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An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…
An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reverend Father John Jewel ... ; whereunto is adjoined a very necessary table of the principal matters contained in this exposition.An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reuerend Father Iohn Ievvel ... ; vvhereunto is adioined a very necessarie table of the principal matters contained in this exposition.
London: printed by Ralfe Newberie, 1584
¶ The Second Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul to the Thessalonians. › Chapter 2
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Who would think there were so great evil in the doctrine of Purgatory? What if one thought that his father or friend died in some beniall sin, and were chastised somewhile in purgatory •ire, and that he might be relieved by prayers? For this jolly pretence and imagination have they thereof. What if one should so think? what hurt were it? Brethren this is the mystery of all mysteries, & the secrete of all secrets. In this standeth the countenance, and all the welfare of Antichrist. He hath impropried the whole kingdom of Purgatory to himself, and hath made it more gainful, than heaven and earth. There he selleth prayers: ⟨p. 314⟩there he maketh port sale of bulls and pardons: there he selleth forgiveness of sins, à culpa & poena. He selleth the mercies of GOD, the blood of the Martyrs, the works of supererogation, the merits of his fratries, the blood of Christ. There he selleth paradise, deliverance or assurance from hell, and entrance into heaven, he maketh merchandise of the souls of the people. This is the only mystery above all other mysteries.
Who would think there were so great euil in the doctrine of Purgatorie? What if one thought that his father or friend died in some beniall sinne, and were chastised somewhile in purgatorie •ire, and that he might be reléeued by praiers? For this iolie pretence and imagination haue they thereof. What if one should so thinke? what hurt were it? Brethren this is the mysterie of al mysteries, & the secrete of al secrets. In this standeth the countenance, and al the welfare of Antichrist. He hath impropried the whole kingdome of Purgatorie to himselfe, and hath made it more gainefull, than heauen and earth. There he selleth praiers: ⟨p. 314⟩there he maketh port sale of buls and pardons: there he selleth forgiuenesse of sinnes, à culpa & poena. He selleth the mercies of GOD, the bloud of the Martyres, the workes of supererogation, the merits of his fratries, the bloud of Christ. There he selleth paradise, deliuerance or assurance from hel, and entrance into heauen, he maketh marchandise of the soules of the people. This is the alonelie mysterie aboue al other mysteries.