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ash do shaying ish, and thro' de great abundance of deir ignorance, vid shudge for demshelves, in dese deep matter, I will show de proof upon which our holy Shurch has vounded dish doctrine. And first, we are told in de Scripture, shum fere nor noder, Dat all tings shall be prove by fire, fat sort dey are; dat if any mans build 'pon foundation, such as hay, nor straw, nor stubble, nor any such combustible materials, he will suffer damage nor loss, and de superstructive shall be burn down, yet he himself shall be shaved, but sho as by fire, dat ish, my friends, de Purgatorial fire of de turd plash.

Again, Our Shavior did raise up van Lazarus from de dead, after he had been five nor tree day in de grave till he was 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 cou'd not be, for de shoys and pleasures of dat happy plash are so great, he never vid come back to dish vicked vorld of ours again, and go into a stinking carcash dat was most rotten in a grave: Ergo, it vash in Purgatory, or de turd plash.

But again, between our Shaviour's crucifixion and ascension, it vash forty day, a great while my friends, near six veek. Now, where vash he all dat while? In heaven he vash not ascended, in hell he could not be, for out of hell dere is no redemption, as I'll shay before. Where den vash he; Let any Heretick of you all answer dat now by de shoul of de holy priest, der vash no oder plash for him to be, but our own turd plash, dat ish Purgatory.

But lest I should tire your patience, I vill