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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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it_o be_v a_o great_a shame_n to_o imagine_v that_o christ_n be_v less_o able_a to_o endure_v such_o a_o dereliction_n or_o that_o he_o will_v thus_o complain_v and_o mourn_v for_o it_o only_o it_o be_v a_o great_a shame_n and_o sin_n first_o to_o mistake_v and_o then_o to_o disgrace_v the_o word_n of_o christ._n what_o rule_n either_o of_o reason_n or_o piety_n can_v hinder_v our_o saviour_n when_o his_o time_n draw_v near_o that_o he_o will_v die_v and_o ease_v himself_o of_o his_o exceed_a pain_n on_o the_o cross_n earnest_o to_o call_v to_o god_n even_o now_o to_o declare_v which_o he_o have_v all_o this_o while_n refrain_v what_o account_n he_o make_v of_o that_o person_n who_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n so_o much_o despise_v and_o oppress_v be_v it_o any_o shame_n
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be_v diminish_v with_o power_n that_o can_v be_v resist_v by_o man_n or_o devil_n can_v these_o thing_n be_v attribute_v to_o mortal_a man_n here_o on_o earth_n without_o open_a and_o palpable_a heresy_n wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o erroneous_a and_o presumptuous_a inference_n that_o 2._o that_o defence_n pa._n 120._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o if_o angel_n may_v enjoy_v heaven_n real_o be_v in_o the_o world_n that_o man_n here_o live_v may_v do_v the_o like_a 3._o like_a defenc._n pag._n 120._o 3._o it_o be_v possible_a for_o god_n goodness_n to_o communicate_v some_o real_a foretasie_n thereof_o unto_o some_o bless_a man_n also_o a_o taste_n of_o glory_n which_o neither_o continue_v nor_o satisfy_v can_v not_o be_v call_v heaven_n which_o be_v the_o perfect_a and_o perpetual_a fullness_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o bliss_n and_o want_v of_o all_o kind_n of_o misery_n s._n peter_n teach_v we_o that_o god_n 1._o god_n 1._o pet._n 1._o begeti_v we_o into_o a_o lively_a hope_n to_o a_o inheritance_n 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priest_n can_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o the_o glory_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lord_n have_v fill_v the_o lord_n house_n and_o when_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n see_v the_o fire_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v down_o upon_o the_o house_n they_o bow_v themselves_o with_o their_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n upon_o the_o pavement_n and_o worship_v and_o praise_v the_o lord_n i_o trust_v the_o king_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n be_v not_o all_o in_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n and_o yet_o they_o all_o with_o their_o eye_n see_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n there_o present_v before_o they_o and_o such_o as_o be_v religious_a and_o obedient_a see_v it_o to_o their_o exceed_a joy_n 5._o joy_n defenc._n pag._n 120._o li._n 5._o that_o god_n do_v
all_o his_o disciple_n to_o fear_v he_o even_o god_n 12._o god_n luc._n 12._o who_o after_o he_o have_v kill_v have_v power_n to_o cast_v into_o hell_n shall_v we_o thence_o infer_v by_o your_o divinity_n that_o god_n will_v cast_v all_o the_o faithful_a into_o hell_n because_o he_o have_v power_n so_o to_o do_v which_o they_o must_v fear_v 2_o fear_v philip._n 2_o finish_v your_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a say_v the_o apostle_n shall_v we_o therefore_o never_o be_v save_v because_o we_o must_v always_o tremble_v and_o fear_v under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n under_o the_o same_o hand_n of_o god_n may_v christ_n fear_v and_o tremble_v not_o doubt_v of_o his_o salvation_n nor_o distrust_v his_o father_n love_n but_o know_v that_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v almighty_a and_o able_a to_o impose_v far_o great_a pain_n on_o his_o body_n then_o his_o humane_a flesh_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o be_v therefore_o due_a to_o god_n power_n from_o all_o the_o faithful_a 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