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A08680 Antidote against purgatory. Or discourse, wherein is shewed that good-workes, and almes-deeds, performed in the name of Christ, are a chiefe meanes for the preuenting, or migatating the torments of purgatory. Written by that vertuous, and rightworthy gentle-woman (the honour of her sexe for learning in England) Ms. Iane Owen, late of God-stow, in Oxfordshire, deceased, and now published after her death Owen, Jane, of God-stow. 1634 (1634) STC 18984; ESTC S103135 54,249 307

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which_o point_n i_o will_v first_o rest_n in_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n second_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o first_o touch_v the_o sacred_a scripture_n i_o will_v allege_v diverse_a passage_n thereof_o which_o although_o they_o prove_v immediate_o the_o great_a virtue_n of_o good_a work_n and_o almsdeed_n for_o the_o gain_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o remit_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n yet_o as_o the_o logician_n phrase_n be_v à_fw-la fortiori_fw-la they_o much_o more_o prove_v that_o the_o temporary_a punishment_n of_o purgatory_n may_v be_v take_v away_o and_o as_o it_o be_v buy_v out_o by_o the_o price_n of_o they_o now_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n holy_a writ_n we_o first_o read_v thus_o therein_o eleemosyna_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la peccato_fw-la &_o à_fw-la morte_fw-la liberat_fw-la &_o non_fw-la patitur_fw-la animam_fw-la ire_n in_fw-la tenebras_fw-la tob._n 4._o almsdeed_n free_a a_o man_n from_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o suffer_v not_o the_o soul_n to_o descend_v into_o darkness_n and_o in_o another_o place_n we_o read_v sicut_fw-la aqua_fw-la extinguo_fw-la ignem_fw-la ita_fw-la eleemosyna_fw-la extinguo_fw-la peccatum_fw-la eccl._n 3_o as_o water_n do_v extinguish_v the_o fire_n so_o do_v almsdeed_n extinguish_v sin_n yea_o alm_n deed_n and_o good_a work_n be_v so_o powerful_a as_o that_o our_o saviour_n after_o he_o have_v charge_v the_o pharisye_n with_o diverse_a great_a sin_n yet_o thus_o conclude_v luc._n 11._o verumtamen_fw-la date_n eleemosynas_fw-la &_o ecce_fw-la omne_fw-la munda_fw-la sunt_fw-la vobis_fw-la but_o notwithstanding_o do_v you_o give_v alm_n and_o behold_v all_o thing_n be_v clean_o unto_o you_o and_o which_o be_v more_o god_n holy_a word_n extend_v the_o virtue_n of_o almsdeed_n even_o to_o the_o gentill_n and_o heathen_n for_o thus_o we_o find_v it_o say_v to_o nabuchodonosor_n who_o be_v a_o pagan_a hear_v my_o counsel_n o_o king_n and_o redeem_v thy_o sin_n with_o alm_n and_o thy_o iniquity_n with_o work_n of_o mercy_n dan_n 4._o now_o if_o good_a work_n of_o charity_n and_o almsdeed_n perform_v even_o by_o heathen_n and_o wicked_a liver_n be_v so_o much_o respect_v by_o god_n much_o more_o then_o good_a work_n of_o christian_n and_o good_a liver_n be_v accept_v of_o god_n not_o only_o for_o the_o prevent_v the_o pain_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n but_o also_o which_o be_v less_o of_o the_o temporal_a pain_n of_o purgatory_n to_o come_v to_o the_o ancient_a father_n s._n cyprian_n call_v eleemosyna_fw-la solatium_fw-la grande_fw-fr credentium_fw-la securitatis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la salutare_fw-la praesidium_fw-la almsdeed_n a_o great_a solace_n of_o the_o faithful_a a_o healthful_a safeguard_n of_o our_o security_n again_o the_o say_a father_n serm_n de_fw-fr eleemos_n sicut_fw-la lavacro_fw-la aquae_fw-la salutaris_fw-la gehennae_fw-la ignis_fw-la extinguitur_fw-la ita_fw-la eleemosynis_fw-la &_o precibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la delictorum_fw-la flamma_fw-la sopitur_fw-la as_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n be_v extinguish_v through_o our_o wash_n in_o that_o healthful_a water_n mean_v at_o the_o time_n of_o our_o baptism_n so_o the_o flame_n of_o our_o sin_n be_v abate_v by_o our_o good_a work_n to_o who_o judgement_n s._n ambrose_n allude_v in_o these_o word_n serm_n 31._o eleemosyna_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la animarum_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la lavacrum_fw-la etc._n etc._n lavacrum_fw-la semel_fw-la datur_fw-la &_o semel_fw-la veniam_fw-la pollicetur_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la autem_fw-la quoties_fw-la feceris_fw-la toties_fw-la veniam_fw-la promereris_fw-la almsdeed_n be_v a_o certain_a kind_n of_o baptism_n etc._n etc._n but_o baptism_n mean_v the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n be_v but_o once_o administer_v and_o but_o once_o it_o promise_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n but_o as_o often_o as_o thou_o shall_v do_v some_o act_n of_o almsdeed_n so_o often_o do_v thou_o procure_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n s._n chrysostome_n thus_o aver_v hom._n 25._o in_o act_n apost_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr peccatum_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la purgare_fw-la eleemosyna_fw-la there_o be_v no_o sin_n so_o great_a which_o almsdeed_n can_v purge_v and_o take_v away_o and_o more_o omne_fw-la peccatum_fw-la infra_fw-la illam_fw-la stat_fw-la all_o sin_n be_v under_o alm_n deed_n mean_v that_o almsdeed_n and_o good_a work_n can_v extinguish_v the_o great_a sin_n to_o conclude_v s._n leo_n thus_o write_v of_o this_o point_n serm_n 5._o de_fw-la collectis_fw-la eleemosynae_fw-la peccata_fw-la delent_fw-la mortem_fw-la perimunt_fw-la &_o poenam_fw-la perpetui_fw-la ignis_fw-la extingunt_fw-la almsdeed_n do_v blot_v out_o sin_n destroy_v death_n and_o extinguish_v the_o pain_n of_o perpetual_a fire_n thus_o we_o see_v what_o wonderful_a efficacy_n and_o virtue_n both_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o the_o ancient_a father_n ascribe_v &_o attribute_v to_o work_n of_o charity_n and_o almsdeed_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v infallible_o conclude_v that_o since_o such_o goodwork_n be_v of_o force_n to_o extinguish_v the_o eternity_n of_o hell_n fire_n much_o more_o the_o temporary_a flame_n of_o purgatory_n here_o now_o i_o hold_v it_o expedient_a to_o answer_v two_o objection_n which_o such_o man_n who_o be_v in_o slavery_n to_o their_o riches_n not_o have_v the_o magnanimity_n and_o resolution_n to_o part_v with_o their_o silver_n to_o any_o good_a and_o charitable_a use_n either_o for_o their_o own_o soul_n good_a or_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o other_o that_o be_v needful_a be_v accustom_v to_o insist_v upon_o the_o first_o be_v say_v such_o man_n my_o good_n be_v my_o own_o therefore_o i_o be_o not_o oblige_v to_o give_v any_o part_n of_o they_o but_o to_o what_o end_n myself_o best_o please_v their_o second_o argument_n and_o more_o potent_a be_v i_o have_v wife_n and_o child_n i_o be_o bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o provide_v for_o they_o and_o after_o my_o provision_n for_o they_o i_o shall_v have_v nothing_o remain_v to_o bestow_v upon_o good_a and_o charitable_a use_n to_o the_o first_o of_o these_o two_o objection_n i_o answer_v first_o if_o we_o shall_v dream_v for_o the_o time_n that_o a_o man_n temporal_a good_n be_v absolute_o at_o his_o own_o disposal_n &_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n whether_o he_o will_v give_v any_o part_n thereof_o to_o good_a use_n or_o no_o to_o this_o i_o first_o say_v that_o admit_v for_o the_o present_a that_o a_o man_n have_v sole_a dominion_n over_o his_o own_o good_n and_o may_v dispose_v of_o they_o as_o best_o please_v himself_o yet_o certain_a it_o be_v from_o the_o former_a authority_n both_o sacred_a and_o humane_a that_o that_o man_n who_o be_v so_o whole_o drown_v in_o his_o temporal_a state_n as_o that_o he_o can_v endure_v to_o part_v with_o some_o reasonable_a share_n of_o they_o to_o pious_a use_n shall_v hardly_o enjoy_v heaven_n for_o without_o charity_n a_o man_n can_v be_v save_v much_o less_o shall_v he_o never_o escape_v the_o pain_n of_o purgatory_n second_o i_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v a_o false_a ground_n to_o maintain_v that_o a_o man_n be_v so_o sole_a a_o proprietary_n of_o the_o good_n he_o possess_v as_o that_o he_o may_v as_o his_o own_o passion_n and_o appetite_n carry_v he_o dispose_v of_o they_o without_o give_v any_o part_n thereof_o to_o needful_a and_o charitable_a use_n and_o that_o this_o be_v most_o true_a i_o produce_v in_o proof_n thereof_o the_o authority_n and_o word_n of_o these_o reverend_a father_n follow_v to_o begin_v with_o s._n bernard_n who_o thus_o speak_v to_o rich_a man_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o poor_a in_o ep._n ad_fw-la episc_n senonensem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la est_fw-la pauperes_fw-la clamant_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o poor_a cry_n out_o it_o be_v we_o which_o you_o wasteful_o spend_v that_o be_v take_v from_o we_o most_o cruel_o which_o you_o rich_a man_n waste_v vain_o s._n gregory_n write_v in_o this_o sort_n in_o 3._o parte_fw-la pastor_n curae_fw-la admonit_fw-la 22._o admonendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n man_n be_v to_o be_v admonish_v and_o instruct_v that_o the_o earth_n of_o which_o we_o all_o be_v be_v common_a to_o all_o man_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o affoard_v nourishment_n to_o all_o man_n in_o regard_n whereof_o they_o but_o invayne_n and_o without_o cause_n repute_v themselves_o to_o be_v innocent_a herein_o who_o peculiarly_a challenge_n to_o themselves_o the_o common_a gift_n and_o liberality_n of_o god_n s._n austin_n tract_n in_o psal_n 147._o superflua_fw-la diviti_fw-la necessaria_fw-la sunt_fw-la pauperi_fw-la res_fw-la alienae_n possidentur_fw-la cùm_fw-la superflua_fw-la possidentur_fw-la those_o good_n which_o be_v but_o superfluous_a to_o every_o rich_a man_n necessary_o belong_v to_o the_o poor_a another_o man_n substance_n be_v possess_v when_o superfluous_a riches_n be_v possess_v s._n chrysostome_n hom._n 34._o ad_fw-la populum_fw-la antioch_n non_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la accepisti_fw-la etc._n etc._n thou_o have_v not_o receive_v thy_o riches_n to_o consume_v they_o in_o wasteful_a expense_n but_o that_o thou_o
shall_v bestow_v much_o of_o they_o in_o almsdeed_n and_o again_o in_o the_o same_o place_n tuarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la etc._n etc._n o_o man_n thou_o be_v but_o a_o dispenser_n or_o steward_n of_o thy_o own_o substance_n no_o otherwise_o than_o he_o who_o dispense_v and_o distribute_v the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n s_o jerome_n vide_fw-la gratian._n do_v 42._o can_v hospitale_fw-it aliena_n rapere_fw-la convincitur_fw-la qui_fw-la ultra_fw-la sibi_fw-la necessaria_fw-la retinere_fw-la probatur_fw-la he_o be_v convince_v to_o take_v even_o by_o violence_n those_o riches_n which_o belong_v to_o other_o who_o be_v just_o accuse_v to_o retain_v to_o himself_o more_o then_o be_v necessary_a to_o his_o state_n s._n basill_n in_o orat_fw-la in_o illud_fw-la destruam_fw-la horrea_fw-la mea_fw-la at_o tu_fw-la nun_n spoliator_n es_fw-la qui_fw-la quae_fw-la dispensanda_fw-la accepisti_fw-la propria_fw-la reputas_fw-la be_v not_o thou_o even_o a_o robber_n who_o take_v those_o thing_n &_o that_o substance_n for_o thy_o own_o which_o thou_o have_v receive_v to_o distribute_v to_o other_o the_o bread_n which_o thou_o have_v in_o thy_o house_n belong_v to_o the_o hungry_a man_n the_o coat_n to_o the_o naked_a man_n etc._n etc._n quocirca_fw-la tot_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la iniuriam_fw-la facis_fw-la quot_fw-la dare_v valeres_fw-la wherefore_o thou_o do_v injure_v so_o many_o poor_a man_n how_o many_o thou_o be_v able_a to_o relieve_v for_o great_a brevity_n i_o will_v conclude_v with_o s._n ambrose_n serm_n 81._o sed_fw-la ais_fw-la quid_fw-la iniustum_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la cùm_fw-la aliena_fw-la non_fw-la invadam_n propria_fw-la diligenter_n seruem_fw-la o_o impudens_fw-la dictum_fw-la propria_fw-la dicis_fw-la quae_fw-la and_o then_o after_o non_fw-la minus_fw-la est_fw-la criminis_fw-la quàm_fw-la habenti_fw-la tollere_fw-la cùm_fw-la possis_fw-la &_o abunde_n indigentibus_fw-la denegare_fw-la but_o thou_o will_v say_v what_o injustice_n be_v it_o in_o i_o if_o so_o i_o do_v not_o invade_v other_o man_n substance_n but_o reserve_v my_o own_o proper_a riches_n only_o to_o myself_o o_o impudent_a and_o shameless_a say_n call_v thou_o they_o thy_o proper_a riches_n which_o be_v they_o it_o be_v no_o less_o a_o crime_n to_o deny_v to_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a when_o thou_o be_v able_a to_o give_v and_o do_v abound_v then_o to_o take_v riches_n from_o those_o who_o already_o do_v enjoy_v they_o thus_o far_o touch_v the_o father_n judgement_n in_o this_o point_n wherewith_o to_o shut_v up_o the_o mouth_n of_o worldly_a and_o covetous_a man_n now_o for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o former_a authority_n we_o be_v to_o conceive_v that_o those_o who_o possess_v riches_n be_v indeed_o true_a lord_n over_o they_o if_o so_o they_o be_v just_o obtain_v and_o get_v if_o the_o comparison_n be_v here_o make_v in_o respect_n of_o other_o man_n yet_o with_o reference_n to_o god_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v lord_n or_o absolute_a proprietary_n but_o only_a dispenser_n of_o they_o for_o god_n create_v all_o thing_n and_o ordain_v that_o some_o man_n be_v rich_a other_o poor_a yet_o not_o in_o that_o sort_n as_o some_o shall_v be_v so_o rich_a as_o that_o they_o shall_v abound_v with_o all_o superfluity_n and_o other_o want_v necessary_n without_o have_v relief_n from_o those_o who_o be_v wealthy_a the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v in_o that_o god_n be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o man_n indifferent_o do_v create_v the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o for_o the_o common_a profit_n of_o all_o man_n and_o therefore_o who_o retain_v superfluous_a riches_n to_o themselves_o without_o distribute_v part_n of_o they_o to_o good_a and_o pious_a use_n do_v contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n therein_o and_o consequent_o do_v sin_n now_o to_o come_v to_o that_o other_o excuse_n that_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o provide_v for_o child_n and_o that_o therefore_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o spare_v for_o any_o good_a use_n thereby_o to_o 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