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his_o repentance_n they_o sometime_o remit_v 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la of_o it_o and_o upon_o this_o and_o 〈◊〉_d this_o grow_v these_o satisfaction_n and_o commutation_n but_o that_o be_v only_o a_o mitigation_n of_o the_o punishment_n which_o the_o church_n have_v design_v and_o yet_o not_o without_o repentance_n but_o never_o of_o that_o which_o god_n have_v appoint_v do_v they_o remit_v or_o think_v upon_o to_o change_v which_o these_o malapert_o do_v at_o least_o according_a to_o their_o own_o doctrine_n and_o that_o without_o repentance_n there_o be_v no_o repentance_n after_o this_o life_n nor_o place_n for_o that_o but_o as_o justin_n martyr_n say_v 75._o post_fw-la animae_fw-la è_fw-la corpore_fw-la egressum_fw-la statim_fw-la fit_a bonorum_fw-la &_o malorum_fw-la distinctio_fw-la ducuntur_fw-la enim_fw-la animae_fw-la ad_fw-la loca_fw-la quae_fw-la eye_n digna_fw-la sunt_fw-la ab_fw-la angelis_fw-la bonorum_fw-la quidem_fw-la in_o paradisum_fw-la impiorum_fw-la vero_fw-la ad_fw-la inferiora_fw-la loca_fw-la ubi_fw-la custodiuntur_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la resurrection_n they_o iust._n mart._n quaest_n 75._o after_o the_o soul_n be_v depart_v out_o of_o the_o bodâ—e_n eftsoon_o be_v there_o make_v a_o distinction_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o angel_n to_o those_o place_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o they_o and_o be_v fit_v for_o they_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o good_a be_v carry_v into_o paradise_n but_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v carry_v to_o hell_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v keep_v till_o the_o resurrection_n 2._o use_v 2._o 2._o this_o will_v afford_v comfort_n unto_o as_o many_o as_o have_v cruelie_o repent_v which_o comfort_n stand_v in_o this_o that_o though_o their_o life_n be_v short_a and_o not_o so_o short_a as_o uncertain_a be_v not_o certain_a of_o one_o day_n or_o hour_n be_v tenant_n
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to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o unrighteousness_n here_o be_v no_o restraint_n of_o number_n or_o grievousnes_n and_o if_o they_o yet_o stagger_v let_v they_o take_v his_o oath_n which_o he_o have_v make_v to_o put_v they_o out_o of_o all_o doubt_n of_o his_o abundant_a love_n unto_o they_o as_o it_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o heb._n 6.17.18_o heb._n 6.17.18_o so_o god_n will_v more_o abundant_a lie_n to_o show_v unto_o the_o heir_n of_o promise_n the_o stableness_n of_o of_o his_o counsel_n bind_v himself_o by_o a_o oath_n that_o by_o two_o immutable_a thing_n wherein_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o god_n shall_v lie_v we_o may_v have_v strong_a consolation_n which_o have_v the_o refuge_n to_o hold_v fast_o the_o hope_n that_o be_v set_v before_o us._n and_o so_o unless_o god_n be_v untrue_a and_o more_o as_o a_o perjure_a person_n which_o be_v blasphemy_n to_o think_v this_o let_v need_n be_v no_o impediment_n but_o if_o it_o yet_o have_v any_o more_o lively_a 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