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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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begin_v to_o weave_v your_o world_n of_o the_o dead_a he_o positive_o avouch_v 55._o nulli_fw-la patet_fw-la caelum_fw-la terra_fw-la adhuc_fw-la salua_fw-la ne_fw-la dixerim_fw-la clausa_fw-la heaven_n be_v open_v to_o no_o man_n so_o long_o as_o the_o earth_n be_v continue_v that_o i_o say_v not_o close_v over_o they_o together_o with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v open_v and_o touch_v paradise_n he_o admit_v no_o soul_n to_o be_v there_o but_o only_a martyr_n and_o therefore_o to_o this_o objection_n ibidem_fw-la but_o thou_o will_v say_v the_o dead_a be_v in_o paradise_n whether_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n that_o rise_v with_o our_o lord_n pass_v even_o then_o ab_fw-la inferis_fw-la from_o the_o place_n below_o he_o answer_v how_o then_o be_v the_o region_n of_o paradise_n which_o be_v under_o the_o altar_n reveal_v to_o john_n in_o the_o spirit_n to_o have_v none_o other_o soul_n in_o it_o beside_o martyr_n how_o do_v perpetua_fw-la the_o most_o valiant_a martyr_n the_o day_n before_o her_o suffering_n when_o paradise_n be_v reveal_v to_o she_o see_v there_o only_o her_o fellow_n martyr_n but_o because_o the_o glitter_a s●…ord_n that_o keep_v the_o gate_n of_o paradise_n yield_v to_o none_o save_v to_o such_o as_o die_v in_o christ_n that_o be_v as_o martyr_n for_o christ_n tota_n paradisi_fw-la clavis_fw-la tuus_fw-la sanguis_fw-la est_fw-la the_o only_a key_n to_o open_a paradise_n be_v thy_o own_o blood_n shed_v in_o martyrdom_n so_o that_o in_o as_o plain_a word_n as_o tertullian_n use_v any_o inferi_n be_v neither_o heaven_n nor_o paradise_n but_o regio_fw-la subterranea_fw-la a_o place_n or_o region_n under_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o some_o soul_n be_v in_o rest_n as_o he_o think_v and_o some_o in_o torment_n which_o if_o you_o can_v turn_v to_o your_o general_n and_o privative_a hades_n you_o shall_v work_v wonder_n that_o other_o position_n of_o he_o 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 we_o resolve_v that_o every_o soul_n be_v keep_v in_o inferi_n till_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o of_o judgement_n as_o it_o be_v private_a to_o himself_o and_o savour_v of_o montanisme_n so_o it_o be_v different_a from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n who_o confess_v not_o only_a martyr_n as_o he_o do_v but_o all_o good_a christian_n after_o this_o life_n to_o be_v receive_v into_o paradise_n this_o error_n if_o you_o be_v dispose_v you_o may_v maintain_v with_o tertullian_n but_o you_o shall_v never_o thence_o establish_v your_o world_n of_o soul_n which_o you_o seek_v for_o 3._o whereupon_o the_o learned_a junius_n note_v thus_o inferos_fw-la latini_n patres_fw-la ut_fw-la graeci_fw-la haden_n pro_fw-la omni_fw-la loco_fw-la aut_fw-la statu_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la promiscué_fw-fr the_o latin_a father_n use_v inferi_n as_o the_o greek_a do_v 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
be_v thr●…wen_v down_o to_o hades_n for_o he_o that_o mind_v never_o any_o high_a or_o heavenly_a thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v worthy_a of_o the_o low_a place_n in_o say_v then_o he_o be_v bury_v the_o lord_n secret_o signify_v that_o his_o soul_n have_v the_o place_n that_o be_v low_a and_o dark_a and_o though_o he_o there_o show_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o that_o think_v hade_n to_o be_v rather_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n then_o a_o place_n yet_o he_o himself_o resolve_v the_o contrary_a ibidem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v hade_n some_o say_v it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o darkness_n under_o the_o earth_n other_o say_v hades_n be_v the_o change_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o sensible_a to_o obscure_v and_o unseen_a and_o though_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n determine_v that_o doubt_n who_o make_v the_o rich_a man_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o place_n of_o torment_n yet_o theophylact_v himself_o reason_v there_o against_o origen_n out_o of_o abraham_n word_n say_v ibidem_fw-la as_o it_o be_v then_o unpossible_a for_o any_o of_o the_o just_a to_o pass_v to_o the_o place_n of_o sinner_n so_o abraham_n teach_v we_o it_o be_v impossible_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o pass_v from_o the_o place_n of_o punishment_n to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o since_o their_o name_n do_v not_o appear_v that_o be_v of_o this_o opinion_n and_o be_v latter_a in_o age_n deserve_v not_o the_o same_o credit_n for_o their_o judgement_n that_o the_o ancient_a and_o learned_a father_n do_v i_o omit_v these_o petite_fw-fr master_n who_o no_o man_n know_v as_o fanse_v somewhat_o if_o they_o can_v prove_v it_o and_o will_v go_v forward_o with_o the_o main_a consent_n as_o of_o all_o greek_a divine_n that_o be_v extant_a so_o of_o the_o best_a and_o elder_a commentator_n and_o expounder_n of_o greek_a word_n to_o show_v that_o hades_n be_v a_o place_n of_o darkness_n under_o earth_n for_o soul_n where_o now_o none_o but_o wicked_a be_v contain_v and_o there_o punish_v eustathius_n archbishop_n of_o thessalonica_n a_o man_n of_o no_o mean_a skill_n in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n as_o appear_z by_o his_o comment_n upon_o homer_n say_v i●…ados_n haïde_n which_o be_v hades_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o dark_a place_n under_o earth_n unseen_a and_o appoint_v for_o soul_n phavorinus_n bishop_n of_o nuceria_n in_o his_o commentary_n of_o the_o greek_a tongue_n say_v likewise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hades_n be_v a_o place_n under_o the_o earth_n secret_a and_o hide_v which_o he_o also_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o place_n without_o light_n and_o fill_v with_o eternal_a darkness_n the_o great_a etymologist_n of_o the_o greek_a tongue_n concur_v with_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hades_n be_v a_o place_n void_a of_o light_n and_o full_a of_o everlasting_a darkness_n and_o mist_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v with_o many_o word_n to_o urge_v the_o property_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o place_n which_o these_o greek_a father_n call_v hades_n it_o be_v apparent_a to_o any_o who_o will_v p●…ruse_v they_o that_o they_o avouch_v it_o to_o be_v a_o place_n of_o darkness_n oppose_v to_o heaven_n and_o paradise_n and_o under_o the_o earth_n where_o devil_n be_v keeper_n and_o tormentor_n of_o soul_n and_o where_o the_o wicked_a after_o this_o life_n be_v keep_v prisoner_n and_o suffer_v punishment_n according_a to_o their_o desert_n &_o which_o christ_n destroy_v and_o spoil_v by_o his_o descent_n thither_o deliver_v thence_o that_o be_v from_o the_o fear_n power_n and_o danger_n thereof_o all_o such_o as_o before_o or_o after_o do_v or_o shall_v believe_v in_o he_o and_o though_o some_o of_o these_o writer_n do_v happy_o think_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o godly_a decease_v before_o christ_n death_n be_v keep_v in_o a_o part_n thereof_o in_o hope_n of_o their_o deliverance_n thence_o yet_o with_o one_o consent_n they_o witness_v it_o to_o be_v nothing_o less_o than_o heaven_n or_o paradise_n or_o the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a common_a to_o good_a and_o bad_a after_o christ_n resurrection_n as_o likewise_o they_o teach_v that_o christ_n deliver_v thence_o not_o only_o such_o of_o his_o elect_a as_o be_v dead_a before_o that_o time_n but_o all_o the_o faithful_a aswell_o then_o live_v as_o yet_o unborn_a and_o therefore_o a_o deliverance_n thence_o do_v not_o exact_o conclude_v a_o local_a detention_n and_o inclusion_n there_o but_o a_o quit_v and_o dislolue_v of_o all_o the_o right_a interest_n and_o challenge_v that_o hell_n or_o satan_n have_v for_o sin_n unto_o the_o servant_n and_o member_n of_o christ_n whensoever_o they_o live_v or_o die_v only_o tertullian_n be_v opposite_a to_o they_o all_o who_o dream_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a save_o martyr_n be_v keep_v in_o place_n under_o the_o earth_n which_o he_o call_v inferi_fw-la till_o the_o general_a resurrection_n wherein_o as_o in_o many_o other_o point_v deliver_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la he_o go_v a_o private_a way_n by_o himself_o without_o and_o against_o the_o main_a resolution_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n 17._o he_o do_v not_o montanize_v in_o this_o as_o you_o object_n but_o consent_v with_o irenaeus_n before_o and_o with_o other_o after_o he_o as_o shall_v appear_v who_o be_v no_o montanist_n your_o mistake_a irenaeus_n here_o as_o you_o do_v before_o little_o help_v your_o market_n and_o other_o when_o you_o bring_v they_o shall_v have_v a_o answer_n fit_v they_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n where_o you_o be_v so_o zealous_a to_o save_v tertullian_n from_o montanisme_n he_o must_v have_v a_o better_a proctor_n than_o you_o be_v to_o uphold_v his_o cause_n or_o else_o it_o will_v soon_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n that_o none_o but_o martyr_n be_v in_o paradise_n and_o all_o other_o the_o faithful_a depart_v this_o life_n be_v in_o prison_n and_o place_n under_o the_o earth_n till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n this_o be_v not_o only_o repugnant_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n but_o a_o plain_a branch_n of_o montanus_n heresy_n which_o tertullian_n derive_v from_o no_o ground_n of_o holy_a scripture_n whence_o all_o truth_n must_v be_v fetch_v but_o from_o certain_a revelation_n &_o prophecy_n different_a from_o the_o scripture_n which_o montanus_n and_o other_o publish_v as_o make_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n after_o the_o write_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o which_o tertullian_n in_o his_o write_n colour_v with_o the_o name_n and_o pretence_n of_o the_o para●…te_n call_v the_o true_a christian_n that_o refuse_v his_o new_a find_v doctrine_n psychicos_fw-la natural_a man_n and_o not_o lead_v by_o the_o latter_a direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o montanus_n and_o other_o be_v who_o in_o exact_v chastity_n abstinence_n and_o martyrdom_n more_o strict_o than_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n do_v he_o follow_v and_o therefore_o not_o only_o his_o doctrine_n in_o this_o place_n allow_v paradise_n to_o none_o beside_o martyr_n but_o his_o allege_v montanus_n very_a word_n and_o pretend_v the_o paraclete_n for_o his_o conceit_n no_o where_o write_v in_o the_o scripture_n declare_v he_o express_o in_o this_o to_o be_v a_o montanist_n for_o plain_a proof_n whereof_o first_o tertullian_n speak_v of_o himself_o when_o he_o forsake_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o christian_n to_o cleave_v to_o the_o revelation_n of_o montanus_n and_o his_o adherent_n say_v 17._o et_fw-la nos_fw-la quidem_fw-la postea_fw-la agnitio_fw-la paracleti_fw-la atque_fw-la defensio_fw-la disiunxit_fw-la a_o psychicis_fw-la the_o agnise_n of_o the_o paraclet_n in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o montanus_n and_o defend_v thereof_o do_v afterward_o disjoin_v we_o from_o the_o carnal_a man_n so_o he_o term_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n for_o refuse_v the_o new_a prophecy_n of_o montanus_n as_o appear_v evident_o by_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr ieiunio_fw-la adversus_fw-la psyc●…cos_fw-la of_o fast_v against_o the_o car●…all_a man_n which_o saint_n jerom_n say_v be_v write_v 17._o specialiter_fw-la adversum_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la particular_o against_o the_o church_n where_o he_o likewise_o tax_v the_o christian_n for_o resist_v the_o paraclet_n or_o new_a prophecy_n of_o montanus_n cover_v they_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o paraclet_n and_o interpret_n the_o one_o by_o the_o other_o 17._o hiparaeleto_fw-it controver_n siam_fw-la faciunt_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la novae_fw-la prophetiae_fw-la recusantur_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la alium_fw-la deum_fw-la praedicent_fw-la montanus_n priscilla_n &_o maximilla_n sed_fw-la quod_fw-la plane_n doceant_fw-la saepius_fw-la ieiunare_fw-la quam_fw-la nubere_fw-la these_o ●…arnall_a man_n quarrel_v with_o the_o paraclet_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o new_a prophecy_n refuse_v not_o that_o montanus_n priscilla_n &_o maximilla_n preach_v another_o god_n but_o that_o they_o plain_o teach_v often_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 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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 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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
place_n of_o torment_n after_o this_o life_n and_o not_o one_o common_a place_n for_o all_o in_o pain_n and_o rest_n with_o nothing_o but_o a_o ditch_n betwixt_o they_o so_o likewise_o christ_n promise_v 16._o the_o gate_n of_o hade_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o his_o church_n where_o if_o you_o defend_v that_o the_o godly_a shall_v not_o have_v their_o soul_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n by_o death_n and_o yet_o hell_n may_v prevail_v against_o their_o soul_n you_o maintain_v two_o as_o manifest_a lie_n as_o a_o man_n may_v utter_v spite_n of_o your_o hart_n therefore_o hades_n must_v signify_v hell_n in_o the_o 16._o of_o saint_n matthewes_n gospel_n and_o so_o it_o do_v in_o all_o other_o place_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n though_o the_o circumstance_n of_o each_o place_n be_v not_o so_o pregnant_a as_o these_o be_v and_o though_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n zuinglius_fw-la &_o mollerus_n observe_v the_o gate_n of_o sheol_n and_o hades_n with_o the_o septuagint_n may_v signify_v the_o danger_n of_o death_n approach_v when_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o godly_a yet_o hades_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n never_o signify_v the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n but_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n distinguish_v from_o it_o and_o consequent_a to_o it_o as_o saint_n john_n in_o plain_a word_n do_v witness_v his_o name_n that_o sit_v on_o the_o pale_a horse_n be_v death_n and_o hades_n follow_v after_o he_o or_o close_o to_o he_o 3._o the_o worthy_a master_n bucer_n note_v well_o say_v dives_fw-la non_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la scribitur_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o hade_a say_v in_o gehenna_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o torment_n be_v &_o flammis_fw-la the_o rich_a be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v simple_o in_o hade_n but_o also_o in_o hell_n because_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o fiery_a torment_n master_n bucere_fw-la i_o honour_n for_o his_o learning_n and_o religion_n yet_o not_o so_o that_o all_o his_o word_n be_v gospel_n or_o that_o i_o receive_v he_o afore_o or_o against_o all_o the_o 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abyssus_n in_o the_o revelation_n and_o in_o luke_n abyssus_n be_v use_v to_o signify_v hell_n therefore_o it_o signify_v hell_n in_o the_o roman_n or_o therefore_o every_o where_o proper_o it_o signify_v hell_n if_o abyslus_fw-la be_v the_o bottomless_a pit_n proper_o and_o hell_n hell_n be_v so_o call_v both_o in_o the_o gospel_n and_o in_o the_o revelation_n and_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v why_o either_o the_o grave_n or_o the_o sea_n shall_v proper_o be_v call_v bottomless_a then_o since_o figure_n be_v not_o to_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o scripture_n but_o upon_o necessity_n you_o must_v show_v we_o more_o necessity_n than_o hitherto_o you_o have_v do_v why_o hell_n may_v not_o be_v understand_v in_o that_o place_n or_o else_o we_o must_v cleave_v to_o the_o natural_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n and_o leave_v your_o figure_n till_o you_o can_v better_o fasten_v they_o that_o abyssus_n may_v metaphorical_o be_v apply_v to_o other_o thing_n i_o never_o deny_v but_o in_o saint_n 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understand_v which_o be_v in_o hade_n and_o not_o the_o sorrow_n and_o pain_n which_o be_v in_o this_o life_n since_o hade_n by_o your_o own_o confession_n be_v a_o state_n opposite_a to_o the_o world_n three_o the_o lose_n of_o the_o sorrow_n of_o that_o death_n which_o peter_n there_o intend_v prove_v christ_n to_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o but_o a_o simple_a rise_n unto_o life_n again_o prove_v no_o such_o thing_n that_o therefore_o be_v neither_o pertinent_a nor_o sufficient_a for_o peter_n purpose_n 16._o next_o let_v we_o consider_v and_o thou_o capernaum_n which_o be_v lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n shall_v be_v bring_v down_o to_o hade_n to_o destruction_n i_o say_v hade_n here_o be_v not_o hell_n but_o the_o destruction_n of_o capernaum_n the_o city_n christ_n threaten_v the_o city_n itself_o with_o destruction_n and_o raze_v out_o from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o he_o mean_v by_o hade_n the_o inhabitant_n the_o wicked_a people_n thereof_o he_o threaten_v with_o 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