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A65795 The middle state of souls from the hour of death to the day of judgment by Thomas White ... White, Thomas, 1593-1676. 1659 (1659) Wing W1836; ESTC R10159 87,827 292

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the_o spirit_n of_o our_o brother_n that_o the_o mercy_n of_o our_o lord_n may_v place_v he_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o abram_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n that_o when_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n shall_v come_v he_o may_v resuscitate_a he_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n among_o his_o saint_n and_o elect._n again_o we_o pray_v thou_o to_o command_v the_o soul_n of_o thy_o servant_n n_o to_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o thy_o angel_n into_o the_o bosom_n of_o thy_o friend_n abraham_n the_o patriarch_n to_o be_v resuscitate_v in_o the_o last_o day_n of_o judgement_n that_o whatsoever_o vice_n by_o the_o deceit_n of_o the_o devil_n he_o have_v contract_v thou_o pious_a and_o merciful_a may_v blot_v out_o by_o indulgence_n in_o the_o office_n of_o the_o dead_a in_o like_o manner_n in_o the_o roman_a breviary_n lord_n when_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o judge_n the_o earth_n where_o shall_v i_o hide_v myself_o from_o the_o countenance_n of_o thy_o anger_n when_o thou_o come_v to_o judge_n do_v not_o conde●n_v i_o again_o be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o when_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o judge_n in_o the_o last_o day_n again_o remember_v not_o my_o sin_n o_o lord_n when_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o judge_n the_o world_n by_o fire_n last_o free_v i_o o_o lord_n from_o eternal_a death_n in_o that_o dreadful_a day_n when_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v be_v shake_v when_o thou_o come_v to_o judge_n the_o world_n by_o fire_n i_o tremble_v and_o fear_n while_o that_o discussion_n and_o future_a anger_n come_v that_o day_n of_o anger_n that_o day_n of_o misery_n and_o calamity_n etc._n etc._n to_o this_o you_o may_v add_v the_o public_a litany_n institute_v as_o it_o be_v think_v by_o gregory_n the_o great_a himself_o or_o at_o least_o by_o he_o recommend_v where_o you_o find_v in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n deliver_v we_o o_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o commendation_n of_o the_o soul_n depart_v in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n deliver_v he_o o_o lord_n final_o if_o we_o have_v 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three_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o ancient_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o pray_v for_o the_o saint_n pag._n 13_o iv._o that_o s._n pernard_n only_o except_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n de●yed_v not_o to_o the_o faithful_a depart_v the_o beatifical_a vision_n before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n pag._n 25_o v._n the_o five_o proof_n from_o scripture_n be_v again_o urge_v and_o two_o other_o add_v pag._n 34_o vi_o the_o eight_o and_o nine_o text_n be_v consider_v pag._n 42_o vii_o some_o place_n of_o scripture_n apply_v by_o holy_a father_n to_o confirm_v the_o same_o truth_n pag._n 51_o viii_o testimony_n from_o all_o antiquity_n maintain_v the_o same_o truth_n pag._n 55_o ix._o that_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o opposite_a opinion_n be_v modern_a and_o betray_v their_o novelty_n pag._n 69_o x._o the_o first_o exception_n against_o the_o opposite_a tenet_n from_o pure_a revenge_n pag._n 78_o xi_o two_o other_o exception_n from_o the_o supposition_n of_o these_o pain_n to_o be_v involuntary_a and_o corporeal_a pag._n 92_o xii_o four_o other_o exception_n from_o those_o pain_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n unproportioned_a to_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o indivisible_a duration_n and_o endless_a pag._n 100_o xiii_o two_o other_o exception_n from_o the_o non-connexion_n of_o such_o pain_n with_o the_o sin_n and_o their_o be_v suppose_v to_o remain_v due_a after_o the_o faul_n forgive_v pag._n 110_o xiv_o of_o the_o punishment_n which_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n and_o of_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n pag._n 120_o xv_o three_o other_o exception_n that_o they_o neither_o true_o take_v off_o the_o punishment_n nor_o right_o make_v they_o due_a nor_o in_fw-la sine_fw-la make_v any_o real_a purgatory_n pag._n 136_o xvi_o the_o thirteen_o exception_n that_o their_o opinion_n be_v opposite_a to_o the_o expression_n of_o scripture_n of_o father_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n and_o benedict_n xi_o pag._n 144_o xvii_o that_o the_o ignorance_n of_o spiritual_a nature_n beg●t_n this_o opinion_n pag._n 151_o xviii_o objection_n from_o the_o holy_a father_n against_o our_o doctrine_n answer_v pag._n 158_o xix_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o apparition_n and_o vision_n pag._n 166_o xx_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o vision_n compare_v with_o that_o of_o history_n together_o with_o a_o particular_a examination_n of_o some_o of_o they_o pag._n 17s_n xxi_o whence_o wonderful_a event_n come_v to_o be_v foretell_v without_o any_o supernatural_a assistance_n pag._n 38_o xxii_o what_o be_v the_o benefit_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a pag._n 197._o xxiii_o that_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n as_o far_o as_o its_o word_n make_v know_v its_o sense_n favour_v the_o ancient_a opinion_n pag._n ●07_n xxiv_o that_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n as_o it_o be_v visible_a in_o action_n make_v likewise_o for_o the_o same_o truth_n pag._n 218_o xxv_o the_o nature_n and_o history_n of_o indulgence_n pag._n 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