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 which place is called the plain of Truth where the Iudges it examining euery one that commeth thither how he hath liued, and with what trade or manner of life hee hath inhabited his mortall body, with whom there is no place for lies; nor refuge for excues. Then they which in their life time were inpired and led with a good Angell, are receiued into the houhold of the bleed, where all eaons flowe with abundance of all fruits, where from the iluer prings doo calmely run the Chritall treames, where the flourihing medowes are cloathed with chaungeable Mantles of glorious colours, where are famous Schooles of renowmed Philoophers, goodly companies of diuine Poets, trim orts of Dauncers, heauenly Muicke, great banquets furnihed with cotly cates, Tables abounding with all bounty, delights without all care, and pleaures without all paine: For the Inhabitants thereof are neither touched with force of cold, nor payned with excee of heate, but the moderate Aire breatheth on them mildly and calmely, being, lightned with the gentle Sunnebeames.

In this place, and in the Elyian fields, they which haue taken holy orders are highly aduanced and reuerenced, dayly minitring the vnearcheable rytes of Religion. VVherefore then houldet thou doubt but to be made partaker of the ame honor, being one of the Rh