same_o person_n with_o the_o goat_n himself_o as_o the_o angel_n there_o show_v it_o do_v verse_n 21._o namely_o alexander_n the_o king_n of_o greece_n and_o the_o first_o king_n thereof_o who_o subdue_v darius_n the_o king_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n and_o so_o be_v the_o goat_n that_o trample_v on_o the_o ram_n with_o two_o horn_n there_o speak_v of_o verse_n 4._o and_o they_o worship_v the_o dragon_n which_o give_v power_n unto_o the_o beast_n and_o they_o worship_v the_o beast_n say_v who_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o beast_n who_o be_v able_a to_o make_v war_n with_o he_o in_o this_o verse_n be_v set_v forth_o the_o marvellous_a impiety_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o beast_n for_o they_o shall_v not_o stick_v to_o worship_v the_o devil_n for_o invest_v the_o beast_n with_o so_o vast_a authority_n and_o also_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v set_v up_o by_o he_o as_o judge_v no_o king_n in_o all_o the_o world_n like_v to_o he_o for_o greatness_n nor_o 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no_o other_o receptacle_n of_o the_o dead_a beside_o these_o twain_o save_v only_o the_o grave_a thus_o we_o find_v that_o job_n do_v by_o death_n understand_v the_o grave_a chap._n 27.15_o when_o he_o say_v of_o the_o wicked_a man_n that_o those_o that_o remain_v of_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v in_o death_n and_o his_o widow_n shall_v not_o weep_v final_o hell_n not_o hell-fire_n give_v up_o the_o soul_n both_o of_o they_o that_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o sea_n under_o which_o name_n all_o water_n be_v comprehend_v and_o also_o of_o they_o that_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o earth_n for_o that_o hell_n be_v design_v to_o be_v the_o mansion_n of_o separate_a soul_n appear_v from_o the_o word_n of_o peter_n act_v 2.31_o who_o speak_v out_o of_o the_o psalm_n concern_v the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n say_v that_o his_o soul_n be_v not_o leave_v in_o hell_n neither_o do_v his_o flesh_n see_v corruption_n and_o also_o from_o that_o passage_n of_o david_n psalm_n 30.3_o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v 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verse_n 15._o and_o whosoever_o be_v not_o find_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n what_o the_o second_o death_n be_v and_o consequent_o those_o word_n mean_v which_o we_o read_v in_o the_o second_o clause_n of_o the_o six_o verse_n forego_v as_o also_o those_o chap._n 2.11_o where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o that_o overcome_v shall_v not_o be_v hurt_v of_o the_o second_o death_n be_v here_o by_o john_n explain_v for_o he_o express_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n be_v the_o second_o death_n so_o that_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o that_o lake_n and_o to_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o second_o death_n or_o hurt_v of_o it_o be_v expression_n of_o the_o same_o import_n thus_o have_v we_o the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n expound_v to_o we_o in_o the_o nineteenth_o chapter_n nevertheless_o how_o death_n and_o hell_n be_v both_o of_o they_o place_n and_o receptacle_n of_o the_o dead_a shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o say_a lake_n be_v hard_o to_o comprehend_v yea_o be_v it_o not_o for_o a_o certain_a passage_n in_o the_o six_o chapter_n of_o this_o prophecy_n i_o shall_v be_v inclineable_a to_o think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o mystery_n which_o god_n will_v not_o have_v we_o pry_v into_o as_o we_o have_v above_o show_v that_o sundry_a such_o mystery_n be_v to_o be_v meet_v withal_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o chapter_n aforesaid_a verse_n 8._o death_n be_v bring_v in_o ride_v upon_o a_o pale_a horse_n and_o hell_n follow_v he_o and_o consequent_o both_o of_o they_o be_v represent_v in_o the_o similitude_n of_o person_n we_o may_v from_o thence_o rational_o collect_v that_o in_o the_o passage_n here_o under_o debate_n the_o holy_a ghost_n intend_v to_o intimate_v that_o after_o the_o universal_a judgement_n there_o shall_v be_v neither_o burial_n nor_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n do_v exhibit_v two_o person_n represent_v 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