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B07982 A direction to death: teaching man the way to die well, that being dead, he may liue euer. Made in the forme of a dialogue, for the ease and benefite of him that shall reade it. The speakers therein are Quirinus and Regulus. Perneby, William. 1599 (1599) STC 19766.7; ESTC S94700 255,346 516

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theodoret._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o the_o evangelist_n and_o apostle_n writing_n and_o the_o say_n of_o the_o old_a prophet_n do_v clear_o instruct_v we_o what_o judgement_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o the_o meaning_n and_o will_n of_o god_n q._n what_o then_o what_o though_o also_o you_o will_v take_v no_o further_a pain_n to_o seek_v a_o three_o place_n do_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o therefore_o there_o be_v none_o augustine_n i_o can_v tell_v you_o upon_o who_o you_o so_o much_o stand_v be_v very_o doubtful_a in_o the_o case_n for_o sometime_o he_o deny_v as_o you_o say_v sometime_o he_o affirm_v as_o other_o pretend_v and_o sometime_o again_o he_o doubt_v as_o himself_o declare_v he_o deny_v in_o the_o place_n by_o you_o name_v he_o affirm_v de_fw-fr gen_fw-la contra_fw-la manich._n lib._n 2._o c._n 20._o de_fw-la vera_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la poenit_fw-la c._n 18._o &_o lib._n 21._o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la c._n 23._o etc._n etc._n 26._o non_fw-la redarguo_fw-la say_v he_o quia_fw-la forsan_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la i_o reprove_v it_o not_o because_o it_o may_v peradventure_o be_v true_a that_o some_o after_o this_o life_n suffer_v temporal_a punishment_n he_o doubt_v in_o his_o enchiridion_n cap._n 69._o item_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o operibus_fw-la cap._n 16._o in_o quaestione_n 1._o dulcitij_fw-la tale_n aliquid_fw-la post_fw-la hanc_fw-la vitam_fw-la fieri_fw-la incredibile_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la &_o utrum_fw-la ita_fw-la sit_fw-la quaeri_fw-la potest_fw-la it_o be_v not_o incredible_a that_o after_o this_o life_n some_o such_o thing_n may_v be_v and_o wh●ther_o it_o be_v so_o or_o no_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v r._n whatsoever_o augustine_n be_v i_o much_o pass_v not_o for_o i_o stand_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o he_o but_o that_o i_o can_v follow_v he_o or_o reject_v he_o neither_o herein_o do_v i_o he_o any_o injury_n at_o all_o for_o this_o be_v his_o own_o say_n trinit_fw-la august_n in_o proem_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la trinit_fw-la be_v not_o bind_v unto_o my_o writing_n as_o unto_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n but_o when_o thou_o shall_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o which_o thou_o do_v not_o believe_v believe_v it_o without_o any_o doubt_n or_o delay_n but_o when_o thou_o find_v that_o in_o my_o writing_n which_o thou_o do_v not_o know_v certain_o before_o except_o thou_o shall_v certain_o understand_v it_o do_v not_o stiff_o affirm_v it_o fortunatum_fw-la august_n epist_n 198._o ad_fw-la fortunatum_fw-la and_o again_o we_o receive_v not_o the_o disputation_n or_o writing_n of_o any_o man_n be_v they_o never_o so_o catholic_a or_o praiseworthie_a as_o we_o receive_v the_o canonical_a scripture_n but_o that_o save_v the_o reverence_n due_a unto_o they_o we_o may_v well_o reprove_v or_o refuse_v some_o thing_n in_o their_o writing_n