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their_o intercession_n be_v nothing_o worth_a but_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o intercession_n and_o we_o be_v not_o sure_a that_o he_o do_v intercede_v for_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n for_o we_o can_v believe_v that_o he_o do_v pray_v to_o god_n that_o a_o fire_n we_o know_v not_o whence_o shall_v purge_v those_o soul_n which_o himself_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n can_v not_o purge_v for_o whatsoever_o fond_a christian_n may_v fancy_v yet_o sure_a christ_n himself_o will_v not_o so_o undervalue_v his_o own_o most_o precious_a blood_n and_o his_o own_o most_o holy_a spirit_n as_o to_o pray_v that_o fire_n may_v cleanse_v those_o soul_n which_o his_o spirit_n and_o blood_n have_v not_o cleanse_v and_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o such_o prayer_n can_v be_v make_v for_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n as_o christ_n will_v please_v to_o intercede_v withal_o yet_o since_o it_o can_v be_v know_v how_o long_o it_o be_v fit_a for_o soul_n to_o be_v in_o purgatory_n no_o live_a man_n can_v use_v such_o prayer_n in_o faith_n of_o christ_n intercession_n to_o go_v along_o with_o he_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n but_o as_o he_o may_v pray_v for_o they_o without_o christ_n intercession_n if_o they_o be_v there_o so_o he_o must_v pray_v for_o they_o without_o it_o when_o they_o shall_v be_v go_v from_o thence_o for_o god_n have_v not_o let_v we_o man_n on_o earth_n know_v the_o time_n of_o their_o deliverance_n no_o more_o than_o he_o have_v teach_v we_o the_o belief_n of_o their_o captivity_n and_o now_o by_o this_o time_n i_o hope_v you_o understand_v what_o be_v my_o aim_n in_o make_v this_o answer_n though_o you_o say_v you_o do_v not_o in_o make_v that_o objection_n and_o will_v not_o persuade_v man_n hereafter_o to_o go_v to_o purgatory_n that_o you_o may_v pray_v for_o they_o when_o it_o be_v so_o undeniable_a a_o truth_n that_o if_o they_o be_v there_o they_o can_v have_v no_o benefit_n by_o your_o prayer_n cap._n iu._n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n and_o against_o image_n 1._o papist_o not_o to_o be_v call_v catholic_n but_o false_a catholic_n say_v their_o own_o cassander_n 2._o confession_n and_o absolution_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n both_o faulty_a 3._o the_o church_n of_o england_n not_o defective_a in_o the_o practice_n of_o penance_n neither_o for_o confession_n nor_o for_o contrition_n 4._o the_o church_n of_o rome_n defective_a in_o her_o confessional_a interrogatory_n and_o consequent_o in_o her_o penance_n for_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o second_o commandment_n 5._o no_o catholic_n divinity_n either_o in_o make_v the_o second_o no_o commandment_n or_o in_o make_v no_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n against_o it_o for_o all_o the_o decalogue_n be_v as_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n as_o all_o the_o creed_n 6._o a_o error_n in_o fact_n against_o a_o commandment_n in_o the_o decalogue_n infer_v a_o error_n in_o faith_n against_o its_o correspond_v article_n in_o the_o creed_n 7._o saint_n augustine_n make_v bold_a with_o the_o place_n and_o order_n but_o not_o with_o the_o power_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n he_o write_v much_o against_o image_n especial_o those_o of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n which_o you_o now_o maintain_v and_o worship_v to_o the_o great_a danger_n of_o make_v the_o scoffer_n of_o this_o age_n antitrinitarian_n as_o by_o deny_v or_o conceal_v the_o second_o commandment_n you_o have_v make_v they_o antinomian_o 8._o all_o catholic_n divine_v after_o saint_n augustine_n have_v not_o reckon_v the_o first_o and_o second_o commandment_n but_o as_o one_o indeed_o very_a few_o or_o none_o at_o all_o till_o peter_n lombard_n and_o may_v not_o so_o reckon_v they_o because_o it_o be_v against_o essential_a and_o accidential_a catholicism_n 9_o good_a churchman_n do_v neither_o join_v the_o first_o and_o second_o commandment_n together_o as_o do_v the_o school_n nor_o divide_v the_o ten_o into_o two_o commandment_n the_o absurdity_n of_o that_o division_n 10._o it_o be_v easy_a for_o 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