Theophilus. I grant unto thee all that: but to what end serveth it to the dead? First of all what profit can it bring unto the soul? For it cannot touch it, clothe, nor cover it, nor yet descend into Purgatory with it.
The body also goeth neither into purgatory nor into hell, but is buried in the earth, until the day of the resurrection. For then the habit shall be clean rotten, and I do not believe that it shall arise with the body, and that those which are dead in the same, shall arise again clothed in a Cordelier. For it shall not be then time to make masks and dance the moorish. There is neither the habit of Francis, Dominic, nor of any Monk whatsoever he be, nor any thing that man can muent and dream, which can serve us any thing before the face of that great Judge 1of the quick & of the dead, no more then the Fig leans served Adam for to cover him before him, but that he will see all our filthiness and abominations, if they he not covered and hid with the righteousness and innocency of Jesus Christ. Wherefore if we will appear clothed and not naked before his majesty, it must be that he himself do cut out and make the apparel and habit, wherewith we must be clothed, as he did make unto Adam 2and and Eve. And therefore we must follow the counsel of the Apostle, who exhorteth us to put off the old man, and to put on, not y• habit of Francis or Dominic, but our Lur Lord Jesus Christ. For that is an habit which 3serveth both to the body and to the soul, and which delivereth from the judgement of god. That is the holy water, the lights, bells, sencings and candles, which delivereth our bodies & souls from the power of the serpent, whose head he hath broken. That is the water of life, 4which raiseth us unto eternal life: which washeth and maketh clean our consciences. That is the true fire of Purgatory, and furnace in which the old Adam is melted and made new, and the new man purged from all his filthiness and slimes. Wherefore I do ⟨p. 107⟩give counsel unto you all, that you take good heed that such treasure be not stolen from you, and that you trust not to the good deeds which those that be alive shall do for you after that you are dead:
Theophilus. I graunt vnto thée all that: but to what ende serueth it to the dead? First of all what profite can it bring vnto the soule? For it cannot touch it, cloathe, nor couer it, nor yet descende into Purgatory with it.
The body also goeth neither into purgatory nor into hell, but is buryed in the earth, vntill the day of the resurrection. For then the habite shall be cleane rotten, and I do not beléeue that it shall arise with the body, and that those which are dead in the same, shall arise agayne clothed in a Cordelier. For it shall not be then time to make maskes and daunce the morish. There is neyther the habite of Fraunces, Dominicke, nor of any Moonke whatsoeuer he be, nor any thing that man can muent and dreame, which can serue vs any thing before the face of that great Iudge 1of the quicke & of the dead, no more then the Fig leanes serued Adam for to couer him before him, but that hée will sée all our filthinesse and abhominations, if they hée not couered and hid with the righteousnes and innocencie of Iesus Christ. Wherefore if we will appeare clothed and not naked before his maiestie, it must be that he himselfe doe cut out and make the apparayle and habite, wherewith we must be clothed, as he did make vnto Adam 2and and Eue. And therfore we must follow the counsaile of the Apostle, who exhorteth vs to put off the olde man, and to put on, not y• habite of Fraunces or Dominicke, but our Lur Lord Iesus Christ. For that is an habite which 3serueth both to the body and to the soule, and which delyuereth from ye iudgement of god. That is the holy water, the lights, bells, sencings and candells, which delyuereth our bodies & soules from the power of the serpent, whose head he hath broken. That is the water of lyfe, 4which rayseth vs vnto eternall lyfe: which washeth and maketh cleane our consciences. That is the true fire of Purgatorye, and furnayce in which the olde Adam is melted and made newe, and the newe man purged from all his filthynesse and simes. Wherefore I doe ⟨p. 107⟩giue counsell vnto you all, that you take good héede that such treasure be not stollen from you, and that you trust not to the good déeds which those that be alyue shall doe for you after that you are dead:
- 1The judgement of God. The leans of the Fig tree of Adā. Genes. 3. •. 7The iudgement of God. The leanes of ye Fig tree of Adā. Genes. 3. •. 7
- 2Adams apparelAdams apparell
- 3The habit of Christ & of the religious Christians Ephe. 4. •. 22 Collo, 3, b. 10.The habite of Christ & of the relygious Christians Ephe. 4. •. 22 Collo, 3, b. 10.
- 4Genes. 3. c 15 John. 4. b. 14Genes. 3. c 15 Iohn. 4. b. 14
