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archbishop_n of_o ephesus_n and_o nilus_n and_o last_o by_o the_o answer_n which_o the_o greek_n of_o the_o state_n of_o venice_n make_v in_o the_o year_n 1560._o to_o the_o fourteen_o of_o the_o question_n propose_v by_o the_o cardinal_n of_o guise_n in_o these_o term_n eorum_fw-la hominum_fw-la animae_fw-la quorum_fw-la quasi_fw-la media_fw-la quaedam_fw-la conditio_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o soul_n of_o those_o man_n that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o middle_a condition_n between_o the_o just_a and_o the_o unjust_a that_o be_v to_o say_v those_z who_o give_v not_o up_o their_o last_o breath_n in_o mortal_a sin_n yet_o be_v not_o absolute_o free_a from_o guilt_n nor_o manifest_v the_o fruit_n of_o repentance_n the_o soul_n i_o say_v of_o such_o be_v think_v by_o we_o to_o be_v purge_v in_o this_o manner_n not_o by_o any_o purgatory_n fire_n or_o by_o any_o determinate_a punishment_n in_o some_o certain_a place_n but_o some_o by_o pure_a fear_n at_o the_o very_a separation_n 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ubique_fw-la quod_fw-la semper_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la creditum_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la verè_fw-la propriéque_fw-la catholicum_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o have_v be_v believe_v in_o all_o place_n at_o all_o time_n and_o by_o all_o people_n that_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o catholic_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o indefinite_a and_o doubtful_a proposition_n of_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n declare_v that_o they_o admit_v for_o purgatory_n either_o fire_n or_o darkness_n or_o tempest_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o as_o if_o they_o will_v have_v say_v express_o that_o they_o be_v content_a with_o any_o thing_n provide_v it_o have_v some_o appearance_n of_o conformity_n with_o their_o opinion_n shall_v serve_v to_o any_o other_o end_n then_o to_o show_v that_o they_o know_v not_o what_o to_o fasten_v on_o and_o find_v in_o their_o conscience_n that_o their_o purgatory_n which_o they_o neither_o dare_v nor_o can_v determine_v can_v not_o any_o way_n 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