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the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 18.8_o &_o 25.41.48_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 25.46_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mar._n 3.29_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mar._n 9.43.44_o &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v_o 45.46.48_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o pet._n 2.17_o jud._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d revel_v 14_o 11._o and_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n where_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o prophet_n shall_v be_v torment_v day_n and_o night_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o revel_v 20.10_o all_o these_o be_v endeavour_v to_o be_v evacuate_v first_o by_o a_o general_a answer_n then_o by_o particular_n accommodate_v to_o each_o particular_a phrase_n the_o general_n be_v that_o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o always_o signify_v a_o absolute_a eternity_n but_o either_o a_o long_a time_n or_o a_o irreparable_a estate_n of_o thing_n or_o during_o unto_o the_o cessation_n of_o the_o subject_n and_o without_o dispute_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o answer_n it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o my_o turn_n if_o either_o some_o of_o these_o phrase_n do_v sometime_o signify_v a_o absolute_a eternity_n for_o than_o i_o shall_v have_v no_o reason_n to_o except_v against_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n of_o god_n for_o so_o many_o century_n which_o thus_o understand_v all_o unquestionable_o most_o of_o these_o place_n or_o if_o they_o here_o denote_v a_o irreparable_a state_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o for_o then_o the_o wicked_a be_v cast_v into_o fire_n be_v in_o that_o state_n irreparable_o math._n 18_o 8.25.4â—_n be_v in_o eternal_a punishment_n math._n 25.41_o be_v irreparable_o there_o and_o so_o in_o the_o rest_n which_o notion_n of_o eternal_a will_v never_o mind_v any_o man_n of_o the_o annihilation_n of_o those_o that_o be_v enter_v