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a_o pernicious_a heresy_n to_o say_v that_o christ_n descend_v into_o hell_n and_o beza_n in_o apol._n 2._o ad_fw-la zantes_n pag._n 385._o these_o word_n say_v he_o enter_v into_o the_o creed_n by_o inaduertisement_n or_o otherways_o by_o gloss_v these_o word_n that_o his_o descend_v be_v only_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o pang_n of_o death_n on_o the_o cross_n where_o not_o only_o his_o humanity_n but_o also_o his_o divinity_n endure_v pain_n yea_o and_o death_n luth._o conc_fw-fr pag._n 276._o say_v that_o he_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v christ_n to_o be_v his_o saviour_n if_o only_o his_o humanity_n have_v suffer_v yea_o caluin_n back_n luther_n in_o cataeche_n cap._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la this_o be_v christ_n descension_n to_o hell_n that_o he_o suffer_v that_o death_n which_o god_n in_o his_o anger_n inflict_v on_o the_o wicked_a and_o again_o lib._n 2._o inst_z cap._n 16._o §_o 10_o &_o cap._n 26.27_o matth._n that_o he_o suffer_v all_o the_o pain_n in_o his_o soul_n which_o by_o 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