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the_o other_o part_n the_o prophecy_n that_o be_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o zaresh_a the_o wife_n of_o haman_n albeit_o ground_v only_o upon_o experience_n yet_o it_o declare_v that_o the_o downecasting_a of_o wicked_a man_n be_v a_o forerun_a token_n of_o a_o great_a down_n cast_v to_o follow_v after_o ester_n chap._n 6._o ver_fw-la 13._o and_o this_o be_v a_o short_a sum_n of_o our_o opinion_n anent_o temporal_a punishment_n but_o papist_n defend_v that_o even_o after_o this_o life_n there_o be_v temporal_a punishment_n in_o purgatory_n the_o suffering_n where_o of_o satisfy_v god_n for_o off◅nces_n commit_v by_o man_n when_o they_o be_v alone_a and_o purge_v they_o that_o their_o soul_n may_v be_v meet_a to_o go_v to_o heaven_n this_o opinion_n of_o they_o be_v link_v with_o another_o absurd_a opinion_n that_o when_o out_o sin_n be_v free_o forgive_v we_o be_v not_o christ._n absolve_v both_o from_o guiltiness_n and_o pain_n but_o from_o guiltiness_n only_o but_o it_o remain_v still_o that_o we_o shall_v suffer_v pain_n yea_o such_o pain_n whereby_o we_o satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n commit_v after_o baptism_n what_o be_v this_o else_o but_o to_o make_v we_o our_o own_o saviour_n in_o a_o part_n and_o manifest_o to_o contradict_v both_o scripture_n and_o father_n for_o the_o scripture_n plain_o say_v there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n who_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 8._o and_o augustine_n say_v culpa_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la injustus_fw-la es_fw-la poena_fw-la quod_fw-la mortalis_fw-la es_fw-la christus_fw-la suscipiendo_fw-la panam_fw-la &_o non_fw-la culpam_fw-la &_o poenam_fw-la debevit_fw-la &_o culpam_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la serm_fw-la 37._o that_o be_v thy_o fault_n be_v this_o that_o thou_o be_v unrighteous_a thy_o punishment_n that_o thou_o be_v mortal_a but_o christ_n by_o take_v upon_o himself_o our_o punishment_n and_o not_o our_o fault_n have_v 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they_o who_o shall_v presume_v to_o do_v in_o the_o contrary_a be_v appoint_v to_o eternal_a damnation_n in_o end_n prayer_n be_v make_v to_o god_n to_o give_v a_o good_a success_n to_o their_o meeting_n and_o thanks_n be_v give_v to_o the_o king_n by_o who_o authority_n they_o be_v assemble_v so_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o prince_n national_n assembly_n be_v conveened_a at_o this_o time_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 662._o as_o functius_n reckon_v and_o in_o toledo_n the_o 6._o year_n of_o chindasuvindus_n king_n of_o spain_n the_o 7._o council_n of_o toledo_n be_v assemble_v consist_v of_o 4._o archbishop_n 30._o bishop_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o presbyter_n and_o i_o enger_n from_o they_o who_o can_v not_o be_v present_a the_o occasion_n of_o this_o meeting_n be_v theodisclus_n bishop_n of_o hispalâ—…s_n a_o grecian_a borne_n he_o have_v corrupt_v the_o book_n of_o isidorus_n and_o disperse_v many_o error_n in_o his_o church_n and_o he_o 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