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his_o repentance_n they_o sometime_o remit_v 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la of_o it_o and_o upon_o this_o and_o 〈◊〉_d this_o grow_v these_o satisfaction_n and_o commutation_n but_o that_o be_v only_o a_o mitigation_n of_o the_o punishment_n which_o the_o church_n have_v design_v and_o yet_o not_o without_o repentance_n but_o never_o of_o that_o which_o god_n have_v appoint_v do_v they_o remit_v or_o think_v upon_o to_o change_v which_o these_o malapert_o do_v at_o least_o according_a to_o their_o own_o doctrine_n and_o that_o without_o repentance_n there_o be_v no_o repentance_n after_o this_o life_n nor_o place_n for_o that_o but_o as_o justin_n martyr_n say_v 75._o post_fw-la animae_fw-la è_fw-la corpore_fw-la egressum_fw-la statim_fw-la fit_a bonorum_fw-la &_o malorum_fw-la distinctio_fw-la ducuntur_fw-la enim_fw-la animae_fw-la ad_fw-la loca_fw-la quae_fw-la eye_n digna_fw-la sunt_fw-la ab_fw-la angelis_fw-la bonorum_fw-la quidem_fw-la in_o paradisum_fw-la impiorum_fw-la vero_fw-la ad_fw-la inferiora_fw-la loca_fw-la ubi_fw-la custodiuntur_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la resurrection_n they_o iust._n mart._n quaest_n 75._o after_o the_o soul_n be_v depart_v out_o of_o the_o bodâ—e_n eftsoon_o be_v there_o make_v a_o distinction_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o angel_n to_o those_o place_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o they_o and_o be_v fit_v for_o they_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o good_a be_v carry_v into_o paradise_n but_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v carry_v to_o hell_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v keep_v till_o the_o resurrection_n 2._o use_v 2._o 2._o this_o will_v afford_v comfort_n unto_o as_o many_o as_o have_v cruelie_o repent_v which_o comfort_n stand_v in_o this_o that_o though_o their_o life_n be_v short_a and_o not_o so_o short_a as_o uncertain_a be_v not_o certain_a of_o one_o day_n or_o hour_n be_v tenant_n
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time_n for_o repentance_n after_o this_o life_n then_o be_v it_o a_o fearful_a condition_n wherein_o many_o man_n be_v who_o contemn_v repentance_n when_o they_o be_v call_v to_o it_o and_o no_o marvel_n if_o death_n be_v so_o fearful_a to_o they_o for_o thence_o be_v the_o fear_n of_o death_n say_v chrysostome_n antioch_n jude_n timor_fw-la mortis_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la vivimus_fw-la in_o asperitate_fw-la christianis_fw-la congrua_fw-la sed_fw-la so_o lutam_fw-la &_o mollem_fw-la be_o amus_fw-la vitam_fw-la chrysost_n hom_n 6._o ad_fw-la pop_n antioch_n because_o we_o live_v 〈◊〉_d in_o â—…steritie_n fit_v christian_n but_o lead_v a_o delicate_a and_o voluptuous_a life_n even_o such_o a_o life_n as_o all_o they_o who_o put_v far_o from_o they_o repentance_n have_v make_v choice_n of_o to_o themselves_o and_o so_o can_v but_o be_v press_v with_o the_o guiltiness_n of_o their_o conscience_n see_v they_o never_o take_v the_o way_n to_o have_v any_o discharge_n but_o be_v like_a to_o a_o malefactor_n that_o have_v neglect_v the_o time_n and_o have_v not_o get_v his_o pardon_n till_o the_o day_n of_o assife_n come_v when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o seek_v for_o it_o must_v he_o not_o needs_o be_v in_o great_a fear_n and_o horrible_a distraction_n much_o more_o fearful_a must_v it_o needs_o be_v to_o these_o who_o have_v neglect_v the_o time_n of_o repentance_n &_o so_o of_o obtain_v their_o pardon_n even_o till_o the_o very_a day_n of_o their_o judgement_n to_o these_o as_o bernard_n say_v 2_o si_fw-mi illis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la cras_fw-la &_o egrediemini_fw-la comminatio_fw-la non_fw-la consolatio_fw-la erit_fw-la ista_fw-la bern._n in_o vigil_n natal_a do._n serm_n 2_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o morrow_n you_o shall_v get_v out_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o commination_n and_o no_o comfort_n yea_o and_o to_o conclude_v as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d father_n speak_v ibid._n si_fw-mi tale_n moriendo_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la egressi_fw-la dicendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la quam_fw-la 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