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face_n without_o the_o mediation_n of_o any_o creature_n interpose_v itself_o by_o way_n of_o a_o visible_a object_n but_o the_o divine_a essence_n show_v itself_o immediate_o unto_o they_o naked_o clear_o and_o open_o and_o that_o they_o thus_o see_v the_o divine_a essence_n do_v enjoy_v the_o same_o moreover_o that_o by_o such_o a_o vision_n and_o fruition_n the_o soul_n of_o they_o who_o be_v already_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o life_n be_v true_o bless_v and_o have_v eternal_a life_n and_o rest_n and_o so_o shall_v their_o soul_n be_v which_o shall_v hereafter_o depart_v this_o life_n when_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o same_o divine_a essence_n and_o enjoy_v it_o before_o the_o general_a judgement_n and_o that_o this_o vision_n and_o fruition_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n do_v evacuate_v in_o they_o and_o cause_n to_o cease_v the_o act_n of_o faith_n and_o hope_n as_o faith_n and_o hope_n be_v proper_o theological_a virtue_n and_o that_o after_o such_o a_o intuitive_a and_o 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in_o the_o eight_o general_n synod_n hold_v at_o florence_n under_o eugenius_n the_o four_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o holy_a union_n between_o the_o latin_a and_o greek_a church_n in_o these_o term_n out_o of_o the_o eight_o geneneral_a synod_n hold_v at_o florence_n under_o eugenius_n the_o four_o in_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o holy_a union_n between_o the_o latin_a and_o greek_a church_n the_o sacred_a council_n aproove_v we_o define_v artic._n 3._o if_o true_o penitent_a soul_n shall_v depart_v this_o life_n before_o they_o have_v satisfy_v for_o their_o commission_n and_o omission_n by_o the_o worthy_a fruit_n of_o penance_n that_o their_o soul_n be_v purge_v by_o the_o punishment_n of_o purgatory_n after_o their_o body_n death_n and_o that_o to_o relieve_v they_o from_o such_o their_o punishment_n the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o faithful_a yet_o live_v do_v profit_v they_o to_o wit_v sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n prayer_n alms-deed_n and_o other_o office_n of_o piety_n
have_v give_v we_o on_o several_a occasion_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o authority_n of_o our_o supreme_a pastor_n have_v already_o take_v notice_n of_o and_o interpose_v his_o sharp_a but_o just_o deserve_v censure_n against_o divers_a of_o they_o and_o doubtless_o will_v proceed_v against_o the_o rest_n according_a to_o their_o demerit_n i_o shall_v then_o as_o to_o the_o present_a concern_v myself_o only_o with_o this_o one_o controversy_n of_o the_o state_n of_o those_o soul_n which_o leave_v this_o life_n in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n but_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o full_o purge_v and_o with_o those_o position_n and_o ground_n on_o which_o this_o new_a mould_a fabric_n of_o purgatory_n stand_v unless_o some_o one_o doctrine_n or_o other_o of_o the_o author_n of_o it_o have_v a_o near_a alliance_n with_o the_o business_n in_o hand_n so_o offer_v itself_o that_o our_o discourse_n and_o the_o subject_n will_v be_v illustrate_v by_o it_o sect._n 4._o and_o first_o as_o to_o the_o opinion_n itself_o he_o thus_o deliver_v it_o of_o the_o middle_a state_n acc._n 1._o i_o acknowledge_v say_v he_o in_o human_a fail_n a_o difference_n betwixt_o mortal_a and_o venial_a nor_o do_v i_o deny_v a_o imperfect_a remission_n of_o mortal_a impurity_n but_o i_o place_v not_o this_o imperfection_n in_o that_o the_o sin_n be_v total_o cancel_v the_o pain_n only_o remain_v but_o in_o the_o change_n of_o a_o absolute_a into_o a_o conditional_a affection_n as_o it_o be_v instead_o of_o i_o will_v substitute_v i_o will_v not_o but_o oh_o that_o i_o lawful_o may_v etc._n etc._n the_o affection_n or_o inclination_n he_o have_v to_o temporal_a good_a be_v restrain_v not_o extinguish_v of_o mortal_a become_v venial_a change_v not_o destroy_v be_v therefore_o by_o the_o operation_n of_o death_n as_o it_o be_v new_o mould_v and_o mint_v into_o a_o pure_o spiritual_a substance_n he_o carry_v inseparable_o with_o he_o the_o matter_n of_o his_o torment_n in_o like_o manner_n as_o he_o also_o do_v who_o take_v leave_n of_o his_o body_n with_o his_o affection_n only_o venial_o disorder_v w._n we_o do_v not_o then_o anywhere_o imagine_v a_o place_n fill_v with_o hellish_a dish_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n as_o from_o a_o external_a tormentor_n suffer_v a_o butchery_n but_o we_o be_v in_o horror_n of_o the_o strife_n and_o fury_n of_o innate_a affection_n which_o be_v therefore_o proportion_v to_o the_o sâ—ns_n because_o spring_v from_o they_o nor_o ever_o otherwise_o possible_a to_o be_v deface_v unless_o the_o soul_n by_o a_o new_a conjunction_n to_o the_o body_n become_v passive_a or_o susceptible_a of_o contrary_a affection_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v his_o new_a apprehension_n of_o the_o state_n of_o soul_n in_o their_o separation_n perfect_o square_v to_o those_o philosophical_a ground_n he_o have_v long_o before_o lay_v in_o his_o peripatetic_a institution_n sect._n 5._o now_o as_o to_o the_o order_n in_o which_o this_o new_a fabric_n of_o purgatory_n and_o indeed_o a_o whole_a new_a system_fw-la of_o philosophy_n and_o divinity_n be_v make_v public_a it_o be_v as_o i_o take_v it_o this_o after_o the_o book_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o of_o the_o soul_n father_v on_o sir_n kenelm_n digby_n master_n white_n appear_v himself_o on_o the_o stage_n under_o the_o name_n of_o thomas_n the_o englishman_n of_o the_o albiâ—_z of_o the_o east_n saxon_n where_o in_o a_o moderate_a volume_n entitle_v peripatetic_a institution_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o that_o most_o eminent_a man_n and_o most_o excellent_a philosopher_n sir_n kenelm_n digby_n etc._n etc._n he_o discover_v the_o great_a i_o of_o this_o philosophy_n here_o the_o subtlety_n of_o logic_n the_o secret_n of_o nature_n the_o hide_a property_n of_o body_n both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v lay_v open_a and_o not_o only_o that_o authoris_fw-la but_o we_o be_v further_o lead_v on_o by_o a_o undisolvable_a chain_n of_o unavoidable_a consequence_n as_o be_v pretend_v to_o the_o abstract_a notion_n of_o metaphysics_n to_o the_o clear_a understanding_n of_o separate_a soul_n intelligence_n even_o the_o existence_n and_o attribute_n of_o god_n himself_o and_o all_o this_o if_o the_o reader_n have_v faith_n enough_o to_o believe_v for_o otherwise_o i_o be_o confident_a he_o will_v find_v but_o slender_a satisfaction_n by_o most_o clear_a and_o evident_a demonstration_n by_o a_o long_a chain_n of_o consequence_n or_o a_o series_n of_o patet_n fit_n sequitur_n clarum_fw-la est_fw-la consequens_fw-la est_fw-la confectum_fw-la est_fw-la and_o the_o like_a the_o foundation_n thus_o lay_v conformable_a to_o this_o incomparable_a and_o i_o think_v incomprehensible_a piece_n for_o never_o daughter_n be_v like_a her_o mother_n issue_v out_o some_o time_n after_o his_o divinity_n under_o this_o title_n institutiones_fw-la sacrae_fw-la build_v as_o he_o profess_v in_o or_o on_o inaedificatae_fw-la his_o former_a peripatetic_a institution_n this_o now_o contain_v a_o perfect_a sum_n or_o model_n of_o his_o divinity_n as_o that_o have_v former_o do_v of_o his_o philosophy_n and_o certain_o happy_a it_o be_v the_o author_n divide_v they_o to_o our_o hand_n and_o give_v we_o they_o in_o several_a volume_n and_o under_o several_a title_n for_o else_o it_o hd_v be_v impossible_a to_o know_v where_o the_o first_o end_v or_o the_o second_o begin_v this_o be_v so_o perfect_o square_v to_o that_o that_o in_o the_o very_a entry_n to_o his_o divinity_n he_o banish_v the_o a_o god_n notion_n of_o supernaturality_n though_o not_o the_o word_n out_o of_o his_o school_n the_o whole_a design_n of_o his_o new_a theology_n be_v now_o in_o the_o three_o age_n of_o the_o church_n to_o evacuate_v christian_a faith_n and_o out_o of_o his_o philosophical_a ground_n to_o mould_v we_o up_o a_o new_a demonstrative_a religion_n for_o nothing_o be_v upon_o any_o other_o ground_n admit_v into_o this_o new_a theological_a school_n of_o which_o i_o give_v my_o reader_n a_o full_a account_n sect._n 23_o 24._o etc._n etc._n sect._n 6._o in_o his_o peripatetic_a institution_n then_o or_o philosophy_n 5_o book_n lesson_n 1._o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o future_a purgatory_n or_o the_o state_n of_o soul_n in_o separation_n and_o have_v in_o the_o first_o place_n labour_v to_o evince_v that_o rational_a soul_n such_o as_o those_o of_o man_n be_v may_v exist_v or_o be_v without_o their_o body_n he_o deliver_v that_o notion_n which_o he_o desire_v to_o imprint_v in_o we_o of_o a_o separate_a soul_n in_o these_o word_n nu_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11._o now_o he_o who_o desire_v to_o frame_v to_o himself_o in_o some_o sort_n a_o notion_n of_o a_o separate_a soul_n let_v he_o ponder_v with_o himself_o that_o object_n which_o correspond_v to_o the_o word_n man_n or_o animal_n as_o such_o which_o when_o he_o shall_v see_v abstract_n from_o place_n and_o time_n and_o be_v a_o substance_n by_o the_o only_a necessity_n of_o the_o term_n let_v he_o conceive_v the_o 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