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or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sheol_n petitio_fw-la or_o postulatio_n the_o grave_n always_o crave_v never_o satisfy_v according_a to_o the_o parable_n of_o agur_n 1â—_n prou._n 30._o 1â—_n three_o thing_n yea_o also_o the_o four_o will_v not_o be_v satisfy_v the_o grave_n the_o barren_a womb_n the_o earth_n with_o rain_n and_o the_o fire_n that_o say_v not_o it_o be_v enough_o here_o be_v declare_v the_o plain_a and_o natural_a force_n of_o that_o same_o word_n with_o the_o hebrews_n which_o we_o call_v hell_n the_o grave_n this_o sheol_n both_o all_o and_o some_o confess_v to_o be_v the_o low_a place_n of_o his_o descension_n and_o as_o concern_v the_o understanding_n of_o the_o hebrew_n in_o greek_a it_o be_v translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tanqvam_fw-la ab_fw-la obscuritate_fw-la from_o whence_o the_o roman_n have_v aedes_fw-la use_v for_o a_o house_n a_o church_n or_o a_o grave_n a_o place_n of_o darkness_n the_o habitation_n whereof_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o dark_a night_n the_o night_n that_o all_o must_v sleep_v horat._n horat._n haec_fw-la enim_fw-la nox_fw-la est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la dormienda_fw-la so_o likewise_o tartarus_n or_o tartara_fw-la the_o profundity_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v say_v hesiod_n hesiod_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o river_n of_o the_o swift_a ocean_n â—_o hom._n â—_o and_o bottom_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o styx_n infernorum_n palus_n a_o river_n for_o his_o deadly_a and_o horrible_a coldness_n so_o call_v orcus_n of_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jusiurandum_n a_o oath_n for_o in_o this_o place_n they_o use_v their_o exorcism_n and_o conjuration_n avernus_n or_o averna_n a_o lake_n in_o campania_n dedicate_v to_o pluto_n phlegithon_n a_o place_n where_o the_o earth_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o lightning_n so_o pluto_n deorum_fw-la denat_n book_n 2._o deorum_fw-la who_o cicero_n call_v dis_n to_o who_o all_o natural_a and_o earthly_a force_n be_v dedicate_v 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