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neither_o see_v it_o nor_o hear_v it_o neither_o have_v we_o any_o menâ—…yon_n make_v of_o it_o in_o scripture_n that_o we_o may_v be_v sum_z re_z that_o it_o so_o be_v now_o since_o we_o have_v no_o infallible_a evidence_n but_o only_o fantastical_a imagination_n it_o 〈◊〉_d plaâ—…ne_a enough_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n orleyn_v neither_o to_o avaunce_n god_n honour_n nor_o yet_o to_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o cominaltye_n or_o else_o of_o god_n elect_v for_o than_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o christ_n and_o all_o his_o apostle_n will_v not_o hauâ—…_n forgoten_a to_o have_v remember_v we_o of_o it_o now_o let_v we_o see_v some_o of_o rastâ—…ls_n reason_n which_o â—…e_n say_v that_o fond_a fellow_n lie_v for_o themselves_o to_o prove_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o purgatorye_n they_o say_v say_v rastell_n that_o contrition_n mean_v which_o some_o call_v repentance_n be_v that_o which_o be_v the_o very_a payment_n and_o satisfaction_n for_o sin_n and_z they_o say_v that_o 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not_o believe_v that_o chri_fw-la stes_fw-la deâ—…th_n be_v sufficient_a but_o that_o he_o must_v also_o 1._o go_v to_o purgatorye_n who_o shall_v depart_v this_o world_n with_o a_o quiet_a mind_n the_o wiseman_n say_v the_o soul_n of_o y_o â—_o right_n wise_a be_v in_o you_o â—_o haude_fw-ge of_o god_n they_o seam_v to_o dye_v in_o the_o yie_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o foolish_a &_o their_o end_n be_v think_v to_o be_v pain_n and_o affliction_n but_z they_o be_v in_o peace_n sapiencie_n iij._n there_o be_v no_o man_n but_o he_o must_v needs_o 3_o grant_v i_o that_o everye_o faithful_a be_v right_a with_o â—…_n see_v in_o y_fw-es â—_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v write_v abacuc_n ij_o y_fw-es â—_o 5_o right_n wiseman_n lyve_v by_o his_o faith_n and_o rom._n v._o because_o we_o be_v iustify_v by_o faith_n we_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n &_o c_o when_o these_o faithful_a or_o rightwyse_o depart_v then_o say_v this_o text_n that_o they_o be_v fool_n which_o thin_a ke_v they_o to_o be_v in_o pain_n or_o affliction_n for_o it_o afferm_v that_o they_o be_v in_o peace_n now_o since_o their_o puâ—…_n gatorye_n which_o they_o imagyne_o be_v pain_n and_o afflic_a tion_n and_o yet_o fain_o that_o the_o rightwyse_o only_o shall_v entre_fw-fr in_o to_o it_o after_o their_o death_n they_o be_v they_o fole_n that_o suppose_v there_o be_v a_o purgatorye_n or_o elâ—…_n â—…his_v text_n can_v not_o be_v true_a hor_n what_o intent_n will_v god_n have_v we_o tourman_n t_v in_o purgatorye_n to_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n very_o then_o be_v christ_n deed_n in_o vain_a as_o we_o have_v often_o prove_v before_o but_o think_v you_o not_o reath_a that_o our_o purgation_n shall_v be_v to_o increase_v our_o faith_n or_o grace_v or_z cherite_v for_o these_o three_o cover_v the_o multitude_n of_o sin_n not_o very_o we_o can_v not_o fain_v a_o purgatorye_n for_o any_o such_o cau_n se._n for_o faith_n spring_v by_o hear_v of_o the_o word_n 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when_o thou_o have_v no_o power_n to_o accomplish_v the_o outward_a 23_o fact_n for_o the_o wiseman_n say_v proverb_n twenty-three_o son_n geve_v i_o thy_o heart_n now_o if_o thy_o will_n be_v upright_o and_o so_o y_o â—_o thou_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n then_o do_v god_a reken_fw-mi y_fw-fr â—_o will_v unto_o the_o for_o y_fw-fr â—_o full_a fact_n if_o then_o through_o the_o frayltye_n of_o thy_o man_n bre_n thou_o fall_v in_o to_o sin_v thou_o may_v well_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n romanorun_n seven_o the_o good_a y_fw-fr t_o i_o will_v do_v that_z do_v i_o not_o y_o it_o be_v i_o have_v a_o will_n and_o 7_o desire_v to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o not_o to_o displease_v my_o hevenlye_a father_n yet_o that_o i_o do_v not_o but_o the_o evyll_n which_o i_o hate_v that_o do_v i_o that_o be_v i_o do_v commit_v sin_n which_o in_o dead_a i_o hate_v now_o if_o i_o hate_v the_o sin_n which_o i_o do_v then_z love_v i_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o forbid_v 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the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o make_v i_o bond_n un_fw-fr to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o my_o membre_n so_o y_o t_o i_o my_o silfe_n in_o my_o will_n and_o mind_n do_v obey_v the_o law_n of_o god_n hatinge_v sin_n as_o the_o law_n command_v i_o and_o not_o consentinge_v unto_o it_o in_o my_o mind_n and_o will_n but_o in_o my_o â—…iesh_n and_o membre_n i_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o sin_n for_o the_o frayltâ—…e_n of_o my_o membre_n compel_v i_o to_o sin_n rom._n 7._o as_o by_o example_n if_o i_o see_v a_o poor_a man_n which_o be_v not_o of_o abilite_n to_o do_v i_o any_o pleasure_n and_o nevertheless_o do_v all_o his_o diligence_n to_o seek_v my_o favour_n and_o will_v with_o harâ—…e_n and_o mind_n geve_v i_o some_o acceptable_a present_n if_o he_o be_v of_o power_n be_v also_o sorry_a that_o he_o can_v not_o perform_v his_o will_n and_o mind_n towards_o i_o now_o if_o there_o be_v any_o point_n of_o humanite_n or_o gentleness_n in_o i_o i_o will_v count_v this_o man_n for_o my_o friend_n and_o accept_v his_o good_a will_n as_o well_o as_z though_o he_o have_v in_o the_o ad_fw-la perform_v his_o will_n for_o his_o abilite_n extend_v no_o further_o if_o his_o power_n be_v better_a better_o shall_v i_o have_v even_o so_o since_o we_o be_v not_o of_o power_n and_o abilite_n to_o perform_v the_o law_n of_o god_n &_o yet_o bear_v a_o good_a heart_n towards_o god_n and_o his_o law_n lamentinge_v our_o imbecillitye_n that_o we_o can_v do_v he_o no_o further_o pleasure_n they_o will_v god_n recoun_fw-fr te_fw-fr we_o not_o as_o his_o enemy_n but_z as_o his_o dear_a child_n and_o belove_a friend_n neither_o will_v he_o after_o ward_n thrust_v we_o in_o to_o purgatorye_n but_z as_o a_o tender_a father_n pardon_v we_o our_o trespace_n and_z accep_a te_fw-la our_o good_a will_n for_o the_o full_a deed_n s._n paul_n exhort_v we_o gal._n vj._n that_o we_o wor_n ke_v well_o while_o we_o have_v time_n for_o what_o so_o ever_o a_o 6._o man_n do_v so_o we_o that_o shall_v hâ—…_n repe_v by_o this_o may_v we_o evidentlye_o preceave_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o 〈◊〉_d accord_v to_o his_o do_v or_o suffringe_v in_o a_o neither_o world_n and_o therefore_o can_v there_o be_v no_o purgatorye_n the_o wyseman_n say_v eccle._n fourteen_o work_v rightu_fw-la ousnes_n before_o thy_o death_n for_o after_o this_o life_n there_o be_v no_o meet_a that_o be_v to_o say_v succour_n to_o be_v find_v 14._o there_o be_v some_o which_o will_v understonde_v this_o place_n and_o also_o the_o text_n in_o the._n xlviij_o argument_n on_o this_o manner_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o place_n of_o deservinge_v but_o yet_o there_o may_v well_o a_o be_v a_o place_n of_o punishment_n but_o this_o solution_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v not_o groundâ—…d_v on_o scripture_n is_z verâ—…e_a 〈◊〉_d for_o i_o pray_v you_o wherefore_o shall_v their_o inven_n 〈◊〉_d of_o purgatorye_n serve_v but_o to_o be_v a_o place_n of_o pur_fw-mi ging_n punishment_n and_o penance_n by_o the_o which_o the_o soul_n shall_v make_v satisfaction_n that_o it_o may_v so_o deserve_v to_o entre_fw-fr in_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o heaven_n bless_a be_v the_o deed_n which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n from_o hence_o forward_o you_o trulye_o say_v the_o spirit_n that_o they_o may_v rest_v from_o their_o labour_n but_o their_o work_n follow_v with_o they_o this_o text_n they_o use_v in_o their_o soulemass_n as_o though_o it_o make_v for_o 14_o purgatorye_n but_o sure_o i_o think_v that_o it_o man_fw-mi k_v much_o agen_v they_o for_o let_v we_o enquyre_v of_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o fautour_n of_o purgatorye_n whâ—…_n
believe_v y_o it_o we_o be_v deceive_v i_o think_v there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o for_n lish_o as_o to_o grant_n he_o this_o but_o if_o master_n more_n re_fw-mi will_v have_v his_o reason_n hold_v he_o must_v argue_v on_o this_o manâ—…r_n the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o infidel_n before_o name_v believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o purgatorye_n &_o their_o believe_v be_v true_a therefore_o we_o must_v believe_v y_z t_o there_o be_v a_o purgatorye_n now_o solow_v this_o argu_n mean_v sum_n what_o more_o formallye_o here_o may_v i_o put_v he_o to_o the_o proof_n of_o his_o minor_a which_o be_v that_z their_o belefe_v in_o belevinge_v purgatorye_n be_v true_a which_o thing_n he_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v but_o i_o have_v such_o confidence_n of_o the_o truth_n on_o my_o side_n 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v take_v upon_o i_o to_o prove_v the_o negatyve_a even_o that_o their_o belefe_v be_v not_o true_a as_o 〈◊〉_d purgatorye_n for_o these_o miscreaunte_n which_o 〈◊〉_d purgatorye_n believe_v not_o y_o it_o 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so_o if_o y_z t_z pope_n will_v god_n justice_n may_v be_v ful_o satisfyeâ—…_n and_o the_o hoell_a world_n save_v now_o if_o he_o may_v so_o iusâ—…_n lie_v and_o 〈◊〉_d save_o the_o hoell_a world_n cherite_v all_o so_o movinge_a he_o unto_o it_o and_o yet_o will_v not_o apply_v these_o merit_n so_o frutefullye_o then_o be_v the_o fault_n 〈◊〉_d lie_v his_o and_z he_o the_o son_n of_o perdicyon_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o pain_n than_o can_v be_v imagine_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o the_o 〈◊〉_d improve_v but_o â—…och_n more_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o as_o i_o think_v inevitable_a behold_v i_o pray_v you_o whoth_z my_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d rochestre_n have_v bring_v our_o holy_a father_n 〈◊〉_d a_o vauncing_n his_o power_n in_o 〈◊〉_d even_o in_o to_o y_fw-es â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o hell_n â—…hich_v 〈◊〉_d my_o lord_n say_v 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o avoid_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o he_o even_o as_o it_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o pride_n reign_v for_o whaâ—…_n they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o fall_v they_o down_o hedlinge_n unto_o 〈◊〉_d utter_a confusion_n and_o ruin_n if_o any_o 〈◊〉_d feel_v he_o 〈◊〉_d greave_v and_o not_o yet_o ful_o satisfy_v in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d let_v he_o write_v his_o mind_n and_z by_o god_n grace_n i_o shall_v make_v he_o answer_v &_o that_o with_o speed_n ☜_o pray_v christian_a reader_n y_o it_o the_o word_n of_o god_n maâ—…_n increase_v ☜_o amen_o 1._o tim._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o 1._o lo._n 12_o 〈◊〉_d 33._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_n 17._o 〈◊〉_d thes._n 2_o rom._n 15_o 〈◊〉_d gel_n 〈◊〉_d ☞_o 〈◊〉_d more_n and_o my_o lord_n of_o 〈◊〉_d strae_fw-fr can_v not_o agrâ—…_n the_o purgatorye_n that_o god_n have_v orde_n n_v joan._n 15._o the_o purgatory_n of_o 〈◊〉_d heart_n 〈◊〉_d 15._o 〈◊〉_d pour_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…sal_n 89_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jo._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o thes_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d mat._n 24._o mat._n 6._o i_o jo._n 1._o 1._o cor._n 15._o 1._o thessa_fw-la 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o hebre._n 〈◊〉_d ephe._n 5._o ephe._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jo._n 〈◊〉_d ephe._n 〈◊〉_d gala._n 5._o roma_fw-it 7._o ro._n 〈◊〉_d ro._n 〈◊〉_d roma_fw-it 4._o psal_n 31._o roma_fw-it 3._o obâ—…esey_n 〈◊〉_d obiecâ—…y_n 〈◊〉_d râ—…stels_n first_o argu_n mean_v frith_n rastâ—…_n frith_n rastell_n frith_n three_o lie_n atonce_o why_o man_n be_v make_v gene._n 19_o exo._n 14_o mat._n 8._o rastell_n 〈◊〉_d rastell_n frith_n heb._n 10._o heb._n 〈◊〉_d rom._n 5._o rastell_n frith_n rastell_n â—…rith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eze._n 33_o eze._n 36_o heir_n 33._o hier._n 31._o the_o second_o argument_n rastel_n frâ—…th_n ☞_o rastell_n frith_n rastell_n frith_n 1._o joan._n 2._o joâ—…_n 13_o mat._n 11_o esaâ—…e_n 43._o rom._n 8._o 1._o thes._n 4_o the_o third_o argument_n rastell_n frith_n rastell_n frith_n the_o four_o argument_n ephe._n 5._o canti_fw-la 4â—…_n rastell_n rastell_n frith_n rastell_n frith_n 21._o hebre._n 9_o rastell_n frith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 1_o ephe._n 1_o 1._o joan._n 1._o roma_fw-it 4._o the_o fifte_a argument_n rastell_n frith_n rastelss_o 〈◊〉_d lution_n psal._n 14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rastell_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16._o rastell_n frith_n rastell_n rastels_n si_fw-mi xte_v argument_n frith_n rastell_n frith_n mat._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o rastell_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 11_o gene._n 12_o gala._n 4_o 1._o cor._n 1_o rom._n 3_o phil._n 2_o 2._o cor._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…rith_n satisfacâ—…on_n to_o god_n hebreo_n 〈◊〉_d satisfaâ—…tion_n to_o my_o neyghbou_fw-mi re_fw-mi mat._n 6._o mat._n 18_o rastels_n se_fw-mi venth_fw-mi argu_n mean_v frith_n aggeâ—…_n â—…_n 2._o coâ—…_n 12_o 〈◊〉_d so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n absolute_a power_n 〈◊〉_d 16._o mat._n 12._o wheteâ—…_n god_n have_v a_o absolu_fw-la te_fw-la iusticeâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cor._n 5._o contrady_n 〈◊〉_d ro._n ro._n 8._o ro._n 8._o ma._n 24._o roma_fw-it 7._o 〈◊〉_d good_a work_n ephc._n 2._o mat._n 5._o 1._o cor._n 1._o roma_fw-it 8._o ephe._n 1_o ephe._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ii_o 〈◊〉_d 4._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o joan._n 5._o psal._n 116._o apoca._n 14_o edodi_fw-la 33._o psal._n 103._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luce._n 23._o luce._n 7._o phil._n â—…_n â—…ow_o a_o christe_n man_n shall_v desire_v death_n 2._o cor._n 3._o 1._o jo._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 3_o 〈◊〉_d â—…_n rom._n 5_o rom._n 10_o 〈◊〉_d more_n and_o mi_fw-mi lord_n of_o rochestrâ—…_n can_v not_o â—…gre_a pro._n 23_o rom._n 7_o gala._n 6._o eccle._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 14_o esa._n 57_o sapi._fw-la 3_o m._n more_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cori._n 3._o roma_fw-it 4._o m._n more_o frith_n joan._n 3._o m._n more_n ezechias_n frith_n 4._o regum_fw-la 2_o esaye_n 〈◊〉_d a_o question_n to_o master_n more_n math._n 26_o m._n more_n frith_n 1._o re._n 2._o gene._n 42._o io._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 78._o dani._n 1._o m_o more_o zacharye_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o â—…sal_n 66_o more_o â—…d_a 〈◊〉_d can_v not_o a_o 〈◊〉_d ☞_o rom._n â—…_n 〈◊〉_d question_n 〈◊〉_d master_n more_n 〈◊〉_d more_o machaâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d frith_n 2._o ma._n 12._o ☜_o deut._n 7_o 〈◊〉_d 12._o ☞_o 〈◊〉_d 10_o ☞_o gala._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 15_o baâ—…tel_n ☞_o ☜_o deute_n 7._o master_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deu._n 7._o m._n more_n 1._o joan._n 5._o frith_n 1._o â—…an_n 5._o ☞_o marc._n iij._n the_o puâ—…_n underston_n dinge_v m._n more_n 〈◊〉_d 5_o 〈◊〉_d â—…rith_n m._n morâ—…_n frith_n m._n 〈◊〉_d 1._o cor._n 3_o frith_n cyprian_n m_o more_n mat._n 12._o frith_n marc._n 3._o m_o moâ—…_n mat._n 12._o frith_n m._n more_n â—…sal_n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 16_o 1._o reg._n 28._o 〈◊〉_d more_o frith_n chryst_n say_v m._n more_n frith_n m._n more_n frith_n note_n wh_o at_o virtue_n be_v in_o a_o pâ—…_n nigh_o 〈◊〉_d more_o â—…th_o 1_o 1_o 2_o 2_o 3_o 3_o 4_o 4_o 5_o 5_o 6_o 6_o 7_o 7_o â—…_n 8_o 9_o 9_o 10_o 10_o m._n more_o frith_n m._n 〈◊〉_d frith_n 〈◊〉_d more_o â—…ith_n rochestre_fw-fr frith_n 1._o lor._n 3._o â—…ctes_n 15._o s._n justyve_a ☞_o s._n ambrose_n s._n hieron_n ecclesya_n 9_o rochestre_fw-fr s._n augusâ—…_n styne_n rochestre_fw-fr luce._n 16._o rocheâ—…_n frith_n ☞_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o rochestre_fw-fr mat._n 12._o frith_n faithful_n unfaithful_a men_n rochestre_fw-fr psal._n 66._o frith_n zachari_fw-la 9_o more_o and_n rochestre_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rochestre_fw-fr frith_n rochestre_fw-fr lucc_fw-la 14_o frith_n lucâ—…_n 9_o 1._o cor._n 12_o eochestre_fw-fr be_v frith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…u_o 〈◊〉_d apo._n 3._o mat._n 16._o johan._n 20_o luc._n 24._o ☜_o â—…at_fw-la 16._o rochestre_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d exodi_fw-la 32._o rom._n 9_o ☜_o