A01273:130
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To believe / sayeth he / that there were no purgatory1 to purge and punish our sins after we be departed / should put away yt dread of god from the most part of y• people and give them boldness to commit offences & sins. And again / if the people should believe that they never need to make any satisfaction nor restitution to their neighbours for the wrongs done unto them / they should never force nor care what […] / […] / thefts / robberies and murders they did. Finally if they believed that such a light repentance should be sufficient with out any other satisfaction to be made / it should be an occasion to destroy all virtue and increase vice and sin to y• utter destruction of the common wealth & quiet living of y• people. And thus he maketh an […]
To beleue / sayeth he / that there were no purgatorye1 to purge and punish oure sinnes after we be departed / shuld put avaye yt drede of god from the most parte of y• people and geue them boldnes to cōmitte offences & sinnes. And agay ne / if the people shuld beleue yt they neuer neade to make any satisfaction nor restituciō to their nèyghboures for the wronges done vnto them / they shuld neuer force nor care what 〈…〉 / 〈…〉 / theftes / robberies and murthers they did. Finallye if they beleued that such a light repentaunce shuld be sufficiēt with out any other satisfaccion to be made / it shuld be an occasion to destroye all vertue and encrease vice ād sinne to y• vtter destrucciō of the comen welth & quyet lyuinge of y• people. And thus he maketh an 〈…〉
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