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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v not_o by_o person_n body_n or_o dead_a body_n but_o by_o soul_n act._n 2._o 27._o 2._o object_n 2._o but_o it_o be_v avouch_v that_o christ_n soul_n be_v present_o upon_o his_o death_n carry_v up_o into_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o descend_v into_o hell_n because_o christ_n say_v to_o the_o penitent_a thief_n to_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n luc._n 23._o 43._o solut._n solut._n i_o answer_v that_o our_o creed_n teach_v we_o that_o christ_n die_v and_o then_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o his_o soul_n be_v depart_v out_o of_o his_o body_n what_o become_v of_o they_o both_o viz._n that_o his_o body_n be_v bury_v and_o that_o his_o soul_n descend_v into_o hell_n and_o now_o must_v this_o plain_a article_n be_v invert_v both_o in_o word_n and_o in_o sense_n and_o we_o will_v to_o believe_v that_o at_o that_o very_a time_n he_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n when_o our_o creed_n say_v that_o he_o 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in_o body_n in_o the_o belly_n of_o hell_n and_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n matth._n 12._o 40._o 3._o object_n 3._o now_o if_o it_o be_v further_o object_v that_o our_o saviour_n need_v not_o in_o soul_n to_o descend_v into_o hell_n see_v all_o thing_n belong_v to_o man_n salvation_n be_v finish_v by_o he_o when_o he_o hang_v on_o the_o cross_n solut._n solut._n the_o answer_n be_v that_o when_o our_o bless_a saviour_n speak_v these_o word_n all_o thing_n be_v finish_v all_o his_o very_a suffering_n be_v not_o then_o end_v for_o he_o be_v not_o then_o dead_a nor_o bury_v nor_o have_v continue_v three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o state_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n beside_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n do_v plain_o convince_v that_o
the_o person_n by_o the_o doctrine_n yea_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o full_o ground_v &_o settle_v in_o the_o truth_n that_o if_o their_o teacher_n and_o instructer_n will_v dissuade_v they_o from_o it_o they_o shall_v not_o hearken_v unto_o they_o nay_o if_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n shall_v preach_v 8._o gal._n 1._o 8._o unto_o they_o another_o gospel_n they_o shall_v hold_v he_o accurse_v qvest._n xxvi_o kneel_v be_v the_o fit_a gesture_n of_o the_o body_n at_o the_o reverend_a receive_n of_o the_o holy_a communion_n kneel_v be_v the_o fit_a gesture_n of_o a_o faithful_a and_o humble_a christian_a when_o he_o offer_v up_o his_o prayer_n to_o god_n especial_o when_o he_o reque_v at_o god_n hand_n his_o great_a blessing_n but_o at_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o holy_a communion_n every_o faithful_a and_o humble_a christian_a join_v with_o the_o minister_n when_o he_o pray_v say_v the_o body_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o be_v give_v for_o thou_o preserve_v thy_o body_n 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she_o teach_v that_o the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n be_v both_o together_o in_o heaven_n and_o on_o earth_n and_o not_o contain_v in_o one_o certain_a place_n but_o be_v in_o all_o place_n wheresoever_o the_o eucharist_n be_v administer_v albeit_o it_o be_v administer_v in_o innumerable_a place_n at_o one_o time_n qvest._n xxix_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n ought_v not_o and_o in_o truth_n can_v be_v often_o offer_v up_o to_o god_n by_o the_o masspriest_n as_o a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a the_o often_o offer_v of_o the_o same_o sacrifice_n do_v argue_v the_o imperfection_n thereof_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v as_o the_o do_v again_o &_o again_o of_o one_o &_o the_o selfsame_o work_n do_v show_v that_o it_o be_v unsufficient_o do_v at_o the_o beginning_n for_o no_o wise_a man_n will_v go_v about_o to_o do_v the_o same_o work_n the_o second_o time_n which_o be_v sufficient_o yea_o perfect_o do_v at_o the_o first_o lest_o it_o be_v say_v unto_o he_o 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