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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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he_o be_v before_o by_o which_o word_n he_o give_v they_o to_o understand_v that_o his_o carry_v of_o his_o body_n at_o his_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n will_v teach_v they_o if_o they_o be_v eagle_n with_o the_o mouth_n of_o faith_n to_o mount_v up_o thither_o and_o there_o to_o feed_v upon_o he_o with_o the_o 37._o luke_n 17._o 37._o mouth_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o not_o to_o dream_v of_o a_o gross_a and_o carnal_a feed_n upon_o his_o flesh_n with_o their_o bodily_a mouth_n so_o reason_v saint_n austin_n when_o you_o shall_v see_v the_o son_n of_o man_n 27._o aug._n in_o joh._n tract_n 27._o ascend_v be_v he_o be_v before_o then_o very_o you_o shall_v perceive_v that_o he_o give_v not_o his_o body_n to_o be_v eat_v after_o that_o manner_n as_o you_o conceive_v then_o very_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o consume_v by_o chew_v it_o in_o the_o mouth_n so_o likewise_o etc._n athâ—n_n in_o illud_fw-la quicu_n quâ—_n dixerit_fw-la uâ—rbum_fw-la 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