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one_o part_n of_o man_n which_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o purge_v as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o never_o come_v thither_o bellarmine_n see_v this_o contradiction_n well_o enough_o and_o therefore_o labour_v to_o salve_v it_o by_o a_o false_a position_n drive_v out_o one_o nail_n of_o error_n with_o another_o to_o wit_n that_o sin_n be_v only_o a_o act_n of_o freewill_n ibid._n and_o therefore_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n by_o death_n remain_v only_o in_o the_o soul_n and_o not_o in_o the_o dead_a body_n but_o this_o be_v first_o false_a for_o albeit_o proper_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n that_o sin_v yet_o the_o body_n also_o sin_v by_o be_v a_o instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o sin_v and_o he_o himself_o say_v
that_o some_o sin_n can_v be_v commit_v but_o a_o toto_fw-la composite_a by_o the_o whole_a man_n and_o if_o the_o body_n do_v not_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o the_o soul_n i_o wonder_v why_o it_o be_v punish_v both_o in_o this_o life_n with_o corporal_a disease_n and_o plague_n and_o after_o death_n with_o putrefaction_n and_o deprivation_n of_o life_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n with_o eternal_a torment_n in_o hell_n fire_n second_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o a_o dead_a carcase_n have_v no_o relic_n of_o sin_n in_o it_o yet_o in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o instrument_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v liable_a to_o temporal_a punishment_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a ground_n of_o purgatory_n as_o have_v be_v show_v and_o therefore_o i_o conclude_v that_o either_o the_o body_n go_v to_o purgatory_n as_o well_o as_o the_o soul_n or_o else_o a_o full_a satisfaction_n be_v not_o make_v for_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n or_o at_o least_o that_o the_o fire_n of_o purgatory_n be_v but_o a_o imaginary_a and_o witty_a conceit_n to_o keep_v man_n in_o some_o awe_n and_o to_o maintain_v their_o own_o pride_n and_o pomp_n 53._o next_o unto_o purgatory_n be_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a which_o contrad_n be_v both_o the_o mother_n and_o daughter_n of_o that_o fire_n for_o as_o it_o be_v uphold_v by_o purgatory_n a_o weak_a and_o imaginary_a foundation_n so_o it_o uphold_v purgatory_n a_o paper_n building_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v overturn_v by_o it_o own_o poise_n and_o weight_n for_o this_o they_o 18._o teach_v that_o the_o prayer_n and_o suffrage_n of_o the_o live_n do_v nothing_o profit_v those_o that_o do_v enjoy_v blessedness_n as_o the_o martyr_n and_o such_o like_a according_a to_o that_o of_o saint_n augustine_n 7._o iniuriam_fw-la facit_fw-la martyri_fw-la qui_fw-la or_o at_o pro_fw-la martyro_fw-la he_o do_v wrong_v a_o martyr_n that_o pray_v for_o a_o martyr_n nor_o the_o damn_a whether_o they_o be_v in_o the_o low_a hell_n as_o reprobate_n or_o in_o limbo_n as_o unbaptise_v infant_n but_o only_o the_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o both_o allege_v the_o authority_n of_o ancient_a father_n to_o prove_v the_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a who_o pray_v for_o those_o who_o they_o assure_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o also_o by_o their_o own_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n declare_v that_o they_o have_v use_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o damn_a as_o touch_v the_o father_n nazianzen_n pray_v for_o cesarius_n and_o ambrose_n for_o 13._o theodosius_n valentinian_n and_o saint_n augustine_n for_o his_o mother_n and_o in_o the_o ancient_a leiturgy_n of_o the_o church_n prayer_n be_v make_v for_o patriarch_n prophet_n martyr_n and_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n herself_o yea_o for_o the_o pope_n also_o as_o for_o pope_n leo_n for_o example_n and_o yet_o they_o think_v all_o these_o to_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o blessedness_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o these_o prayer_n be_v express_v and_o therefore_o cassander_n their_o 18._o judicious_a reconciler_n call_v those_o prayer_n testimony_n of_o charity_n towards_o the_o dead_a congratulation_n of_o their_o present_a joy_n and_o profession_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o hope_n concern_v the_o immortality_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o resurrection_n of_o their_o body_n not_o supplication_n for_o their_o releasement_n out_o of_o purgatory_n as_o our_o romanist_n imagine_v now_o hence_o thus_o we_o reason_n if_o the_o father_n pray_v for_o they_o who_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o blessedness_n than_o their_o testimony_n serve_v nothing_o for_o their_o purpose_n who_o affirm_v that_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n be_v only_o benefit_v by_o such_o prayer_n and_o if_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n be_v only_o benefit_v by_o such_o prayer_n as_o they_o say_v than_o they_o deal_v impertinent_o and_o deceitful_o to_o bring_v in_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n for_o maintenance_n of_o such_o prayer_n in_o the_o one_o betray_v the_o imbecility_n of_o their_o cause_n in_o the_o other_o the_o weakness_n of_o their_o judgement_n and_o in_o both_o cross_v themselves_o in_o that_o which_o they_o will_v build_v up_o as_o the_o builder_n of_o babel_n do_v neither_o do_v this_o only_o bewray_v their_o fraud_n in_o misapply_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o father_n but_o also_o it_o imply_v a_o plain_a contradiction_n for_o they_o teach_v that_o though_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v in_o heaven_n yet_o we_o may_v pray_v for_o the_o resurrection_n and_o glorification_n of_o their_o body_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v not_o torment_v in_o purgatory_n but_o asleep_a in_o their_o grave_n and_o so_o it_o follow_v that_o by_o their_o doctrine_n we_o may_v not_o pray_v at_o all_o for_o the_o saint_n depart_v and_o yet_o we_o may_v pray_v for_o their_o body_n which_o be_v the_o one_o half_a of_o they_o and_o again_o we_o may_v not_o pray_v for_o any_o that_o be_v dead_a except_o they_o be_v in_o purgatory_n and_o yet_o we_o may_v pray_v for_o the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o be_v not_o in_o purgatory_n but_o in_o their_o grave_n 54._o if_o they_o reply_v as_o bellarmine_n do_v that_o we_o may_v pray_v for_o 18._o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n not_o for_o release_v of_o any_o pain_n but_o for_o increase_v of_o their_o glory_n either_o of_o their_o soul_n present_o or_o of_o their_o body_n future_o at_o the_o resurrection_n then_o i_o say_v they_o contradict_v themselves_o again_o for_o how_o do_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o live_a do_v no_o good_a to_o any_o but_o those_o that_o be_v in_o purgatory_n whereas_o they_o be_v mean_n to_o increase_v the_o glory_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o to_o procure_v the_o consummation_n of_o their_o body_n glory_n also_o as_o for_o their_o practice_n in_o pray_v for_o the_o damn_a damascene_fw-la report_v that_o gregory_n the_o pope_n absolve_v traiane_n defunct_a and_o a_o martyr_n falcenilla_n from_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n and_o also_o relate_v out_o of_o the_o history_n of_o palladius_n that_o saint_n maehary_n demand_v of_o the_o dead_a skull_n of_o a_o idolater_n whether_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o live_n do_v good_a unto_o they_o in_o hell_n or_o not_o to_o who_o the_o skull_n shall_v answer_v when_o thou_o offere_v up_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a we_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n feel_v some_o refresh_n the_o like_a we_o read_v of_o judas_n in_o the_o legend_n of_o saint_n branden._n bellarmine_n indeed_o reject_v this_o tale_n of_o the_o skull_n as_o a_o fable_n ibid._n but_o yet_o he_o gainsayeth_a not_o the_o delivery_n of_o traiane_n by_o the_o prayer_n of_o gregory_n but_o antoninus_n the_o archbishop_n of_o florence_n 2._o approve_v the_o first_o as_o a_o authentical_a story_n so_o do_v aquinas_n the_o last_o and_o frame_v this_o answer_n thereunto_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o damn_a receive_v no_o mitigation_n of_o their_o pain_n by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o live_n but_o only_o a_o certain_a vain_a and_o deceitful_a joy_n and_o the_o school_n man_n devise_v strange_a reason_n how_o this_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v some_o say_n that_o trajan_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o gregory_n prayer_n return_v to_o life_n and_o do_v penance_n and_o so_o obtain_v pardon_n and_o glory_n other_o affirm_v that_o his_o soul_n be_v not_o simple_o absolve_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o punishment_n but_o that_o his_o pain_n be_v suspend_v until_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n other_o imagine_v that_o his_o soul_n be_v not_o free_v from_o hell_n but_o from_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n so_o that_o he_o shall_v remain_v there_o but_o shall_v feel_v no_o pain_n and_o last_o bernardine_n reject_v all_o these_o opinion_n and_o conclude_v that_o trajan_n be_v not_o definitive_o condemn_v but_o conditional_o to_o wit_n the_o divine_a wisdom_n foreseeing_a that_o gregory_n shall_v pray_v for_o he_o and_o therefore_o to_o have_v defer_v his_o damnatorie_a sentence_n thus_o they_o labour_v in_o by-path_n that_o forsake_v the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o wander_v they_o know_v not_o whither_o but_o to_o the_o point_n either_o that_o be_v false_a that_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n be_v only_o help_v by_o the_o prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o live_n or_o this_o that_o by_o they_o the_o damn_a may_v be_v either_o release_v or_o refresh_v 55._o last_o both_o the_o doctrine_n of_o purgatory_n and_o prayer_n contrad_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v direct_o cross_v by_o their_o canon_n of_o the_o mass_n for_o there_o those_o dead_a person_n for_o who_o prayer_n be_v make_v be_v say_v to_o rest_n in_o christ_n and_o to_o sleep_v the_o sleep_n of_o peace_n and_o yet_o here_o they_o say_v that_o none_o be_v to_o be_v pray_v and_o sacrifice_v for_o but_o those_o only_a that_o be_v in_o purgatory_n what_o be_v there_o then_o any_o rest_n in_o purgatory_n be_v to_o
before_o their_o image_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o their_o god_n and_o therefore_o i_o think_v it_o be_v 3._o strange_a that_o bellarmine_n shall_v make_v this_o a_o argument_n why_o relic_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v because_o taper_n and_o candle_n be_v set_v up_o before_o they_o whereas_o rather_o he_o shall_v conclude_v that_o idolatry_n be_v commit_v before_o they_o because_o of_o this_o again_o in_o their_o solemn_a oath_n they_o touch_v not_o only_o the_o bible_n but_o the_o relic_n of_o saint_n &_o so_o divide_v the_o religion_n of_o a_o oath_n which_o be_v a_o principal_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n betwixt_o god_n and_o they_o against_o which_o a_o plague_n be_v denounce_v by_o the_o prophet_n zephany_n 12_o zephan_n 1._o 5._o and_o it_o be_v also_o condemn_v by_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n jer._n 5._o 7._o and_o a_o reason_n be_v give_v of_o it_o in_o chrysostom_n 12._o homily_n upon_o s._n matthew_n at_o least_o if_o it_o be_v chrysostom_n he_o that_o swear_v by_o any_o thing_n beside_o god_n deify_v that_o thing_n and_o thereby_o make_v himself_o a_o idolater_n be_v not_o this_o then_o idolatry_n last_o whereas_o in_o former_a time_n where_o less_o superstition_n prevail_v they_o place_v the_o relic_n of_o saint_n under_o the_o altar_n as_o ambrose_n soror_fw-la witness_v of_o the_o relic_n of_o geruasin_n and_o protasius_n ille_fw-la christus_fw-la videlicet_fw-la super_fw-la altar_n qui_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la passus_fw-la est_fw-la isti_fw-la sub_fw-la altari_fw-la qui_fw-la ipsius_fw-la redempti_fw-la sunt_fw-la sanguine_fw-la christ_n be_v upon_o the_o altar_n who_o suffer_v for_o all_o the_o relic_n of_o they_o under_o the_o altar_n who_o be_v redeem_v with_o his_o blood_n yet_o now_o 162._o as_o cassander_n well_o note_n contrary_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n their_o practice_n be_v to_o place_v the_o body_n of_o saint_n upon_o the_o altar_n which_o place_n be_v only_o proper_a for_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o this_o horrible_a idolatry_n and_o yet_o bellarmine_n will_v hence_o prove_v 3._o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v because_o they_o be_v place_v under_o the_o altar_n because_o forsooth_o the_o altar_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v but_o what_o if_o the_o worship_v of_o the_o altar_n be_v idolatry_n too_o as_o without_o question_n it_o be_v if_o the_o altar_n be_v a_o dead_a creature_n and_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n or_o wood_n this_o be_v to_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n and_o to_o cover_v a_o filthy_a wound_n with_o a_o more_o filthy_a plaster_n beside_o the_o first_o bringer_n in_o of_o that_o custom_n though_o they_o place_v they_o under_o the_o altar_n in_o a_o religious_a manner_n yet_o never_o mean_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v worship_v by_o those_o that_o approach_v unto_o the_o altar_n or_o that_o they_o do_v confer_v any_o sanctity_n to_o the_o eucharist_n thus_o we_o have_v a_o short_a view_n of_o their_o superstitious_a and_o idolatrous_a practice_n in_o this_o point_n 31._o five_o and_o last_o that_o they_o may_v be_v void_a of_o all_o excuse_n and_o pretext_n a_o infinite_a number_n of_o their_o thus_o worship_v relic_n be_v mere_a false_a and_o counterfeit_a not_o true_a member_n part_n or_o remainder_n of_o any_o saint_n but_o feign_a imposture_n of_o covetous_a priest_n and_o often_o the_o member_n not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o base_a creature_n at_o this_o day_n say_v cassander_n when_o the_o world_n seem_v ibid._n to_o be_v full_a of_o relic_n it_o may_v be_v fear_v lest_o upon_o diligent_a examination_n most_o detestable_a fraud_n and_o imposture_n be_v find_v out_o as_o it_o appear_v sometime_o to_o s._n martin_n who_o find_v a_o place_n honour_v in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o holy_a martyr_n to_o be_v the_o sepulchre_n not_o of_o a_o martyr_n but_o of_o a_o wicked_a robber_n this_o kind_n of_o cozenage_n begin_v etc._n to_o spring_v in_o augustine_n and_o gregory_n time_n for_o the_o one_o complain_v of_o certain_a hypocrite_n that_o carry_v about_o and_o 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