council_n expound_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v â—roden_v on_o and_o defile_v by_o man_n foot_n with_o the_o like_a cozenage_n they_o quote_v a_o canon_n of_o the_o elibertine_n council_n as_o though_o it_o discharge_v all_o church_n of_o the_o use_n of_o image_n whereas_o the_o council_n allow_v all_o table_n and_o portable_a picture_n command_v only_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o incursion_n of_o the_o goth_n which_o often_o happen_v at_o that_o time_n no_o image_n shall_v be_v paint_v and_o engrave_v on_o the_o wall_n and_o window_n of_o the_o church_n lest_o that_o which_o be_v adore_v by_o christian_n shall_v be_v dishonour_v and_o abuse_v by_o savage_a enemy_n in_o their_o common_a ransack_v and_o rifle_v of_o the_o temple_n 31._o then_o they_o produce_v certain_a word_n out_o of_o a_o 601._o conc._n nic._n 2_o act_n 6._o bill_n 4._o par_fw-fr pag._n 601._o proscript_n of_o s._n epiphanius_n epistle_n dissuade_v image_n to_o be_v bring_v into_o church_n or_o erect_v in_o churchyard_n 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haeres_fw-la 27._o aug._n haer_fw-mi 7._o greg._n l._n 7._o ep_n 109._o &_o l._n 9_o ep_n 9_o ambr._n de_fw-fr obitu_fw-la theodo_fw-la aug._n the_o moribuâ—_n eccl._n cath._n l._n 1._o c._n 34._o caiet_fw-mi in_o 3â—_n part_n q._n 25._o art_n 3_o of_o marcellina_n carpocrates_n the_o gnostike_n detest_v by_o s._n augustine_n irenaeus_n etc._n etc._n detest_a also_o by_o us._n for_o they_o as_o s._n epiphanius_n and_o s._n augustine_n teach_v have_v the_o picture_n of_o heathen_n homer_n plato_n pythagoras_n in_o equal_a esteem_n and_o reverence_n with_o the_o picture_n of_o christ_n of_o paul_n etc._n etc._n they_o burn_v incense_v and_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o their_o image_n worship_v they_o as_o god_n which_o we_o renounce_v king_n ezechias_n abhor_v when_o he_o break_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n in_o piece_n for_o the_o like_a crime_n commit_v by_o the_o jew_n s._n gregory_n s._n ambrose_n s._n augustine_n with_o the_o rest_n condemn_v in_o such_o place_n as_o they_o speak_v against_o the_o worship_v of_o image_n for_o as_o caietan_n very_o learned_o observe_v the_o father_n sometime_o say_v picture_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v adore_v sometime_o they_o write_v that_o they_o ought_v they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v worship_v absolute_o for_o themselves_o not_o with_o sacrifice_n or_o godly_a homage_n but_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v honour_v respective_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o original_n with_o a_o devout_a and_o religious_a kind_n of_o worship_n as_o by_o scripture_n father_n counsel_n and_o unanswerable_a proof_n i_o have_v manifest_o declare_v to_o such_o as_o will_v not_o shut_v their_o eye_n against_o the_o light_n of_o truth_n the_o fifteen_o controversy_n maintain_v purgatory_n and_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a against_o d._n field_n and_o d._n fulke_o chap._n i._n have_v mantain_v the_o honour_n of_o 5._o aug._n l._n de_fw-fr baer_fw-mi c._n 35._o epiph._n haer_fw-mi 75._o guido_n in_o summa_fw-la de_fw-la haeres_fw-la field_n l._n 3._o c._n 17._o &_o in_o append_v 1._o part_n p._n 42._o 43._o etc._n etc._n fulke_o in_o c._n 12._o matth._n sect_n 6._o &_o in_o 1._o 10._o 1._o sect_n 5._o our_o noble_a patron_n the_o glorious_a and_o triumphant_a saint_n in_o heaven_n the_o worship_n of_o their_o image_n the_o veneration_n of_o their_o relic_n now_o i_o come_v to_o defend_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o humble_a suppliante_n the_o poor_a afflict_a soul_n in_o purgatory_n the_o place_n of_o their_o punishment_n the_o relief_n they_o receive_v by_o our_o prayer_n &_o suffrage_n the_o late_a whereof_o be_v first_o gainesayd_a by_o aerius_n as_o s._n augustine_n and_o epiphanius_n the_o former_a by_o the_o waldense_n as_o guido_n report_v and_o both_o be_v now_o deny_v by_o d._n field_n d._n fulke_o and_o all_o protestant_n upon_o these_o three_o ground_n first_o for_o that_o they_o suppose_v after_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n remit_v no_o punishment_n remain_v to_o be_v expiate_v either_o here_o by_o our_o satisfactory_a work_n or_o 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but_o pardon_v in_o christ_n all_o mortal_a in_o
all_o kind_n of_o sin_n another_o guilty_a of_o mortal_a the_o three_o only_o spot_v with_o some_o venial_a fault_n the_o first_o whither_o go_v he_o to_o heaven_n immediate_o the_o second_o whether_o go_v lie_v to_o hell_n no_o doubt_n the_o three_o whether_o go_v he_o not_o to_o hell_n because_o he_o be_v depart_v in_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n not_o to_o heaven_n immediate_o ult._n apoc._n 21._o v._o ult._n because_o nothing_o defile_v can_v enter_v that_o kingdom_n therefore_o to_o some_o purge_a place_n where_o his_o soul_n may_v be_v cleanse_v from_o the_o stain_n of_o infection_n 22._o no_o such_o place_n be_v necessary_a say_v m._n field_n for_o 66._o field_n in_o appen_v 1._o p._n foe_o 65._o 66._o by_o the_o dolour_n of_o death_n at_o the_o moment_n of_o dissolution_n all_o impurity_n of_o sin_n be_v purge_v forth_o but_o how_o can_v this_o be_v so_o death_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o original_a and_o not_o any_o remedy_n against_o actual_a sin_n it_o be_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o our_o corruptible_a nature_n inflict_v on_o the_o reprobate_n as_o well_o as_o on_o the_o elect._n and_o so_o neither_o by_o itself_o nor_o by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n have_v force_n and_o virtue_n to_o scour_v out_o of_o our_o soul_n all_o the_o rust_n of_o sin_n a_o prerogative_n deny_v by_o you_o to_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o god_n and_o such_o a_o prerogative_n as_o be_v proper_a indeed_o to_o the_o excellency_n of_o martyrdom_n and_o not_o common_a to_o the_o departure_n of_o every_o faithful_a sinner_n who_o pang_n be_v often_o more_o short_a and_o far_o less_o painful_a than_o the_o grievous_a dolour_n of_o the_o clean_a and_o unspotted_a 23._o beside_o to_o procure_v this_o abolishment_n of_o sin_n 60._o field_n ibid._n fol._n 60._o m._n field_n require_v charity_n and_o sorrow_n in_o such_o perfection_n as_o may_v work_v our_o perfect_a reconciliation_n to_o god_n and_o may_v not_o thousand_o or_o some_o at_o least_o with_o the_o 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of_o christ_n undertake_v to_o expiate_v the_o fault_n of_o their_o former_a life_n when_o every_o faithful_a believer_n let_v he_o be_v never_o so_o slothful_a in_o this_o behalf_n shall_v be_v sure_a in_o the_o last_o hour_n to_o have_v grace_n enough_o to_o redeem_v the_o debt_n and_o cancel_v the_o obligation_n of_o his_o sin_n this_o be_v a_o doctrine_n i_o grant_v suitable_a to_o protestant_a profession_n it_o tend_v to_o the_o restraint_n of_o virtue_n it_o tend_v to_o all_o vicious_a and_o epicurean_a liberty_n it_o minister_v occasion_n of_o sloth_n to_o christian_a people_n and_o make_v god_n tooto_fw-la indulgent_a to_o their_o idle_a sluggishness_n but_o they_o that_o make_v he_o author_n of_o the_o horrible_a iniquity_n of_o the_o reprobate_n what_o marvel_v though_o they_o will_v have_v he_o a_o favourer_n of_o the_o small_a imperfection_n and_o negligence_n of_o his_o elect_n and_o rather_o than_o they_o will_v injury_n as_o they_o fond_o surmise_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n they_o injurious_o blaspheme_v and_o true_o wrong_v herein_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n 24._o to_o be_v brief_a caluin_n and_o plessy_n mornay_n affirm_v the_o hereditary_a naughtiness_n and_o corruption_n of_o original_a sin_n drown_v 2d_o calu._n lib._n 2._o iâ—st_n cap._n 1._o §._o 8._o &_o 9_o &_o l._n 3_o inst_z cap._n 15._o §._o â—_o plessy_a l._n 3._o de_fw-fr eucbar_n cap._n 2d_o as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o deluge_n the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n so_o that_o no_o part_n remain_v free_a from_o this_o filthy_a contagion_n second_o they_o avouch_v no_o work_n proceed_v from_o man_n be_v he_o never_o so_o perfect_a but_o be_v defile_v with_o the_o stain_n of_o sin_n grant_v these_o assertion_n true_a which_o common_o all_o protestant_n defend_v how_o can_v there_o be_v either_o charity_n or_o sorrow_n in_o such_o perfection_n as_o be_v able_a to_o purge_v out_o all_o impurity_n of_o sin_n when_o the_o most_o perfect_a charity_n itself_o be_v impure_a and_o stain_a how_o shall_v these_o stain_n be_v take_v forth_o by_o some_o other_o act_n of_o charity_n or_o work_v of_o repentance_n but_o this_o work_n also_o issue_v from_o the_o inward_a rottenness_n of_o man_n corrupt_a nature_n shall_v still_o be_v putrify_v with_o original_a infection_n 25._o for_o this_o cause_n d._n field_n be_v so_o unconstant_a in_o resolve_v 65._o field_n in_o append_v 1._o part_n p._n 66._o p._n 65._o ibid._n &_o in_o appel_n 1._o par_fw-fr p._n 4._o &_o p._n â—4_n 65._o how_o or_o when_o the_o whole_a uncleanes_n of_o sin_n be_v wash_v from_o the_o soul_n as_o he_o waver_v and_o reel_v up_o and_o down_o not_o know_v where_o to_o take_v hold_v one_o while_o he_o say_v it_o be_v purge_v out_o by_o charity_n and_o sorrow_n of_o sin_v otherwhile_o by_o the_o dolour_n of_o death_n then_o by_o the_o very_a separation_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n wrought_v by_o death_n but_o when_o he_o dare_v not_o avouch_v and_o therefore_o stammer_o utter_v it_o be_v in_o or_o immediate_o upon_o the_o dissolution_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o the_o first_o entrance_n of_o the_o soul_n into_o the_o state_n of_o the_o other_o world_n what_o giddiness_n be_v here_o if_o by_o the_o dolour_n of_o death_n all_o sinnefullnes_n be_v expel_v how_o in_o the_o moment_n of_o dissolution_n if_o in_o that_o moment_n how_o immediate_o upon_o it_o how_o in_o the_o first_o entrance_n into_o the_o next_o life_n or_o if_o in_o that_o entrance_n how_o do_v charity_n then_o work_v or_o sorrow_n procure_v it_o read_v his_o word_n 4._o field_n in_o append_v 1._o part_n p._n 4._o 26._o the_o utter_a deletion_n and_o full_a remission_n of_o their_o sin_n the_o perfect_a purge_v out_o of_o sin_n be_v in_o or_o immediate_o upon_o the_o dissolution_n in_o the_o last_o instant_n of_o this_o life_n and_o first_o of_o the_o next_o and_o not_o while_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n remain_v conjoin_v pity_v it_o be_v great_a pity_n to_o see_v unto_o what_o distress_n a_o man_n of_o wit_n and_o learning_n may_v 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at_o every_o blow_n first_o all_o our_o action_n be_v sin_n if_o severe_o scan_v than_o our_o good_a work_n be_v not_o sinful_a but_o sin_n be_v intermix_v in_o they_o and_o duraeum_n abbot_n in_o his_o defence_n c._n 4._o sect_n 43._o &_o 44._o fulke_n in_o c._n 1._o luc._n sect_n 7._o &_o in_o 14._o joan._n sect_n 1._o whitak_n l._n 8._o advers_a duraeum_n be_v they_o now_o neither_o sin_n nor_o sinful_a nor_o be_v any_o sin_n employ_v in_o our_o duty_n well_o i_o be_o glad_a to_o see_v you_o recant_v so_o it_o be_v sincere_o do_v and_o from_o your_o hart_n for_o if_o sin_n be_v not_o enfold_v in_o this_o duty_n than_o the_o duty_n no_o doubt_n be_v conformable_a to_o the_o law_n it_o satisfy_v the_o tie_n and_o obligation_n thereof_o whereinsoever_o it_o bind_v under_o the_o penalty_n of_o any_o blamable_a default_n yea_o quoth_v he_o fulke_o and_o whitaker_n
of_o his_o own_o conscience_n as_o sozomenus_n say_v to_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o secret_a confessor_n against_o which_o public_a confession_n s._n chrysostome_n also_o his_o successor_n write_v when_o he_o say_v as_o sparkes_n allege_v take_v heed_n thou_o tell_v not_o thy_o sin_n to_o man_n lest_o he_o 〈…〉_o thou_o with_o they_o neither_o confess_v they_o to_o thy_o fellow-seruans_a that_o he_o may_v publish_v they_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o sense_n cassianus_n be_v likewise_o to_o be_v interpret_v s._n augustine_n who_o our_o adversary_n also_o object_v say_v what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o man_n that_o they_o hear_v my_o confession_n etc._n etc._n speak_v only_o of_o the_o discovery_n of_o sin_n commit_v before_o baptism_n which_o he_o himself_o voluntary_o make_v not_o to_o give_v notice_n of_o they_o to_o man_n but_o to_o give_v praise_n and_o honour_n to_o god_n who_o so_o merciful_o pardon_v he_o 14._o their_o last_o and_o chief_a objection_n be_v that_o man_n 10._o fulke_o in_o cap._n 9_o mitth_z sect_n 5._o 6._o 8._o cyril_n l._n 12._o c._n 50._o in_o 10._o can_v forgive_v sin_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o proper_a prerogative_n due_a to_o god_n that_o none_o can_v be_v remit_v but_o only_o by_o he_o i_o answer_v first_o with_o s._n cyrill_n it_o be_v no_o inconvenience_n for_o they_o to_o forgive_v sin_n who_o have_v the_o holy_a ghost_n man_n of_o themselves_o can_v pardon_v sin_n but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o be_v give_v they_o to_o this_o end_n they_o may_v second_o i_o answer_v with_o s._n ambrose_n refute_v the_o same_o objection_n make_v by_o the_o novatians_n 7._o amb._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr pâ—â—iâ—â—â—_n c._n 7._o by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n priest_n forgive_v sin_n why_o may_v they_o not_o do_v it_o as_o well_o by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n may_v god_n attribute_v to_o the_o dead_a element_n of_o water_n power_n and_o force_v to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o sin_n and_o can_v he_o not_o impart_v the_o same_o to_o a_o man_n endue_v with_o reason_n to_o his_o priest_n substitute_n and_o vicegerent_n upon_o earth_n three_o i_o answer_v with_o our_o saviour_n christ_n even_o as_o almighty_a god_n have_v give_v power_n to_o man_n to_o work_v miracle_n to_o raise_v the_o dead_a cure_v the_o blind_a lame_a etc._n etc._n so_o he_o may_v also_o give_v authority_n to_o remit_v 10._o math._n 9_o v._n 2._o mar._n 2._o 5._o fulke_o in_o c._n 9_o math_n sect_n 7._o &_o 8._o in_o cap._n 2._o mar._n sect_n 2._o &_o 3_o matth._n 9_o v6_n mar._n 2._o v._o 10._o and_o pardon_v sin_n which_o argument_n he_o himself_o use_v for_o when_o he_o say_v to_o the_o sick_a man_n who_o he_o cure_v of_o the_o palsy_n son_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o the_o scribes_z murmur_v against_o he_o as_o fulke_o and_o other_o protestant_n do_v now_o against_o we_o say_v who_o can_v forgive_v sin_n but_o only_a god_n and_o our_o saviour_n argue_v and_o rebuke_v they_o in_o this_o manner_n that_o you_o may_v know_v the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v power_n upon_o earth_n to_o forgive_v sin_n i_o say_v unto_o thou_o arise_v take_v up_o thy_o couch_n and_o go_v into_o thyhouse_n where_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o work_a miracle_n he_o demonstrate_v unto_o the_o jew_n that_o not_o only_o as_o god_n but_o also_o as_o man_n he_o have_v power_n give_v he_o to_o pardon_v sin_n which_o illation_n press_v in_o like_a sort_n the_o sectary_n of_o our_o citatis_fw-la s._n cyrill_n 12._o c._n â—6_n in_o 10._o amb._n pacia_n &_o aug._n locis_fw-la citatis_fw-la age_n for_o as_o it_o please_v god_n to_o communicate_v unto_o man_n to_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n and_o other_o that_o rare_a prerogative_n of_o work_a miracle_n proper_a to_o himself_o so_o he_o may_v also_o bequeath_v unto_o they_o this_o divine_a commission_n of_o forgive_a sin_n as_o i_o have_v already_o declare_v he_o do_v out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n and_o sundry_a other_o text_n of_o scripture_n out_o of_o s._n cyril_n s._n ambrose_n pacianus_n s._n augustine_n and_o the_o whole_a senate_n of_o father_n yea_o this_o doctrine_n be_v so_o general_o receive_v 23._o sorcrat_fw-mi l._n bist_fw-ge triparâ—_fw-fr c._n 23._o in_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a that_o when_o acesius_n the_o novatian_a deliver_v in_o his_o presence_n how_o such_o as_o fall_v in_o time_n of_o persecution_n shall_v be_v invite_v to_o repentance_n 358._o sarcer_fw-la in_o loc_n come_v de_fw-fr consâ—s_fw-fr 289._o lobec_n in_o disput_fw-la theol_n pag._n 295._o sect_n 4._o melanct._n l._n l._n ep_v p._n 234_o harmony_n of_o conf._n p._n 250_o 357._o &_o 358._o yet_o may_v not_o expect_v absolution_n from_o the_o priest_n but_o from_o god_n himself_o who_o only_o have_v power_n to_o loose_v the_o chain_n of_o such_o grievous_a apostasy_n the_o emperor_n deem_v it_o so_o strange_a a_o paradox_n as_o he_o answer_v unto_o he_o then_o raise_v thou_o a_o ladder_n o_o acesius_n and_o climb_v if_o thou_o can_v alone_o into_o heaven_n 15._o in_o sine_fw-la sundry_a of_o our_o adversary_n moud_v no_o doubt_n by_o some_o secret_a force_n of_o truth_n either_o join_v herein_o with_o we_o or_o adjudge_v the_o father_n on_o our_o side_n sarcerius_n a_o learned_a protestant_n say_v it_o be_v false_a that_o confession_n make_v to_o god_n abolish_v private_a confession_n the_o same_o private_a confession_n be_v earnest_o defend_v by_o lobecius_n by_o melancthon_n by_o the_o confession_n of_o saxony_n and_o bohemia_n in_o their_o harmony_n of_o confession_n osiander_n and_o the_o cencurist_n avouch_v that_o gregory_n gross_o 3._o osiand_n in_o epit_a histo_fw-la eccles_n centur._n 6._o p._n 183._o magdeb._n centur_fw-la 6._o simonde_n upon_o the_o revelation_n p._n 57_o fulke_o in_o c._n 20._o loan_n sect_n 3._o err_v concern_v penance_n and_o confession_n simondes_n affirm_v leo_n the_o first_o bring_v in_o auricular_a confession_n m._n fulke_o say_v that_o ambrose_n hear_v secret_a confession_n &_o keep_v they_o secret_a we_o give_v credit_n to_o paulinus_n and_o it_o be_v a_o world_n to_o read_v the_o variety_n of_o cozen_a sleight_n he_o there_o use_v to_o avoid_v the_o pressure_n of_o this_o and_o many_o other_o authoritye_n of_o tertullian_n s._n cyprian_n s._n cyrill_n s._n basil_n s._n hierome_n s._n augustine_n victor_n and_o s._n leo._n for_o notwithstanding_o they_o all_o write_v most_o plain_a in_o behalf_n of_o our_o confession_n yet_o he_o cavil_v with_o some_o that_o they_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o necessity_n thereof_o with_o other_o that_o they_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o private_a but_o of_o public_a confession_n or_o if_o of_o private_a not_o to_o obcame_v remission_n of_o sin_n or_o not_o by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o reconciliation_n or_o not_o of_o confession_n to_o be_v make_v to_o a_o priest_n or_o if_o they_o name_v priest_n as_o he_o grant_v leo_n do_v and_o secret_a confession_n too_o yet_o he_o say_v not_o quoth_v he_o that_o confession_n to_o the_o priest_n of_o all_o sin_n be_v always_o necessary_a 16._o behold_v the_o silly_a steight_n which_o falsehood_n enforce_v her_o follower_n unto_o that_o they_o may_v find_v at_o length_n some_o hole_n to_o escape_v for_o we_o grant_v that_o neither_o venial_a 16._o luther_n l._n de_fw-la captiu_fw-la babylon_n melanctb_n in_o apolog._n conf._n augustanae_n c._n de_fw-la num_fw-la &_o usu_fw-la sacr._n calu_n l._n 3._o c._n 46._o 7._o calau_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o ep_n of_o card._n pâ—ron_n f._n 16._o sin_n at_o any_o time_n nor_o mortal_a at_o all_o hour_n and_o season_n or_o in_o all_o place_n be_v necessary_a to_o be_v confess_v as_o when_o without_o public_a notice_n or_o notable_a prejudice_n to_o our_o neighbour_n they_o can_v be_v utter_v but_o we_o contend_v that_o confession_n of_o grievous_a and_o deadly_a sin_n be_v institute_v by_o christ_n in_o due_a time_n and_o place_n to_o be_v observe_v which_o beside_o the_o father_n and_o scripture_n the_o chief_a promoter_n of_o protestancy_n seem_v to_o confirm_v luther_n allow_v penance_n for_o a_o sacrament_n and_o melancthon_n call_v absolution_n the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n in_o such_o proper_a sense_n as_o he_o say_v it_o be_v institute_v by_o god_n commandment_n with_o the_o promise_n of_o gracâ—_n thereunto_o annex_v to_o say_v nothing_o of_o caluin_n who_o grant_v the_o use_n hereof_o to_o have_v be_v very_o ancient_a nothing_o of_o king_n james_n of_o who_o casaubon_n testify_v his_o majesty_n grant_v that_o the_o father_n who_o do_v first_o ordain_v auricular_a confession_n have_v their_o reason_n why_o they_o think_v that_o such_o manner_n of_o confession_n will_v further_o easy_a attain_v to_o salvation_n nothing_o of_o the_o centurist_n who_o write_v it_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o work_n of_o tertullian_n and_o 19_o centur._n 3._o col_fw-fr 227._o confessionem_fw-la magnoperâ—_n
make_v before_o judgement_n after_o judgement_n or_o at_o the_o time_n of_o judgement_n you_o can_v say_v before_o judgement_n for_o such_o as_o we_o be_v find_v in_o the_o last_o moment_n of_o this_o life_n such_o be_v we_o summon_v before_o the_o tribunal_n seat_n of_o god_n according_a to_o many_o passage_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o s._n gregory_n in_o his_o dialogue_n gather_v together_o according_a to_o 17._o greg._n l._n 4._o dial_n c._n 39_o 1._o cor._n 3._o 2._o cor._n 5._o ad_fw-la rom._n 2._o ad_fw-la gala._n 6._o marc._n 13._o v._n 36._o &_o v._o 17._o the_o express_a word_n of_o s._n paul_n which_o i_o shall_v quote_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n and_o according_a to_o that_o of_o s._n mark_v where_o god_n say_v he_o shall_v find_v in_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n some_o sleepy_a some_o breed_n and_o beginning_n to_o do_v well_o woe_n be_v unto_o they_o neither_o can_v this_o purgation_n be_v either_o at_o or_o after_o judgement_n for_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v 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lead_v aught_o to_o be_v consume_v with_o fire_n and_o if_o more_o heavy_a or_o leady_a metal_n he_o be_v more_o burn_v that_o more_o may_v be_v waste_v and_o melt_v forth_o s._n augustine_n discourse_v 118._o amb._n in_o c._n 12._o luc._n tertul._n â—_o de_fw-fr anima_fw-la c._n 17._o greg._n nazian_n orat_fw-la in_o s._n lumina_fw-la lactan._n l._n 7._o cap._n â—1_n eus_n emis_fw-la hom_n 3._o de_fw-fr epipha_n hilar._n in_o psal_n 118._o of_o that_o prophetical_a speech_n mention_v by_o daniel_n a_o fiery_a and_o violent_a flood_n run_v before_o the_o face_n of_o our_o lord_n some_o say_v he_o in_o the_o next_o life_n shall_v pass_v through_o a_o fiery_a lake_n and_o horrible_a shallows_n full_a of_o burn_a flame_n as_o much_o as_o shall_v remain_v of_o the_o dross_n of_o sin_n so_o long_o shall_v the_o delay_n of_o passage_n be_v s._n ambrose_n so_o long_o be_v every_o one_o exercise_v with_o noisome_a pain_n until_o he_o pay_v the_o punishment_n of_o his_o faulty_a error_n tertullian_n s._n gregory_n nazianzen_n lactantius_n eusebius_n emissenus_fw-la and_o s._n hilary_n have_v many_o worthy_a sentence_n to_o this_o purpose_n which_o can_v be_v interpret_v of_o m._n field_n momentary_a purgation_n nor_o of_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n which_o without_o repentance_n deserve_v damnation_n but_o either_o of_o the_o punishment_n due_a to_o former_a fault_n or_o of_o the_o saultines_n of_o lesser_a sin_n which_o be_v of_o their_o own_o nature_n venial_a or_o pardonable_a the_o chief_a point_n i_o intend_v to_o prove_v in_o this_o chapter_n the_o confutation_n of_o objection_n i_o refer_v to_o the_o next_o the_o second_o chapter_n wherein_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v defend_v against_o the_o foresay_a doctor_n m._n field_n and_o m._n fulke_o purgatory_n &_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v link_v together_o in_o such_o mutual_a dependency_n the_o one_o with_o the_o other_o as_o s._n isidore_n teach_v by_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o latter_a by_o necessary_a consequence_n the_o former_a ensue_v because_o if_o our_o prayer_n relieve_v the_o soul_n depart_v they_o can_v be_v in_o state_n of_o happiness_n for_o than_o they_o shall_v not_o need_v sacrif_n isido_n l._n the_o divin_v offi_n c._n the_o sacrif_n they_o nor_o in_o the_o state_n of_o damnation_n for_o then_o our_o endeavour_n can_v not_o avail_v they_o therefore_o in_o the_o state_n of_o purgatory_n they_o suffer_v punishment_n for_o their_o former_a misdeed_n from_o which_o they_o be_v free_v by_o the_o prayer_n almsdeed_n and_o other_o charitable_a work_n of_o the_o faithful_a upon_o earth_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n witness_v in_o the_o book_n of_o maccabee_n ultimo_fw-la 2._o machab_n c._n 12._o v._n ultimo_fw-la 1._o it_o be_v a_o holy_a and_o behooveful_a cogitation_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a that_o they_o may_v be_v release_v of_o their_o sin_n which_o although_o our_o adversary_n discard_v as_o no_o canonical_a scripture_n yet_o they_o ought_v to_o credit_v it_o as_o much_o at_o least_o as_o livy_n the_o roman_a or_o thucydides_n the_o grecian_a historiographer_n they_o ought_v to_o reverence_v it_o as_o the_o allow_a testimony_n of_o a_o grave_n ancient_a and_o most_o worthy_a writer_n worthy_a to_o outcountenance_n all_o the_o base_a upstart_n of_o our_o latter_a age_n worthy_a to_o be_v account_v 50._o cyp._n de_fw-fr exhorta_fw-la martyrij_fw-la ambr._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr jacob_n c._n 10._o 11._o 12._o hier._n in_o prolog_n in_o machab._n aug._n l._n 18._o de_fw-la ciu_o dei_fw-la cap._n 36._o council_n carth._n can_v 47._o field_n in_o appen_v 1._o p._n fol._n 69._o eccles_n c._n 7._o eccles_n 38._o cyp._n ser_n de_fw-fr eleemosy_n amb._n in_o l._n de_fw-fr tobia_n cap._n 1._o basil_n in_o orat_fw-la de_fw-fr avaritia_fw-la aug._n in_o speâ—ul_n tob._n 4._o beda_n in_o fine_a comment_n in_o l._n 1._o reg._n gen._n 50._o by_o s._n cyprian_n s._n ambrose_n s._n hierome_n s._n augustine_n and_o by_o the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n one_o of_o the_o divine_a secretary_n and_o penman_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o so_o much_o as_o s._n augustine_n incline_v not_o only_o as_o m._n field_n write_v to_o this_o opinion_n but_o express_o resolve_v the_o book_n of_o maccabee_n not_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o church_n esteem_v canonical_a likewise_o it_o be_v write_v mortuo_fw-la ne_fw-la prohibcas_fw-la gratiam_fw-la restrain_v not_o thy_o favour_n from_o the_o dead_a moreover_o my_o son_n power_n forth_o thy_o tear_n upon_o the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n and_o in_o his_o departure_n make_v his_o memory_n rest_n in_o peace_n toby_n also_o who_o book_n s._n cyprian_n s._n ambrose_n s._n basill_n s._n augustine_n admit_v into_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n counsele_v place_v thy_o bread_n and_o thy_o wine_n on_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o just_a and_o do_v thou_o neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v thereof_o with_o sinner_n 2._o hence_o it_o appear_v it_o be_v a_o ancient_a custom_n among_o the_o jew_n to_o make_v a_o feast_n at_o the_o funeral_n of_o their_o friend_n to_o invite_v the_o poor_a and_o faithful_a person_n thereunto_o who_o by_o the_o charity_n and_o almesdeed_n bestow_v upon_o they_o may_v pray_v for_o their_o soul_n and_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a the_o ancient_a patriarch_n and_o prophet_n intend_v this_o relief_n to_o their_o decease_a friend_n who_o they_o with_o prayer_n with_o fast_v with_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n so_o many_o day_n lament_v as_o be_v otherwise_o unfitting_a unless_o it_o have_v be_v address_v as_o venerable_a bede_n well_o note_v to_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o soul_n 3._o the_o patriarch_n joseph_n 77._o day_n mourn_v the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n jacob_n the_o man_n of_o jabe_n galaad_n 7._o day_n continue_v a_o fast_a at_o the_o solemn_a burial_n of_o saul_n &_o jonathas_n of_o who_o death_n when_o king_n david_n the_o royal_a prophet_n hear_v he_o weep_v fast_v and_o
ep_n 29._o judge_v be_v find_v unjust_a and_o scant_a for_o unjust_a it_o be_v mete_v with_o the_o justice_n which_o be_v whole_o infinite_a scant_o in_o comparison_n of_o that_o likewise_o when_o he_o say_v that_o our_o justice_n be_v right_a but_o not_o pure_a etc._n etc._n for_o how_o can_v it_o be_v pure_a justice_n where_o fault_n as_o yet_o can_v be_v want_v he_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v pure_a he_o say_v fault_n can_v be_v want_v because_o it_o be_v most_o common_o conjoin_v with_o venial_a default_n which_o although_o they_o hinder_v not_o the_o true_a nature_n and_o perfection_n of_o justice_n yet_o they_o darken_v the_o lustre_n and_o brightness_n thereof_o and_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n heavy_a punishment_n whereupon_o s._n augustine_n woe_n be_v to_o the_o laudable_a life_n of_o a_o man_n if_o it_o be_v examine_v without_o mercy_n to_o the_o other_o passage_n of_o this_o renown_a doctor_n where_o he_o affirm_v most_o perfect_a charity_n which_o can_v be_v increase_v be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o no_o man_n in_o this_o life_n we_o grant_v it_o to_o be_v true_a this_o clause_n which_o follow_v and_o as_o long_o as_o it_o may_v be_v increase_v that_o which_o be_v less_o than_o it_o teach_v to_o be_v be_v of_o vice_n of_o which_o vice_n it_o proceed_v that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n who_o do_v good_a and_o do_v not_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o formal_a vice_n or_o faulty_a sin_n but_o of_o that_o which_o be_v a_o infirmity_n weakness_n and_o defect_n of_o nature_n from_o whence_o it_o grow_v that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n who_o do_v always_o good_a and_o never_o sin_v at_o least_o venial_o sometime_o thus_o s._n augustine_n interprete_v ibid._n august_n ibid._n himself_o a_o little_a before_o saying_n who_o therefore_o be_v without_o some_o vice_n that_o be_v without_o some_o fomite_fw-la or_o as_o it_o be_v root_n of_o sin_n after_o which_o manner_n i_o have_v show_v above_o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o concupiscence_n that_o not_o only_o he_o but_o vlpianus_n 15._o aug._n in_o l._n de_fw-fr perfect_a iustiâ—_n c._n 15._o pliny_n and_o cicero_n use_v the_o name_n vitium_fw-la vice_n for_o any_o defect_n either_o in_o nature_n or_o act_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n s._n augustine_n take_v the_o word_n peccatum_fw-la in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o perfection_n of_o justice_n where_o he_o have_v these_o word_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n when_o either_o that_o charity_n be_v not_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v or_o less_o than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v otherwise_o ult._n august_n de_fw-fr spir_n &_o light_v c._n ult._n he_o will_v have_v cross_v and_o contradict_v what_o he_o avouch_v before_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la &_o litera_fw-la that_o if_o our_o love_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n be_v not_o so_o great_a as_o be_v due_a to_o his_o full_a and_o perfect_a knowledge_n it_o be_v not_o culpae_fw-la deputandum_fw-la to_o be_v impute_v to_o any_o fault_n by_o sin_n then_o in_o the_o former_a place_n s._n augustine_n mean_v a_o defect_n only_o or_o fall_v from_o the_o brim_n of_o perfection_n yet_o no_o culpable_a sin_n so_o also_o many_o profane_a writer_n use_v the_o 38._o plautus_n in_o baceb_n si_fw-mi unam_fw-la peccaviss_n syllabam_fw-la tull._n 2._o tusc_n quod_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la peccet_fw-la cvius_fw-la profitetur_fw-la scientiam_fw-la 1._o joan._n 1._o v._n 8._o jac._n 3._o v._n 3._o august_n tract_n 1._o epist_n joan._n &_o l._n de_fw-fr nat_n &_o gra_fw-mi a._n c._n 36_o &_o 38._o word_n peccare_fw-la to_o sin_n for_o err_v and_o do_v amiss_o in_o any_o act_n or_o faculty_n as_o plautus_n say_v if_o thou_o have_v fail_v in_o one_o syllable_n and_o tully_n if_o a_o grammarian_n shall_v speak_v rude_o or_o he_o that_o will_v be_v count_v a_o musician_n sing_v out_o of_o tune_n he_o be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v blame_v quoth_v in_o eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la peccet_fw-la that_o he_o err_v or_o commit_v a_o banger_n in_o the_o thing_n itself_o whereof_o he_o profess_v the_o skill_n to_o origen_n to_o s._n hierome_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o s._n augustine_n and_o s._n bernard_n which_o protestant_n object_v i_o need_v not_o frame_v any_o particular_a reply_n the_o three_o last_o general_a answer_n to_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n sweep_v all_o the_o dust_n away_o which_o they_o deceitful_o gather_v out_o of_o these_o or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o father_n writing_n 4._o last_o it_o be_v object_v if_o we_o shall_v say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o seduce_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o us._n likewise_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o i_o answer_v both_o these_o place_n be_v understand_v of_o venial_a sin_n as_o s._n augustine_n expound_v they_o which_o often_o creep_v into_o the_o pure_a action_n we_o do_v and_o from_o which_o we_o be_v seldom_o or_o never_o whole_o free_a yet_o they_o distain_v not_o the_o purity_n of_o our_o virtuous_a action_n they_o be_v not_o intermingle_v with_o the_o moral_a bonity_n thereof_o but_o extrinsecal_o accompany_v it_o abate_v the_o clear_a beam_n of_o our_o soul_n without_o defyl_v the_o pure_a action_n who_o adherent_n they_o be_v a_o assertion_n manifest_a among_o divines_n 1._o august_n ep_v 29._o &_o 50._o l._n the_o virg_n cap._n 48._o 49._o l._n 4._o cont_n 2._o ep_n pelag._n c._n 10._o bonau_n 3._o distinct_a 3._o part_n dub_v 1._o which_o protestant_n conceave_a not_o run_v into_o diverse_a and_o those_o pernicious_a absurditye_n second_o s._n john_n be_v interpret_v also_o by_o s._n augustine_n of_o the_o fomite_fw-la of_o sin_n which_o every_o man_n have_v how_o perfect_a soever_o he_o be_v yet_o he_o do_v not_o mean_a that_o that_o fomite_fw-la be_v proper_o sin_n but_o material_o or_o the_o effect_n or_o cause_n of_o sin_n which_o interpretation_n of_o s._n johns_n word_n s._n bonaventure_n embrace_v and_o add_v a_o three_o exposition_n that_o s._n john_n do_v not_o teach_v no_o man_n to_o be_v at_o any_o time_n without_o sin_n but_o that_o no_o man_n can_v say_v to_o wit_n assure_o affirm_v without_o revelation_n that_o he_o have_v no_o sin_n whereinis_fw-la lyranus_fw-la and_o hugo_n cardinalis_fw-la agree_v with_o he_o but_o caietam_n understand_v s._n john_n of_o no_o sin_n neither_o actual_o commit_v nor_o original_o contract_v heretofore_o this_o no_o man_n the_o virgin_n mary_n only_o except_v as_o have_v be_v else_o where_o declare_v can_v avouch_v without_o seduction_n of_o his_o hart_n without_o he_o make_v god_n a_o liar_n who_o send_v his_o belove_a son_n into_o the_o world_n to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n 5._o i_o proceed_v therefore_o to_o the_o three_o caluinian_a dotage_n that_o all_o first_o motion_n or_o provocation_n to_o evil_a be_v true_o sin_n albeit_o we_o vanquish_v they_o which_o i_o have_v here_o refute_v in_o the_o controversy_n and_o second_o chapter_n of_o original_a sin_n and_o somewhat_o touch_v in_o the_o controversy_n of_o freewill_a where_o i_o have_v show_v that_o s._n augustine_n account_v it_o a_o mere_a madness_n and_o such_o a_o barbarical_a frenzy_n 67._o seneca_n l._n de_fw-fr mor._n aug._n tom_n 7._o l._n de_fw-fr na_fw-la &_o gra_fw-mi â—_o 67._o that_o man_n assault_v with_o temptation_n shall_v sin_v against_o his_o will_n as_o he_o say_v the_o very_a poet_n shepherd_n learned_a and_o unlearned_a yea_o all_o the_o world_n do_v witness_v it_o to_o be_v false_a seneca_n a_o heathen_a can_v write_v away_o with_o all_o excuse_n no_o man_n sin_v against_o his_o will_n and_o it_o deserve_v no_o praise_n not_o to_o do_v which_o do_v thou_o cause_v not_o but_o s._n augustine_n again_o shall_v decide_v this_o matter_n with_o a_o sentence_n able_a to_o seal_v up_o the_o mouth_n of_o protestant_a minister_n and_o quiet_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o faithful_a christian_n whatsoever_o cause_n quoth_v he_o there_o be_v of_o the_o will_n impel_v it_o to_o offend_v if_o it_o can_v be_v resist_v it_o be_v yield_v unto_o 30._o idem_fw-la tom_n 4._o in_o expos_n quarun_v propos_fw-fr prop._n 17._o tom._n 7._o cont_n pela_n l._n 2._o circa_fw-la finem_fw-la chry._n cite_v by_o s._n john_n damas_n q._n 2._o phrall_n c._n 27._o eccles_n 5._o v._n 2._o &_o c._n 18._o v._n 30._o without_o sin_n but_o if_o it_o may_v let_v it_o not_o be_v yield_v unto_o &_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o sinnne_n commit_v what_o do_v it_o perchance_o deceive_v a_o man_n unawar_n let_v he_o therefore_o be_v wary_a that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v deceive_v or_o be_v the_o deceit_n so_o great_a as_o it_o can_v be_v avoid_v if_o it_o be_v so_o the_o sin_n therefore_o be_v none_o for_o who_o do_v sin_n in_o that_o which_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v escape_v likewise_o not_o in_o the_o evil_a desire_n itself_o but_o in_o our_o consent_n do_v we_o sin_n moreover_o in_o as_o
my_o whole_a hart_n i_o in_o all_o my_o hart_n will_v search_v thy_o commmandment_n howbeit_o he_o busy_v also_o 1â—_n judith_n â—_o 17._o 2._o reg._n 5._o v._o 1â—_n himself_o in_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o be_v often_o distract_v with_o temporal_a care_n and_o the_o priest_n and_o people_n pray_v god_n with_o all_o their_o hart_n although_o they_o be_v sometime_o interrupt_v with_o other_o cogitation_n all_o israel_n be_v say_v 25._o 4._o reg._n 23._o v._n 25._o to_o follow_v absalon_n with_o all_o their_o hart_n albeyt_v they_o manage_v some_o other_o affair_n no_o doubt_n and_o affect_v some_o other_o thing_n beside_o he_o of_o josias_n god_n himself_o witness_v there_o be_v no_o king_n before_o he_o like_a to_o he_o that_o return_v to_o our_o lord_n in_o all_o his_o hart_n and_o in_o all_o his_o soul_n and_o in_o all_o his_o power_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n neither_o after_o he_o do_v there_o arise_v the_o like_a to_o he_o 6._o in_o fine_a protestant_n observe_v the_o precept_n of_o faith_n by_o which_o they_o be_v likewise_o command_v to_o believe_v withal_o their_o hart_n if_o thou_o believe_v with_o all_o thy_o hart_n thou_o may_v 3â—_n act._n 8._o v._o 3â—_n notwithstanding_o they_o give_v humane_a credit_n to_o many_o other_o authentical_a history_n or_o probable_a report_n without_o hindrance_n thereof_o so_o they_o may_v accomplish_v the_o commandment_n of_o love_a god_n with_o all_o the_o power_n of_o their_o soul_n when_o this_o love_n oversway_v the_o love_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n when_o they_o make_v he_o the_o principal_a object_n of_o their_o hart_n and_o sum_n of_o their_o desire_n when_o they_o neither_o embrace_v nor_o execute_v any_o thing_n oppofite_n or_o disagreable_a with_o his_o frendiship_n which_o diverse_a have_v and_o every_o one_o may_v by_o the_o prerogative_n of_o grace_n atteyne_v unto_o three_o s._n paul_n profess_v i_o can_v all_o thing_n in_o he_o that_o strengthen_v i_o therefore_o he_o can_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o grace_n fulfil_v the_o commaundment_n or_o else_o you_o derogate_a both_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o affirm_v it_o and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o grace_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o he_o many_o accomplish_v whatsoever_o moreover_o 13._o philip._n 4._o v._n 13._o god_n make_v this_o promise_n unto_o we_o i_o will_v put_v my_o spirit_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o you_o and_o i_o will_v make_v that_o you_o walk_v in_o my_o precept_n and_o keep_v my_o judgement_n and_o do_v they_o christ_n testify_v the_o performance_n i_o have_v manifest_v thy_o name_n to_o the_o man_n who_o thou_o 27._o ezech._n 36._o v._o 27._o give_v i_o etc._n etc._n and_o they_o have_v keep_v thy_o word_n yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o possibility_n s_o paul_n speak_v of_o notwithstanding_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n the_o father_n notwithstanding_o the_o accomplishment_n the_o son_n mention_v do_v they_o breathe_v upon_o 6_o joh._n 17._o v._n 6_o the_o earth_n and_o vaunt_v of_o christianity_n who_o depose_v against_o they_o that_o never_o any_o fulfil_v the_o law_n that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o man_n to_o accomplish_v it_o 7._o thus_o much_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o our_o doctrine_n now_o to_o the_o objection_n of_o adversary_n first_o they_o urge_v out_o s._n paul_n curse_v be_v every_o one_o that_o abide_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v 10._o gal._n 3._o v._n 10._o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o but_o no_o man_n can_v observe_v every_o jot_n of_o the_o law_n without_o some_o little_a or_o venial_a default_n therefore_o he_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o that_o damnable_a curse_n 10._o jac._n 2._o v._n 10._o for_o whosoever_o shall_v keep_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o offend_v but_o in_o one_o be_v make_v guilty_a of_o all_o true_o they_o have_v frame_v a_o excellent_a argument_n to_o prove_v themselves_o accurse_v who_o free_o confess_v they_o can_v keep_v any_o one_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n 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which_o man_n come_v to_o that_o end_n but_o the_o mean_n of_o damnation_n 3._o fulk_n in_o cap._n 27._o act._n sect_n 3._o be_v final_a impenitency_n and_o other_o forego_v sin_n therefore_o they_o in_o his_o devilish_a opinion_n be_v preordein_v by_o god_n to_o which_o effect_n write_v of_o certain_a jew_n who_o refuse_v to_o embrace_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n forthat_o they_o neither_o will_v nor_o can_v be_v willing_a to_o believe_v because_o they_o be_v reprobate_a 〈◊〉_d fulk_n in_o cap._n joan._n sect_n 〈◊〉_d make_v reprobation_n and_o consequent_o almighty_a god_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o infidelity_n wilful_a perversitie_n &_o abode_n in_o sin_n for_o whosoever_o captive_v other_o without_o their_o default_n in_o such_o a_o bewitch_a thraldom_n as_o they_o necessary_o sin_n and_o can_v avoid_v the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o author_n and_o cause_n of_o their_o sin_n but_o thus_o do_v god_n with_o the_o reprobate_n he_o according_a to_o fulke_n before_o any_o desert_n foresee_v of_o they_o before_o he_o see_v the_o propension_n inclination_n or_o any_o concurrence_n at_o all_o of_o their_o will_n ordein_v they_o to_o destruction_n by_o his_o immutable_a counsel_n which_o can_v be_v repeal_v then_o suppose_v that_o unchangeable_a will_n and_o ordinance_n irreversible_a they_o have_v not_o leave_v they_o any_o power_n to_o repent_v or_o grace_n to_o believe_v but_o they_o be_v avoidable_o chain_v to_o the_o fetter_n of_o 11._o prosper_v in_o respon_n ad_fw-la obiec_fw-la 11._o vice_n avoidable_o carry_v from_o vice_n to_o vice_n therefore_o god_n o_o most_o execrable_a conclusion_n which_o necessary_o follow_v out_o of_o these_o our_o sectary_n premise_n god_n i_o say_v though_o i_o fear_v to_o say_v it_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o only_a cause_n of_o sin_n note_v that_o it_o be_v all_o cne_n whether_o god_n enforce_v or_o necessitate_v man_n to_o sin_n in_o respect_v of_o make_v he_o author_n of_o sin_n all_o their_o inceste_n murder_n &_o other_o abominable_a vice_n 13._o against_o which_o i_o only_o oppose_v that_o excellent_a answer_n of_o s._n prosper_n if_o to_o the_o devil_n it_o shall_v be_v object_v that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n he_o the_o provoker_n to_o such_o villain_n he_o may_v i_o ween_v acquit_v himself_o in_o some_o sort_n of_o that_o calumny_n and_o evince_v their_o own_o will_n to_o be_v worker_n of_o those_o mischief_n for_o though_o he_o be_v delight_v with_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o delinquent_n yet_o will_v he_o prove_v that_o he_o *_o enforce_a they_o not_o to_o sin_n with_o what_o folly_n then_o or_o with_o what_o madness_n be_v that_o refer_v to_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n which_o can_v be_v whole_o ascribe_v to_o the_o devil_n who_o in_o the_o detestable_a act_n of_o offender_n be_v to_o be_v think_v the_o egger_n on_o of_o allurenient_n not_o the_o causer_n of_o their_o will_n therefore_o god_n predestinate_v none_o of_o those_o business_n to_o be_v do_v nor_o the_o soul_n that_o will_v live_v wicked_o and_o beastly_a do_v he_o prepare_v or_o provide_v so_o to_o live_v thus_o s._n prosper_v you_o see_v how_o dissonant_n from_o m._n fulke_o yet_o fulke_n be_v not_o the_o first_o broker_n of_o these_o atheism_n for_o look_v what_o he_o write_v in_o this_o kind_n he_o copy_v 8._o caluin_n l._n 3._o instit_fw-la c._n 23._o sect_n 4._o &_o 8._o out_o of_o the_o original_n of_o caluins_n institution_n where_o caluin_n say_v it_o be_v not_o meet_v &c._n &c._n to_o assign_v the_o prepare_n to_o destruction_n to_o any_o other_o thing_n then_o to_o the_o secret_a counsel_n of_o god_n the_o whole_a band_n of_o the_o wicked_a can_v comeyne_v nor_o endeavour_v nor_o do_v any_o mischief_n but_o so_o far_o as_o god_n permit_v but_o so_o far_o as_o he_o command_v then_o discourse_v of_o god_n concurrence_n unto_o 11._o calu._n l._n 8._o instit_fw-la c._n 17._o §._o 11._o sin_n he_o have_v these_o word_n i_o speak_v not_o here_o of_o god_n universal_a move_n whereby_o as_o all_o creature_n be_v sustain_v so_o from_o thence_o they_o take_v their_o effectual_a power_n of_o do_v any_o thing_n i_o speak_v only_o of_o that_o especial_a do_v which_o appear_v in_o every_o special_a act_n in_o another_o place_n if_o the_o blindness_n and_o maid_n of_o achab_n be_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n than_o the_o devise_n of_o bare_a sufferance_n be_v in_o vain_a a_o little_a after_o 1._o calu._n l._n 2._o instit_fw-la c._n 4._o &_o 2._o calu._n l._n 1._o inst_z c._n 18._o §._o 1._o avouch_v that_o god_n blind_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n strike_v they_o with_o giddiness_n make_v they_o drink_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o drowsiness_n cast_v they_o into_o madness_n &_o harden_v their_o heart_n he_o immediate_o add_v these_o thing_n also_o many_o do_v refer_v to_o sufferance_n as_o if_o forsake_v the_o reprobate_n he_o suffer_v
therefore_o to_o 11._o fulke_o in_o c._n 3._o 1._o ad_fw-la cor._n sect_n 6._o basil_n in_o c._n 9_o isa_n niss_n orat_fw-la ad_fw-la dornicent_n theod_n in_o 3._o 1._o ad_fw-la cor._n oecum_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la locum_fw-la s._n diony_n de_fw-fr eccles_n hier._n c._n 7._o athan._n q._n 34._o ad_fw-la antio_n s._n basil_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la s._n cyr._n cat._n mystag_n 5_o chrys_n bo_o 41_o in_o c._n 15._o 2._o ad_fw-la cor._n fulke_n in_o his_o confutation_n of_o purgitory_a p._n 237._o 260._o 371._o 313._o bellar._n l._n 1._o de_fw-la purgat_fw-la cap._n 11._o the_o grecian_n who_o m._n fulke_n have_v the_o face_n to_o belie_v in_o this_o manner_n the_o opinion_n of_o purgatory_n be_v never_o receive_v in_o the_o greek_a church_n s._n gregory_n nissen_n theodoret_n and_o oecumenius_n who_o receive_v believe_v and_o teach_v it_o bear_v witness_n against_o he_o in_o behalf_n of_o their_o church_n s._n gregory_n nissen_n his_o word_n not_o to_o be_v over_o tedious_a in_o repeat_v the_o rest_n be_v these_o man_n after_o sin_n in_o many_o toilsome_a labour_n ought_v to_o be_v exercise_v that_o teach_v by_o experience_n he_o may_v return_v to_o his_o first_o happiness_n all_o vicious_a affection_n be_v purge_v forth_o either_o in_o this_o world_n by_o a_o sober_a course_n of_o life_n etc._n etc._n or_o after_o our_o departure_n hence_o by_o the_o furnace_n of_o purgatory_n fire_n s._n dionyse_n s._n athanasius_n s._n cyril_n s._n chrysostome_n s._n ephrem_n s._n basil_n and_o epiphanius_n all_o grecian_n be_v all_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n hold_v with_o we_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a as_o m._n fulke_o much_o forget_v himself_o confess_v of_o most_o of_o they_o by_o name_n in_o his_o confutation_n of_o purgatory_n and_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a where_o also_o he_o have_v these_o word_n in_o the_o burial_n of_o constantine_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o prayer_n for_o his_o soul_n according_a to_o the_o error_n of_o the_o tyme._n which_o be_v notwithstanding_o but_o 300._o year_n after_o christ_n about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o nicen_n council_n and_o he_o bury_v in_o the_o greek_a church_n of_o constantinople_n 18._o final_o that_o no_o proof_n may_v be_v want_v to_o fortify_v a_o truth_n so_o general_o impugn_a by_o our_o new-refined_n ghospeller_n cardinal_n bellarmine_n derive_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o purge_a place_n after_o this_o life_n from_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n of_o jew_n gentile_n philosopher_n poet_n and_o turk_n as_o from_o josephus_n plato_n cicero_n virgil_n claudian_n and_o mahomet_n who_o testimony_n he_o allege_v lipsia_n josephus_n l._n de_fw-la bello_fw-la ludaic_a c._n 19_o plato_n in_o gorg._n &_o phaedone_n cic._n in_o some_o scip._n in_o fine_a virg._n 6._o aeneid_n claudian_n l._n 2._o in_o ruffi_n circ_n finem_fw-la mahum_fw-la in_o alcorano_n petr._n gal._n de_fw-fr arca_fw-la catho_n verit_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n 9_o &_o 10._o the_o author_n of_o the_o protest_v apol_n tract_n 1._o sect_n 4._o subdi_fw-la 2._o fulke_o in_o c._n 8._o luc._n sect_n 5._o &_o in_o 5._o apoc._n sect_n 1._o rabbi_n haccado_n l._n qui_fw-la inscri_fw-la bitur_fw-la revelator_n arcanorum_fw-la rab._n simeon_n apud_fw-la rab._n haccado_n oecolamp_n in_o l._n ep_n zue_v &_o oecolam_n l._n 1._o p._n 19_o zue_v l._n 3._o p._n 560._o 561._o peter_n mart._n in_o locis_fw-la commun_n anglitè_fw-fr pag._n 2._o c._n 18._o d._n barlow_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n pag._n 173._o m._n jacob_n in_o m._n bilsons_n book_n of_o the_o full_a redemption_n p._n 188._o bill_n ibidem_fw-la &_o pag._n 189._o etc._n etc._n danaeus_n ad_fw-la rob._n bellar._n disp_n par_fw-fr 1._o p._n 176._o whitaker_n contra_fw-la duraeum_n l._n 8._o pag._n 567._o rub_n symeon_n in_o l._n zoar_n in_o cap._n 18._o gen._n rabbi_n david_n in_o psal_n 32._o rabbi_n isaac_n in_o lucer_z lucis_fw-la con_v 1._o p._n 2._o c._n 2._o fox_n in_o his_o act_n and_o monu_fw-la 1313._o 1315._o luch_v in_o disput_fw-la lipsia_n not_o to_o credit_v their_o authoritye_n any_o furthet_n then_o to_o show_v that_o this_o doctrine_n spring_v out_o of_o the_o bowel_n of_o nature_n and_o not_o from_o the_o private_a policy_n or_o invention_n of_o man_n petrus_n galatinus_n &_o the_o author_n of_o the_o protestant_n apology_n for_o the_o roman_a church_n learned_o gather_v it_o from_o the_o old_a rabbin_n and_o from_o the_o late_a reformer_n themselves_o from_o some_o who_o grant_v a_o three_o place_n of_o limbus_n patrum_fw-la which_o m._n fulke_n and_o our_o english_a sectarye_n stout_o deny_v rabbi_n haccado_n who_o live_v before_o christ_n write_v in_o his_o person_n i_o have_v decree_v to_o descend_v into_o hell_n to_o redeem_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_a which_o my_o father_n do_v abandon_v thither_o in_o the_o rod_n of_o his_o indignation_n rabbi_n simeon_n agree_v with_o he_o herein_o so_o do_v oecolampadius_n zuinglius_fw-la and_o peter_n martyr_n who_o express_o allow_v limbus_n patrum_fw-la 19_o and_o touch_v the_o ancient_a writer_n d._n barlow_n avouch_v this_o pass_v most_o rife_o among_o the_o father_n who_o take_v inferi_n for_o abraham_n bosom_n expound_v it_o that_o christ_n go_v thither_o ad_fw-la liberandum_fw-la liberandos_fw-la to_o convey_v the_o father_n decease_a before_o his_o resurrection_n unto_o the_o place_n where_o now_o they_o be_v which_o doctrine_n m._n jacob_n confess_v all_o the_o father_n with_o one_o consent_n affirm_v neither_o do_v m._n bilson_n danaeus_n or_o whitaker_n deny_v it_o but_o he_o discard_v it_o as_o their_o error_n from_o other_o it_o be_v deduce_v who_o direct_o acknowledge_v purgatory_n itself_o rabbi_n simeon_n aver_v of_o such_o as_o be_v temporal_o punish_v in_o the_o next_o life_n after_o they_o be_v purge_v from_o the_o filth_n of_o their_o sin_n then_o do_v god_n cause_v they_o to_o ascend_v out_o of_o that_o place_n see_v rabbi_n david_n rabbi_n isaac_n and_o other_o confirm_v the_o same_o which_o latymer_n also_o a_o earnest_n protestant_n and_o foxian_a martyr_n confess_v and_o luther_n his_o forerunner_n say_v i_o strong_o believe_v yea_o i_o dare_v bold_o say_v i_o know_v there_o be_v a_o purgatory_n concern_v the_o father_n m._n sutcliffe_n grant_v of_o s._n gregory_n the_o great_a he_o allow_v purgatory_n d._n humphrey_n say_v he_o and_o austen_n bring_v it_o into_o england_n nay_o long_o before_o s._n gregory_n or_o this_o augustine_n our_o apostle_n day_n the_o magdeburgian_o recite_v and_o reject_v the_o say_n of_o lactantius_n and_o s._n hierome_n appertain_v to_o purgatory_n they_o write_v of_o origen_n 78._o sutcl_n subtle_a c._n 4._o doctor_n humphrey_n par_fw-fr 2._o lesuit_n rat_n 5._o pag._n 5._o &_o 627._o magdeb._n centu._n 4._o col_fw-fr 304._o &_o cent._n 3._o col_fw-fr 265._o &_o col_fw-fr 87._o fulke_o in_o his_o confu_n of_o purgat_fw-la p._n 78._o he_o appoint_v purgatory_n as_o a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n beside_o the_o seed_n of_o purgatory_n be_v here_o and_o 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