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gratify_v his_o jocund_a humour_n or_o perhaps_o to_o let_v the_o world_n know_v that_o he_o be_v so_o rich_a or_o of_o so_o good_a credit_n that_o he_o can_v give_v good_a security_n for_o 2000_o l._n to_o be_v pay_v after_o so_o many_o year_n expiration_n thus_o have_v answer_v his_o pretend_a argument_n take_v from_o reason_n against_o the_o revolution_n of_o soul_n let_v we_o in_o the_o last_o place_n consider_v his_o argument_n he_o essay_n to_o bring_v from_o scripture_n but_o with_o as_o little_a success_n his_o first_o argument_n be_v that_o it_o interfer_n with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n for_o if_o the_o soul_n have_v live_v in_o more_o body_n than_o one_o in_o shall_v rise_v in_o all_o these_o body_n but_o the_o soul_n rise_v but_o in_o one_o body_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n reply_n it_o seem_v this_o author_n for_o all_o his_o profess_a skill_n in_o physics_n and_o metaphysic_n have_v but_o little_a knowledge_n in_o either_o of_o they_o otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o argue_v so_o weak_o on_o this_o head_n do_v he_o not_o know_v that_o the_o physics_n teach_v that_o all_o natural_a body_n both_o of_o animal_n and_o of_o man_n be_v in_o a_o continual_a change_n of_o their_o visible_a and_o gross_a part_n even_o as_o a_o river_n that_o continual_o change_v its_o water_n so_o that_o perhaps_o not_o one_o drop_n of_o water_n be_v now_o in_o it_o that_o be_v in_o it_o some_o small_a time_n pass_v and_o this_o my_o physics_n teach_v i_o which_o i_o learn_v when_o i_o be_v a_o schoolboy_n and_o i_o well_o remember_v that_o the_o great_a objection_n then_o that_o be_v make_v against_o this_o continual_a â—hange_n of_o the_o visible_a and_o gross_a part_n of_o the_o natural_a body_n of_o mankind_n be_v that_o it_o seem_v to_o interfere_v with_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n for_o by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o physics_n almost_o universal_o receive_v no_o man_n live_v have_v a_o ounce_n weight_n or_o grain_n weight_n of_o the_o visible_a and_o gross_a part_n of_o that_o body_n which_o he_o have_v some_o year_n past_a â—_o yea_o as_o some_o think_v some_o few_o month_n past_a and_o if_o we_o divide_v the_o age_n of_o a_o man_n life_n that_o live_v till_o he_o be_v 70_o year_n of_o age_n suppose_v that_o but_o once_o in_o seven_o year_n he_o change_v all_o the_o visible_a and_o gross_a part_n of_o his_o body_n though_o it_o be_v general_o acknowledge_v he_o change_v they_o much_o often_o he_o have_v by_o this_o account_n change_v his_o whole_a visible_a body_n ten_o time_n at_o least_o in_o this_o space_n of_o timeâ—_n now_o let_v the_o author_n tell_v i_o with_o which_o of_o these_o body_n he_o shall_v rise_v at_o the_o resurrection_n and_o i_o shall_v answer_v he_o with_o the_o â—ike_a reply_n to_o this_o present_a objection_n but_o if_o he_o say_v there_o be_v certain_a spiritual_n and_o invisible_a part_n belong_v to_o these_o visible_a and_o gross_a body_n that_o may_v or_o shall_v make_v up_o the_o entire_a spiritual_a body_n at_o the_o resurrection_n i_o can_v say_v the_o same_o in_o the_o present_a case_n and_o if_o he_o can_v tell_v i_o where_o these_o invisible_a and_o spiritual_a part_n of_o all_o these_o body_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n whither_o they_o cleave_v to_o the_o body_n or_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n in_o that_o interim_n i_o can_v tell_v he_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o our_o present_a case_n and_o can_v as_o easy_o answer_v all_o his_o query_n in_o the_o one_o case_n as_o he_o can_v answer_v i_o in_o the_o other_o as_o for_o that_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o soul_n attract_v to_o its_o selt_z the_o particle_n of_o its_o former_a body_n by_o a_o 〈…〉_o virtue_n it_o be_v only_o query_v and_o not_o 〈…〉_o and_o therefore_o i_o be_o the_o less_o concern_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o find_v no_o difficulty_n to_o defend_v it_o against_o all_o that_o he_o â—â—ith_n against_o it_o in_o a_o bare_a affirmation_n without_o proof_n viz._n that_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o â—uch_n magnetic_a virtue_n or_o cuality_n but_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a it_o have_v because_o of_o its_o great_a â—nion_n with_o the_o body_n and_o love_n to_o it_o as_o we_o find_v bâ—_n experience_n in_o ourselves_o â—_z and_o the_o soul_n be_v loath_a to_o be_v unclothe_v of_o the_o body_n as_o paul_n say_v but_o only_o for_o the_o sure_a hope_n that_o it_o have_v to_o be_v clothe_v upon_o at_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o upon_o this_o head_n he_o turn_v inquirer_n by_o propose_v about_o 7_o or_o 8_o query_n that_o have_v no_o force_n in_o they_o against_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o revolution_n more_o than_o against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n general_o believe_v by_o all_o good_a christian_n and_o profess_v by_o himself_o and_o i_o can_v query_n as_o many_o or_o rather_o more_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o resurrection_n itself_o that_o will_v be_v as_o hard_o or_o hard_a for_o he_o to_o answer_v with_o satisfaction_n but_o this_o be_v a_o improper_a and_o ineffectual_a way_n to_o dispute_v against_o a_o opinion_n to_o query_n and_o to_o give_v no_o positive_a reason_n whereby_o to_o oppose_v it_o but_o that_o he_o may_v not_o only_o seem_v to_o query_n he_o will_v rather_o give_v some_o shadow_n of_o reason_n without_o all_o substance_n than_o none_o at_o all_o one_o be_v that_o after_o this_o fashion_n man_n shall_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n without_o any_o rather_o for_o a_o man_n beget_v not_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o child_n and_o as_o for_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n attract_v and_o unite_v that_o to_o itself_o o_o that_o the_o man_n we_o call_v father_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o the_o matter_n reply_n though_o a_o man_n beget_v not_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o child_n yet_o iâ—_n he_o will_v not_o turn_v
infidel_n so_o as_o to_o contradict_v the_o express_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o child_n come_v out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o their_o father_n gen._n 46.26_o and_o be_v convey_v into_o human_a body_n by_o humane_a generation_n but_o to_o 〈◊〉_d to_o all_o the_o curious_a and_o knotty_a question_n either_o about_o the_o soul_n as_o when_o or_o how_o it_o come_v into_o the_o child_n body_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o as_o it_o surâ—â—sseth_v my_o knowledge_n either_o of_o physics_n or_o metaphysic_n so_o it_o surpass_v his_o also_o and_o perhaps_o of_o most_o men._n his_o please_a himself_o to_o requent_o with_o his_o jocund_a humour_n on_o this_o and_o other_o head_n without_o any_o just_a occasion_n give_v whereby_o to_o render_v the_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o revolution_n ridiculous_a be_v more_o like_a to_o have_v a_o contrary_a effect_n upon_o himself_o as_o if_o at_o this_o rate_n a_o woman_n may_v be_v with_o child_n without_o a_o man_n or_o that_o abraham_n do_v not_o beget_v isaac_n which_o be_v but_o ridiculous_a consequence_n of_o his_o own_o frame_n have_v no_o â—ust_z ground_n or_o foundation_n from_o the_o hypothesis_n iâ—_n self_n another_o of_o his_o wild_a and_o ridiculous_a consequence_n be_v that_o a_o man_n may_v beget_v his_o own_o grand_a father_n and_o grandmother_n also_o that_o man_n may_v be_v their_o own_o father_n and_o thus_o the_o genealogy_n of_o adam_n shall_v be_v confound_v and_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v seven_o generation_n or_o person_n from_o adam_n to_o enoch_n though_o the_o scripture_n call_v they_o seven_o reply_n all_o this_o wild_a and_o ridiculous_a way_n of_o reason_v proceed_v not_o from_o any_o absurdity_n of_o the_o hypothesis_n itself_o but_o from_o his_o great_a ignorance_n as_o touch_v the_o several_a part_n stroke_n &_o lineament_n of_o it_o as_o assert_v by_o its_o chief_a favourer_n the_o cabbalist_n writer_n therefore_o in_o order_n to_o help_v he_o to_o a_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o hypothesis_n let_v he_o know_v that_o they_o common_o teach_v that_o every_o child_n that_o be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n beside_o the_o soul_n or_o soul_n that_o revolve_v in_o the_o body_n of_o that_o child_n have_v a_o soul_n that_o be_v most_o proper_o the_o soul_n of_o that_o child_n and_o which_o be_v common_o a_o new_a soul_n as_o former_o describe_v but_o these_o revolve_v soul_n suppose_v of_o the_o child_n be_v grand_a father_n be_v but_o inmate_n in_o comparison_n to_o that_o other_o soul_n that_o be_v the_o only_a proper_a soul_n of_o the_o child_n and_o this_o make_v no_o confusion_n at_o all_o to_o say_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o grand_a father_n may_v lodge_v in_o or_o impregnate_n the_o body_n of_o the_o grandchild_n more_o than_o to_o say_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o grandchild_n do_v former_o lodge_v in_o or_o impregnate_n the_o body_n of_o the_o grandfather_n as_o that_o levi_n be_v in_o abraham_n loin_n which_o the_o scripture_n express_o declare_v yea_o and_o pay_v tyth_n in_o abraham_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a nor_o allow_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o these_o worthy_a man_n as_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o many_o other_o either_o need_v or_o have_v any_o revolution_n in_o their_o child_n the_o only_o most_o seem_a difficulty_n on_o this_o head_n be_v if_o divers_a soul_n by_o revolution_n live_v together_o in_o one_o body_n with_o that_o call_v the_o new_a soul_n that_o be_v most_o proper_o the_o peculiar_a soul_n of_o that_o body_n if_o these_o soul_n attain_v to_o a_o perfect_a restitution_n in_o that_o body_n who_o shall_v that_o body_n be_v at_o the_o resurrection_n or_o which_o of_o these_o soul_n shall_v have_v it_o but_o this_o may_v be_v some_o way_n answer_v by_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o grain_n of_o corn_n that_o be_v sow_o in_o the_o â—arth_n how_o out_o of_o it_o divers_a stalk_n and_o ear_n of_o corn_n and_o many_o grain_n arise_v each_o grain_n as_o full_a as_o that_o single_a grain_n that_o be_v sow_o for_o though_o the_o gross_a visible_a body_n of_o a_o man_n be_v but_o one_o yet_o so_o much_o of_o spiritual_a part_n of_o body_n may_v be_v lodge_v within_o that_o shell_n or_o husk_n of_o the_o gross_a visible_a body_n as_o may_v suffice_v to_o be_v seed_n or_o seminal_a principle_n to_o as_o many_o body_n as_o there_o be_v soul_n lodge_v within_o that_o one_o body_n and_o thus_o as_o the_o scripture_n teach_v every_o seed_n shall_v have_v its_o own_o body_n for_o thou_o sowe_v not_o the_o body_n that_o shall_v be_v but_o bare_a or_o naked_a grain_n etc._n etc._n see_v 1_o cor._n 15._o the_o distinction_n betwixt_o revolution_n and_o impregnation_n the_o cabbalist_n or_o mystick_n hebrew_n author_n hold_v to_o be_v this_o that_o the_o soul_n that_o revolve_v into_o a_o child_n body_n come_v into_o that_o body_n immediate_o after_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n so_o be_v not_o convey_v from_o the_o father_n of_o the_o child_n but_o come_v ab_fw-la extra_fw-la i._n e._n from_o without_o but_o the_o soul_n that_o do_v impregnate_n another_o body_n come_v not_o into_o that_o body_n when_o it_o be_v new_o bear_v but_o some_o considerable_a time_n thereafter_o as_o at_o the_o age_n of_o 20_o or_o â—0_n year_n but_o that_o beside_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a soul_n of_o the_o child_n body_n which_o the_o child_n receive_v from_o the_o â—ather_n not_o by_o generation_n but_o by_o conveyance_n â—even_a as_o water_n be_v convey_v out_o of_o one_o vessel_n into_o another_o another_o soul_n may_v come_v into_o the_o same_o body_n by_o revolution_n or_o impregnation_n which_o then_o they_o distinguish_v they_o prove_v from_o gen._n 46.12_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o er_fw-mi and_o onan_n die_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v number_v to_o be_v of_o the_o 70_o soul_n that_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o have_v revolve_v into_o some_o of_o their_o brethren_n and_o that_o most_o probable_o â—harez_v and_o zarah_n who_o be_v bear_v to_o judâ—â—_n their_o father_n after_o they_o viz._n er_o and_o onan_n die_v that_o â—ew_a or_o none_o have_v deliver_v their_o thought_n about_o the_o revolution_n when_o they_o die_v be_v no_o argument_n against_o it_o though_o he_o make_v it_o one_o good_a man_n do_v not_o revolve_v common_o and_o what_o bad_a man_n say_v be_v little_a to_o be_v mind_v though_o balaan_n seem_v to_o prophesy_v of_o his_o revolution_n in_o these_o word_n that_o may_v be_v read_v prophetical_o in_o the_o future_a i_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o my_o last_o end_n shall_v be_v like_o he_o and_o yet_o his_o death_n be_v not_o such_o as_o to_o that_o time_n of_o life_n as_o also_o his_o prophecy_n that_o he_o shall_v see_v christ_n but_o not_o near_o which_o origen_n take_v to_o be_v speak_v prophetical_o but_o how_o can_v this_o be_v true_a if_o he_o do_v not_o revolve_v in_o one_o of_o they_o see_v origen_n hom._n 15._o in_o numb_a ipse_fw-la velut_fw-la de_fw-la seipso_fw-la prophetans_fw-la dicit_fw-la moriatur_fw-la amma_fw-la mea_fw-la inter_fw-la animas_fw-la justorum_fw-la &_o fiat_fw-la seman_n meum_fw-la sicut_fw-la semen_fw-mi justorum_fw-la in_o english_a thus_o he_o to_o wit_n balaam_n as_o prophesy_v of_o himself_o say_v let_v my_o soul_n die_v among_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o let_v my_o seed_n be_v as_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o righteous_a so_o the_o septuagint_n as_o to_o this_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n numb_a 23.10_o but_o in_o the_o former_a part_n he_o seem_v express_o to_o hold_v forth_o the_o metempsychosis_n or_o transanimation_n according_a to_o the_o septuagint_n version_n the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n let_v my_o soul_n die_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o that_o the_o wise_a man_n or_o magi_n of_o the_o east_n who_o come_v to_o worship_v the_o child_n jesus_n have_v their_o descent_n 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