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the_o gospel_n 33._o concern_v saint_n peter_n not_o know_v what_o he_o say_v he_o put_v this_o question_n how_o not_o know_v be_v it_o through_o simple_a error_n or_o irratione_n want_v of_o reason_n 8._o wrest_v also_o the_o sense_n of_o saint_n paul_n discourse_n he_o have_v these_o expression_n let_v he_o take_v out_o some_o psalm_n some_o vision_n some_o prayer_n in_o a_o spiritual_a way_n only_o that_o be_v in_o ecstasy_n in_o alienation_n of_o spirit_n and_o against_o praxeas_n 15._o neither_o peter_n nor_o john_n nor_o james_n be_v sensible_a of_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n without_o a_o denial_n of_o reason_n and_o alienation_n of_o spirit_n for_o which_o we_o maintain_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o new_a prophecy_n that_o ecstasy_n that_o be_v alienation_n of_o spirit_n be_v consistent_a with_o grace_n for_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o man_n ravish_v in_o spirit_n especial_o when_o he_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o
maccabee_n thus_o tertullian_n in_o the_o year_n 199._o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr corona_n tell_v we_o quaramus_fw-la a_fw-mi &_o traditio_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v we_o inquire_v whether_o the_o not-written_a tradition_n be_v not_o also_o to_o be_v receive_v no_o doubt_v we_o shall_v deny_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v receive_v if_o no_o prejudice_n arise_v from_o the_o example_n of_o other_o observation_n which_o we_o challenge_v to_o ourselves_o without_o any_o recommendation_n from_o scripture_n only_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o tradition_n fortify_v by_o the_o patronage_n of_o custom_n etc._n etc._n upon_o anniversary-day_n we_o make_v oblation_n for_o the_o depart_v and_o for_o their_o birth-day_n etc._n etc._n viz._n of_o the_o departure_n of_o martyr_n in_o like_a manner_n st._n epiphanius_n in_o the_o year_n 376._o conclude_v his_o disputation_n against_o aërius_n with_o the_o allegation_n of_o tradition_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n next_o i_o shall_v again_o take_v the_o consequence_n of_o this_o that_o the_o church_n accomplish_v this_o thing_n necessary_o have_v take_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o father_n now_o who_o can_v violate_v the_o ordinance_n of_o his_o mother_n or_o the_o law_n of_o his_o father_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o solomon_n 8._o my_o son_n hear_v the_o instruction_n of_o thy_o father_n and_o forsake_v not_o the_o law_n of_o thy_o mother_n show_v that_o the_o father_n that_o be_v to_o say_v god_n the_o only_a son_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v teach_v as_o well_o by_o writing_n as_o without_o writing_n and_o that_o our_o mother_n the_o church_n have_v law_n make_v in_o herself_o such_o as_o be_v indissoluble_a and_o can_v be_v destroy_v denys_n the_o pretend_a areopagite_n about_o the_o year_n 490._o follow_v the_o same_o tract_n in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a hierarchy_n say_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o speak_v of_o the_o tradition_n 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their_o death_n those_o who_o be_v dead_a for_o whether_o the_o survive_a prey_n or_o dispense_v his_o good_n what_o advantage_n accrue_v thereby_o to_o the_o decease_a if_o the_o prayer_n of_o those_o who_o be_v here_o be_v any_o way_n beneficial_a to_o those_o who_o be_v there_o let_v not_o any_o one_o live_v religious_o nor_o do_v well_o but_o so_o behave_v himself_o as_o he_o will_v have_v friend_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o procure_v they_o for_o many_o or_o entreat_v they_o at_o his_o death_n to_o pray_v for_o he_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v not_o suffer_v there_o and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o inquisition_n make_v into_o the_o incurable_a sin_n he_o have_v commit_v some_o twenty_o year_n before_o st._n cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v acknowledge_v in_o his_o five_o mystagogical_n catechesis_fw-la that_o in_o palestine_n there_o be_v many_o person_n trouble_v about_o the_o difficulty_n make_v by_o aërius_n in_o armenià _fw-la cry_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 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refresh_v and_o of_o the_o restitution_n of_o all_o thing_n on_o the_o contrary_a i_o say_v the_o person_n so_o wish_v consider_v his_o friend_n as_o aspire_v to_o the_o plenary_a enjoyment_n of_o that_o happy_a state_n whereof_o he_o expect_v the_o absolute_a accomplishment_n on_o the_o day_n of_o the_o general_a resurrection_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n though_o he_o be_v already_o by_o way_n of_o advance_v possess_v of_o the_o earnest_a thereof_o according_a to_o the_o say_v of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n who_o affirm_v that_o 7._o though_o the_o righteous_a be_v prevent_v with_o death_n yet_o shall_v he_o be_v in_o rest_n where_o the_o latin_a version_n have_v it_o in_o refrigerio_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o a_o place_n of_o refreshment_n which_o show_v that_o the_o interpreter_n have_v find_v in_o his_o copy_n not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o text_n have_v it_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o in_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o ancient_n the_o beg_n of_o refreshment_n for_o their_o depart_a friend_n can_v not_o signify_v any_o other_o thing_n than_o what_o be_v express_v in_o the_o liturgy_n attribute_v to_o saint_n james_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v thou_o cause_v they_o to_o rest_v there_o 9_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n in_o 42._o thy_o kingdom_n in_o the_o 13._o delight_n of_o paradise_n in_o the_o 23._o bosom_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n our_o holy_a father_n 11._o where_o trouble_n and_o sorrow_n and_o lamentation_n have_v no_o place_n which_o indeed_o be_v no_o more_o then_o be_v require_v in_o the_o liturgy_n which_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o saint_n mark_n and_o more_o at_o large_a in_o that_o which_o be_v attribute_v to_o saint_n clement_n and_o those_o of_o saint_n basil_n and_o saint_n chrysostome_n all_o which_o concur_v in_o the_o demand_n of_o the_o celestial_a beatitude_n which_o they_o design_v by_o the_o several_a expression_n use_v in_o the_o scripture_n to_o represent_v it_o and_o suppose_v that_o god_n have_v communicate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o there_o where_o the_o depart_a person_n who_o memory_n be_v celebrate_v have_v be_v already_o place_v and_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v it_o confirm_v by_o tertullian_n the_o most_o ancient_a of_o the_o latin_n who_o speak_v of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a do_v in_o the_o four_o chapter_n de_fw-fr testimonio_fw-la animae_fw-la call_v eternal_a beatitude_n a_o refreshment_n and_o say_v affirmamus_fw-la expectare_fw-la diem_fw-la judicii_fw-la proque_fw-la meritis_fw-la aut_fw-la cruciaâ—ui_fw-la destinari_fw-la aut_fw-la refrigerio_fw-la utrique_fw-la sempiterno_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o affirm_v that_o the_o soul_n expect_v the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o that_o according_a to_o her_o work_n she_o be_v destine_v either_o to_o torment_v or_o to_o refreshment_n both_o which_o be_v eternal_a which_o have_v make_v so_o 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