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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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to_o say_v that_o as_o the_o wife_n be_v one_o flesh_n with_o the_o husband_n so_o we_o be_v of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o bone_n 11._o eph._n 4.30_o cap._n 2.20_o rom._n 11._o and_o that_o the_o saint_n be_v the_o building_n and_o christ_n jesus_n the_o chief_a corner_n stone_n and_o that_o as_o imp_n be_v ingraft_v into_o a_o olive_n tree_n so_o be_v we_o into_o christ_n with_o many_o like_a comparison_n set_v forth_o this_o union_n and_o that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a the_o better_a to_o apprehend_v it_o he_o take_v our_o nature_n to_o the_o godhead_n in_o his_o incarnation_n and_o propound_v himself_o whole_o to_o be_v take_v into_o we_o in_o his_o last_o supper_n second_o for_o our_o union_n with_o one_o another_o it_o be_v set_v forth_o by_o the_o member_n of_o a_o body_n by_o the_o part_n of_o a_o house_n by_o the_o branch_n of_o a_o vine_n and_o by_o the_o spouse_n of_o a_o honest_a husband_n which_o be_v one_o only_o so_o be_v the_o saint_n but_o one_o body_n one_o 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