Theophilus. I do greatly marvel of that Logic, which maketh such Syllogisms and conclusions: That sin is not pardoned in this world nor in the world to come. ⟨image 281⟩There is then some which is pardoned in the world to come: the which cannot be but in Purgatory. Wherefore there is a Purgatory. There is not a Sophister so ignorant, which ought not to know, that according to the rules of their Logic, one cannot draw a consequence whatsoever it be, of propositions altogether negatives. If then of negatives, a consequence negative is nothing 1worth, how shall the affirmative be good, such as you would here conclude? Why one you not conclude rather. This sin is not pardoned in this world nor in the world to come. It shall be then never pardoned, For if there be a pardon, it cannot be but in this world or in the other. The consequence after this manner should be good. For the Antecedent hath comprehended all the times and places to whom the sin may be pardoned.
And after that sort doth Saint Mark expound it, of 2whom the gloss is more certain, then yours. For in stead of that that Saint Matthew hath said, neither in this world nor in the other, he hath said: never. Wherein it appeareth that those two propositions are equivalent and of equality. That sin is not pardoned neither in this world, nor in the other: and that sin is never 3pardoned. Furthermore, you do confess, that it must be that the fault of sin, the which maketh man subject to damnation, be already pardoned in this world, & that there remaineth but the pain, the which he must bear and suffer in Purgatory. For you do put none other difference, 4between the souls of the blessed which are already at rest, and those of Purgatory, and the damned, but that the Saints which are already in Paradise, are pardoned of pain and fault. Those which are in Purgatory, are not pardoned but of the fault, but they must hear and suffer the pain due to sin, until such time as they have satisfied for it, and that they be perfectly purged.
But yet nevertheless because that the fault is pardoned them, their pain is not to them eternal, as the same of the damned, because that the fault of damnation is ta ⟨p. 272⟩ken away from them, the which abideth and continueth upon the reprobate. Now Jesus Christ speaketh here of sin which damneth, the which agreeth not but to the reprobate.
Theophilus. I doe greatly meruayle of that Logicke, which maketh such Silogismes and conclusions: That sin is not pardoned in this world nor in the world to come. ⟨image 281⟩There is then some which is pardoned in the worlde to come: the which cannot be but in Purgatory. Wherefore there is a Purgatory. There is not a Sophister so ignoraunt, which ought not to knowe, that according to the rules of their Logicke, one cannot draw a consequence whatsoeuer it be, of propositions altogether negatiues. If then of negatiues, a consequence negatiue is nothing 1worth, how shall the affirmatiue be good, such as you woulde héere conclude? Why one you not conclude rather. This sinne is not pardoned in this world nor in the worlde to come. It shall be then neuer pardoned, For if there be a pardon, it cannot be but in this worlde or in the other. The consequence after this manner should be good. For the Antecedent hath comprehended al the times and places to whome the sinne may be pardoned.
And after that sorte doth Saint Marke expounde it, of 2whome the glose is more certeine, then yours. For in steede of that that Saint Mathew hath sayd, neyther in this world nor in the other, he hath said: neuer. Wherein it appeareth that those two propositions are equiualent and of equalytie. That sinne is not pardoned neyther in this worlde, nor in the other: and that sinne is neuer 3pardoned. Furthermore, you doe contesse, that it must bée that the fault of sinne, the which maketh man subiect to dampnation, be alredy pardoned in this world, & that ther remayneth but the payne, the which he must beare and suffer in Purgatory. For you doe putte none other difference, 4betwéene the soules of the blessed which are already at rest, and those of Purgatory, and the dampned, but that the Saints which are already in Paradise, are pardoned of payne and fault. Those which are in Purgatory, are not pardoned but of the fault, but they must heare and suffer the payne due to sinne, vntill such time as they haue satisfied for it, and that they be perfectly purged.
But yet neuerthelesse bicause that the faulte is pardoned them, their payne is not to them eternall, as the same of the dampned, bicause that the fault of dampnation is ta ⟨p. 272⟩ken away from them, the which abideth and continueth vpon the reprobate. Now Iesus Christ speaketh héere of sinne which dampneth, the which agreeth not but to the reprobate.
- 1Ex puris negatiu•• nihil sequitur.
- 2Mar 3. d 19
- 3Propositions., Eq•poll••is.
- 4Diversity of pardons.Di•ersitie of pardons.
