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In the same XXIIII. Article of the Confession of our faith.
We hold Purgatorie to be an illusion coming out of Sathans shop, from whence also proceedeth Mo∣nasticall vowes, pilgrimages, abstinence from meats, auricular confession, indulgences, &c.
Of Purgatorie.
[Section. 84] Touching places of Scripture noted in the margent of the Con∣fession, there are none at all but against abstinence from meates, and obseruation of holy dayes; vpon which the Reader may see my reply to the Ministers.
They haue with one selfe same faithfulnesse cut off the Canoni∣call bookes, before in the third Article, and denyed all these things, whereof one part may be proued by the bookes which for that pur∣pose they haue cut off. In such manner, that after they haue cut the throats of the witnesses that might accuse them, they haue boldly committed a kinde of parricide or vnnaturall murther.
It was not needfull to note places in the Margent against Purgatorie, nor against Monasticall vowes, pilgrimages, prohibition of marriage and of meates, auricular confes∣sion, and Indulgences or pardons, because the places no∣ted in the margent of the fifth Article of our Confession, where humane traditions are condemned, and the perfection of the Scriptures proued, are sufficient to ouerthrow and confute these points, which are humane traditions inuented