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A67875 Laudensium apostasia: or A dialogue in which is shewen, that some divines risen up in our church since the greatness of the late archbishop, are in sundry points of great moment, quite fallen off from the doctrine received in the Church of England. By Henry Hickman fellow of Magd. Colledg Oxon. Hickman, Henry, d. 1692. 1660 (1660) Wing H1911; ESTC R208512 84,970 112

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themselves_o to_o live_v thereafter_o shall_v have_v a_o great_a privilege_n than_o their_o father_n abraham_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n who_o die_v before_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n before_o the_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o be_v admit_v present_o into_o the_o joy_n of_o paradise_n id._n ibid._n pacif._n it_o be_v strange_a if_o the_o opinion_n tend_v so_o much_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n shall_v give_v her_o child_n no_o notice_n of_o it_o but_o rather_o express_v herself_o against_o it_o and_o see_v you_o have_v labour_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o both_o the_o greek_a hades_n and_o the_o latin_a inferi_fw-la signify_v hell_n and_o the_o place_n of_o torment_n how_o can_v the_o patriarch_n and_o other_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o or_o among_o the_o inferi_fw-la and_o not_o participate_v of_o the_o torment_n of_o that_o wretched_a place_n laud_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o it_o may_v be_v reply_v that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o part_n or_o region_n of_o the_o inferi_fw-la wherein_o the_o great_a or_o rather_o the_o only_a punishment_n be_v poena_fw-la damni_fw-la a_o want_n of_o those_o celeftian_a comfort_n which_o be_v reserve_v for_o they_o in_o the_o land_n of_o paradise_n which_o to_o a_o soul_n that_o long_v for_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n can_v be_v no_o small_a infelicity_n 2._o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o though_o the_o inferi_fw-la in_o itself_o be_v a_o place_n of_o punishment_n yet_o god_n be_v able_a to_o command_v the_o fire_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o burn_v they_o and_o the_o torment_n of_o the_o pit_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o touch_v they_o nor_o be_v this_o all_o that_o may_v be_v say_v in_o justification_n and_o defence_n of_o those_o ancient_a writer_n etc._n etc._n id._n ibid._n and_o p._n 222._o pacif._n it_o be_v well_o this_o be_v not_o all_o that_o may_v be_v bring_v in_o defence_n of_o they_o if_o it_o be_v i_o shall_v venture_v to_o say_v that_o just_a nothing_o can_v be_v allege_v in_o their_o justification_n but_o what_o can_v be_v say_v else_o laud_n possible_o they_o may_v mean_v no_o more_o by_o those_o expression_n of_o bring_v back_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_a from_o hades_n then_o that_o by_o the_o descent_n of_o christ_n into_o hell_n all_o the_o claim_n and_o challenge_v which_o the_o devil_n can_v pretend_v unto_o they_o be_v make_v void_a and_o of_o none_o effect_n id._n ibid._n pacif._n very_o good_a then_o it_o seem_v till_o christ_n descend_v into_o hell_n the_o claim_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_a be_v not_o make_v void_a and_o of_o none_o effect_n but_o i_o have_v think_v that_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n though_o he_o have_v never_o descend_v into_o hell_n have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o have_v vacate_v all_o the_o claim_n that_o the_o devil_n can_v make_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o those_o who_o die_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o this_o death_n of_o christ_n have_v its_o effect_n and_o operation_n upon_o those_o who_o die_v before_o christ_n as_o well_o as_o upon_o those_o who_o die_v since_o he_o actual_o offer_v himself_o upon_o the_o cross_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v all_o this_o discourse_n of_o christ_n bring_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o father_n out_o of_o hades_n do_v depend_v upon_o that_o which_o be_v huge_o uncertain_a and_o inevident_a viz_o that_o christ_n do_v descend_v into_o hell_n now_o this_o i_o humble_o conceive_v can_v neither_o be_v prove_v from_o scripture_n nor_o yet_o from_o the_o apostle_n creed_n nor_o yet_o from_o any_o article_n of_o our_o church_n laud_n if_o we_o search_v into_o the_o public_a monument_n and_o record_n of_o the_o church_n we_o shall_v find_v thisdoctine_n of_o christ_n local_a descent_n into_o hell_n to_o have_v be_v retain_v and_o establish_v among_o many_o other_o catholic_n verity_n ever_o since_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o her_o reformation_n fid._n vet._n p._n 223._o pacif._n that_o this_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o major_a part_n of_o those_o who_o meet_v together_o for_o the_o compose_n of_o the_o article_n in_o 1552._o be_v certain_a but_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v then_o man_n of_o eminent_a part_n and_o in_o all_o probability_n man_n employ_v in_o that_o synod_n of_o a_o contrary_a mind_n i_o instance_n only_o in_o bishop_n hooper_n who_o in_o his_o exposition_n on_o the_o creed_n do_v most_o express_o and_o in_fw-la terminis_fw-la write_v against_o the_o local_a descent_n of_o christ_n into_o hell_n as_o for_o the_o article_n of_o 1562._o they_o be_v so_o word_v as_o to_o leave_v to_o all_o their_o liberty_n to_o opine_v in_o this_o matter_n as_o in_o their_o own_o mind_n they_o shall_v be_v persuade_v and_o so_o much_o be_v assert_v by_o mr._n rogers_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o article_n as_o for_o the_o apostle_n creed_n it_o be_v and_o that_o most_o deserve_o of_o great_a credit_n and_o esteem_v in_o 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