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salvation_n nay_o s._n ambrose_n observe_v that_o 9_o some_o who_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o punishment_n in_o the_o other_o world_n be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o of_o their_o sin_n do_v here_o desire_v their_o penance_n be_v yet_o for_o shame_n of_o their_o public_a supplication_n draw_v back_o after_o they_o have_v receive_v it_o therefore_o the_o conjecture_n of_o penitent_a rhenanus_fw-la be_v not_o to_o be_v contemn_v that_o from_o this_o public_a confession_n the_o private_a take_v his_o original_n which_o by_o stapleton_n in_o his_o fortress_n part_n 2._o chap._n 4._o be_v positive_o deliver_v in_o this_o manner_n afterwards_o this_o open_a and_o sharp_a penance_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o private_a and_o particular_a confession_n now_o use_v principal_o for_o the_o lewdness_n of_o the_o common_a lay_n christian_n which_o in_o this_o open_a confession_n begin_v at_o length_n to_o mock_v and_o insult_v at_o their_o brethren_n simplicity_n and_o devotion_n although_o it_o may_v 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to_o have_v have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o temporal_a law_n which_o according_a to_o the_o definition_n of_o s._n augustine_n 6._o although_o it_o be_v just_a yet_o in_o time_n may_v be_v just_o also_o change_v nay_o we_o find_v that_o laurence_n bishop_n of_o novaria_n in_o his_o homily_n de_fw-fr poenitentiâ_fw-la do_v resolute_o determine_v that_o for_o obtain_v remission_n of_o sin_n a_o man_n need_v not_o to_o resort_v unto_o any_o priest_n but_o that_o his_o own_o internal_a repentance_n be_v sufficient_a for_o that_o matter_n god_n say_v colon._n he_o after_o baptism_n have_v appoint_v thy_o remedy_n within_o thyself_o he_o have_v put_v remission_n in_o thy_o own_o power_n that_o thou_o need_v not_o seek_v a_o priest_n when_o thy_o necessity_n require_v but_o thou_o thyself_o now_o as_o a_o skilful_a and_o plain_a master_n may_v amend_v thy_o error_n within_o thyself_o &_o wash_v away_o thy_o sin_n by_o repentance_n 268._o he_o have_v give_v unto_o thou_o sai_z another_o 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as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o write_n of_o the_o same_o 26._o alcuinus_fw-la and_o of_o sacerdotib_fw-la haymo_n will_v not_o confess_v their_o sin_n to_o the_o priest_n but_o supra_fw-la say_v it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o that_o they_o do_v confess_v their_o sin_n to_o god_n alone_o provide_v always_o that_o they_o cease_v from_o those_o sin_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v other_o confess_v their_o sin_n unto_o the_o priest_n but_o not_o full_o 32._o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o council_n of_o cavailon_n hold_v in_o the_o day_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a where_o though_o the_o father_n think_v that_o this_o have_v need_n to_o be_v amend_v yet_o they_o free_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o remain_v still_o a_o question_n whether_o man_n shall_v only_o confess_v to_o god_n or_o to_o the_o priest_n also_o and_o they_o themselves_o put_v this_o difference_n betwixt_o both_o those_o confession_n that_o the_o one_o do_v proper_o serve_v for_o the_o cure_n the_o other_o for_o direction_n in_o what_o sort_n the_o repentance_n and_o so_o the_o cure_n shall_v be_v perform_v their_o word_n be_v these_o 33_o some_o say_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o confess_v their_o sin_n only_o unto_o god_n and_o some_o think_v that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v confess_v unto_o the_o priest_n both_o of_o which_o not_o without_o great_a fruit_n be_v practise_v within_o the_o holy_a church_n namely_o thus_o that_o we_o both_o confess_v our_o sin_n unto_o god_n who_o be_v the_o forgiver_n of_o sin_n say_v with_o david_n i_o acknowledge_v my_o sin_n unto_o thou_o and_o my_o iniquity_n have_v i_o not_o hide_v i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v against_o myself_o my_o transgression_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o forgave_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o according_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o apostle_n confess_v our_o sin_n one_o unto_o another_o and_o pray_v one_o for_o another_o that_o we_o may_v be_v heal_v
grant_v to_o the_o faithful_a and_o punishment_n to_o the_o unfaithful_a 14._o we_o be_v not_o to_o put_v on_o black_a mourn_a garment_n here_o when_o our_o friend_n there_o have_v put_v on_o white_a 15._o this_o be_v not_o a_o go_v out_o but_o a_o passage_n and_o this_o temporal_a journey_n be_v finish_v a_o go_v over_o to_o eternity_n 18._o let_v we_o therefore_o embrace_v the_o day_n that_o bring_v every_o one_o to_o his_o own_o house_n which_o have_v take_v we_o away_o from_o hence_o and_o loose_v we_o from_o the_o snare_n of_o this_o world_n return_v we_o to_o paradise_n and_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o same_o holy_a father_n in_o his_o apology_n which_o he_o write_v for_o christian_n unto_o demetrian_n the_o proconsul_n of_o africa_n affirm_v in_o like_a manner_n that_o 16._o the_o end_n of_o this_o temporal_a life_n be_v accomplish_v we_o be_v divide_v into_o the_o habitation_n of_o everlasting_a either_o death_n or_o immortality_n 22._o when_o we_o be_v once_o 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the_o write_n of_o s._n cyrill_n gennadius_n olympiodorus_n and_o oâ—hers_n s._n cyrill_n from_o those_o last_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n upon_o the_o cross_n father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n 36._o deliver_v this_o as_o the_o certain_a ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o our_o hope_n we_o ought_v to_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n when_o they_o be_v depart_v out_o of_o their_o body_n be_v commend_v unto_o god_n goodness_n as_o unto_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o most_o dear_a father_n and_o do_v not_o remain_v in_o the_o earth_n as_o some_o of_o the_o unbeliever_n have_v imagine_v until_o they_o have_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o burial_n neither_o be_v carry_v as_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v unto_o a_o place_n of_o unmeasurable_a torment_n that_o be_v unto_o hell_n but_o rather_o fly_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o father_n this_o way_n be_v first_o prepare_v for_o we_o by_o christ._n for_o he_o deliver_v up_o his_o soul_n into_o the_o 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the_o chaldee_n paraphrast_n expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o house_n of_o the_o grave_n interpret_n sheol_n after_o the_o self_n same_o manner_n in_o psa._n 31.18_o &_o 89.49_o r._n mardochai_n nathan_n in_o his_o hebrew_a concordance_n give_v no_o other_o interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sheol_n but_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o grave_n r._n abraham_n aben-ezra_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o those_o word_n genes_n 37.35_o i_o will_v go_v down_o into_o sheól_n unto_o my_o son_n mourning_n write_v thus_o 37._o here_o the_o translator_n of_o the_o err_a person_n he_o mean_v the_o vulgar_a latin_a translation_n use_v by_o the_o christian_n err_v in_o translate_n sheól_a hell_n or_o gehenna_n for_o behold_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n
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the_o state_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v next_o to_o zoroaster_n come_v pythagoras_n who_o golden_a verse_n be_v conclude_v with_o this_o distich_n 310._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o thou_o shall_v leave_v the_o body_n and_o come_v unto_o a_o free_a heaven_n thou_o shall_v be_v a_o immortal_a god_n incorruptible_a and_o not_o subject_a to_o mortality_n any_o more_o so_o epicharmus_n the_o scholar_n of_o pythagoras_n stroâ—â—_n if_o thou_o be_v godly_a in_o mind_n thou_o shall_v suffer_v no_o evil_a when_o thou_o be_v dead_a thy_o spirit_n shall_v remain_v above_o in_o heaven_n and_o pindarus_n 8._o the_o soul_n of_o the_o ungodly_a fly_n under_o the_o heaven_n or_o under_o the_o earth_n in_o cruel_a torment_n under_o the_o unavoidable_a yoke_n of_o evil_n but_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o godly_a dwell_v in_o heaven_n do_v praise_n that_o great_a bless_a one_o with_o song_n and_o hymn_n ciâ—ero_n in_o his_o tusculan_a question_n allege_v the_o 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habitantia_fw-la coelum_fw-la aethereos_fw-la vivunt_fw-la annos_fw-la mundoque_fw-la fruuntur_fw-la with_o damascius_n the_o philosopher_n of_o damascus_n this_o circle_n damasc_n be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o go_v to_o the_o hades_n in_o heaven_n against_o who_o johannes_n philoponus_n do_v reason_n thus_o from_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n b._n if_o they_o pass_v through_o the_o galaxias_n or_o milky_a circle_n then_o this_o shall_v be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o hades_n that_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o how_o can_v that_o be_v hades_n which_o be_v so_o lightsome_a to_o which_o they_o that_o maintain_v the_o other_o opinion_n will_v peradventure_o oppose_v that_o other_o common_a derivation_n of_o the_o word_n from_o the_o doric_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v to_o please_v or_o to_o delight_v or_o that_o which_o 265._o plato_n do_v deliver_v in_o the_o name_n of_o socrates_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o see_v or_o know_v all_o good_a thing_n for_o there_o do_v socrates_n look_v to_o find_v such_o thing_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o speech_n which_o plato_n in_o his_o dialogue_n of_o the_o soul_n make_v he_o to_o use_v the_o same_o day_n that_o he_o be_v to_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o life_n g._n the_o soul_n be_v a_o invisible_a thing_n go_v hence_o into_o such_o another_o noble_a and_o pure_a and_o invisible_a place_n to_o hades_n in_o truth_n unto_o the_o good_a and_o wise_a god_n whither_o if_o god_n will_v my_o soul_n must_v present_o go_v which_o place_n be_v allege_v by_o 325._o eusebius_n to_o prove_v that_o 323._o in_o the_o thing_n which_o concern_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n plato_n do_v differ_v in_o opinion_n nothing_o from_o moses_n the_o tale_n also_o which_o socrates_n there_o tell_v of_o the_o 399_o pure_a land_n seat_v above_o in_o the_o pure_a heaven_n though_o it_o have_v a_o number_n of_o toy_n add_v to_o it_o as_o tale_n use_v to_o have_v yet_o the_o foundation_n 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believe_v that_o there_o be_v judgement_n to_o pass_v upon_o man_n in_o hades_n for_o be_v conversant_a with_o the_o hebrew_n say_v he_o in_o egypt_n he_o hear_v without_o doubt_n the_o oracle_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o 166._o take_v some_o thing_n from_o thence_o and_o mingle_v other_o thing_n therewith_o out_o of_o the_o fable_n of_o the_o greek_n make_v up_o his_o discourse_n of_o these_o thing_n among_o which_o mixture_n that_o which_o he_o have_v of_o the_o fortunate_a land_n be_v reckon_v by_o 157._o theodoret_n for_o one_o whereof_o you_o may_v read_v in_o 〈◊〉_d hesiod_n 2._o pindarus_n 3._o diodorus_n siculus_n serlorij_fw-la plutarch_n and_o graec._n josephus_n also_o who_o treat_v of_o the_o diverse_a sect_n that_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n show_v that_o the_o essenes_n borrow_v this_o opinion_n of_o the_o place_n of_o good_a man_n soul_n in_o a_o certain_a pleasant_a habitation_n beyond_o
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