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their_o torment_n be_v those_o merciless_a angel_n wo_n to_o the_o guilty_a when_o the_o innocent_a shall_v be_v reward_v with_o honour_n and_o they_o with_o shame_n the_o innocent_a shall_v go_v to_o paradise_n the_o nocent_a into_o fire_n unquenchable_a the_o sight_n of_o god_n shall_v cherish_v the_o innocent_a the_o sight_n of_o fire_n shall_v torment_v the_o wicked_a if_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n be_v visible_a it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o external_a and_o true_a fire_n for_o internal_a and_o spiritual_a pain_n be_v invisible_a and_o therefore_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n have_v always_o confess_v the_o fire_n of_o hell_n to_o be_v a_o external_a and_o violent_a force_n of_o true_a fire_n torment_v the_o wicked_a and_o condemn_v as_o a_o error_n in_o origen_n the_o conceit_n of_o a_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a fire_n in_o stead_n of_o hell_n fire_n which_o this_o defender_n be_v so_o much_o in_o love_n withal_o jerom_n direct_v auitus_n what_o he_o shall_v beware_v in_o the_o read_n of_o origen_n bookc_n say_v 〈◊〉_d scias_n detestanda_fw-la tibi_fw-la in_o cis_fw-la esse_fw-la quam_fw-la plurima_fw-la &_o iuxta_fw-la sermonem_fw-la domini_fw-la inter_fw-la scorpiones_fw-la &_o colubros_fw-la incedendum_fw-la this_o know_v that_o there_o be_v very_o many_o thing_n in_o they_o to_o be_v detest_v by_o thou_o and_o as_o god_n speak_v thou_o must_v walk_v among_o scorpion_n and_o serpent_n where_o repeat_v diverse_a error_n of_o origen_n he_o lay_v this_o down_o for_o one_o of_o those_o that_o must_v be_v detest_v ibid._n ignes_fw-la quoque_fw-la gehennae_fw-la &_o tormenta_fw-mi quae_fw-la scriptura_fw-la sancta_fw-la peccatoribus_fw-la comminatur_fw-la non_fw-la ponit_fw-la in_o supplicijs_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o conscientia_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la quando_fw-la dei_fw-la virtute_fw-la &_o potentia_fw-la omnis_fw-la memoria_fw-la delictorum_fw-la ante_fw-la oculos_fw-la nostros_fw-la ponitur_fw-la ac_fw-la praeteritas_fw-la voluptales_fw-la mens_fw-la intuens_fw-la 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sunt_fw-la plerique_fw-la qui_fw-la dicunt_fw-la non_fw-la futura_fw-la pro_fw-la peccatis_fw-la esse_fw-la supplicia_fw-la nec_fw-la extrinsecus_fw-la adhibenda_fw-la tormenta_fw-mi sed_fw-la ipsum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la &_o conscientiam_fw-la delicti_fw-la esse_fw-la pro_fw-la poena_fw-la dum_fw-la vermis_fw-la in_o cord_n non_fw-la moritur_fw-la &_o in_o animo_fw-la ignis_fw-la accenditur_fw-la in_o similitudinem_fw-la febris_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la torquet_fw-la extrinsecus_fw-la aegrotantem_fw-la sed_fw-la corpus_fw-la ipsa_fw-la corripiens_fw-la punit_fw-la sine_fw-la cruciatuum_fw-la forinsecus_fw-la adhibitione_fw-la have_v it_o aque_fw-la persuasiones_fw-la &_o decipulas_fw-la fraudulentas_fw-la verba_fw-la inania_fw-la appellavit_fw-la &_o vacua_fw-la quae_fw-la videntur_fw-la blandiri_fw-la peccantibus_fw-la sed_fw-la magis_fw-la eos_fw-la ferunt_fw-la ad_fw-la aeterna_fw-la supplicia_fw-la because_o there_o be_v many_o which_o say_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o external_a punishment_n for_o sin_n nor_o torment_v outward_o inflict_v but_o that_o sin_n itself_o and_o the_o conscience_n thereof_o be_v punishment_n while_o the_o worm_n do_v not_o die_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o a_o fire_n be_v kindle_v in_o the_o soul_n after_o the_o fashion_n of_o a_o fever_n which_o do_v not_o outward_o torment_v the_o sick_a but_o possess_v the_o body_n veâ—…th_v â—…t_v without_o any_o forrâ—…gne_n inflict_v of_o pain_n these_o persuasion_n and_o deceitful_a device_n the_o apostle_n call_v void_a and_o empty_a word_n which_o seem_v to_o flatter_v sinner_n but_o indeed_o hasten_v they_o to_o eternal_a punishment_n hell_n fire_n by_o this_o resolution_n be_v a_o punishment_n outward_o inflict_v on_o the_o damn_a and_o not_o a_o inward_a fire_n or_o pain_n kindle_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o possess_v the_o soul_n or_o body_n as_o a_o ague_n do_v which_o be_v a_o inward_a grievance_n but_o no_o external_a violence_n and_o the_o contrary_a conceit_n of_o your_o spiritual_a fire_n in_o the_o mind_n to_o be_v hell_n fire_n be_v here_o condemn_v in_o origen_n as_o a_o deceitful_a and_o detestable_a error_n hasten_v man_n to_o eternal_a torment_n the_o same_o confession_n still_o continue_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n gregory_n 38._o quos_fw-la flamma_fw-la gehennae_fw-la devor_n at_o à _fw-fr visione_n very_fw-la luminis_fw-la coecat_fw-la ut_fw-la for_o be_v eos_fw-la dolour_n combustionis_fw-la cruciet_fw-la &_o intus_fw-la poena_fw-la caecitatis_fw-la obscuret_fw-la quatenus_fw-la qui_fw-la authori_fw-la svo_fw-la cord_n &_o corpore_fw-la deliquerunt_fw-la simul_fw-la cord_n &_o corpore_fw-la pâ—…iantur_fw-la who_o the_o flame_n of_o hell_n devour_v it_o blind_v from_o sce_v the_o true_a light_n that_o pain_n of_o burn_a may_v outward_o torment_v they_o and_o punishment_n of_o blindness_n inward_o obscure_v they_o that_o as_o they_o sin_v against_o their_o maker_n with_o heart_n and_o body_n so_o they_o may_v be_v punish_v both_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n isidore_n 31._o duplex_fw-la damnatorum_fw-la poena_fw-la est_fw-la in_o gehenna_n quorum_n &_o mentem_fw-la urit_fw-la tristitia_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la flamma_fw-la there_o be_v a_o double_a punishment_n of_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n who_o mind_n burn_v with_o sorrow_n and_o their_o body_n with_o flame_n by_o a_o just_a rcward_n that_o as_o they_o debate_v with_o their_o mind_n what_o they_o may_v perform_v with_o their_o body_n so_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v both_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n bede_n by_o the_o marci_n worm_n christ_n note_v the_o rottenness_n as_o by_o fire_n the_o burn_a of_o hell_n or_o cl_v the_o worm_n signify_v the_o over-late_a repentance_n of_o sin_n which_o shall_v never_o cease_v to_o bite_v the_o conscience_n of_o the_o damn_a in_o their_o torment_n ut_fw-la ignis_fw-la sit_fw-la poena_fw-la extrinsecus_fw-la sâ—…iens_fw-la vermis_fw-la dolour_n interiâ—…s_fw-la accusans_fw-la that_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n shall_v be_v a_o torment_n outward_o rage_v and_o the_o worm_n a_o grief_n inward_o accuse_v bernard_n 38._o timor_fw-la coâ—…turbabit_fw-la te_fw-la cum_fw-la terra_fw-la aperietur_fw-la cor_fw-la be_o te_fw-la &_o iurue_n &_o caedes_fw-la in_o stagnum_fw-la sulfuris_fw-la ardent_a be_v &_o foetentis_fw-la ignis_fw-la exteriùs_fw-la carnem_fw-la tuam_fw-la comburet_fw-la vermis_fw-la interiùs_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la corrodet_fw-la fear_v shall_v amaze_v thou_o when_o the_o earth_n shall_v open_v before_o thou_o and_o thou_o fall_v and_o light_n in_o the_o lake_n of_o brimstone_n burn_v and_o stâ—…king_v fire_n shall_v outward_o burn_v thy_o flesh_n and_o a_o worm_n shall_v inward_o gnaw_v thy_o conscience_n so_o tertullian_n before_o they_o apologetico_fw-la gehenna_n est_fw-la ignis_fw-la arcani_fw-la subterraneus_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la the_o saurus_fw-la hell_n be_v a_o treasure_n of_o secret_a fire_n keep_v under_o the_o earth_n to_o punish_v withal_o and_o justine_n the_o martyr_n the_o devil_n christianis_fw-la shall_v suffer_v punishment_n and_o vengeance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enclose_v in_o everlasting_a fire_n arnobius_n likewise_o the_o gentile_n be_v 8._o admonish_v by_o the_o book_n of_o their_z best_o learned_a man_n and_o verse_n of_o their_z poet_n of_o that_o fiery_a flood_n and_o infernal_a lake_n of_o flame_n often_o compass_v the_o place_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o eternal_a torment_n they_o deliver_v as_o know_v both_o by_o the_o demonstration_n of_o devil_n and_o by_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o the_o flash_n of_o lightning_n touch_v man_n body_n but_o consume_v they_o not_o and_o as_o the_o fire_n of_o aetna_n and_o veswius_n and_o of_o other_o place_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v burn_v and_o not_o spend_v so_o that_o flame_n appoint_v to_o punish_v the_o wicked_a be_v not_o feed_v with_o the_o decay_n of_o those_o that_o burn_v but_o nourish_v with_o parch_a their_o body_n that_o waste_v not_o and_o prosper_n to_o 12._o hear_v and_o read_v these_o thing_n and_o to_o believe_v they_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v to_o think_v how_o great_a a_o evil_a it_o be_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o joy_n of_o behold_v god_n to_o be_v banish_v from_o heaven_n and_o cast_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n to_o see_v no_o light_n in_o that_o fire_n but_o to_o feel_v that_o it_o burn_v to_o suffer_v the_o
terrible_a crack_n of_o that_o flame_a fire_n to_o have_v their_o eye_n blind_v with_o the_o bitter_a smoke_n of_o that_o fume_a gulf_n to_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o deep_a lake_n of_o gehenna_n and_o to_o be_v tear_v eternal_o with_o most_o greedy_a worm_n to_o think_v on_o these_o thing_n and_o many_o such_o like_a be_v a_o sure_a way_n to_o renounce_v all_o vice_n and_o refrain_v all_o allurement_n of_o the_o flesh_n apparent_o then_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n by_o the_o confession_n of_o all_o these_o ancient_a and_o christian_a writer_n be_v local_a as_o keep_v under_o the_o earth_n external_a as_o enclose_v the_o damn_a both_o man_n and_o devil_n and_o sensible_a to_o the_o eye_n with_o obscure_a flame_n torment_v all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n with_o a_o horrible_a pain_n of_o burn_a but_o not_o consume_v they_o and_o that_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n shall_v be_v a_o external_a and_o true_a fire_n what_o proof_n can_v be_v fair_a or_o full_a than_o that_o scripture_n and_o 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no_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n but_o a_o fearful_a expectation_n of_o judgement_n and_o a_o violence_n of_o fire_n which_o shall_v devour_v the_o adversary_n fire_n say_v arnobius_n shall_v go_v before_o christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n 96._o even_o fire_n which_o shall_v perform_v two_o office_n with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o aspect_n it_o shall_v lighten_v the_o friend_n and_o inflame_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n for_o the_o fire_n which_o shall_v burn_v the_o sinful_a shall_v be_v make_v brightness_n to_o the_o just_a the_o end_n of_o this_o present_a world_n say_v justine_n martyr_n be_v the_o 74._o judgement_n of_o the_o wicked_a by_o fire_n as_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o prophet_n &_o apostlesdeclare_v and_o likewise_o thâ—…_n write_n of_o sibylle_n so_o bless_v clemens_n that_o live_v with_o the_o apostle_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinth_n affirm_v christ_n shall_v come_v say_v ambrose_n 1._o with_o his_o heavenly_a army_n and_o with_o fire_n as_o his_o minister_n to_o 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for_o proof_n whereof_o that_o which_o before_o i_o allege_v out_o of_o job_n and_o other_o that_o even_o the_o godly_a here_o want_v not_o experience_n of_o the_o sorrow_n of_o hell_n sometime_o you_o pass_v over_o answer_v nothing_o thereunto_o which_o be_v so_o in_o the_o godly_a it_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o cain_n judas_n and_o the_o reprobate_n far_o more_o direful_a and_o intolerable_a sometime_o such_o proof_n do_v well_o become_v such_o a_o cause_n the_o godly_a be_v sometime_o afraid_a of_o god_n displeasure_n and_o be_v pursue_v with_o the_o tentation_n and_o snare_n of_o satan_n ergo_fw-la they_o feel_v the_o very_a torment_n of_o the_o damn_a what_o show_v of_o reason_n be_v in_o this_o which_o be_v worth_a the_o answer_v and_o yet_o how_o often_o have_v i_o repel_v this_o peevish_a presumption_n and_o observe_v that_o if_o desperation_n which_o be_v the_o great_a torment_n of_o this_o life_n be_v but_o a_o 10._o a_o heb._n 10._o fearful_a look_v for_o of_o judgement_n 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together_o the_o one_o fight_v with_o the_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o corruptible_a body_n which_o can_v bear_v both_o and_o again_o 49._o again_o idem_fw-la ad_fw-la populum_fw-la antioch_n homil_n 49._o name_v fire_n or_o sword_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v more_o grievous_a than_o these_o yet_o these_o be_v scant_o a_o shadow_n to_o those_o torment_n 16._o torment_n defenc._n pag._n 121._o li._n 16._o and_o if_o hell_n pain_n in_o this_o world_n may_v be_v in_o any_o much_o rather_o may_v they_o be_v in_o christ_n who_o god_n purposely_o send_v through_o pain_n and_o affliction_n the_o extreme_a that_o may_v be_v to_o be_v consecrate_v the_o prince_n of_o our_o salvation_n if_o the_o true_a pain_n of_o hell_n may_v be_v in_o other_o here_o live_v yet_o in_o christ_n soul_n they_o may_v not_o be_v since_o his_o soul_n have_v always_o great_a inward_a joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o you_o call_v heaven_n than_o any_o man_n here_o live_v on_o earth_n can_v have_v 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will_v reign_v with_o he_o 19_o he_o defence_n pag._n 121._o li._n 14._o &_o 19_o if_o you_o say_v yet_o thus_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o extreme_a pain_n of_o hell_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o this_o world_n as_o the_o high_a joy_n of_o heaven_n be_v not_o likewise_o by_o my_o confession_n i_o answer_v i_o know_v not_o neither_o mean_v i_o to_o determine_v the_o measure_n and_o depth_n of_o sorrow_n which_o christ_n in_o his_o passion_n suffer_v either_o you_o change_v mind_n with_o the_o wind_n or_o he_o that_o write_v this_o write_v not_o that_o which_o go_v before_o in_o the_o 52_o page_n of_o this_o book_n li._n 25._o you_o prate_v apace_o that_o christ_n suffer_v a_o sense_n of_o god_n wrath_n equal_a to_o hell_n itself_o and_o all_z the_o torment_n thereof_o and_o in_o the_o 15_o page_n li._n 16._o you_o solemn_o conclude_v whence_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o the_o pain_n of_o christ_n suffering_n be_v the_o same_o in_o nature_n and_o altogether_o as_o sharp_a 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from_o the_o truth_n thus_o reel_v to_o and_o fro_o 22._o fro_o defenc._n pag._n 121._o li._n 22._o only_o grant_v this_o plain_o that_o christ_n suffer_v in_o his_o soul_n the_o true_a effect_n of_o god_n proper_a justice_n and_o wrath_n and_o we_o seek_v no_o more_o tell_v i_o first_o what_o you_o mean_v by_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n proper_a justice_n and_o wrath_n and_o then_o from_o what_o scripture_n you_o derive_v it_o and_o you_o shall_v soon_o see_v what_o i_o grant_v only_o say_v you_o no_o more_o than_o you_o have_v express_v warrant_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o believe_v and_o i_o ask_v no_o more_o with_o the_o name_n of_o god_n proper_a wrath_n you_o have_v play_v a_o long_a time_n and_o a_o number_n have_v deceive_v themselves_o for_o as_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o god_n will_v have_v lay_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n which_o christ_n suffer_v on_o his_o own_o son_n but_o displease_v and_o angry_a with_o our_o sin_n for_o which_o he_o be_v to_o satisfy_v the_o 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