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A16151 The suruey of Christs sufferings for mans redemption and of his descent to Hades or Hel for our deliuerance: by Thomas Bilson Bishop of Winchester. The contents whereof may be seene in certaine resolutions before the booke, in the titles ouer the pages, and in a table made to that end. Perused and allowed by publike authoritie. Bilson, Thomas, 1546 or 7-1616. 1604 (1604) STC 3070; ESTC S107072 1,206,574 720

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14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hades_n below_o be_v stir_v to_o meet_v thou_o so_o likewise_o he_o cit_v and_o allow_v plato_n word_n when_o death_n draw_v near_o graeco●…_n the_o tale_n that_o be_v tell_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o thing_n in_o hades_n how_o he_o that_o here_o deal_v unjust_o shall_v there_o be_v punish_v and_o be_v laugh_v at_o then_o trouble_v the_o soul_n lest_o they_o prove_v true_a 24._o ir●…us_o say_v herein_o christ_n legem_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la seruavit_fw-la do_v as_o other_o do_v that_o di●…_n and_o converse_v three_o day_n ubi_fw-la erant_fw-la mortui_fw-la sancti_fw-la where_o the_o dead_a saint_n be_v and_o this_o he_o call_v locum_fw-la invisibilem_fw-la the_o unseen_a world_n what_o mean_v thi●…_n but_o hades_n as_o we_o take_v it_o yea_o a_o little_a before_o he_o express_o call_v it_o paradise_n nevertheless_o i_o gr●…nt_v that_o he_o think_v this_o unseen_a world_n be_v indeed_o beneath_o in_o the_o earth_n wherein_o his_o proof_n do_v 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hades_n for_o every_o place_n and_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a indifferent_o that_o junius_n be_v very_o learned_a i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o learned_a man_n may_v be_v partial_a and_o many_o time_n addict_v to_o their_o private_a collection_n and_o opihion_n i_o will_v god_n we_o have_v not_o so_o much_o experience_n as_o we_o have_v if_o junius_n mean_v that_o hades_n or_o inferi_n be_v take_v for_o every_o place_n and_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a under_o the_o earth_n before_o christ_n come_n junius_n word_n be_v very_o true_a that_o many_o of_o the_o father_n take_v hades_n &_o inferi_n for_o the_o place_n of_o all_o the_o dead_a which_o they_o think_v to_o be_v under_o the_o earth_n before_o christ_n come_v but_o that_o they_o call_v heaven_n or_o paradise_n which_o be_v place_n for_o the_o saint_n decease_v in_o christ_n by_o the_o name_n of_o inferi_n or_o that_o they_o take_v inferi_n for_o the_o state_n of_o the_o bless_a soul_n since_o christ_n resurrection_n this_o i_o say_v neither_o junius_n be_v nor_o any_o man_n live_v be_v able_a to_o prove_v and_o for_o tertullia_n meaning_n his_o word_n be_v so_o plain_a that_o neither_o junius_n nor_o whosoever_o might_n or_o may_v over-rule_v they_o i_o repeat_v they_o before_o the_o effect_n be_v this_o 55._o inferi_n say_v he_o be_v believe_v of_o we_o to_o be_v a_o vastitie_n in_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o a_o hide_v profundity_n in_o the_o bowel_n thereof_o for_o we_o read_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o three_o day_n of_o his_o death_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v in_o the_o inward_a and_o middlemost_a receipt_n thereof_o cover_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o hollow_a or_o compass_v on_o every_o side_n with_o the_o earth_n and_o seat_v upon_o the_o low_a gulf_n if_o these_o word_n be_v not_o plain_a enough_o he_o add_v ibidem_fw-la habes_fw-la regionem_fw-la inferûm_fw-la subterraneam_fw-la credere_fw-la thou_o must_v believe_v the_o region_n of_o inferi_n to_o be_v under_o the_o earth_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v many_o word_n to_o show_v that_o junius_n observation_n out_o of_o tertullian_n be_v not_o true_a except_o you_o add_v every_o place_n and_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a under_o the_o earth_n thereby_o to_o exclude_v the_o place_n and_o state_n of_o the_o bless_a in_o heaven_n and_o in_o paradise_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o any_o man_n that_o have_v learning_n or_o understand_v whether_o these_o word_n of_o tertullian_n do_v not_o define_v and_o describe_v a_o certain_a place_n under_o the_o earth_n and_o within_o the_o earth_n in_o which_o he_o think_v the_o soul_n of_o all_o man_n patriarch_n and_o prophet_n not_o exempt_v be_v before_o christ_n come_n and_o shall_v be_v till_o the_o resurrection_n save_o such_o as_o rise_v with_o christ_n or_o suffer_v martyrdom_n for_o christ_n for_o that_o be_v his_o exception_n afterward_o as_o i_o have_v show_v the_o good_a in_o rest_n the_o bad_a in_o punishment_n to_o that_o end_n he_o say_v 58._o omnes_fw-la ergo_fw-la animae_fw-la penes_fw-la inferos_fw-la inquis_fw-la velis_fw-la ac_fw-la nolis_fw-la &_o supplicia_fw-la iam_fw-la illic_fw-la &_o refrigeria_n habes_fw-la pauperem_fw-la &_o divitem_fw-la cur_n enim_fw-la non_fw-la pute_fw-la animam_fw-la &_o puniri_fw-la &_o foveri_fw-la in_o inferis_fw-la interim_n sub_fw-la expectatione_n utriusque_fw-la iudicij_fw-la all_o soul_n than_o you_o suppose_v be_v in_o inferi_n will_v you_o ●…ill_v you_o you_o have_v there_o already_o both_o punishment_n and_o comfort_n the_o poor_a man_n and_o the_o rich_a for_o why_o shall_v you_o not_o think_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v punish_v and_o cherish_v in_o inferis_fw-la in_o the_o place_n below_o mean_v while_n under_o a_o expectation_n of_o either_o judgement_n these_o word_n you_o can_v allege_v and_o neglect_v how_o plain_o tertullian_n have_v teach_v besore_n that_o inferi_n be_v place_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o a_o region_n under_o the_o earth_n you_o wilful_o change_v condition_n
under_o earth_n and_o because_o chrysostome_n be_v quote_v as_o one_o of_o the_o patron_n of_o these_o pretence_n i_o be_o content_a to_o let_v you_o see_v that_o chrysostome_n be_v abuse_v as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n for_o howsoever_o chrysostome_n be_v vehement_a and_o sometime_o figurative_a in_o his_o speech_n yet_o shall_v you_o not_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v that_o he_o ever_o use_v hades_n after_o christ_n death_n and_o resurrection_n for_o the_o place_n of_o just_a man_n soul_n before_o that_o time_n some_o of_o the_o greek_a father_n suppose_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_a to_o be_v keep_v under_o the_o earth_n you_o may_v perchance_o find_v here_o and_o there_o a_o sentence_n where_o the_o just_a be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o hades_n but_o you_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o evince_v that_o after_o christ_n resurrection_n hades_n be_v either_o the_o common_a condition_n or_o place_n of_o soul_n depart_v good_a and_o bad_a as_o you_o and_o some_o other_o will_v seem_v to_o 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be_v of_o opinion_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_a before_o christ_n come_n be_v not_o in_o heaven_n or_o paradise_n but_o in_o hades_n under_o the_o earth_n neither_o shall_v we_o need_v for_o witness_v thereof_o to_o go_v any_o far_a than_o the_o same_o homily_n which_o you_o produce_v for_o your_o purpose_n his_o word_n even_o there_o be_v these_o 16._o simulque_fw-la consider_v andum_fw-la quod_fw-la abraham_n apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la erat_fw-la nondum_fw-la enim_fw-la christus_fw-la resurrexerat_fw-la qui_fw-la illum_fw-la in_o paradisum_fw-la duceret_fw-la antequam_fw-la christus_fw-la moreretur_fw-la nemo_fw-la in_o paradisum_fw-la conscenderat_fw-la nisi_fw-la latro._n and_o withal_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o abraham_n be_v yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la with_o those_o that_o be_v under_o the_o earth_n for_o christ_n be_v not_o yet_o rise_v who_o shall_v bring_v he_o into_o paradise_n before_o christ_n die_v no_o man_n ascend_v to_o paradise_n but_o the_o thief_n no_o man_n can_v enter_v into_o paradise_n which_o christ_n have_v shut_v the_o thief_n be_v the_o first_o that_o enter_v with_o christ._n the_o cross_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o key_n of_o paradise_n the_o cross_n of_o christ_n open_v paradise_n ibidem_fw-la abraham_n be_v yet_o under_o the_o general_a condition_n of_o death_n though_o his_o soul_n be_v in_o paradise_n but_o abraham_n be_v no_o long_o in_o hades_n where_o he_o be_v before_o christ_n come_v by_o chrysostoms_n opinion_n hades_n therefore_o be_v neither_o paradise_n nor_o the_o general_a state_n of_o the_o dead_a after_o christ_n death_n and_o resurrection_n which_o can_v be_v strange_a to_o he_o that_o with_o any_o moderate_a pain_n peruse_v chrysostom_n ●…ssion_n nec_fw-la mors_fw-la tollere_fw-la nec_fw-la infernus_fw-la potuit_fw-la hanc_fw-la animam_fw-la tenere_fw-la qua_fw-la iubente_fw-la tremens_fw-la etiam_fw-la vinctas_fw-la animas_fw-la quas_fw-la tenebat_fw-la amisit_fw-la ibidem_fw-la christo_fw-la moriente_fw-la d●…tione_fw-la tartarus_n perdidit_fw-la quos_fw-la tenebat_fw-la abiecit_fw-la infernus_fw-la ius_fw-la potestatis_fw-la antiquae_fw-la neither_o can_v death_n take_v nor_o ●…nfermis_fw-la or_o hades_n hold_v christ_n soul_n at_o who_o commandment_n hell_n or_o hades_n tremble_v let_v go_v the_o soul_n which_o he_o hold_v bind_v christ_n die_v hell_n lose_v out_o of_o his_o dition_z or_o custody_n who_o before_o it_o hold_v infernus_fw-la or_o hades_n throw_v of_o the_o right_n of_o his_o former_a power_n and_o after_o his_o eloquent_a manner_n speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n he_o say_v among_o other_o thing_n 3._o i_o shall_v have_v leave_v ungrateful_a man_n to_o everlasting_a punishment_n but_o mercy_n i_o confess_v prevail_v with_o i_o i_o send_v not_o a_o angel_n but_o i_o myself_o come_v down_o for_o thou_o i_o suffer_v myself_o to_o be_v slay_v &_o sic_fw-la ad_fw-la istos_fw-la inseros_fw-la veni_fw-la and_o so_o come_v to_o these_o low_a place_n go_v out_o now_o you_o that_o be_v bind_v rise_v up_o you_o that_o be_v wretched_a breath_n yourselves_o you_o prisoner_n behold_v i_o shine_v on_o you_o as_o light_v unwoonted_a behold_v i_o break_v all_o your_o cord_n and_o chain_n ecce_fw-la tarteareas_n sedes_fw-la noctemque_fw-la profundam_fw-la faetidumque_fw-la chaos_n extermino_fw-la behold_v i_o abolish_v to_o you_o these_o infernal_a seat_n this_o dark_a mist_n and_o stink_a chaos_n here_o be_v chrysostom_n hade_n which_o i_o trust_n be_v not_o the_o general_a state_n nor_o place_n of_o all_o man_n soul_n under_o christ_n special_o since_o chrysostom_n in_o plain_a speech_n say_v christ_n abolish_v and_o end_v all_o these_o thing_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o hell_n or_o hade_n if_o you_o stand_v on_o the_o greek_a word_n as_o not_o express_v in_o chrysostoms_n latin_a copy_n out_o of_o these_o latin_a translation_n your_o leader_n by_o their_o leaf_n gather_v their_o observation_n for_o these_o part_n of_o 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break_v up_o the_o gate_n of_o hade_n and_o set_v wide_o open_v the_o arch_n of_o heaven_n and_o renew_v the_o entrance_n into_o paradise_n what_o marvel_n be_v it_o if_o it_o over_o come_v deadly_a poison_n and_o cruel_a beast_n and_o so_o again_o god_n by_o christ_n tribulatione_fw-la abolish_v the_o curse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o break_v in_o piece_n the_o gate_n of_o hade_n and_o open_v paradise_n and_o show_v a_o general_a consent_n of_o all_o nation_n in_o this_o use_n of_o the_o word_n he_o say_v 9_o the_o grecian_n barbarian_n poet_n and_o philosopher_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n consent_v with_o we_o in_o this_o though_o not_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o say_v that_o there_o be_v certain_a judgement_n or_o punishment_n in_o hade_n which_o theodoret_n likewise_o confess_v to_o betrue_v iudicio_fw-la these_o speech_n say_v he_o be_v sit_v for_o philosophy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o send_v the_o soul_n that_o have_v live_v here_o well_o to_o heaven_n and_o those_o that_o have_v follow_v the_o contrary_a down_o to_o hade_n and_o of_o plato_n he_o say_v ibidem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o many_o place_n he_o affirm_v torture_n in_o hade_n and_o lest_o i_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o be_v lead_v with_o a_o desire_n to_o contradict_v without_o cause_n or_o upon_o some_o conceit_n to_o oppose_v myself_o against_o such_o learned_a man_n as_o have_v lean_v that_o way_n suppose_v hade_n with_o the_o greek_a father_n to_o import_v the_o place_n and_o state_n of_o good_a &_o bad_a after_o death_n i_o be_o not_o unwilling_a good_a christian_a reader_n if_o it_o be_v not_o tedious_a or_o troublesome_a to_o thou_o to_o set_v down_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a will_v make_v a_o new_a volume_n of_o that_o which_o in_o read_v i_o have_v observe_v touch_v the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n hade_v with_o ancient_a writer_n that_o be_v christian_n who_o use_v not_o
to_o fast_v then_o to_o marry_v now_o for_o these_o very_a point_n that_o none_o be_v in_o paradise_n but_o only_a martur_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n even_o of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n and_o all_o other_o godly_a christian_n be_v apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la in_o place_n under_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o shall_v be_v till_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o resurrection_n tertullian_n urge_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la and_o in_o this_o chapter_n the_o authority_n of_o his_o paraclet_n which_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o montanus_n new_a prophecy_n 55._o agnosce_fw-la differentiam_fw-la ethnici_fw-la &_o fidelis_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la si_fw-la pro_fw-la deo_fw-la occumbas_fw-la ut_fw-la p●…racletus_fw-la mo●…et_fw-la non_fw-la in_o mollibus_fw-la febribus_fw-la &_o in_fw-la lectulis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o a_o acknowledge_v the_o difference_n of_o a_o ethnic_n and_o a_o believer_n even_o in_o their_o death_n if_o thou_o die_v for_o god_n cause_n as_o the_o paraclet_n warn_v not_o in_o casie_a ague_n and_o soft_a bed_n but_o in_o martyrdom_n and_o that_o these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o montanus_n new_a pprophecy_n may_v easy_o be_v perceive_v by_o tertullian_n himself_o who_o write_v against_o all_o flight_n in_o persecution_n which_o book_n be_v tertulliano_n special_o write_v against_o the_o church_n by_o jeroms_n own_o confession_n cit_v they_o as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o new_a prophecy_n of_o montanus_n persecutione_n spiritum_fw-la si_fw-la consulas_fw-la &c_n &c_n omnes_fw-la pene_fw-la ad_fw-la martyriuns_fw-la exhortatur_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la fugam_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o illius_fw-la commem●…ur_fw-la publicaris_fw-la inquit_fw-la ●…onum_fw-la libi_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la publicatur_fw-la in_o hominibus_fw-la publicatur_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o a●…bi_fw-la nolite_fw-la in_o lectulis_fw-la &_o febribus_fw-la m●…llibus_fw-la optare_fw-la exire_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o martyrijs_fw-la if_o thou_o take_v counsel_n of_o the_o spirit_n he_o exhort_v all_o very_o near_o to_o martyrdom_n not_o to_o flight_n as_o to_o remember_v you_o of_o that_o speech_n be_v thou_o make_v a_o public_a example_n say_v he_o it_o be_v good_a for_o thou_o he_o that_o be_v not_o make_v a_o public_a ●…xample_n amgonst_a man_n shall_v be_v make_v one_o with_o god_n and_o so_o in_o another_o place_n desire_v not_o to_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o bed_n &_o easy_a ague_n but_o in_o martyrdom_n these_o word_n tertullian_n allege_v as_o evident_o write_v by_o the_o spirit_n which_o since_o they_o be_v no_o where_o find_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o new_a or_o old_a testament_n &_o disagree_v both_o in_o word_n &_o matter_n from_o the_o stile_n &_o truth_n of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n they_o savour_v of_o another_o spirit_n &_o must_v of_o force_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o montanus_n who_o in_o this_o very_a point_n be_v condemn_v by_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n against_o which_o as_o jerom_n avouch_v tertuilian_a write_v this_o book_n in_o favour_n of_o montanus_n heresy_n and_o so_o much_o also_o that_o learned_a observer_n rhenanus_fw-la affirm_v upon_o this_o place_n 9_o verba_fw-la sunt_fw-la prophetiae_fw-la paracleti_fw-la montanici_fw-la these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o pprophecy_n of_o montanus_n spirit_n your_o friend_n therefore_o who_o lend_v you_o their_o pain_n be_v not_o well_o advise_v in_o excuse_v tertullian_n in_o this_o matter_n from_o montanisme_n since_o not_o only_o the_o error_n of_o montanus_n be_v here_o defend_v but_o the_o very_a word_n of_o his_o new_a revelation_n be_v here_o allege_v 23._o also_o in_o that_o objection_n of_o certain_a heretic_n who_o he_o confute_v not_o the_o true_a christian_n as_o you_o misconceive_v they_o argue_v thus_o as_o you_o do_v in_o hoc_fw-la christus_fw-la inferos_fw-la adijt_fw-la ne_fw-la nos_fw-la adiremus_fw-la christ_n therefore_o go_v to_o hell_n to_o the_o end_n we_o shall_v never_o come_v there_o he_o answer_v they_o that_o it_o be_v false_a that_o christ_n go_v to_o inferos_fw-la in_o that_o sense_n that_o be_v to_o hell_n for_o than_o what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o the_o wicked_a heathen_a and_o the_o godly_a christian_n if_o one_o and_o the_o same_o prison_n after_o death_n be_v for_o they_o both_o take_n it_o for_o a_o thing_n general_o grant_v in_o the_o church_n that_o it_o be_v a_o wicked_a and_o heretical_a thing_n to_o think_v he_o go_v where_o the_o damn_a be_v that_o be_v into_o hell_n ignorance_n make_v you_o not_o only_o blind_a and_o bold_a but_o presumptuous_a and_o saucy_a to_o acquit_v from_o heresy_n and_o condemn_v for_o heresy_n who_o please_v you_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v not_o think_v it_o strange_a to_o be_v challenge_v by_o you_o for_o a_o wicked_a and_o heretical_a opinion_n since_o you_o gross_o belie_v the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n and_o dip_v they_o in_o the_o same_o vate_fw-la of_o wicked_a and_o heretical_a thing_n with_o i_o you_o wilful_o wrest_v and_o misconstrue_v tertullia_n word_n smooth_v he_o in_o a_o manifest_a error_n against_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n and_o roll_v they_o up_o with_o wicked_a heresy_n that_o be_v the_o great_a light_n of_o christian_a religion_n next_o after_o the_o apostle_n tertullia_n resolution_n in_o this_o very_a chapter_n be_v plain_a enough_o to_o he_o that_o be_v not_o more_o then_o blind_a 55._o habes_fw-la de_fw-la paradiso_n anobie_n libellum_fw-la quo_fw-la constituimus_fw-la omnem_fw-la animam_fw-la apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la sequestrari_fw-la in_o diem_fw-la domini_fw-la thou_o have_v a_o book_n of_o we_o write_v touch_v paradise_n wherein_o we_o determine_v all_o soul_n to_o be_v keep_v sequester_v apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la in_o infernal_a place_n till_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o sentence_n next_o before_o that_o which_o you_o cite_v he_o say_v with_o like_a confidence_n 55._o habes_fw-la &_o regionem_fw-la inferûm_fw-la subterraneam_fw-la credere_fw-la &_o illos_fw-la cubito_fw-la pellere_fw-la qui_fw-la satis_fw-la superbè_fw-la ibidem_fw-la non_fw-la putent_fw-la animas_fw-la fidelium_fw-la inferis_fw-la dignas_fw-la serui_fw-la super_fw-la dominun_n &_o discipuli_fw-la super_fw-la magistrun_v aspernati_fw-la si_fw-la forte_fw-fr in_fw-la abrahae_fw-la sinu_fw-la expectandae_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la solatium_fw-la carpere_fw-la thou_o have_v to_o believe_v that_o the_o region_n of_o inferi_fw-la be_v under_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o push_v they_o from_o their_o opinion_n who_o proud_o enough_o will_v not_o think_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a to_o be_v fit_n for_o infernal_a or_o jower_n place_v servant_n above_o their_o lord_n and_o scholar_n above_o their_o master_n in_o that_o they_o scorn_v perhaps_o to_o have_v the_o comfort_n of_o expect_v the_o resurrection_n in_o abraham_n bosom_n here_o tertullian_n positive_o declare_v that_o he_o take_v inferi_fw-la for_o a_o place_n or_o region_n under_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o such_o as_o think_v not_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a fit_n for_o that_o place_n till_o the_o resurrection_n do_v proud_o presume_v to_o be_v above_o their_o lord_n and_o master_n and_o scorn_v abraham_n bosom_n where_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o patriarch_n &_o prophet_n be_v keep_v as_o he_o dream_v and_o so_o shall_v be_v till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n now_o who_o opinion_n i_o pray_v you_o be_v this_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a after_o christ_n resurrection_n go_v to_o paradise_n and_o not_o to_o place_n under_o the_o earth_n be_v it_o not_o the_o main_a confession_n of_o christ_n church_n tertullian_n then_o purposely_o refute_v that_o opinion_n what_o else_o do_v he_o but_o traduce_v the_o general_a persuasion_n of_o the_o faithful_a in_o favour_n of_o his_o new_a pprophecy_n which_o reserve_v paradise_n only_o for_o martyr_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n abandon_v all_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o godly_a die_v in_o their_o bed_n to_o place_n under_o the_o earth_n there_o to_o be_v keep_v till_o christ_n come_v but_o examine_v the_o word_n which_o he_o reject_v and_o see_v if_o they_o savour_v of_o heresy_n or_o christianity_n for_o thereby_o we_o shall_v best_o judge_v whether_o they_o be_v heretic_n or_o christian_n who_o he_o there_o impugn_a his_o word_n be_v 5●…_n say_v in_o hoc_fw-la inquiunt_fw-la christus_fw-la inseros_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ne_fw-la nos_fw-la adiremus_fw-la but_o to_o this_o ●…rd_n say_v they_o christ_n go_v to_o inferi_fw-la the_o place_n b●…low_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o come_v thither_o if_o these_o word_n imply_v heresy_n than_o be_v saint_n austen_n a_o manifest_a heretic_n for_o he_o affirm_v as_o much_o in_o effect_n as_o this_o come_v unto_o 85._o ideo_fw-la christus_fw-la pervenit_fw-la us●…_n ad_fw-la infernum_fw-la ne_fw-la nos_fw-la maneremus_fw-la in_o inferno_fw-la therefore_o christ_n come_v even_o unto_o hell_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o remain_v in_o hell_n man_n that_o come_v thither_o abide_v there_o if_o therefore_o christ_n free_v we_o by_o his_o descent_n thither_o from_o remain_v there_o he_o free_v we_o from_o come_v thither_o and_o ambrose_n be_v likewise_o a_o
heretic_n in_o say_v 85._o descendens_fw-la ad_fw-la inferos_fw-la genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la liberavit_fw-la christ_n descend_v to_o hell_n deliucred_a mankind_n that_o be_v aswell_o from_o come_v thither_o as_o tarry_v there_o so_o hilary_n 2._o crux_fw-la mors_fw-la inferi_n nostra_fw-la salus_fw-la est_fw-la christ_n cross_n death_n descent_n to_o inferi_fw-la the_o place_n below_o be_v our_o salvation_n so_o athanasius_n patre_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christ_n descend_v to_o hade_n bring_v we_o back●…_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o go_v thither_o so_o jerom_n 13._o liberavit_fw-la omnes_fw-la dominus_fw-la quando_fw-la eius_fw-la anima_fw-la descendit_fw-la ad_fw-la infernum_fw-la the_o lord_n deliver_v all_o his_o from_o thence_o when_o his_o soul_n descend_v to_o hell_n so_o fulgentius_n 3._o hoc_fw-la ideo_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la descendentem_fw-la ad_fw-la infernum_fw-la animam_fw-la iusti_fw-la dolores_fw-la soluerentur_fw-la inferni_fw-la 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the_o nose_n before_o you_o be_v ware_n and_o plunge_v yourself_o into_o this_o wicked_a heresy_n as_o you_o call_v it_o far_a deep_a than_o other_o by_o allege_v and_o yet_o refuse_v tertullia_n fancy_n in_o this_o place_n do_v you_o not_o well_o to_o be_v so_o liberal_a of_o your_o term_n when_o you_o must_v bear_v the_o great_a weight_n of_o they_o i_o clear_v myself_o in_o say_v and_o prove_v that_o these_o be_v tertullia_n private_a conceit_n con●…onant_n to_o montanus_n new_a prophecy_n and_o repugnant_a to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o unless_o these_o father_n be_v heretic_n i_o be_o none_o but_o you_o be_v catch_v like_o a_o come_v with_o your_o loud_a ctow_n and_o can_v shift_v thence_o but_o with_o your_o own_o shame_n for_o you_o say_v it_o be_v the_o objection_n of_o 23._o certain_a heretic_n now_o if_o yourself_o defend_v that_o which_o tertullian_n there_o impugn_v then_o be_v you_o a_o heretic_n by_o your_o own_o confession_n first_o then_o that_o 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say_v 28._o it_o be_v false_a that_o christ_n go_v to_o inferos_fw-la that_o be_v to_o hell_n you_o that_o right_o understand_v not_o one_o word_n in_o this_o place_n of_o tertullian_n talk_v as_o if_o you_o be_v authorize_v not_o only_o to_o contradict_v your_o own_o author_n but_o to_o pronounce_v they_o all_o heretic_n that_o gainsay_v your_o absurd_a and_o ignorant_a folly_n tertullian_n in_o this_o place_n resolve_v that_o christ_n die_v go_v ad_fw-la inferos_fw-la that_o be_v ad_fw-la regionem_fw-la inferúm_fw-la subterraneam_fw-la to_o the_o region_n of_o inferi_n under_o earth_n for_o so_o he_o expound_v himself_o and_o conclude_v that_o all_o the_o faithful_a after_o death_n save_o martyr_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o same_o region_n under_o earth_n and_o there_o stay_v till_o the_o general_a resurrection_n this_o conclusion_n you_o deny_v as_o well_o as_o i_o do_v and_o say_v they_o be_v heretic_n that_o make_v that_o objection_n but_o awake_v out_o of_o this_o maze_n or_o madness_n and_o see_v that_o tertullian_n to_o strengthen_v the_o private_a opinion_n of_o montanus_n in_o advaunce_v martyr_n and_o none_o else_o to_o paradise_n impugn_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n that_o christ_n descend_v to_o inferi_n that_o be_v to_o the_o region_n under_o the_o earth_n free_v all_o the_o faithful_a from_o come_v thither_o with_o like_a stupidity_n you_o sever_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o position_n from_o the_o position_n itself_o and_o make_v that_o a_o refutation_n of_o the_o objection_n as_o you_o call_v it_o which_o be_v a_o confirmation_n thereof_o for_o they_o which_o oppose_v the_o former_a word_n christ_n therefore_o go_v ad_fw-la inferos_fw-la to_o the_o place_n below_o lest_o we_o shall_v come_v thither_o bring_v this_o for_o a_o reason_n of_o their_o assertion_n 55._o caeterum_fw-la quod_fw-la discrimen_fw-la ethnicorum_fw-la &_o christianorum_fw-la si_fw-la carcer_fw-la mortu●…s_fw-la idem_fw-la for_o what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o ethnic_n and_o christian_n if_o they_o have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o prison_n after_o death_n you_o say_v this_o be_v tertullia_n answer_n to_o they_o but_o your_o head_n be_v so_o heavy_a that_o you_o do_v not_o perceive_v this_o make_v for_o they_o not_o against_o they_o and_o so_o rather_o confirm_v than_o answer_v their_o objection_n they_o who_o make_v the_o former_a objection_n that_o christ_n go_v to_o the_o place_n below_o lest_o we_o shall_v come_v thither_o never_o except_v infidel_n but_o christian_n from_o come_v to_o those_o place_n if_o tertullian_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n he_o do_v rather_o confess_v then_o refel_v their_o objection_n but_o his_o answer_n to_o these_o word_n come_v after_o which_o you_o do_v not_o read_v or_o not_o mark_v 55._o agnosce_fw-la differentiam_fw-la ethnici_fw-la &_o fidelis_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la si_fw-la pro_fw-la deo_fw-la occumbas_fw-la ut_fw-la paracletus_fw-la monet_fw-la non_fw-la in_o mollibus_fw-la f●…bribus_fw-la &_o lectulis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o martyri●…s_n see_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o ethnic_a &_o a_o believer_n if_o thou_o die_v for_o god_n cause_n as_o the_o paraclete_n warn_v not_o in_o easy_a fever_n
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o come_v to_o the_o closert_n of_o the_o god_n below_o aristophanes_n rani●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v go_v with_o speed_n to_o hade_n below_o so_o that_o your_o great_a master_n of_o the_o greek_a tongue_n if_o ever_o you_o see_v they_o or_o read_v they_o exact_o resolve_v against_o you_o that_o your_o hade_n pandocheus_fw-la whither_o all_o go_v both_o good_a and_o bad_a be_v under_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o can_v no_o way_n be_v proportion_v to_o heaven_n or_o paradise_n which_o be_v far_o above_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o be_v habitation_n of_o light_n and_o bliss_n where_o your_o hade_n of_o the_o bless_a in_o the_o opinion_n of_o pagan_n and_o christian_n be_v a_o place_n of_o darkness_n though_o mix_v with_o ease_n and_o comfort_n as_o they_o suppose_v and_o touch_v the_o latin_a inferi_n of_o which_o you_o seem_v to_o make_v such_o account_n by_o pretence_n of_o cicero_n word_n but_o without_o all_o cause_n i_o reply_v with_o the_o 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