The Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Divided into three parts, dialogue wiseThe Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Deuided into three partes, dialogue wise

Hillarius. I cannot understand in what place of the holy ¹scripture they have seen that, I would rather believe that they have learned it of Plutarch, who hath written, that the dolours and pains of Purgatory are so great and so cruel, that there is as much difference between them, and those that we do suffer in our body, and in the flesh, as there is difference, between that which happeneth unto us in dreaming, and that which happeneth unto us waking: Insomuch that all that which we do suffer in this ⟨image 228⟩world, is but as a dream in the respect of the same. ²Wherefore if the fable that the Theologians have rehearsed of Saint Gregory be true, I shall not be abashed, that he had rather choose (when the Angel did give unto him the choice of two things) to be in pain and sickness all his life then two days in Purgatory, because that he prayed for Traianus, and delivered him from hell. For although that he complained in his Epistles, that he is so much grieved with diseases, and so great dolours, that his life is unto him nothing but pain, yet nevertheless it is very casle in comparison to be a quarter of an hour in Purgatory.

Hillarius. I cannot vnderstand in what place of the holy ¹scripture they haue séene that, I woulde rather beleeue that they haue learned it of Plutarch, who hath witten, that the dolors and paines of Purgatory are so great and so cruell, that there is asmuche difference betwéene them, and those that wee do suffer in our body, and in the flesh, as there is difference, betwéene that which happeneth vnto vs in dreaming, and that which happeneth vnto vs waking: In somuch that all that whiche we doe suffer in this ⟨image 228⟩worlde, is but as a dreame in the respecte of the same. ²Wherfore if the fable that the Theologians haue rehersed of Sainct Gregory be true, I shal not be abashed, that hee had rather choose (when the Aungell did giue vnto him the choyce of two things) to be in paine and sickenes all his life then two daies in Purgatory, bicause that hée prayed for Traianus, and deliuered him from hell. For although that he complained in his Epistles, that hée is so much gréeuid with diseases, and so great dolours, that his life is vnto him nothing but paine, yet neuertheles it is verye casle in comparison to be a quarter of an houre in Purgatory.