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pain_n nor_o grief_n wherefore_o of_o necessity_n it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o soul_n in_o some_o three_o place_n where_o both_o pain_n be_v suffer_v and_o case_n or_o refreshment_n may_v be_v obtain_v and_o that_o be_v purgatory_n second_o he_o think_v st._n cyprian_n speak_v not_o of_o purgatory_n as_o ibidem_fw-la we_o will_v have_v it_o because_o he_o mention_n a_o purge_n to_o amendment_n which_o can_v be_v after_o this_o life_n which_o certain_o be_v both_o a_o frigid_a reason_n and_o a_o great_a mistake_n in_o the_o bishop_n for_o as_o gold_n be_v refine_v and_o amend_v by_o the_o furnace_n so_o be_v a_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n refine_a and_o purge_v from_o the_o dross_n of_o venial_a sin_n which_o render_v it_o less_o acceptable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o she_o be_v thereby_o amend_v or_o make_v better_a than_o she_o be_v and_o i_o will_v glad_o know_v of_o what_o place_n or_o condition_n of_o soul_n st._n cyprian_n shall_v speak_v if_o he_o mean_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o those_o in_o purgatory_n for_o sure_o there_o be_v no_o amendment_n of_o any_o soul_n in_o hell_n nor_o no_o suffering_n of_o pain_n nor_o purge_v of_o soul_n in_o heaven_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o speak_v of_o the_o state_n of_o soul_n after_o this_o life_n origen_n be_v grant_v to_o have_v teach_v purgatory_n but_o withal_o tax_v with_o error_n concern_v that_o point_n which_o i_o will_v not_o deny_v i_o only_o say_v his_o add_v to_o the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n concern_v purgatory_n that_o false_a opinion_n of_o his_o own_o viz._n that_o all_o even_o the_o devil_n themselves_o after_o a_o time_n shall_v be_v save_v can_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o the_o weight_n of_o his_o testimony_n in_o that_o wherein_o he_o never_o be_v tax_v of_o error_n but_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v teach_v