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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08680	Antidote against purgatory. Or discourse, wherein is shewed that good-workes, and almes-deeds, performed in the name of Christ, are a chiefe meanes for the preuenting, or migatating the torments of purgatory. Written by that vertuous, and rightworthy gentle-woman (the honour of her sexe for learning in England) Ms. Iane Owen, late of God-stow, in Oxfordshire, deceased, and now published after her death	Owen, Jane, of God-stow.	1634 (1634)	STC 18984; ESTC S103135	54,249	307

good part of his state in his life tyme to spirituall ends wholy to preuent or at least partly to diminish the paynes of Purgatory then to leaue his issue in greater affluency and abundance of worldly riches and himselfe to continue many yeares in that insufferable conflagration of fyer the grieuousnes whereof truly to conceaue passeth our conceite O Ante faciem frigoris eius quis sustinebit Psal 147. Thus far I haue thought good to draw out and enlarge this Section in stirring the mould about the roote of this ordinary pretence excuse of Parents prouiding for their Children by reason that most Parents to the great preiudice of their owne Soules do shaddowe their want of Christian Charity to others vnder this pretext and therby they make their owne Children to become Enemyes to themselues and so it falleth out to be most true as is aboue alledged by the foresaid illustrious Cardinall Inimici hominis Domestici eius Matth. 20. Yet before I conclude this Section I only say although according to the iudgment of the Philosophers No man knowes what kind of loue that is which Parents beare to their children but he that hath children notwithstāding before I would endure an infinity of torments for their greater and more full aduancement I would in part lessen my temporall State for the good of my owne Soule for though Children be most neere to their Parents yet that sentence is most true Tu tibi Primus Vltimus A Persuasory Discourse for the putting in practise the meanes which are good Workes for the auoyding of the paynes of Purgatory SECT III. IN the two former Passages are layed open First the Horrid atrocity of the paynes of Purgatory Secondly the meanes how to preuent at least to lessen mitigate them It now followeth that I spend some leaues in a Paraeneticall as I may terme it or Persuasory discourse therby to inuite Catholikes to put in practise the said meanes which are conducing for the preuenting of those temporary direfull flames And whereas these my speaches are directed chiefly to such of you Catholikes which are most slouthfull and sluggish in the prosecution of the same meanes I meane in the performance of Good Workes Therefore I must heere intreate you to pardon my rudenes of style since it best sorteth to point forth for words are the Images of things your most deplorable state herein Dangerous wounds you know must haue deepe incisions And matter of Tragedy for I account yours to be such is to be deliuered in mournefull Accents Neuer ought we in this case to forbeare the touching of the member affected with a hard hand O no. The Apostle indoctrinateth vs otherwise in those his feruorous and fiery words 2. Tim. 4. Praedica Insta oportunè importunè argue obsecra increpa c. To such Catholiks which are feruorous in the performance of good and pious Actions this my speach doth not extend But here now I hould it conuenient to marshall and range such men into seuerall kinds to which men this my Admonition belongeth The first kind of these are such as are yet Schismatikes in the present course of their lyfe and other Catholikes who hertofore perhaps haue liued for many yeares in a Schismaticall state Touching the first kind of actuall Schismatikes admitting that before their death they become truly penitent of their former continuance in Schisme for otherwise their soules are infallibly to descend to Hell not to Purgatory But admitting I say the best to wit that they do dye in true repentance of their former sinne which only must proceed from the boūd-les Ocean of Gods mercy Yet what ineuitable Torments and for how many yeares do expect thē in Purgatory if otherwise they seeke not to deliuer themselues thereof in their owne lyfe tyme by good workes This point will best appeare by discouering in part the atrocity of Schisme and a Schismaticall lyfe For the better explayning whereof I will insist in the Authorities of the Holy Scripture the most ancient Fathers And to begin with Gods word we thus read Galat. 5. The workes of the flesh are adultery fornication Sects meaning thereby Schismes They which shall do such things shall not inherit the kingdome of God And in respect of the state of Schisme the Church of God is styled in sacred Writ One sheepfould Ioan. 10. One body Rom. 12. One Spouse Cant. 6. and one Doue But now Schisme as comming of the Greeke verbe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 scindo deuideth that which is one into parts Therefore as a member cut of from the whole body ceaseth to be a part of the said body so a Scismatike by open profession of an Erroneous Religion impugned by the Church of Christ ceaseth thereby to be a member of the Church of Christ To descend to the Fathers Marke how they pensill out a Schismatike or Schisme I will vrge but two or three for breuity S. Austin then thus writeth l. de fide Symb. c. 20. Schismatiks though they belieue the same points which we belieue yet through their dissention they do not keep fraternall charity therfore we conclude that a Schismatike belongeth not to the Catholike Church because he loueth not his neighbour Thus S. Austin Fulgentius thus teacheth l. de fide ad Petrum c. 38. 39. Firmissimè tene c. Belieue for certayne and doubt not that not only Pagans but also Iewes Heretikes Schismatikes who dye out of the Catholike Church are to goe to euerlasting fyer To conclude S. Cyprian thus auerreth l. 4 Epist. 9. ad Florent Qui cum Episcopo non sunt in Ecclesia non sunt who agree not with the Bishop meaning the supreme Bishop Pastour of the Church are not in Gods Church Thus we see what is the iudgment both of Holy Scripture and of the ancient Fathers passed vpon the most dangerous state of Schismatiks From whence we may infallibly conclude that supposing the best I meane that Schismatiks do finally repent dye in state of Grace which is most doubtfull considering their long inueterate Schismaticall liues yet what imminent temporall tormēts euen hanging ouer their heads are ready to rush vpon them instantly vpon the separation of the soule from the body and to seize vpon their soules for the satisfying of Gods Iustice But seeing the state of Schismatikes is so desperate dangerous I am to be pardoned if I sharpen my pen more peculiarly against the Schismatikes of our owne Countrey Heare then you Schismatikes of England who for sauing your temporall goods will endanger the losse of all eternall good How much do you dishonour yea vilify God by perseuering in your Schismaticall state Assure your selues You Schismatikes that it is not in your power to command at your pleasure ouer Tyme Repentance God calleth euery one but how often he will call no man knoweth and be you afrayd of that fearefull Sentence of his Diuine Maiesty My People would not heare my voyce