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especial_o by_o these_o passage_n that_o we_o meet_v withal_o in_o the_o sermon_n of_o s._n chrysostom_n 21._o this_o man_n have_v spend_v his_o whole_a life_n in_o vain_a neither_o have_v live_v one_o day_n to_o himself_o but_o to_o voluptuousness_n to_o luxury_n to_o covetousness_n to_o sin_n to_o the_o devil_n tell_v i_o therefore_o shall_v we_o not_o mourn_v for_o he_o shall_v we_o not_o endeavour_v to_o pull_v he_o out_o of_o these_o danger_n for_o there_o be_v mean_n if_o we_o will_v whereby_o his_o punishment_n may_v be_v make_v light_n unto_o he_o if_o then_o we_o do_v make_v continual_a prayer_n for_o he_o if_o we_o bestoâ—_n alm_n although_o he_o be_v unworthy_a god_n will_v respect_v we_o for_o ibid._n many_o have_v receive_v benefit_n by_o the_o alm_n that_o have_v be_v give_v by_o other_o for_o they_o and_o find_v thereby_o although_o not_o a_o perfect_a yet_o some_o consolation_n ibid._n this_o therefore_o be_v do_v that_o although_o we_o ourselves_o be_v not_o virtuous_a 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for_o such_o let_v we_o succour_v they_o to_o our_o power_n let_v we_o find_v out_o some_o help_n for_o they_o little_a indeed_o but_o yet_o such_o as_o may_v relieve_v they_o how_o and_o after_o what_o manner_n both_o pray_v ourselves_o and_o entreat_v other_o to_o make_v prayer_n for_o they_o and_o give_v continual_o unto_o the_o poor_a for_o they_o for_o this_o thing_n bring_v some_o consolation_n the_o like_a doctrine_n be_v deliver_v by_o meursij_fw-la andrew_n archbishop_n of_o crete_n in_o his_o sermon_n of_o the_o life_n of_o man_n and_o of_o the_o dead_a and_o by_o john_n damascen_n or_o whosoever_o else_o be_v author_n of_o the_o book_n ascribe_v unto_o he_o concern_v they_o that_o be_v depart_v in_o the_o faith_n where_o three_o notable_a tale_n be_v tell_v of_o the_o benefit_n that_o even_o infidel_n and_o idolater_n themselves_o shall_v receive_v by_o such_o prayer_n as_o these_o one_o touch_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o emperor_n trajan_n deliver_v from_o hell_n by_o the_o prayer_n of_o pope_n gregory_n of_o the_o truth_n whereof_o least_o any_o man_n shall_v make_v question_n he_o affirm_v very_o roundly_o that_o no_o less_o than_o defunctis_fw-la the_o whole_a east_n and_o west_n will_v witness_v that_o this_o be_v true_a and_o uncontrollable_a and_o indeed_o in_o the_o east_n this_o fable_n seem_v first_o to_o have_v rise_v where_o it_o obtain_v such_o credit_n that_o the_o grecian_n to_o this_o day_n do_v still_o use_v this_o form_n of_o prayer_n 19_o as_o thou_o do_v loose_v trajan_n from_o punishment_n by_o the_o earnest_a intercession_n of_o thy_o servant_n gregory_n the_o dialogue-writer_n hear_v we_o likewise_o who_o pray_v unto_o thou_o and_o therefore_o to_o they_o do_v hugo_n etherianus_n thus_o appeal_v for_o justify_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o narration_n 15._o do_v not_o i_o pray_v you_o say_v in_o your_o heart_n that_o this_o be_v false_a or_o feign_a inquire_v if_o you_o please_v of_o the_o grecian_n the_o whole_a greek_a church_n sure_o do_v testify_v these_o thing_n he_o may_v if_o he_o have_v please_v be_v a_o italian_n himself_o have_v inquire_v near_a home_n of_o the_o roman_n among_o who_o this_o feat_n be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v act_v rather_o then_o among_o the_o grecian_n who_o be_v stranger_n to_o the_o business_n but_o the_o roman_n as_o we_o understand_v by_o 44._o johannes_n diaconus_fw-la in_o the_o life_n of_o s._n gregory_n find_v no_o such_o matter_n among_o their_o record_n and_o when_o they_o have_v notice_n give_v they_o thereof_o out_o of_o the_o legend_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n for_o from_o thence_o receive_v they_o the_o news_n of_o this_o and_o some_o other_o such_o strange_a act_n report_v to_o have_v be_v do_v by_o s._n gregory_n among_o themselves_o they_o be_v not_o very_o hasty_a to_o believe_v it_o because_o they_o can_v hardly_o be_v persuade_v that_o s._n gregory_n who_o have_v teach_v they_o
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pass_v that_o epiphanius_n do_v not_o direct_o answer_v aërius_n as_o a_o papist_n will_v do_v now_o that_o they_o bring_v singular_a profit_n to_o the_o dead_a by_o deliver_v their_o torment_a soul_n out_o of_o the_o flame_n of_o purgatory_n but_o forget_v as_o much_o as_o once_o to_o make_v mention_n of_o purgatory_n the_o sole_a foundation_n of_o these_o suffrage_n for_o the_o dead_a in_o our_o adversary_n judgement_n do_v trouble_v himself_o and_o his_o cause_n with_o bring_v in_o such_o far_a fett_n reason_n as_o these_o that_o they_o who_o perform_v this_o duty_n do_v intend_v to_o signify_v thereby_o that_o their_o brethren_n depart_v be_v not_o perish_v but_o remain_v still_o alive_a with_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o high_a perfection_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n and_o the_o general_a frailty_n of_o the_o best_a of_o all_o his_o servant_n take_v away_o popish_a purgatory_n on_o the_o other_o side_n which_o in_o the_o day_n of_o aërius_n 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