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of_o a_o jewish_a funeral_n i_o also_o believe_v that_o christ_n be_v dead_a his_o soul_n and_o body_n remain_v in_o a_o separate_a condition_n under_o the_o power_n of_o death_n and_o that_o his_o soul_n be_v reunite_v to_o the_o body_n before_o it_o do_v putrify_v in_o the_o grave_a but_o as_o to_o the_o various_a opinion_n about_o his_o descent_n into_o hell_n i_o think_v they_o either_o too_o high_a or_o too_o unprofitable_a for_o my_o research_n and_o as_o you_o have_v teach_v i_o so_o i_o believe_v that_o christ_n birth_n death_n and_o burial_n or_o be_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o death_n be_v the_o three_o degree_n of_o his_o humiliation_n answerable_a to_o which_o be_v the_o three_o degree_n of_o his_o
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