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that_o together_o with_o this_o thief_n purgatory_n be_v crucify_v for_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o produce_v the_o argument_n of_o these_o doctor_n who_o do_v make_v even_o this_o thief_n a_o advocate_n for_o purgatory_n 67_o the_o sire_n of_o helie_n p._n 67_o for_o say_v they_o he_o crave_v succour_n not_o in_o this_o life_n for_o death_n be_v even_o between_o his_o jaw_n already_o but_o after_o his_o death_n he_o therefore_o believe_v that_o after_o death_n the_o soul_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o succour_n hereto_o do_v we_o answer_v that_o he_o crave_v indeed_o no_o succour_n for_o this_o life_n neither_o for_o after_o this_o death_n but_o even_o for_o the_o death_n itself_o and_o for_o the_o departure_n of_o his_o soul_n which_o jesus_n christ_n enter_v into_o paradise_n take_v and_o bring_v with_o he_o into_o the_o celestial_a glory_n but_o who_o can_v here_o forbear_v laugh_v at_o this_o portugal_n 95._o the_o boldness_n of_o this_o fire_n p._n 95._o who_o will_v have_v the_o word_n 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and_o make_v we_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o jesus_n christ_n satisfy_v for_o we_o so_o as_o for_o our_o part_n we_o need_v do_v nothing_o at_o all_o a_o opinion_n which_o we_o abhor_v and_o leave_v to_o the_o profane_a and_o libertine_n whereas_o we_o say_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o a_o sin_n can_v be_v call_v a_o purgation_n the_o friar_n affirm_v the_o contrary_a 97._o pag_n 97._o say_v that_o it_o be_v never_o call_v otherwise_o and_o to_o that_o end_n he_o allege_v many_o place_n wherein_o he_o pretend_v that_o to_o purge_v signify_v to_o punish_v and_o chastise_v passage_n which_o i_o be_o even_o ashamed_a to_o confute_v the_o first_o make_v clean_o against_o he_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v false_a the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 1.3_o
which_o we_o can_v satisfy_v the_o divine_a justice_n our_o lord_n have_v not_o otherwise_o satisfy_v but_o in_o apply_v to_o we_o his_o merit_n by_o the_o which_o our_o satisfaction_n do_v supply_v that_o temporal_a pain_n but_o he_o give_v we_o power_n to_o satisfy_v and_o to_o give_v a_o man_n power_n to_o bear_v the_o deserve_a punishment_n and_o to_o make_v the_o satisfaction_n to_o be_v of_o force_n impli_v not_o to_o satisfy_v or_o to_o be_v punish_v for_o he_o but_o the_o friar_n memory_n fail_v he_o much_o more_o his_o respect_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o that_o he_o endevour_v to_o frame_v we_o new_a article_n of_o faith_n yea_o which_o be_v more_o even_o in_o that_o that_o be_v of_o great_a importance_n and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n and_o principal_a part_n of_o religion_n without_o any_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v that_o jesus_n christ_n do_v not_o otherwise_o satisfy_v for_o temporal_a punishment_n that_o be_v purgatory_n but_o by_o 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