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far_o exceed_v the_o true_a purgatory_n the_o which_o the_o scripture_n place_v in_o the_o only_a blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o in_o the_o wash_n &_o in_o the_o purgation_n make_v by_o the_o same_o peâ—â—â—_n for_o it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v make_v it_o by_o himself_o &_o by_o the_o which_o we_o be_v wash_v &_o make_v clean_o by_o the_o mean_v of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n &_o of_o faith_n which_o purify_v the_o heart_n for_o it_o be_v the_o price_n of_o our_o ransom_n by_o the_o which_o we_o be_v buy_v and_o neither_o by_o gold_n nor_o silver_n as_o they_o do_v after_o the_o use_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o albeit_o it_o be_v so_o that_o they_o can_v very_o well_o prove_v by_o good_a testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o purgatory_n by_o fire_n yet_o must_v they_o for_o all_o that_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o redeem_v &_o to_o deliver_v the_o soul_n from_o thence_o by_o the_o sacrifice_n &_o communion_n which_o they_o have_v in_o 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may_v not_o they_o be_v the_o true_a christ_n and_o may_v mortal_a man_n do_v that_o which_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v &_o add_v any_o of_o they_o to_o his_o work_n chapter_n xvii_o how_o much_o more_o commendable_a it_o will_v be_v for_o the_o roman_a priest_n to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o pastor_n towards_o the_o live_n &_o to_o leave_v to_o the_o dead_a the_o mynistery_n for_o the_o dead_a now_o it_o be_v true_a that_o they_o have_v not_o at_o all_o any_o certain_a word_n of_o god_n to_o declare_v &_o to_o prove_v any_o of_o all_o this_o main_a whereon_o then_o be_v they_o ground_v it_o be_v not_o upon_o the_o stone_n &_o upon_o the_o rock_n but_o upon_o the_o gravel_n and_o upon_o the_o sand_n wherefore_o it_o must_v needs_o come_v to_o pass_v infallicensure_n will_v they_o or_o will_v they_o not_o that_o all_o this_o whole_a building_n shall_v at_o the_o last_o fall_n &_o tumble_v into_o utter_a ruin_n and_o therefore_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o they_o do_v very_o well_o 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