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

Eusebius, Alexander of Ales, & Gabriel Biel have very well satisfied y• objection. For they do ¹answer, y• the dead ought to be accounted, to be yet upon the earth, as touching y• absolution or ligation: binding or unbinding, until y• they are passed & entered into the kingdom of heaven. For whilst y• the souls are in purgatory, they are upon the earth, sith that they are not yet in heaven, & that ²they are yet of the Church militant, & not of y• triumphant. ⟨image 284⟩Furthermore, even as those which are in the earth are yet in the way, and not at the end & full mark, so are those which are detained in Purgatory: They are in passing, for to go to the country, as touching the purgation, by the which they are purged & pass to the country, as by y• way. Although y• they are at the end & mark as touching the confirmation. For they can no more sin nor merit. Furthermore, all the while that they are aided, & receive comfort of the temporal & earthly goods, by prayers, one may well hold & account them for to be yet of this world, sith that they do communicate with us of the goods which are there.

Eusebius, Alexander of Ales, & Gabriel Biel haue very wel satisfied y• obiectiō. For they do ¹answere, y• the dead ought to be accōpted, to be yet vpō the earth, as touching y• absolutiō or ligatiō: binding or vnbinding, vntil y• they are passed & entred into the kingdome of heauen. For whilest y• the soules are in purgatory, they are vpon the earth, sith that they are not yet in heauē, & that