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〈◊〉_d he_o descend_v into_o hell_n that_o be_v be_v in_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o dead_a for_o thus_o the_o greek_n be_v wont_a to_o speak_v of_o a_o man_n depart_v whether_o good_a or_o bad_a last_o some_o other_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v mere_o figurative_o speak_v he_o descend_v into_o hell_n that_o be_v suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n viz._n the_o anger_n of_o god_n against_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o the_o elect_v pour_v forth_o upon_o his_o soul_n drive_v he_o into_o that_o bloody_a agony_n in_o the_o garden_n and_o make_v he_o cry_v out_o my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o now_o of_o all_o those_o that_o which_o stand_v for_o limbo_n be_v to_o be_v explode_v as_o by_o other_o sound_a positive_a reason_n draw_v from_o scripture_n so_o in_o regard_n also_o of_o the_o impertinency_n of_o the_o place_n allege_v for_o in_o that_o to_o the_o hebrew_n the_o way_n into_o the_o holy_a be_v not_o yet_o open_v be_v mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o which_o in_o 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