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here_o you_o utter_v a_o other_o blasphemy_n that_o christ_n soul_n have_v no_o other_o prerogative_n than_o david_n soul_n for_o by_o y_z e_z same_o reason_n you_o may_v argue_v that_o christ_n body_n have_v no_o great_a prerogative_n than_o david_n body_n for_o as_o this_o be_v false_a so_o be_v the_o other_o for_o as_o athanasius_n say_v in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o word_n death_n can_v not_o prevail_v on_o the_o humane_a soul_n of_o christ_n to_o tie_v he_o there_o neither_o corruption_n invade_v his_o body_n by_o tyranny_n can_v show_v her_o force_n on_o he_o to_o putrefaction_n as_o thing_n not_o well_o see_v unto_o for_o to_o think_v so_o of_o he_o so_o be_v a_o wicked_a thing_n for_o even_o as_o adam_n have_v a_o double_a punishment_n inflict_v on_o he_o for_o his_o disobedience_n the_o one_o be_v on_o his_o body_n earth_n thou_o be_v and_o to_o earth_n thou_o shall_v return_v and_o so_o by_o this_o decree_n the_o body_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v unto_o the_o earth_n but_o to_o the_o soul_n he_o say_v thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n hereof_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o man_n be_v divide_v into_o 2._o part_n and_o be_v condemn_v to_o depart_v to_o 2._o place_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o selfsame_o judge_n which_o have_v make_v this_o decree_n that_o he_o by_o himself_o be_v under_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o condemn_a man_n shall_v free_o from_o that_o sentence_n all_o beléever_n here_o you_o see_v by_o this_o learned_a father_n that_o christ_n soul_n go_v to_o hell_n to_o deliver_v our_o soul_n from_o hell_n and_o his_o body_n to_o the_o grave_n to_o deliver_v we_o from_o death_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n personal_o and_o not_o potential_o as_o you_o teach_v work_v our_o deliverance_n from_o death_n &_o hell_n have_v those_o prerogative_n which_o david_n soul_n and_o body_n have_v not_o and_o for_o this_o consideration_n though_o the_o one_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n &_o the_o other_o in_o hell_n yet_o both_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n here_o then_o we_o must_v learn_v what_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v signify_v sometime_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n do_v signify_v the_o son_n of_o god_n psal._n 144._o 7._o send_v thy_o hand_n from_o above_o sometime_o it_o signify_v the_o power_n of_o god_n psalm_n 136._o 12._o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n and_o outstretch_a arm_n three_o the_o bountifulness_n of_o god_n psal._n 145._o thou_o open_v thy_o hand_n and_o fille_v every_o live_a thing_n with_o thy_o blessing_n four_o it_o signify_v consolation_n ezec._n 3._o 22._o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o i_o comfort_v i_o five_o grace_n psalm_n 118._o 16._o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v valiant_o six_o it_o signify_v the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n ezec._n 8._o 1._o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n fall_v there_o upon_o i_o seventhly_a mercy_n psal._n 37._o 24._o though_o he_o fall_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v cast_v off_o for_o the_o lord_n put_v under_o his_o hand_n eight_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o lord_n psal._n 31._o 15._o my_o time_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n nine_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o lord_n psal._n 74._o 11._o why_o withdrawe_v thou_o thy_o hand_n ten_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o lord_n job._n 19_o 21._o have_v pity_n on_o i_o o_o you_o my_o friend_n for_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v touch_v i_o last_o it_o signify_v the_o government_n of_o the_o lord_n psal._n 95._o 4._o in_o his_o hand_n be_v all_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o place_n therefore_o must_v needs_o have_v this_o construction_n into_o thy_o consolation_n mercy_n protection_n and_o government_n i_o will_v commend_v my_o soul_n i_o hope_v you_o yourself_o commend_v your_o soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n every_o day_n but_o yet_o you_o mind_n not_o to_o go_v to_o heaven_n immediate_o so_o say_v david_n psal._n 30._o 5._o into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n but_o he_o go_v not_o to_o heaven_n in_o many_o year_n after_o neither_o do_v christ_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n in_o many_o day_n after_o but_o go_v down_o to_o hell_n where_o it_o be_v in_o the_o protection_n and_o government_n of_o the_o godhead_n which_o as_o you_o confess_v descend_v into_o hell_n for_o as_o we_o be_v in_o the_o damn_a world_n be_v in_o the_o protection_n and_o hand_n of_o the_o high_a so_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o damn_a after_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n be_v also_o in_o the_o lord_n aid_n and_o protection_n by_o mean_n whereof_o he_o have_v wrought_v our_o deliverance_n from_o hell_n therefore_o prove_v you_o that_o christ_n go_v straightway_o to_o heaven_n and_o you_o
i_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o indifferent_a reader_n then_o i_o prove_v that_o eret_n tacthioth_v that_o be_v the_o nethermost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v signify_v hell_n out_o of_o 63._o psalm_n and_o 9_o verse_n in_o answer_v of_o this_o you_o dissent_v from_o david_n and_o m._n caluin_n now_o whether_o it_o be_v more_o safe_a to_o foliow_v david_n or_o you_o let_v my_o enemy_n judge_v i_o allege_v ezechiel_n to_o prove_v that_o point_n also_o 31._o chapter_n 5._o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o in_o answer_v to_o that_o place_n you_o have_v gainsay_v ezechiel_n esay_n in_o his_o 14._o chapter_n lavaterus_n munster_n and_o pelican_n now_o whether_o it_o be_v more_o fit_a for_o i_o to_o believe_v you_o or_o esay_n or_o ezechiel_n let_v your_o own_o favourite_n judge_v then_o i_o allege_v the_o know_a place_n of_o peter_n you_o travail_v much_o about_o this_o place_n yet_o in_o your_o interpretation_n of_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v spirit_n which_o you_o interpret_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o man_n that_o live_v in_o noah_n time_n you_o contradict_v the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n luk._n 24._o 39_o for_o christ_n say_v a_o spirit_n have_v not_o flesh_n and_o bone_n as_o you_o see_v i_o have_v and_o yet_o you_o and_o your_o master_n say_v that_o this_o word_n spirit_n may_v signify_v a_o man_n live_v now_o whether_o it_o be_v more_o expedient_a for_o i_o to_o believe_v you_o or_o christ_n i_o refer_v it_o to_o your_o own_o judgement_n you_o say_v my_o sermon_n at_o chippenham_n do_v confirm_v you_o and_o your_o friend_n but_o i_o hope_v your_o own_o answer_n will_v not_o confute_v i_o but_o yourself_o and_o cause_n yourself_o and_o they_o both_o to_o recant_v you_o say_v you_o seek_v to_o know_v the_o truth_n so_o do_v i_o as_o know_v the_o knower_n of_o all_o heart_n wherefore_o whither_o you_o or_o i_o have_v teach_v the_o truth_n let_v not_o humes_n nor_o hill_n judge_v but_o the_o learned_a of_o the_o university_n for_o as_o paul_n say_v 1._o cor_n 14._o 32._o yhe_o spirit_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o prophet_n that_o be_v the_o labour_n of_o learned_a man_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v of_o the_o learned_a the_o god_n of_o patience_n and_o consolation_n give_v we_o grace_v that_o we_o may_v be_v like_o mind_a one_o towards_o another_o according_a to_o christ_n jesus_n that_o we_o may_v with_o one_o mind_n &_o with_o one_o mouth_n glorify_v god_n the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n rom._n 15._o 5._o 6._o to_o who_o be_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n world_n without_o end_n amen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jamque_fw-la opus_fw-la exegi_fw-la quod_fw-la nec_fw-la jovis_fw-la ira_fw-la nec_fw-la ignis_fw-la nec_fw-la poterit_fw-la ferrum_fw-la nec_fw-la edax_fw-la abolere_fw-la vetustas_fw-la psal._n 16._o 9_o 10._o 11._o 1._o king_n 17._o 21._o 22._o heb._n 11._o 35_o pro._n 23._o 14._o athanas._n de_fw-fr adventu_fw-la christi_fw-la epiphaâ—con_fw-la contra_fw-la damaer_n haer_fw-mi 77._o fulgent_n ad_fw-la thrasym_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 6_o ciril_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la fide_fw-la ad_fw-la theodosium_n imper._n cap._n 13._o to_o descend_v into_o hell_n be_v a_o miraculous_a thing_n petrus_n mar_n tir_v in_o 1._o cor_fw-la 15._o mat._n 10._o 24._o psal._n 86._o 13._o psal._n 9_o 17._o theophilact_n in_o act_n â—_o draconit_v in_o ps_n 16._o aepinus_n in_o psal_n 16._o felinus_n in_o psal._n 16._o fulgent_n ad_fw-la thrasy_n li._n 3._o cap._n 8._o cal._n in_o 16._o psalm_n act._n 10._o 43._o luk._n 1._o 35._o august_n in_o 16._o psalm_n christ_n body_n be_v call_v holy_a one_o for_o 2._o cause_n job._n 17._o 14._o luther_n in_o gen._n ca._n 21._o august_n in_o epist_n 57_o ad_fw-la dardan_n erasm._n in_o 2_o act._n august_n in_o 85._o psalm_n absurdity_n follow_v the_o deni_n of_o the_o descendiug_v of_o christ_n into_o hell_n ciril_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la fide_fw-la ad_fw-la theodosin_n imperatorem_fw-la ca._n 12._o act._n 2._o 29._o 30._o 31._o august_n in_o epist_n 75._o add_v dardan_n august_n in_o epist_n 99_o ad_fw-la enodi_fw-la rabbi_n lebaurish_n ciril_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la fide_fw-la ad_fw-la theod._n august_n de_fw-fr essentia_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la act._n 13._o 17._o col._n 3._o 1._o hugo_n cardinalis_fw-la in_o col_fw-fr 3._o rom._n 6._o 5._o phil._n 2._o 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o 9_o 13._o 1â—_n ob._n sol._n mark_n 5-7_a mat._n 8._o 29._o damas._n rob._n samu_n el_fw-es martyr_v col._n 2._o 14._o 15._o muscul._n euseb._n de_fw-mi re_fw-mi sur_fw-fr christi_fw-la mollet_n in_o psal_n 16._o musc._n in_o psal_n 68_o heming_n fulg._n ad_fw-la thrasim._n li._n 3._o cap._n 8._o eph._n 4._o 9_o 10_o psal._n 53._o 9_o ezek_n 31._o 14._o 15._o 16._o 17._o 18._o orat_fw-la manas_n ver_fw-la 12._o ambro_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la ephe_n cap._n 4._o august_n in_o lib._n 5._o de_fw-la trinitate_fw-la cap._n 19_o chrisost._n in_o cap._n 4._o ad_fw-la ephe._n athanasi_n ibidem_fw-la cent._n in_o li_z 2._o ca._n 4._o hiero_n in_o ca._n 4._o ad_fw-la ephe._n psal._n â—6_n 13._o pro._n iâ—_n 24._o 1._o pet._n 3._o 18._o 19_o 20._o 1._o cor._n 5._o 3._o 1._o joh._n 4._o 5._o luk_n 24._o 37._o joh._n 3._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 1â—_n 2_o cor._n 3._o 17_o 2_o thes._n 2._o â—_o miche_n 2._o 11_o psal._n 104._o 29_o pro._n 25._o 2d_o 1_o thes._n 5._o 23_o ephe._n 2._o 22._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 12_o 2._o cor._n 36._o gal._n 6._o 8._o 1._o the._n 5._o 19_o esa_n 26._o 18._o psal._n 150._o 6._o ephe._n 4._o 4._o act._n 7_o 59_o joh_n 4._o 24._o matth._n 4._o 5._o mark_v 1._o 12._o luke_n 4._o 1._o 1._o tim._n 4._o 1._o act._n 8._o 29._o aug._n epist_n 99_o gen._n 6._o 3._o luk._n 24._o 39_o act._n 2._o heb._n 11._o 4._o gen._n 4._o 4._o cent._n 1._o li._n 2_o ca_fw-mi 4._o athanasius_n ad_fw-la epictet_n episcop_n corinth_n athanas._n de_fw-fr incarnate_a verbi_fw-la fulgent_n ad_fw-la thrasim_n li._n 3._o ca._n 7._o ciril_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la fidead_a theodosium_n occumenius_n viglius_n li._n 2_o ca._n 3._o alesius_n in_o euang._n joh._n the_o consent_n of_o scripture_n which_o prove_v the_o descend_v into_o hell_n act._n 2._o ephe._n 4._o philip_n 2._o ob._n sol._n ob._n 1._o tim._n 19_o sol._n ob._n sol._n ose._n 15_o 14._o 1._o cor._n 15._o 55._o luk._n 4._o 18._o act._n 10._o 38_o heb_fw-mi 9_o 22._o 1._o joh._n 1._o 7_o ferus_fw-la in_o psal_n mat._n 1._o 22._o ephe._n 4._o 10._o joh._n 17._o 4._o heb._n 3._o 39_o apoc._n 12._o 12._o ind_n 6_o rom._n 16._o 20_o ephe._n 2._o 2._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 26_o 2._o cor._n 2_o 4_o 1._o pet._n 5._o 6._o apoc._n 12._o â—_o 10._o orig._n 1_o cor._n 15._o 1â—_n petrus_n mar_n ibidem_fw-la muscuius_fw-la apoc._n 21._o 4._o luc._n 22._o 43._o mar._n 2._o 7._o hierome_n in_o luc._n 22._o 43._o psal._n 7._o 11._o 2._o tim._n 4._o 8._o aug._n in_o luc_n 22._o 24._o ambro._n ferus_fw-la in_o mat._n 27._o damasc_n apoc._n 12._o 13._o apoc._n 10._o 6._o psal._n 2._o 7._o act._n 13._o 32._o 33._o heb._n 15._o heb._n 5._o 6._o aug._n luk._n 23._o 46._o psal._n 144._o 7._o psal._n 136._o 6._o psal._n 145._o 16_o ezek._n 3._o 22._o psa._n 118._o 16_o ezek._n 8._o 1._o psal._n 37._o 24._o psal._n 31._o 15._o nehe._n 2._o 8._o psal._n 74._o 12._o job._n 19_o 21._o psa._n 102._o 25_o psal._n 95._o 4._o ephe._n 4._o 9_o eras._n in_o 4._o ad_fw-la ephe._n joh._n 20._o 17._o mat._n 8._o 11._o ignat._n epist_n ad_fw-la eccles_n trallis_n athanas._o in_o symbolo_fw-la ambro._n in_o gal._n 3._o ob._n sol._n cypria_n de_fw-fr ascensu_fw-la chr._n this_o be_v car_n leil_v argument_n pomera_n in_o psal._n 16._o areti_n in_o probemat_fw-la parte_fw-la 2._o hiperi_n li._n 3._o the_o method_n divinitat_fw-la pet._n mar_n in_o artic_a 〈◊〉_d nowell_n in_o catechis_n artyc_a syn._n lond._n tempore_fw-la eduardi_fw-it 6._o aug._n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la li._n 18._o ca._n 23._o august_n li._n contra_fw-la jud._n pap._n &_o arri_n ca._n 16._o &_o 17_o phil._n 2._o 10._o 1â—_n jos._n 24._o 15._o aug._n ad_fw-la euodium_fw-la epist._n 99_o hierome_n ad_fw-la august_n epist._n 9_o clemens_n alexand._n stromatum_fw-la li._n 7._o chrisost._n in_o act_n hom_n â—_o chrys._n in_o gal._n 3._o cypria_n epist_n 4._o hiler_n li._n ad_fw-la constantium_fw-la augustum_fw-la hierom_n ad_fw-la paulinum_n cap._n 6._o nazian_n orat_fw-la de_fw-fr moderatione_n in_o reb_n divi_z 1._o cor._n 14._o 33._o 1._o cor_fw-la 14._o 40._o ob._n sol._n athana_n de_fw-fr in_o carnat_a verbi_fw-la greg._n rom._n 14._o 10_o luk._n 6._o 37._o caluin_n defy_v ca._n 7._o the_o scripture_n be_v corrupt_v by_o 3._o mean_n m._n hill_n answer_v to_o the_o place_n this_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n m._n humes_n disagree_v with_o saint_n peter_n humes_n disa_fw-la gree_v with_o david_n and_o caluin_n humes_n disagree_v with_o esay_n ezechiel_n munster_n lavater_fw-la and_o pelican_n m._n humes_n disagree_v with_o matthew_n if_o this_o be_v true_a than_o christ_n be_v not_o dead_a as_o peter_n say_v humes_n disagree_v with_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n luk._n 24_o 39_o m._n humes_n disagree_v with_o peter_n paul_n and_o himself_o fortissimum_fw-la argumentum_fw-la he_o join_v it_o himself_o a_o little_a after_o with_o triumph_n a_o little_a before_o he_o say_v he_o never_o read_v hell_n with_o triumph_n humes_n be_v contrary_a to_o himself_o humes_n disagree_v with_o peter_n and_o paul_n 1._o pet._n 3._o 22._o phil._n 2._o 9_o 10_o eph._n 1._o 20._o 21._o 22._o