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to_o 73._o which_o the_o marquesse_n do_v next_o lead_v we_o we_o hold_v say_v he_o purgatory_n fire_n where_o satisfaction_n shall_v be_v make_v for_o sin_n after_o death_n you_o deny_v it_o we_o have_v scripture_n for_o it_o 1_o cor._n 3._o 13_o 15._o the_o fire_n shall_v try_v every_o man_n work_n of_o what_o sort_n it_o be_v if_o any_o man_n work_n shall_v be_v burn_v he_o shall_v suffer_v loss_n but_o he_o himself_o shall_v be_v save_v yet_o so_o as_o by_o fire_n s._n aug._n so_o interpret_v this_o place_n upon_o psal_n 37._o also_o s._n ambrose_n upon_o 1_o cor._n 3._o and_o ser_n 20._o in_o psal_n 118._o s._n hier._n l._n 2._o c._n 13._o advers._fw-la joan._n s._n greg._n l._n 4._o dial_n c._n 39_o origen_n hom._n 6._o in_o cap._n 15._o exod._n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o place_n as_o purgatory_n it_o do_v much_o more_o concern_v we_o then_o limbus_n patrum_fw-la which_o they_o hold_v to_o have_v be_v make_v void_a and_o of_o no_o use_n long_o ago_o but_o this_o they_o 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