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in_o his_o blood_n be_v not_o only_a currant_n here_o upon_o earth_n but_o in_o heaven_n too_o by_o those_o that_o have_v obtain_v the_o actual_a wash_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o revelation_n chap._n 7._o these_o be_v they_o which_o come_v out_o of_o great_a tribulation_n and_o have_v wash_v their_o robe_n and_o make_v they_o white_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n therefore_o be_v they_o before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o day_n and_o night_n thus_o you_o see_v how_o many_o purge_n may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n to_o prove_v that_o they_o that_o travel_v in_o this_o life_n be_v here_o purge_v of_o their_o sin_n in_o the_o three_o place_n we_o think_v it_o a_o great_a deal_n the_o sure_a way_n that_o every_o man_n do_v so_o live_v in_o this_o present_a world_n that_o he_o may_v have_v no_o need_n afterward_o of_o any_o purgation_n for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n better_a to_o do_v good_a in_o this_o present_a life_n than_o 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upon_o these_o word_n they_o shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n write_v thus_o o_o my_o brethren_n let_v no_o man_n deceive_v himself_o for_o there_o be_v only_o two_o place_n and_o a_o three_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v for_o he_o that_o deserve_v not_o to_o reign_v with_o christ_n shall_v without_o all_o doubt_n perish_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n saint_n chrysostome_n write_v upon_o those_o word_n in_o the_o 12._o by_o saint_n matthew_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_a unto_o a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o householder_n say_v thus_o the_o man_n that_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n be_v christ_n unto_o who_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v as_o a_o house_n but_o his_o family_n be_v celestial_a and_o terrestrial_a for_o who_o he_o build_v a_o house_n with_o three_o chamber_n that_o be_v hell_n heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o combatant_n be_v they_o that_o dwell_v upon_o the_o earth_n the_o vanquish_a in_o hell_n and_o the_o conqueror_n in_o heaven_n let_v we_o say_v he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o middle_a room_n take_v heed_n we_o descend_v not_o to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o hell_n but_o rather_o mount_v upward_o to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o heaven_n by_o these_o authority_n you_o may_v plain_o see_v that_o there_o be_v only_o two_o certain_a place_n after_o the_o ascension_n of_o christ_n into_o heaven_n into_o which_o the_o soul_n depart_v out_o of_o their_o body_n do_v go_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o three_o place_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o whole_a law_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o express_a mention_n of_o any_o such_o place_n as_o purgatory_n be_v and_o the_o apostle_n have_v give_v we_o no_o instruction_n touch_v the_o same_o and_o the_o primative_a church_n govern_v by_o the_o apostle_n according_a to_o the_o gospel_n have_v leave_v we_o no_o ordinance_n or_o commandment_n but_o that_o pope_n pelagius_n five_o hundred_o fifty_o 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that_o live_v unblamable_o shall_v be_v saint_n and_o therefore_o answer_v to_o the_o doubt_n abovementioned_n we_o say_v that_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o this_o dote_a affection_n proceed_v from_o the_o deceit_n and_o trumpery_n and_o avarice_n of_o the_o priest_n who_o have_v not_o teach_v the_o people_n as_o the_o prophet_n of_o christ_n nor_o as_o his_o apostle_n to_o live_v well_o but_o to_o offer_v much_o and_o to_o place_v their_o hope_n of_o deliverance_n and_o happiness_n in_o purgatory_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n we_o be_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o prayer_n unto_o saint_n which_o certain_a great_a master_n with_o their_o follower_n preach_v unto_o the_o people_n extol_v and_o publish_v it_o with_o great_a diligence_n as_o a_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n affirm_v that_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v in_o their_o celestial_a country_n be_v to_o be_v pray_v unto_o by_o we_o in_o the_o self_n same_o manner_n as_o the_o priest_n be_v accustom_v to_o do_v 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