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dead_a from_o that_o torment_n and_o yet_o that_o in_o the_o dead_a himself_o neither_o his_o faith_n neither_o his_o charity_n neither_o his_o patience_n no_o not_o the_o torment_n of_o many_o year_n have_v any_o merit_n or_o can_v move_v god_n to_o abridge_v this_o torment_n 7._o hereto_o let_v we_o also_o adjoine_v thus_o much_o that_o the_o punishment_n that_o the_o thief_n suffer_v be_v deserve_v inevitable_a and_o by_o civil_a justice_n impose_v upon_o he_o can_v not_o be_v count_v for_o a_o satisfactory_a work_n to_o god_n for_o he_o ought_v voluntary_o to_o have_v undergon_v it_o and_o by_o order_n of_o the_o church_n not_o by_o sentence_n of_o the_o magistrate_n especial_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n â—_o moreover_o be_v it_o not_o a_o mere_a mockage_n â—o_o say_v that_o the_o exemption_n from_o entere_v into_o purgatory_n be_v a_o privilege_n grant_v to_o this_o thief_n faciunt_fw-la bellarm._n lib._n 1._o cap_n 8_o privilegia_fw-la 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paradise_n here_o to_o signify_v hell_n or_o how_o can_v he_o faiâ—_n of_o a_o answer_n that_o suffer_v himself_o solicentious_o to_o interpret_v the_o scripture_n 9_o s._n john_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n chap._n 1._o say_v the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n purge_v or_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n our_o sin_n be_v the_o spot_n and_o uncleanness_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o jesus_n christ_n purge_v and_o take_v they_o all_o away_o say_v s._n john_n then_o be_v there_o no_o more_o to_o purge_v so_o no_o more_o purgatory_n for_o albeit_o after_o all_o our_o offence_n pardon_v there_o shall_v yet_o remain_v some_o pain_n to_o be_v endure_v for_o the_o satisfy_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n yet_o can_v not_o this_o punishment_n be_v call_v a_o purgation_n for_o who_o do_v ever_o here_o the_o whip_n or_o the_o gibbet_n call_v a_o purgation_n for_o theft_n or_o murder_n slander_n pag_n 69._o a_o slander_n the_o fire_n of_o helie_n slander_v we_o answer_v and_o make_v we_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o jesus_n christ_n satisfy_v for_o we_o so_o as_o for_o our_o part_n we_o need_v do_v nothing_o at_o all_o a_o opinion_n which_o we_o abhor_v and_o leave_v to_o the_o profane_a and_o libertine_n whereas_o we_o say_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o a_o sin_n can_v be_v call_v a_o purgation_n the_o friar_n affirm_v the_o contrary_a 97._o pag_n 97._o say_v that_o it_o be_v never_o call_v otherwise_o and_o to_o that_o end_n he_o allege_v many_o place_n wherein_o he_o pretend_v that_o to_o purge_v signify_v to_o punish_v and_o chastise_v passage_n which_o i_o be_o even_o ashamed_a to_o confute_v the_o first_o make_v clean_o against_o he_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v false_a the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 1.3_o
afflict_v he_o go_v a_o stray_n but_o after_o his_o affliction_n he_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o again_o it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v that_o i_o may_v learn_v thy_o statute_n 33_o 2._o chro._n 33_o be_v not_o manasses_n for_o his_o conversion_n indebt_v to_o his_o captivity_n and_o be_v not_o we_o for_o david_n psalm_n indebt_v to_o saul_n and_o absalon_n for_o the_o build_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o our_o day_n be_v not_o we_o indebt_v to_o the_o martyrdom_n and_o torment_n that_o our_o father_n endure_v for_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o experience_n we_o find_v other_o end_n of_o our_o affliction_n then_o satisfaction_n and_o redemption_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n therefore_o say_v chrysostome_n in_o his_o homely_a of_o confession_n &_o penance_n that_o god_n punish_v we_o not_o for_o the_o sin_n past_a corrigens_fw-la non_fw-la exigens_fw-la supplicium_fw-la de_fw-la peccatis_fw-la sed_fw-la 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