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offender_n be_v no_o long_o guilty_a and_o be_v no_o long_o guilty_a he_o can_v just_o be_v punish_v these_o doctor_n therefore_o do_v blemish_n &_o dry_v up_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n 2_o the_o incompatibility_n hereof_o be_v likewise_o manifest_a in_o that_o they_o say_v god_n do_v forgive_v we_o all_o our_o offence_n yet_o punish_v they_o in_o a_o burn_a fire_n both_o to_o pardon_v and_o yet_o to_o punish_v oneself_o offence_n be_v matter_n incompatible_a and_o when_o we_o forgive_v our_o neighbour_n all_o his_o offence_n against_o we_o we_o use_v not_o to_o say_v i_o forgive_v thou_o the_o fault_n yet_o will_v i_o punish_v thou_o or_o i_o acquit_v thou_o of_o thy_o debt_n yet_o shall_v thou_o pay_v i_o but_o as_o say_v tertullian_n in_o his_o five_o book_n of_o baptism_n exemp_n to_o reatu_fw-la eximitur_fw-la poena_fw-la 3_o again_o since_o our_o sin_n be_v debt_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n as_o jesus_n christ_n witness_v where_o he_o teach_v we_o to_o say_v forgive_v 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chastisement_n be_v not_o payment_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o content_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n but_o fatherly_a correction_n to_o bring_v the_o sinner_n to_o amendment_n they_o be_v not_o execution_n of_o his_o justice_n but_o testimony_n of_o his_o fatherly_a love_n &_o care_n not_o wound_n but_o salve_n and_o these_o can_v in_o no_o wise_a concur_v with_o the_o tormenr_n of_o purgatory_n wherein_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v already_o just_a and_o can_v amend_v no_o more_o as_o therefore_o we_o use_v to_o strike_v a_o man_n fall_v into_o a_o apoplexy_n not_o to_o get_v any_o satisfaction_n at_o his_o hand_n but_o to_o awaken_v he_o so_o god_n smite_v his_o child_n when_o they_o sleep_v in_o their_o sin_n to_o make_v they_o feel_v their_o negligence_n he_o that_o otherwise_o interprete_v the_o affliction_n that_o god_n send_v and_o take_v they_o not_o for_o correction_n health_n some_o to_o his_o soul_n but_o for_o satisfaction_n necessary_a to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n he_o make_v his_o affliction_n bitter_a &_o dip_v their_o edge_n in_o gall_n take_v from_o they_o the_o spiritual_a consolation_n glory_n and_o joy_n that_o support_v the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o this_o combat_n necessity_n be_v a_o miserable_a consolation_n it_o harden_v the_o sore_a but_o heal_v it_o not_o it_o raise_v the_o courage_n against_o the_o pain_n but_o assuage_v it_o not_o for_o what_o mitigation_n be_v it_o to_o the_o afflict_a to_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o sore_n be_v past_a cure_n and_o that_o of_o necessity_n he_o must_v satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n or_o how_o can_v s._n paul_n have_v so_o boast_v of_o his_o tribulation_n have_v he_o believe_v they_o have_v be_v payment_n which_o god_n do_v exact_a of_o he_o for_o his_o sin_n this_o doctrine_n be_v so_o healthful_a so_o full_a of_o consolation_n and_o so_o evident_o lay_v down_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n namely_o that_o god_n chastise_v we_o for_o our_o amendment_n yet_o this_o friar_n minor_n with_o a_o desperate_a presumption_n dare_v avouch_v it_o to_o be_v a_o reason_n forge_v in_o our_o own_o brain_n without_o the_o word_n of_o god_n without_o authority_n 78._o pag._n 78._o and_o without_o reason_n hereupon_o therefore_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n herein_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n cap._n 12._o say_v god_n chastn_v we_o for_o our_o profit_n to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v be_v partaker_n of_o his_o holiness_n again_o discipline_n bring_v the_o quiet_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n to_o those_o that_o be_v exercise_v therein_o how_o often_o do_v god_n say_v that_o he_o chastn_v those_o who_o he_o love_v 3.11_o apoc._n 3.19_o heb._n 12.6_o job_n 5.17_o prov._n 3.11_o david_n in_o the_o 119._o psalm_n confess_v that_o before_o he_o be_v
he_o shall_v rather_o come_v with_o lamentation_n and_o sorrow_n yea_o even_o with_o execration_n what_o shall_v god_n entreat_v the_o wicked_a with_o more_o gentleness_n and_o shall_v my_o horse_n or_o my_o money_n exempt_v i_o out_o of_o a_o burn_a fire_n of_o many_o hundred_o year_n continuance_n shall_v god_n show_v favour_n to_o a_o soul_n not_o after_o the_o steadfast_a faith_n or_o burn_a charity_n thereof_o but_o according_a to_o the_o time_n when_o it_o shall_v depart_v whether_o in_o the_o year_n 1599_o or_o in_o the_o year_n 1601_o and_o yet_o we_o must_v with_o silence_n adore_v that_o which_o cry_v for_o vengeance_n before_o god_n and_o which_o testify_v how_o far_o covetise_n have_v enchroch_v upon_o religion_n shall_v romish_n pollution_n be_v give_v we_o for_o rellicke_n blasphemy_n for_o oracle_n and_o the_o same_o compare_v with_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n election_n and_o healthsome_a vocation_n indeed_o if_o of_o two_o wicked_a one_o god_n will_v pardon_v the_o worst_a no_o man_n can_v accuse_v he_o yet_o sure_o he_o will_v not_o pardon_v any_o such_o before_o he_o give_v he_o repentance_n and_o grace_n to_o become_v a_o honest_a man_n but_o to_o say_v that_o of_o two_o elect_v and_o child_n of_o god_n he_o will_v in_o a_o tedious_a and_o hot_a horrible_a fire_n roast_v he_o that_o have_v be_v the_o most_o virtuous_a and_o bring_v the_o worst_a strait_n into_o paradise_n because_o he_o have_v money_n or_o a_o horse_n to_o carry_v he_o to_o the_o jubilee_n or_o for_o that_o he_o die_v soon_o after_o the_o jubilee_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o spit_v god_n in_o the_o face_n &_o to_o paint_v out_o profane_a toy_n in_o his_o temple_n for_o god_n will_v judge_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n not_o according_a to_o his_o wealth_n his_o horse_n or_o his_o abode_n now_o as_o one_o absurdity_n once_o set_v down_o a_o thousand_o will_v ensue_v so_o the_o whole_a discourse_n of_o the_o doctor_n upon_o this_o place_n be_v even_o a_o web_n of_o blasphemy_n for_o soon_o after_o he_o say_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v in_o all_o place_n to_o be_v find_v 76._o pag._n 76._o but_o not_o alike_o for_o in_o the_o temple_n god_n give_v better_a ear_n to_o our_o prayer_n then_o elsewhere_o be_v it_o for_o that_o god_n be_v near_a to_o the_o temple_n or_o because_o in_o those_o place_n god_n have_v his_o hear_n better_a 6.6_o mat._n 6.6_o how_o then_o do_v jesus_n christ_n counsel_v we_o to_o enter_v into_o our_o closert_n to_o pray_v if_o god_n do_v better_a hear_v our_o prayer_n in_o a_o temple_n then_o in_o a_o closet_n yet_o put_v the_o case_n it_o be_v so_o still_o the_o inconvenience_n that_o we_o have_v propound_v do_v remain_v for_o why_o shall_v god_n pardon_v sin_n in_o one_o temple_n rather_o than_o in_o another_o when_o throughout_o the_o world_n there_o be_v but_o one_o temple_n where_o the_o true_a god_n be_v serve_v it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o the_o faithful_a be_v bind_v to_o go_v to_o it_o but_o in_o the_o gospel_n where_o do_v we_o find_v that_o ever_o god_n subject_v we_o to_o go_v to_o seek_v remission_n of_o sin_n in_o a_o temple_n far_o of_o and_o to_o leave_v those_o church_n that_o be_v at_o hand_n who_o see_v not_o that_o this_o be_v do_v for_o gain_v because_o the_o sum_n disperse_v in_o many_o place_n and_o pass_v through_o many_o hand_n will_v insensible_o vanish_v and_o wear_v away_o and_o so_o can_v not_o serve_v those_o purpose_n which_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o prelate_n have_v before_o set_v down_o in_o all_o the_o premise_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o doctor_n do_v but_o mock_v and_o believe_v nothing_o of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v say_v neither_o be_v this_o the_o first_o tract_n wherein_o he_o discover_v himself_o 60._o pag._n 60._o for_o whereas_o beda_n dionise_v the_o charterhouse_n monk_n bellarmine_n and_o with_o they_o cayer_n &_o the_o fire_n of_o helie_n do_v place_n a_o flower_a &_o sweet_a field_n at_o the_o end_n of_o purgatory_n i_o ask_v he_o how_o 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