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4 in all matters of religion and doctrine, and all dat tend to your bodies and eſtates, and all dat do relate to diſh vorld, or de next vorld to come; fat ever derefore ſhe bid you ſhay, you muſt ſhay, fat ever ſhe bid you do, you muſt do, without ever pretending to tink or ſhudge for yourſhelves as de Hereticks ſhay, dat vid be blaſpheming 'gainſt her moſt holy authority: Nay, it vid be moſt horrid impudence and damnable hereſy.

But for de benefit and conviction of oder denominations, who pretend to ſee vi' deir own eyes, aſh de ſhaying iſh, and thro' de great abundance, of deir ignorance, vid ſhudge for demſelves, in deſe deep matter, I vill ſhow de proof upon which our holy Shurch has vounded diſh doctrine. And firſt, we are told in de ſcripture, ſhum ſere nor noder, Dat all tings ſhall be prove by fire, fat fort dey are ; dat if any mans build 'porr foundation, ſuch as hay, nor ſtraw, nor ſtubble, nor any ſuch combuſtible materials, he vill ſuffer damage nor loſs, and de ſuperſtructure ſhall be burn down, yet he himſhelf ſhall be ſhaved, but ſho as by fire, dat iſh, my friends, de Purgatorial fire of de turd plaſh.

Again, Our Shaviour did raiſe up van Lazarus from de dead, after he had been five nor tree day in de grave till he vas ſtinking again: Now phere was dat man's ſhoul all dat while? Ah, ah, in hell he could not be, for out of hell dere iſh no redemption: In heaven he could not be, for de ſhoys and pleaſures of dat happy plaſh are ſo great, he