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Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the adversaries of the sameQuestions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the aduersaries of the same
Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the adversaries of the same: and answered by M. H. Bullinger of Zurick: reduced into .17. common places. Translated into English by John Cox. 1572Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the aduersaries of the same: and aunswered by M. H. Bullinger of Zurick: reduced into .17. common places. Translated into Englishe by Iohn Coxe. 1572
London: printed by Henry Bynneman for George Byshop, 1572London: printed by Henrie Bynneman for George Byshop, 1572
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AL that depart out of this1 life, either depart in the true faith, or else without the same: and of both these hath our Lord pronounced sentence in these words: For God sent not his son into the world, to condemn the world, but that it might be saved through him. He therefore which believeth in him, is not judged, but he that believeth not, is judged already: because he believeth not in the name of the only begotten son of God. But our adversaries Object, that a faithful man may die, who yet notwithstā ding he be faithful, yet is not thoroughly purged, because he hath not performed his penance, & such one say they cannot be saved, because he is yet unpure, neither can he be damned, because he is a faithful. And therefore it necessarily followeth, that there is a middle place between ⟨image 87⟩these prepared of god, in the which such are thoroughly purged, and with their pains, repay that wanted in penance. And this place they call Purgatory, because as they say, the souls are purged there. But in this kind of Doctrine which hath no authority at all in the Scriptures, we find fault with divers things.
AL that depart out of this1 life, either depart in the true faithe, or else without the same: and of both these hath our Lord pronounced sentence in these woordes: For God sent not his son into the vvorld, to condemne the vvorld, but that it might be saued throughe him. He therefore vvhich beleeueth in him, is not iudged, but he that beleeueth not, is iudged alreadie: bicause he beleeueth not in the name of the only begotten son of God. But our aduersaries Obiecte, yt a faithfull man may die, who yet notwithstā ding he be faithful, yet is not thorowly purged, bicause he hathe not performed his penance, & such one say they cannot be saued, bicause he is yet vnpure, neyther can he be dampned, bycause he is a faithfull. And therfore it necessarily foloweth, yt ther is a midle place betwéen