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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28164	Purgatory surveyed, or, A particular accompt of the happy and yet thrice unhappy state of the souls there also of the singular charity and wayes we have to relieve them : and of the devotion of all ages for the souls departed : with twelve excellent means to prevent purgatory and the resolution of many curious and important points.; De l'etat heureux et malheureux des âmes souffrantes du purgatoire. English. 1663	Binet, Etienne, 1569-1639.; Ashby, Richard, 1614-1680.	1663 (1663)	Wing B2915; ESTC R31274	138,491	416

swim in the ocean of overflowing charity chuse but employ all their power and interest to make them so But sure I need not go about to multiply reasons in a case so clear of it self so full of piety and heavenly decency I will only minde you of what I told you elsewhere out of Cajetan how reasonable a thing it is that all those holy strayes or wandring suffrages which are offered up for such souls as are not in Purgatory should be applied unto them that had a particular affection and devotion to help souls out of that fiery dungeon and this certainly will be a means to fetch them out quickly if they ever come there §. 8 The Eighth To be a great Alms-giver THe Eighth means to prevent Purgatory is to be very liberal and tender hearted to the poore The holy Ghost teaches us as much in most emphatical and comfortable words some whereof I have chosen to lay down before you with a desire to imprint them in your hearts Blessed is the man that understandeth concerning Ps 40. the needy and the poor in the evill day our Lord will deliver him our Lord preserve him and give him life and make him blessed in the land and deliver him not to the will of his enemies Our Lord helpe him in the bed of his sorrow These words need no gloss For what is this evill day but the day of particular judgment at the houre of death since it is the great critical day and the most considerable moment upon which eternity depends Now he ●●●ls us that God will deliver him this day from what I pray you if not from eternal fire and from the dreadfull fire of Purgatory according to the measure of his charity and liberality to the poor He tells us again that he will make him happy in this day out of which I conclude that he shall not goe into Purgatory for how can he be happy that day if he lye in flames of fire Call you this to deliver a man from evil to plunge him over head and ears in a fiery gulf St. Chrysologus spoke with a Serm. 8. grace when he sayd that charity will not suffer a great almes-giver to be layd in fire but will appeal from the sentence and more God to cancel his own Decree and in a word will have him to be saved and all this with so sweet a violence says the same Saint that God had rather alter his decree then contristate mercy and charity when they pleade with such power for a great alms-giv●● Let us heare the holy Ghost once more I pray you Water quenches burning fire and almes resisteth sins God is the Eccl. 3. 4 beholder of him that rendreth grace he remembreth him afterwards and in the time of his fall he shall find a sure stay Sonne bow down thy eare to to the poor without sadness be merciful to pupills as a Father and as a Husband to their Mother and thou shalt be as the obedient sonne of the highest and he will have mercy on thee more then a mother O God what sweet words are these when he is about to fall he shall find a sure stay when he is ready to sink into Purgatory he shall be held up he shall be strengthned he shall be raysed above the firmament he shal be carried into Paradise What would a loveing Mother do less if it were in her power And since God has given us his word that he will be more then a Mother to such charitable souls that is have a greater tenderness and love for them is it credible that he will suffer them to fall into Purgatory or if justice require some satisfaction there is it not likely that all means will be used to remove them out of hand The Cesars crownd themselves with laurell as fancying it to be a sure protection against fire from heaven but I may safely say that a merciful soul all covered over with laurels olive branches and refined gold of charity cannot be struck with fire from heaven and has as little reason to feare the fire of Purgatory It is better sayd St. Chrysostome Hom. 39. ad pop to give an almes to the poor then to worke a miracle or to raise a dead man for in this you are beholding to God but in that God is beholding to you And therefore since God is indebted to you tell him plainly you will be payd with no other coyn but tha● of Paradise if he thinke of sending you to Purgatory tell him you will be first payd what he is pleased to owe you for he has promised y●● life everlasting and therefore let him first place you in Paradise and you will have leasure there to talke of Purgatory It was an answer worthy of eternal memory that of the good Count Thiband of Champagne A. poore Gentleman fell at his feet with tears in his eyes saying my Lord you are the Father of the poor I have two daughters to marry and have no way to compass it having nothing in the world to give them those poor creatures are utterly lost if you take not pitty on them and me your most humble servant and therefore I beseech your honour to have mercy on us The two poor young women were all this while on their knees as beautiful as the sun their eyes humbly cast down upon the ground and their faces covered with a modest and virginal blush when out steps a ruffi●n like courtier his name was Arrant and rudely tells the poor Gentleman it was a pritty fight indeed to see him beg an almes with his sword by his side Besides he was to know that the Count was not for nothing surnamed the bountiful for he had given away so much that he had no more left to bestow How replied the Count that 's not so I have yet something left God be thanked and enough too to bestow upon the good Gentleman for I am willing to part with thee and to yeild up unto him all the interest I have in thee Take him friend continued he and be sure you do not part with him till he has bestowed both your daughters This he sayd and it fell out so in good earnest for the Courtier was glad at his own charge to provide competent portions for the two poor young women and all France admired and highly extolled the Count for his purdent carriage of the whole business Can you find in your heart to condemn such a brave Prince to Purgatory after he has left many such charitable examples behind him one I say that has given so much away in pious uses that he has no more to give one that would willingly have sold himself after all to make an almes of the price to our blessed Saviour in the person of those poor innocent doves The Angel Raphael deserves credit when he tells us in express tearms that it is better to give almes then to lay up treasures of T●● 12.