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scripture_n clear_a in_o this_o point_n their_o own_o cassander_n tell_v we_o 6._o what_o be_v the_o constant_a and_o uniform_a doctrine_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o ancient_a father_n therein_o say_v wherefore_o this_o doctrine_n be_v not_o to_o be_v pass_v by_o which_o with_o a_o full_a consent_n all_o the_o ancient_a father_n delyvere_a to_o wit_n that_o our_o whole_a confidence_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o hope_n both_o of_o pardon_n and_o of_o life_n eternal_a be_v to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o only_a mercy_n of_o god_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o their_o waldensis_fw-la say_v 1430._o i_o esteem_v he_o a_o sound_a divynâ—_n and_o more_o faithful_a catholic_a say_v he_o and_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o scripture_n who_o simple_o denyâ—th_v any_o such_o merit_n and_o who_o grant_v according_a to_o the_o apoâ—tles_n and_o scripture_n manner_n of_o speech_n that_o simple_o a_o man_n merit_v not_o the_o kingdom_n of_o 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faâ—t_fw-la anno_fw-la 1354_o as_o most_o heretical_a and_o blasphemous_a in_o their_o sentence_n against_o one_o guidâ—_z a_o augustine_n friar_n by_o way_n of_o recantation_n prescrybe_v unto_o he_o 7._o say_v i_o say_v against_o a_o bachelor_n of_o the_o preach_a friar_n in_o my_o conference_n with_o he_o that_o a_o man_n merit_v eternal_a life_n for_o the_o worthiness_n of_o the_o work_n that_o be_v so_o as_o if_o the_o same_o be_v not_o give_v unto_o he_o there_o be_v wrong_n do_v unto_o he_o which_o opinion_n i_o recant_v as_o false_a heretical_a and_o blasphemous_a therefore_o their_o own_o cardinâ—ll_v bellarmine_n be_v force_v to_o conclude_v say_v because_o of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o our_o own_o unrighteousness_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o vain_a glory_n it_o be_v most_o safe_a say_v he_o to_o put_v our_o whole_a confidence_n in_o the_o only_a mercy_n of_o god_n and_o his_o only_o goodness_n a_o advertisement_n to_o the_o reader_n the_o novelty_n of_o this_o proud_a error_n be_v dâ—scovered_v yet_o lest_o with_o the_o veil_n of_o the_o word_n merit_n oft_o use_v in_o antiquity_n they_o shall_v crafty_o palliate_v the_o novelty_n of_o their_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n their_o own_o vega_n 189._o in_o his_o book_n write_v in_o defence_n and_o for_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trenâ—_n and_o wherein_o he_o be_v a_o chief_a disputer_n plain_o confess_v say_v i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o the_o word_n merâ—te_n be_v use_v ost-tyme_n say_v he_o where_o there_o be_v no_o meaning_n of_o deserve_v either_o by_o condignity_n or_o congruity_n and_o therefore_o we_o find_v that_o sometime_o improper_o iâ—simplie_o signify_v to_o oâ—tayne_v favour_n without_o do_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n as_o where_o ambrose_n say_v 53._o that_o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o his_o birth_n obtain_v so_o great_a a_o favour_n as_o to_o be_v the_o forerunner_n of_o christ_n the_o word_n be_v tantam_fw-la gratiam_fw-la nascendo_fw-la meruit_fw-la sometime_o also_o it_o be_v put_v for_o obtain_v favour_n 17._o quite_o contraâ—ie_a to_o deserve_v as_o where_o pope_n gregory_n speak_v of_o paul_n conversion_n say_v when_o he_o be_v labour_v to_o extinguish_v the_o name_n of_o our_o redeemer_n on_o earth_n he_o obtain_v that_o favour_n to_o hear_v his_o word_n from_o heaven_n where_o the_o word_n be_v verba_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la meruit_fw-la audire_fw-la and_o sometime_o it_o signify_v general_o work_n whether_o good_a or_o evil_a as_o aug._n epist_n 46_o and_o sometime_o special_o good_a work_n yet_o exclude_v all_o worthiness_n in_o they_o to_o merit_v eternal_a life_n mariae_fw-la as_o where_o bernard_n say_v neither_o be_v man_n good_a work_n of_o such_o worth_n that_o for_o their_o merit_n eternal_a life_n shall_v be_v due_a unto_o they_o or_o that_o god_n shall_v do_v wrong_a except_o he_o give_v the_o same_o for_o they_o where_o the_o word_n be_v neque_fw-la eniâ—_z sunt_fw-la talia_fw-la hominum_fw-la merita_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o which_o speech_n of_o bernand_n be_v diametral_o opposite_a in_o ipsis_fw-la terminâ—â—_n to_o that_o proud_a assertion_n of_o the_o rhemist_n who_o say_v 10._o that_o god_n shall_v be_v unjust_a and_o do_v wrong_a if_o he_o render_v not_o heaven_n for_o they_o chapter_n xv_o the_o novelty_n of_o pvâ—_z gatory_n first_o then_o if_o we_o ask_v their_o own_o bishop_n of_o rochester_n and_o great_a champion_n against_o luther_n whether_o this_o new_a article_n which_o avarice_n have_v hatch_v ignorance_n do_v foster_v and_o fire_n and_o â—aggoâ—_n maintain_v 18_o be_v know_v of_o old_a or_o believe_v by_o the_o primitive_a church_n he_o will_v tell_v we_o say_v it_o be_v not_o so_o necessary_a to_o believe_v purgatory_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o if_o we_o ask_v he_o far_o to_o wit_v how_o long_o it_o be_v before_o either_o purgatory_n or_o indulgence_n which_o depend_v upon_o it_o be_v know_v or_o receive_v by_o
the_o catholic_a church_n he_o will_v tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v know_v but_o of_o late_a say_v he_o and_o that_o after_o many_o age_n the_o belief_n of_o purgatory_n and_o indulgence_n be_v receive_v by_o orthodox_a christian_n and_o therefore_o he_o grant_v that_o thereof_o little_a or_o no_o mention_n be_v at_o all_o in_o the_o ancient_a father_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a 75._o justin_n martyr_n do_v teach_v we_o that_o after_o the_o soul_n departure_n from_o the_o body_n staâ—sm_n or_o instant_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v carry_v to_o paradise_n 22._o where_o the_o sight_n of_o angel_n and_o archangel_n and_o the_o sight_n of_o christ_n be_v and_o so_o likewise_o say_v prosper_n that_o christian_n have_v end_v their_o pilgrimage_n present_o thence-foorth_o reign_v happy_a in_o their_o native_a country_n in_o like-manner_n augustine_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v set_v at_o liberty_n out_o of_o the_o body_n present_o go_v to_o heaven_n 3._o yea_o bellarmine_n himself_o upon_o these_o word_n of_o s._n paul_n 2._o cor._n 5._o 1._o confeâ—â—eth_v no_o less_o say_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o apostle_n then_o be_v excellent_a to_o wit_v this_o say_v he_o if_o this_o mortal_a life_n perish_v we_o have_v present_o the_o enjoy_n of_o another_o far_o better_o in_o the_o heaven_n last_o of_o all_o if_o moreover_o to_o prove_v the_o novelty_n of_o this_o error_n we_o consider_v the_o universality_n or_o catholicism_n both_o of_o place_n and_o person_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o as_o it_o have_v not_o be_v semper_fw-la or_o ever_o in_o the_o church_n so_o neither_o have_v it_o be_v hold_v or_o believe_v ubique_fw-la nec_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la or_o in_o all_o place_n and_o by_o all_o which_o beside_o the_o irrefragable_a notoriety_n thereof_o their_o own_o bishop_n of_o rochester_n clear_o confess_v 18_o say_v as_o for_o the_o grecian_n even_o unto_o this_o day_n they_o do_v never_o believe_v purgatory_n and_o yet_o of_o the_o grectan_n church_n their_o own_o bishop_n of_o bitâ—nto_n in_o his_o oration_n before_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n latiâ—â—_z profess_v she_o to_o be_v the_o mother_n church_n from_o who_o the_o roman_a church_n have_v whatsoever_o she_o have_v say_v he_o to_o wit_n of_o sound_n and_o orthodox_a doctrine_n and_o if_o beside_o the_o grecian_n we_o consider_v and_o join_v the_o muscoâ—ites_n and_o abysâ—in_n christian_n the_o gorgians_n and_o armenian_n as_o also_o the_o syrian_n and_o chaldean_n that_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n and_o babylon_n from_o cyprâ—â—_z and_o palestina_n to_o the_o east_n indies_n beside_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o europe_n we_o shall_v find_v these_o who_o believe_v purgatoriâ—_z to_o be_v but_o a_o few_o chapt._n xvi_o the_o novelty_n of_o papal_a indulgence_n have_v before_o clear_v the_o novelty_n of_o purgatoriâ—_z by_o the_o romanâ—â—tes_n own_o confession_n it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o papell_n indulgence_n can_v brag_n of_o no_o antiquity_n for_o say_v their_o own_o bishop_n of_o rochester_n 18._o if_o you_o take_v away_o purgatory_n what_o need_n will_v be_v of_o indulgence_n for_o upon_o it_o say_v he_o depend_v all_o the_o respect_n that_o be_v have_v to_o indulgence_n yet_o to_o discover_v more_o clear_o the_o novelty_n of_o papal_a indulgence_n we_o will_v first_o consider_v what_o be_v these_o ancient_a indulgence_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o record_n of_o antiquity_n to_o have_v be_v at_o first_o in_o use_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n that_o by_o the_o general_a name_n common_a to_o these_o ancient_a and_o the_o now_o late_o papal_a indulgence_n none_o may_v be_v deceive_v first_o then_o the_o indulgence_n of_o old_a be_v only_o a_o release_n of_o penitentâ—_n from_o some_o part_n of_o the_o severity_n of_o discipline_n enjoin_v to_o scandalous_a offender_n as_o their_o serious_a repentance_n and_o public_a evidence_n thereof_o do_v procure_v as_o may_v be_v see_v 6._o 2._o cor._n 2._o and_o as_o bellarmine_n himself_o make_v manifest_a out_o of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o counsel_n of_o nice_a and_o ancyra_n set_v down_o by_o he_o at_o length_n which_o thing_n also_o their_o own_o cassander_n show_v â—2_a say_v that_o the_o diminish_n of_o canonical_a penance_n or_o that_o relaxation_n which_o be_v grant_v by_o the_o bishop_n to_o public_a penitent_n when_o either_o somewhat_o of_o the_o time_n or_o of_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o penance_n be_v lessen_v be_v call_v a_o indulgence_n so_o that_o it_o be_v a_o lessen_v and_o mitigation_n of_o their_o disciplinarie_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o church_n who_o be_v penitent_n and_o alyve_a grant_v by_o every_o bishop_n to_o such_o of_o his_o diocese_n and_o that_o very_o spare_o posterior_fw-la as_o bellarmine_n show_v but_o no_o largesse_n and_o application_n of_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o saint_n join_v with_o christ_n suffering_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a out_o of_o a_o forge_a fiery_a purgatory_n grant_v 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christ_n be_v not_o as_o yet_o incarnate_a yet_o by_o these_o word_n this_o be_v my_o body_n he_o shall_v be_v incarnate_a and_o assume_v a_o human_a body_n as_o grave_a divyne_n do_v teach_v therefore_o say_v he_o the_o priest_n be_v as_o the_o virgin_n that_o bear_v he_o the_o altar_n be_v the_o manger_n the_o little_a emmanuell_n which_o he_o bear_v be_v christ_n bring_v forth_o under_o the_o little_a hostâ—e_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o high_a and_o overshadow_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o make_v their_o postelluâ—_z to_o call_v transubstantiation_n nativitas_fw-la mâ—diatoris_fw-la vltima_fw-la or_o the_o last_o birth_n of_o our_o mediator_n christ_n for_o detection_n of_o the_o novelty_n of_o which_o blasphemous_a error_n 90._o if_o we_o first_o inqâ—yre_n of_o the_o antiquity_n thereof_o in_o scripture_n a_o cloud_n of_o their_o own_o witness_n will_v tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v not_o express_v in_o scripture_n nor_o can_v be_v prove_v thereâ—y_o aâ—_n all_o and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v just_o doubt_v say_v bellarmine_n himself_o whether_o these_o word_n this_o be_v my_o body_n â—3_n be_v clear_a enough_o to_o enforce_v it_o see_v the_o most_o sharp_a witted_a and_o learned_a doctor_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n such_o as_o scotus_n wâ—s_fw-la have_v think_v the_o contrary_a say_v he_o next_o if_o we_o ask_v for_o the_o antiquity_n thereof_o in_o the_o writ_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n 4â—_z or_o if_o it_o be_v believe_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n than_o one_o of_o their_o schoolman_n will_v tell_v we_o say_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n it_o be_v not_o believe_v as_o a_o point_n of_o faith_n that_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n be_v convert_v into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n next_o of_o the_o transubstantiation_n of_o the_o bread_n into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n say_v alfonsuâ—_fw-fr à _fw-fr castro_n in_o the_o ancient_a writer_n there_o be_v very_o seldom_o mention_n â—_z yea_o sundry_a ancient_a divyne_n do_v aâ—â—irme_a that_o the_o bread_n be_v not_o transubâ—tantiâ—te_a say_v their_o