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A disputacio[n] of purgatory madeA disputacio[n] of purgatorye made
A disputacio[n] of purgatory made by Joh[a]n Frith which is divided in to three books. The first book is an answer unto Rastell, which goeth about to prove purgatory by natural philosophy. The second book answereth unto Sir Thomas More, which laboureth to prove purgatory by scripture. The third book maketh answer unto my lord of Rochester which most leaneth unto the doctorsA disputacio[n] of purgatorye made by Ioh[a]n Frith which is deuided in to thre bokes. The first boke is an answere vnto Rastell, which goeth aboute to proue purgatorye by naturall phylosophye. The seconde boke answereth vnto Sir Thomas More, which laboureth to proue purgatorye by scripture. The thirde boke maketh answere vnto my lorde of Rochestre which most leaneth vnto the doctoures
Antwerp : S. Cock, 1531?
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peradventure some of you will say that your fathers and old […] with many holy men and doctoureo have so heleved / & that therefore you will abide by the old. I an swear: The ways and judgements of god are m•ruelous / who […] whether god have suffered his […] to err and be seduced for a […] / to the […] that the unfaithful which would not believe the truth but had pleasure in iniquity might st•ble at their error in to their1 […] confusion and ruin? Al though a man be never so faithful and holy / yet is there much imperfection in him as long as he is included in this mortal body / how be it it is not imputed unto him / but through the faith in christs blood holy pacified and forgiven. And there fore it is not sure that we follow their exterior works or other imaginations / but let us ever confer them unto the pure word of god / and as the […] testifieth so let […] th•.
•araduenture some of you will saye that youre fathers and olde 〈…〉 with ma ny holye men and doctoureo haue so heleued / & that therfore you will abyde by the olde. I an swere: The wayes and iudgementes of god are m•ruelous / who 〈…〉 whethere god haue suffered his 〈…〉 to erre and be seduced for a 〈…〉 / to the 〈…〉 that the vnfaithfull which wold not beleue the truth but had pleasure in iniquite might st•ble at their erroure in to their1 〈…〉 confusion and ruyne? Al though a mā be neuer so faithfull and holye / yet is there moch imperf•ction in him as longe as he is included in this mortall bodye / how be it it is not imputed vnto him / but thorow the faith in christes bloude hoellye pacefyed and forgeuen. And ther fore it is not sure that we folowe their exterior workes or other imaginacions / but let vs euer conferre them vnto the pure worde of god / and as the testefyeth so let th.