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A16151 The suruey of Christs sufferings for mans redemption and of his descent to Hades or Hel for our deliuerance: by Thomas Bilson Bishop of Winchester. The contents whereof may be seene in certaine resolutions before the booke, in the titles ouer the pages, and in a table made to that end. Perused and allowed by publike authoritie. Bilson, Thomas, 1546 or 7-1616. 1604 (1604) STC 3070; ESTC S107072 1,206,574 720

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this_o life_n shall_v feel_v the_o one_o or_o enjoy_v the_o other_o 6._o other_o def●…nc_fw-la pag._n 122._o li._n 6._o supernatural_a i_o grant_v they_o be_v if_o we_o mean_v this_o that_o they_o be_v above_o our_o nature_n state_n to_o bear_v or_o to_o comprehend_v they_o if_o your_o rule_n be_v true_a that_o man_n natural_o receive_v the_o pain_n of_o h●…ll_n why_o shall_v not_o man_n nature_n as_o well_o bear_v they_o or_o comp●…ehend_v they_o as_o receive_v they_o except_o you_o mean_v the_o bear_n of_o they_o with_o patience_n or_o comprehend_v the_o end_n of_o they_o what_o punishment_n man_n receiu●…_n that_o they_o bear_v 5._o bear_v gala_n 5._o he_o that_o trouble_v you_o shall_v be_v be_v his_o condemnation_n whosoever_o he_o be_v and_o again_o 6._o again_o gala_n 6._o every_o man_n shall_v be●…re_v his_o own_o burden_n and_o so_o elsewhere_o 3_o elsewhere_o ephes._n 3_o i_o bow_v my_o knee_n unto_o the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o he_o will_v grant_v 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both_o these_o christ_n affirm_v in_o the_o garden_n 53._o garden_n matth._n 26._o vers_fw-la 53._o think_v thou_o say_v he_o to_o peter_n that_o i_o can_v now_o pray_v to_o my_o father_n and_o he_o will_v give_v i_o more_o than_o twelve_o legion_n of_o angel_n how_o then_o shall_v the_o scripture_n be_v fulfil_v that_o it_o must_v be_v so_o and_o at_o the_o second_o time_n of_o his_o return_n to_o prayer_n 42._o prayer_n ibid._n vers_fw-la 42._o o_o my_o father_n if_o this_o cup_n can_v paesse_v away_o from_o i_o but_o that_o i_o must_v drink_v it_o that_o be_v thereof_o thy_o will_v be_v do_v so_o that_o by_o the_o first_o frame_n of_o christ_n prayer_n 39_o prayer_n ibid._n ver_fw-la 39_o o_o my_o father_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o if_o we_o understand_v either_o christ_n purpose_n to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o his_o death_n reveal_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v now_o by_o god_n counsel_n necessary_o require_v for_o our_o redemption_n and_o 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