¶ Of Purgatorye.
A Denial of Purgatory and Related Traditions
The chapter declares that the doctrines of purgatory, pardons, image worship, relic veneration, and invocation of saints are foolish, vainly invented, and contrary to Scripture.
The doctrine of the school authors about purgatory, pardons, worshiping and adoring images and relics, and invoking saints, is foolish, a vain invention, has no basis in Scripture, and is actually contrary to God's word.1
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THe Doctryne of Schole aucthoures concerning purgatorye, Pardones, Worshipping and adorocion aswel of Images as of reliques, and also inuocation of Sainctes, is a fond thyng, vainly feigned, and grounded vpon no warraunte of scripture, but rather repugnante to the woorde of God.
Notes
- 1 ↩Source spelling 'adorocion' is taken as 'adoration' (Early Modern 'adoracion').
John Ponet's Short Catechisme (1553) companion
Rule yourself daily, not just on retreat
Chosen Portion turns the mirror into a daily practice — a short reading and examining question each morning before you lead anyone.
Chosen Portion makes the mirror daily: the ruler-formation questions this collection preserves become a two-minute morning examination in the app.
- A daily formation reading drawn from centuries of counsel to those in authority
- One pointed examination question a day — two minutes, before the meetings start
- Track your practice over weeks and watch the examined life become a habit