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2._o cor._n 5.1_o saint_n john_n in_o his_o revelation_n say_v bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n from_o henceforth_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o their_o work_n follow_v they_o reu._n 14.13_o if_o from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o death_n they_o have_v blessedness_n and_o rest_n as_o he_o show_v then_o be_v they_o not_o in_o any_o purgatory_n fire_n to_o be_v scorch_v and_o molest_v saint_n peter_n tell_v the_o saint_n and_o child_n of_o god_n and_o assure_v they_o of_o it_o that_o the_o end_n of_o their_o faith_n be_v the_o salvation_n of_o their_o soul_n 1._o pet._n 1.9_o if_o salvation_n of_o their_o soul_n begin_v at_o the_o end_n of_o their_o faith_n which_o last_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o their_o life_n and_o no_o long_o for_o then_o they_o have_v the_o fruition_n and_o possession_n of_o that_o which_o they_o believe_v and_o hope_v for_o mortis_fw-la then_o be_v it_o manifest_v there_o be_v no_o purgatory_n ambrose_n say_v qui_fw-la hic_fw-la non_fw-la receperit_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la illic_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la be_v in_o coelo_fw-la quia_fw-la remissio_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la est_fw-la he_o that_o here_o in_o this_o life_n receive_v not_o remission_n of_o sin_n shall_v never_o come_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o life_n eternal_a be_v remission_n of_o sin_n cyprian_n say_v â_o quando_fw-la âstine_fw-fr excessum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la nullus_fw-la iam_fw-la locus_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la nullus_fw-la satisfactionis_fw-la effectus_fw-la hic_fw-la vita_fw-la aut_fw-la amittitur_fw-la aut_fw-la tenetur_fw-la hic_fw-la saluti_fw-la aeternae_fw-la cultu_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o fructu_fw-la providetur_fw-la and_o again_o by_o and_o by_o he_o say_v tu_fw-la sub_fw-la ipso_fw-la licet_fw-la exitu_fw-la &_o aquavitae_fw-la temporalis_fw-la occasu_fw-la pro_fw-la delictis_fw-la deum_fw-la rogue_n quiverus_fw-la &_o unus_fw-la est_fw-la venia_fw-la datur_fw-la confitenti_fw-la &_o 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which_o believe_v not_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o catholic_n which_o augustine_n do_v affirm_v they_o also_o hold_v that_o a_o man_n since_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n batl_n free_a will_n of_o himself_o &_o of_o his_o own_o power_n to_o câme_v unto_o god_n and_o to_o do_v thing_n acceptable_a &_o well_o please_v in_o his_o sight_n whereas_o god_n say_v after_o that_o time_n that_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v only_o evil_a every_o day_n gen._n 6._o if_o they_o be_v only_o evil_a then_o have_v they_o of_o themselves_o no_o affection_n to_o goodness_n acceptable_a to_o he_o and_o christ_n say_v no_o man_n can_v come_v unto_o i_o except_o my_o father_n draw_v he_o john_n 6.44.65_o if_o her_o must_v be_v draw_v before_o he_o can_v come_v he_o have_v no_o proclivity_n or_o willingness_n of_o himself_o to_o come_v and_o therefore_o be_v it_o that_o the_o prophet_n say_v convert_v thou_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v convert_v jer._n 7._o show_v that_o he_o have_v no_o power_n in_o himself_o to_o be_v convert_v and_o s._n paul_n show_v that_o till_o god_n give_v grace_n there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o rom._n 3.10_o etc._n etc._n for_o all_o the_o philosophical_a virtue_n &_o good_a deed_n which_o man_n do_v before_o they_o have_v faith_n which_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v sin_n &_o not_o acceptable_a to_o god_n john_n 6.29_o for_o the_o apostle_n witness_v that_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n heb._n 11.6_o and_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o âaith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14.23_o christ_n himself_o again_o say_v that_o except_o man_n be_v ingrafâ_n into_o he_o they_o can_v bring_v forth_o no_o fruit_n john_n 15.1.2_o etc._n etc._n paul_n often_o teach_v that_o we_o must_v be_v new_a man_n &_o cast_v off_o the_o old_a man_n rom._n 1.2_o â_o and_o again_o he_o bid_v to_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o mind_n 1._o cor._n 2.14_o and_o moreover_o he_o say_v that_o the_o natural_a man_n 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