Madan on Article XXII: Of Purgatory

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Vid. supra, Art. VI. Note 2. and Art.

HE Romish Dofrine concerning Purgatory, Pardons, * I/aorshipping, and Adoration, as wel! of Images, * as of Reliques, and the Invication of © Saints, is a fond Thing, vainly invented, and grounded upon no Il arranty of Scripture, but rather * repugnant

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• Luke xxilii. 42. He said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy King- Ver. 43. And Jesus said unto him, Verily

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I fay unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Heb. x. 14. By one Offering he haih

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Paradise. perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

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i. 7. The Blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all- Rev. xiv. 13. Blessed are the Dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth : Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their Labours ; and their Works do follow them. * Dan. ix. 9. To the Lord our God belong venesses, though we have te- P/. xlix. 7. None can by any:

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belled against Him.

Means redeem his Brother, nor give to God a Ransom for him.

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3 Exod. xx. 4, 5. Thou shalt not make to thy- self any graven Image, nor the Likeness of any Thing that is in Heaven above, or in the Earth beneath, or in the Water under the Earth : Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them.

• 2 Kings xviii, 4. He removed the high Places, and brake the Images, and cut down the Groves, and brake in Pieces the brazen Serpent, which Moses had made, for unto those Days the Children of I/ ael did burn Incense to it.

5 As x. 25, 26. As Peter was coming in, Cor- nelius met him and fell down at his Feet, and wor- shipped him. But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up, I myself also am a Man. AA#:s xiv. 13. Then the Priest of Jupiter, which was before the City, brought Oxen and Garlands unto the Gates, and would have done Sacrifice with the People. Which when the Apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their Clothes, and ran in among the People, crying out, and saying, Sirs, why do ye these Things? we allo are Men of like Passions with you, Cc. Rev. xix. 10. I fell at his Feet to worship him, and He said unto me, see thou do it“ not, I am thy Fellow-Servant: Worship Goo.

6s Malt. iv. 10. It is written, thou shalt wor- ship the Lord thy Gop, and him only shalt thou 5 -ierve.