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confess_v that_o this_o of_o austin_n do_v differ_v but_o little_a from_o bezaes_n exposition_n of_o the_o place_n viz._n that_o by_o the_o spirit_n in_o prison_n be_v mean_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v now_o when_o peter_n write_v of_o they_o in_o prison_n that_o be_v in_o hell_n to_o which_o man_n christ_n by_o his_o divine_a spirit_n in_o noah_n do_v preach_v when_o they_o be_v alive_a upon_o earth_n and_o sure_o any_o that_o be_v impartial_a will_v judge_v this_o exposition_n in_o that_o wherein_o it_o differ_v from_o austin_n the_o more_o probable_a and_o yet_o bellarmine_n to_o show_v his_o suprà _fw-la partiality_n say_v that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v refute_v austin_n exposition_n if_o austin_n himself_o have_v be_v altogether_o please_v with_o it_o 19_o austin_n exposition_n be_v embrace_v not_o only_o by_o bede_n who_o bellarmine_n only_o mention_n as_o herein_o follow_v austin_n but_o also_o by_o aquinas_n and_o other_o as_o estius_n observe_v who_o also_o add_v that_o hesselius_n a_o romish_a author_n do_v understand_v the_o place_n much_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o as_o lorinus_n do_v relate_v diegus_n 3._o paiva_n one_o that_o write_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n do_v direct_o expound_v the_o word_n of_o peter_n as_o beza_n do_v though_o he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o think_v that_o paiva_n do_v receive_v his_o exposition_n from_o beza_n but_o against_o both_o austin_n and_o bezaes_n exposition_n it_o be_v object_v first_o that_o citat_fw-la the_o spirit_n by_o which_o christ_n go_v and_o preach_v to_o the_o spirit_n in_o prison_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 18_o 19_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o must_v signify_v christ_n soul_n and_o not_o his_o divine_a nature_n i_o answer_v that_o christ_n divine_a nature_n be_v most_o fit_o understand_v there_o by_o the_o word_n spirit_n even_o as_o by_o the_o word_n flesh_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o only_o his_o body_n but_o his_o whole_a humane_a nature_n in_o respect_n of_o which_o nature_n christ_n be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o be_v quicken_v by_o his_o divine_a nature_n thus_o do_v oecumenius_n expound_v it_o put_v to_o death_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o flesh_n loc_n that_o be_v the_o humane_a nature_n and_o raise_v again_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o why_o shall_v this_o exposition_n seem_v strange_a when_o as_o flesh_n be_v put_v for_o christ_n humane_a nature_n joh._n 1._o 14._o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n and_o so_o also_o rom._n 1._o 3._o and_o 9_o 5._o and_o therefore_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o word_n spirit_n may_v well_o denote_v christ_n divine_a nature_n for_o this_o exposition_n estius_n also_o cite_v austin_n and_o athanasius_n as_o allege_v by_o bede_n and_o he_o do_v well_o observe_v that_o