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example_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n write_v by_o luke_n the_o evangelist_n translate_v into_o saxonish_v many_o year_n ago_o which_o say_v thus_o ha_o peand_a re_fw-mi peleza_fw-mi dead_a and_o paer_fw-mi on_o hell_n bebynze_v which_o be_v now_o as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v and_o the_o rich_a man_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o hell_n i_o shall_v think_v it_o very_o absurd_a therefore_o far_o to_o urge_v any_o comment_n or_o exposition_n for_o the_o word_n hell_n see_v no_o doubt_n these_o expositor_n of_o the_o gospel_n sufficient_o understand_v what_o they_o say_v in_o their_o own_o language_n nay_o whosoever_o will_v not_o yield_v unto_o so_o plain_a a_o testimony_n of_o truth_n the_o mark_n of_o controversy_n he_o may_v be_v think_v little_a zealous_a yea_o obstinate_a in_o his_o own_o profession_n now_o of_o such_o as_o will_v have_v hell_n to_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o mean_v the_o place_n of_o the_o damn_a and_o will_v prove_v it_o by_o the_o word_n 26._o luk._n 16._o 26._o gulf_n that_o be_v between_o abraham_n and_o the_o rich_a man_n the_o word_n in_o the_o greek_a original_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hiatus_n fissura_n a_o gap_n or_o cliff_n as_o virgil_n cit_v the_o word_n proper_o forth_o of_o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tellus_n ima_n dehiscat_fw-la let_v the_o earth_n cleave_v but_o we_o understand_v the_o word_n gulf_n a_o concave_a and_o a_o devour_a place_n which_o be_v hardly_o argue_v by_o the_o circumstance_n follow_v see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v neither_o up_o nor_o down_o but_o pass_v over_o as_o it_o be_v from_o shore_n to_o shore_n as_o transcendere_fw-la and_o transrimare_fw-la agree_v with_o the_o prophet_n word_n before_o recite_v they_o shall_v go_v forth_o and_o look_v upon_o the_o carcase_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n and_o beside_o saint_n john_n prove_v a_o further_a punishment_n to_o ensue_v after_o death_n and_o hell_n which_o be_v to_o say_v the_o 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admiration_n of_o it_o but_o we_o think_v and_o contend_v that_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o acknowledge_v christ_n our_o redeemer_n and_o to_o believe_v in_o he_o who_o the_o father_n have_v send_v we_o be_v much_o deceive_v to_o call_v that_o enough_o which_o be_v in_o due_a respect_n nothing_o for_o the_o devil_n acknowledge_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o the_o papist_n be_v always_o ready_a to_o object_n when_o we_o argue_v justification_n by_o faith_n but_o the_o text_n say_v that_o he_o confess_v he_o with_o tremble_v so_o then_o before_o we_o can_v acknowledge_v he_o our_o redeemer_n we_o must_v of_o necessity_n learn_v how_o we_o become_v bind_v and_o before_o we_o can_v right_o believe_v in_o he_o who_o the_o father_n have_v send_v we_o must_v needs_o understand_v some_o warning_n of_o his_o message_n which_o must_v often_o and_o brief_o be_v repeat_v throughout_o the_o body_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n then_o must_v we_o try_v whether_o he_o come_v 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the_o rebellious_a have_v thou_o lead_v that_o the_o lord_n god_n may_v dwell_v there_o praise_v be_v the_o lord_n which_o lade_v we_o daily_o selah_n but_o saint_n paul_n allusion_n be_v this_o that_o he_o ascend_v and_o captive_a captivity_n and_o give_v dwell_v place_n to_o man_n now_o insomuch_o that_o he_o ascend_v say_v he_o what_o be_v it_o but_o that_o he_o descend_v first_o into_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o he_o that_o go_v down_o be_v he_o that_o go_v up_o above_o all_o heaven_n to_o fulfil_v all_o thing_n if_o therefore_o he_o have_v be_v to_o go_v down_o to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o damn_a as_o some_o will_n he_o must_v have_v descend_v into_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o he_o go_v up_o to_o the_o high_a heaven_n for_o his_o depth_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v answerable_a to_o his_o height_n nay_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d under_o all_o the_o earth_n as_o he_o ascend_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d above_o all_o heaven_n reason_n will_v 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for_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n so_o that_o this_o heaven_n which_o we_o see_v be_v as_o a_o veil_n before_o our_o eye_n to_o keep_v we_o from_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n who_o face_n will_v be_v so_o glorious_a that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o look_v up_o for_o he_o appear_v in_o a_o flame_n of_o fire_n 6._o exod._n 3._o 6._o which_o god_n our_o saviour_n make_v himself_o use_v his_o father_n own_o word_n show_v â—2_n exod._n â—2_n â—2_n that_o it_o be_v he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o fiery_a throne_n this_o earth_n but_o a_o bar_n to_o defend_v we_o from_o the_o outrage_n of_o the_o damn_a spirit_n which_o will_v consume_v we_o with_o horror_n and_o there_o be_v no_o help_n for_o us._n but_o for_o the_o place_n of_o god_n existence_n and_o of_o the_o everlasting_a prison_n the_o divine_a scripture_n in_o no_o language_n have_v afford_v name_n except_o circumstantial_a or_o metaphorical_a nay_o god_n himself_o have_v forbear_v to_o name_v the_o place_n of_o the_o happy_a or_o unhappy_a and_o much_o less_o be_v man_n able_a to_o perform_v it_o for_o he_o never_o go_v and_o come_v again_o neither_o in_o our_o sight_n can_v any_o proper_a resemblance_n be_v make_v of_o it_o therefore_o let_v we_o think_v of_o christ_n descension_n that_o he_o go_v first_o into_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o saint_n paul_n allude_v ezechiels_n word_n 32._o ezec._n 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d write_v in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o say_v what_o be_v it_o but_o that_o he_o also_o descend_v first_o into_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n here_o he_o say_v