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the_o mind_n rise_v upon_o the_o apprehension_n of_o some_o evil_n either_o past_a or_o instant_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a among_o the_o choice_a humanitian_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o which_o cicero_n translate_v opinio_fw-la recens_fw-la mali_fw-la praesentis_fw-la a_o fresh_a opinion_n of_o present_a or_o impendent_a evil_n and_o austin_n tell_v we_o for_o the_o latin_n 42._o that_o grief_n and_o anguish_n when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n be_v call_v tristitia_fw-la that_o be_v sorrow_n but_o when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o body_n then_o it_o be_v molestia_fw-la pain_n or_o trouble_v thus_o be_v the_o word_n take_v also_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n where_o st._n paul_n say_v i_o will_v not_o come_v again_o unto_o you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o sorrow_n or_o heaviness_n 2._o for_o fear_v he_o shall_v have_v sorrow_n of_o they_o of_o who_o he_o do_v expect_v to_o be_v receive_v with_o joy_n and_o where_o it_o be_v affirm_v of_o the_o rest_n 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this_o present_a life_n and_o lyra_n also_o say_v the_o same_o though_o of_o late_a date_n 27._o dixit_fw-la christus_fw-la se_fw-la derelictum_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la patre_fw-la quia_fw-la dimittebat_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o manibus_fw-la occidentium_fw-la i._n e._n christ_n say_v he_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n his_o father_n because_o he_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o that_o slay_v he_o and_o so_o theodoret_n for_o the_o greek_n 21._o christ_n say_v he_o call_v that_o a_o dereliction_n or_o forsake_v of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o permission_n of_o the_o godhead_n that_o the_o humanity_n may_v suffer_v with_o these_o agree_v some_o doctor_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o great_a name_n and_o credit_n as_o bucer_n and_o bullinger_n in_o their_o comment_n on_o the_o 27._o of_o s._n matthew_n and_o munster_n in_o his_o observation_n on_o the_o 21._o psalm_n other_o forsake_v other_o dereliction_n more_o than_o the_o leave_v of_o he_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n 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consequent_o punishment_n in_o hell_n with_o who_o theodoret_n consent_v commend_v much_o the_o piety_n of_o the_o old_a philosopher_n in_o that_o they_o send_v all_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o those_o to_o heaven_n who_o live_v well_o and_o virtuous_o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o those_o that_o do_v the_o contrary_a unto_o hell_n below_o and_o say_v particular_o of_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o in_o many_o place_n he_o speak_v of_o hell_n or_o hades_n as_o a_o place_n of_o torment_n in_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o when_o the_o preposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v join_v with_o the_o word_n hades_n in_o the_o genitive_a case_n it_o be_v to_o be_v supply_v with_o some_o other_o word_n to_o make_v up_o the_o grammatical_a construction_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n in_o the_o house_n or_o region_n of_o hades_n let_v we_o next_o see_v what_o use_n the_o writer_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n have_v make_v of_o hades_n and_o in_o what_o sense_n and_o signification_n we_o shall_v find_v it_o there_o and_o first_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o it_o be_v sometime_o use_v not_o often_o to_o signify_v the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n the_o very_a beelzebub_n himself_o the_o king_n of_o devil_n as_o in_o the_o 20._o chapter_n of_o the_o revelation_n v_o 14._o be_v it_o be_v say_v according_a to_o the_o english_a translation_n that_o death_n and_o hell_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n but_o in_o the_o original_a it_o run_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o death_n and_o hades_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o gonervour_n of_o death_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o hell_n receive_v their_o final_a condemnation_n and_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n as_o i_o conceive_v it_o be_v also_o use_v in_o a_o former_a place_n of_o the_o say_a book_n in_o which_o we_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o greek_a deliver_v up_o the_o dead_a which_o be_v in_o they_o where_o though_o we_o find_v the_o word_n grave_n add_v in_o the_o margin_n to_o show_v that_o the_o translator_n do_v admit_v of_o that_o read_n yet_o by_o retain_v hell_n in_o the_o text_n itself_o they_o show_v withal_o that_o they_o prefer_v the_o same_o before_o it_o and_o they_o have_v reason_n so_o to_o do_v so_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n expound_v it_o of_o hell_n the_o place_n of_o the_o damn_a for_o so_o it_o be_v interpret_v by_o venerable_a beda_n primasius_n st._n augustine_n scholar_n and_o haymo_n for_o the_o latin_n by_o aretas_n and_o andreas_n caesariensis_n for_o the_o greek_n all_o
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