o declare_v 21._o of_o the_o two_o monk_n of_o abbot_n valentius_n 22._o of_o the_o departure_n of_o abbot_n soranus_n 23._o of_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o deacon_n of_o the_o church_n of_o marsi_n 24._o of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o man_n of_o god_n that_o be_v send_v to_o bethel_n 25._o whether_o the_o soul_n of_o just_a man_n be_v receive_v into_o heaven_n before_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n 26._o by_o what_o mean_v some_o that_o be_v a_o die_a do_v prophecy_n of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o certain_a advocate_n of_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o two_o monk_n gerontius_n and_o mellirus_n of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o boy_n call_v armentarius_n and_o of_o the_o diversitye_n of_o tongue_n 27._o of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o earl_n theophanius_n 28._o that_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o just_a man_n be_v in_o heaven_n so_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v in_o hell_n 29._o what_o reason_n we_o have_v to_o believe_v that_o corporal_a fire_n can_v hold_v spiritte_n they_o be_v without_o body_n 30._o of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o arrian_n king_n theodoricus_n 31._o of_o the_o death_n of_o reparatus_n 32._o of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o courtier_n who_o grave_n burn_v with_o fire_n 33._o whether_o the_o good_a know_v the_o good_n in_o heaven_n and_o the_o bad_a those_o that_o be_v bad_a in_o hell_n 34._o of_o a_o certain_a religious_a man_n who_o at_o his_o death_n see_v the_o prophet_n 35._o how_o sometime_o soul_n ready_a to_o depart_v this_o world_n that_o know_v not_o one_o a_o other_o do_v know_v for_o all_o that_o what_o torment_v for_o their_o sin_n or_o like_a reward_n for_o their_o good_a deed_n they_o shall_v receive_v and_o of_o the_o death_n of_o johne_n vrsus_fw-la eumorphius_n &_o steven_n 36._o of_o those_o soul_n which_o through_o error_n seem_v to_o be_v carry_v out_o of_o their_o body_n of_o the_o vocation_n and_o revocation_n of_o peter_n the_o monk_n and_o of_o the_o death_n and_o resuscitation_n of_o steven_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o a_o certain_a soldier_n and_o of_o deusdedit_n who_o house_n be_v see_v to_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o of_o the_o punnishement_n of_o the_o man_n of_o sodom_n 37._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o certain_a man_n while_o they_o be_v yet_o in_o their_o body_n do_v see_v some_o spiritual_a punishment_n and_o of_o the_o boy_n theodorus_n 38._o of_o the_o death_n of_o chrisorius_fw-la and_o of_o a_o certain_a monk_n of_o iconia_n 39_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o fire_n 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