V–VII. Death, burial, and descent to the lower regions
V. The death of Christ is the true separation of His soul from the body. Hence the Jews are rightly said to have killed Him (Acts 3:15).
VI. The burial of Christ is a sure confirmation of that death.
VII. His descent to the lower regions is His state from the time of burial until the resurrection, in which He is judged to have been under the dominion of death. This state was especially necessary, both that He might render obedience to His Father, and that, tempted in all things yet without sin, He might be able to sympathize with those who are tempted, and finally that through sufferings He might be consecrated as priest and king, and so enter into the glory of His kingdom. See Sanford and Parker in their most learned books on the descent to hell.
Latin
V. MORS Christi est vera animae ipsius a corpore separatio. Hinc Judaei recte dicuntur eum interfecisse, Act. 3:14. VI. SEPULTURA Christi est certa mortis illius confirmatio. VII. DESCENSUS illius ad inferos est status illius a tempore sepulturae usque ad resurrectionem, in quo sub dominio mortis fuisse judicatus est. Fuit autem hic status apprime necessarius, tum ut Patri suo obedientiam praestaret, tum ut tentatus in omnibus, sine peccato tamen, compati posset iis qui tentantur, tum denique ut per passiones in sacerdotem & regem consecraretur, atque ita in gloriam regni sui intraret. Vide Sanfordum & Parkerum libris eruditissimis de descensu ad inferos.