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200, that it is in the middle region of the aire, and in neither of these is hee singular, but some more late and Orthodox Writers have agreed with him. As for the place of hell, many thinke it may be in the aire as well as any where else.

True indeed, Saint Austin affirmes that this place cannot bee discovered; But others there are who can shew the situation of it out of Scripture; Some holding it to bee in some other world without this, because our Saviour calls it outward darkensse. But the most will have it placed towards the Center of our earth, because 'tis said, Christ descended into the lower parts of the earth, and some of these are so confident, that this is its situation, that they can ascribe you its bignesse also, and of what capacity it is. Francis Ribera in his Comment on the Revelations, speaking of those Rh