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A46959
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Purgatory prov'd by miracles collected out of Roman-Catholick authors : with some remarkable histories relating to British, English, and Irish saints : with a preface concerning the miracles.
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Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703.
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Wing J837; ESTC R11404
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be_v not_o you_o but_o god_n to_o who_o the_o knight_n answer_v in_o wrath_n who_o plough_v or_o sow_v the_o land_n do_v not_o i_o know_v all_o man_n therefore_o that_o to_o he_o belong_v the_o ten_o sheaf_n to_o who_o belong_v the_o other_o nine_o to_o who_o st._n austin_n reply_v my_o son_n do_v not_o talk_v at_o this_o rate_n for_o you_o may_v assure_v yourself_o that_o unless_o you_o pay_v your_o tithe_n as_o other_o christian_a people_n use_v to_o do_v i_o will_v excommunicate_v you_o and_o turn_v to_o the_o altar_n to_o say_v mass_n he_o say_v aloud_o before_o all_o the_o people_n i_o command_v that_o no_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v present_a at_o mass._n at_o which_o word_n a_o dead_a corpse_n which_o lie_v bury_v in_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o church_n rear_v up_o itself_o and_o go_v out_o into_o the_o churchyard_n stand_v there_o like_o a_o statue_n all_o the_o while_n that_o st._n austin_n be_v saying_n mass._n upon_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o all_o the_o faithful_a that_o be_v there_o present_a be_v almost_o fright_v out_o of_o their_o wit_n come_v to_o bless_a austin_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o have_v happen_v to_o who_o say_v he_o fear_v not_o but_o let_v a_o cross_n with_o the_o holy_a water_n go_v before_o we_o and_o let_v we_o sâ—e_v what_o be_v the_o matter_n whereupon_o austin_n go_v along_o with_o the_o people_n come_v with_o they_o to_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o church_n yard_n and_o when_o he_o see_v the_o dead_a body_n he_o say_v i_o command_v â—hee_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o thoâ—_n tell_v i_o who_o thou_o be_v to_o who_o the_o dead_a man_n answer_v when_o on_o god_n behalf_n you_o command_v that_o no_o excommunicate_a person_n shall_v be_v present_a at_o mass_n the_o angel_n of_o god_n who_o be_v your_o constant_a companion_n wherever_o you_o go_v cast_v i_o out_o of_o the_o place_n where_o i_o lie_v buâ—ied_v say_v that_o the_o friend_n of_o god_n austin_n have_v command_v the_o stink_a flesh_n to_o be_v cast_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o church_n of_o god._n for_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o britain_n before_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o pagan_a saxon_n have_v waste_v this_o â—and_n i_o be_v the_o patron_n of_o this_o parish_n and_o though_o i_o be_v often_o admonish_v by_o the_o priest_n of_o this_o church_n i_o nâ—ver_v pay_v my_o tithe_n and_o at_o length_n be_v excommunicate_v by_o he_o i_o afterwards_o die_v anâ—_n be_v thrust_v down_o to_o hâ—ll_v when_o they_o have_v hear_v this_o bâ—th_v the_o saint_n himself_o and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o weep_v much_o and_o ausâ—â—n_o say_v do_v you_o know_v the_o place_n where_o the_o priest_n be_v bury_v who_o excommunicate_v you_o who_o answer_v he_o lie_v in_o this_o very_a churchyard_n go_v before_o we_o say_v austin_n and_o shâ—w_v we_o the_o place_n the_o dead_a man_n go_v before_o and_o come_v to_o a_o certain_a place_n near_o the_o church_n where_o there_o appear_v no_o sign_n at_o all_o of_o a_o grave_a and_o he_o say_v to_o austin_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o follow_v after_o he_o lo_o this_o be_v the_o place_n dig_v hore_n and_o you_o shall_v fiâ—d_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o priest._n they_o dig_v therefore_o at_o st._n augustine_n biddingâ—_n and_o deep_a in_o the_o earth_n they_o find_v a_o few_o bone_n which_o by_o the_o length_n of_o time_n be_v turâ—ed_v very_o dry_a austin_n ask_v whether_o these_o be_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o priest_n the_o dead_a man_n answer_v yes_o then_o austin_n pray_v a_o good_a whileâ—_n say_v tâ—at_v all_o may_v knâ—w_v that_o lifâ—_n and_o death_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n to_o who_o nâ—thing_n be_v imâ—â—ssible_a in_o his_o name_n arise_v for_o we_o have_v â—ccasion_n for_o thou_o the_o word_n be_v no_o soon_o out_o of_o his_o mouth_n but_o all_o that_o be_v present_a sâ—w_o the_o disperse_v dâ—st_o come_v together_o and_o the_o bone_n to_o be_v compact_v with_o nerve_n and_o the_o man_n himself_o to_o rise_v upâ—_n the_o priest_n thus_o stand_v 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for_o the_o last_o day_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v return_v to_o his_o grave_n he_o immediate_o sell_v all_o into_o ash_n then_o say_v austin_n to_o the_o priest_n how_o long_o have_v you_o lie_v here_o he_o make_v answer_v a_o hâ—ndred_o and_o fifty_o year_n and_o upward_o quoth_v austin_n and_o hâ—w_o have_v you_o fare_v all_o this_o while_n very_o well_o quoth_v the_o priest_n and_o amâ—ng_v the_o delight_n of_o eternal_a life_n then_o say_v austin_n will_v you_o be_v willing_a to_o have_v i_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n that_o you_o may_v return_v to_o lâ—ve_v among_o we_o and_o to_o help_v â—s_n by_o preach_v to_o briâ—g_v back_o soul_n to_o their_o creator_n which_o be_v nâ—w_o begin_v by_o the_o devil_n gâ—d_a â—orbid_v father_n say_v the_o priest_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v disturb_v from_o my_o rest_n and_o that_o you_o shall_v cause_v i_o to_o return_v again_o to_o the_o toilsome_a life_n of_o this_o world_n then_o say_v austin_n to_o the_o priest_n my_o dear_a friend_n 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and_o present_o a_o heavenly_a light_n shine_v so_o clear_a that_o it_o turn_v the_o night_n into_o day_n there_o be_v with_o the_o apostle_n a_o multitude_n of_o heavenly_a citizen_n come_v out_o and_o go_v into_o the_o church_n a_o divine_a melody_n sound_v and_o a_o odour_n of_o a_o unexpressible_a fragrancy_n be_v shed_v abroad_o as_o soon_o as_o all_o thing_n pertain_v to_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o church_n be_v perform_v the_o glorious_a fisher_n of_o man_n return_v to_o the_o poor_a fisherman_n who_o be_v so_o affright_v with_o his_o divine_a splendour_n that_o he_o almost_o lose_v his_o sense_n but_o st._n peter_n kind_o comfort_v he_o bring_v he_o to_o himself_o then_o both_o of_o they_o enter_v into_o the_o boat_n st._n