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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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whom god predestinated / them he called / and §19whom he called / them he justified: and what did1 he with them then? Did he cast them in to purgatory there to be cleansed? forsooth the apostle maketh no mention thereof / but addeth immediately / whom he justified them he glorified Romano. vii•. wherefore let not us put such obstacles and be unkind unto the gracious favour of god.
•hom god predestinated / them he called / and §19whom he called / them he iustefyed: and what did1 he with them then? Did he cast them in to purgatorye there to be clensed? forsouth the apostle maketh no mencion therof / but addeth immedi atlye / whom he iustefyed them he glorefyed Romano. vii•. wherfore let not vs put such obstacles and be v•kinde vnto the gracious favoure of god.
- 1Rom. 8.
Besides that Paul forbiddeth us to be careful for them that sleep (that is to say for the §20deed) as they that have no hope. But surely if he had known of any purgatory / he would ha ue been careful for them / sith they feign them1 in such miserable torments. Now seeing he had occasion to make mention of the deed / and spake not one word of purgatory / it is plain enough that he knew nothing of it or else was he very negligent to overhippe it. But yet had I lever say that purgatory were but a fantasy of mans imagination / then to ascribe such forget tefulnes or negligence unto that Apostle. ☜