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wisd_v 5.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n but_o one_o day_n they_o shall_v confess_v their_o folly_n and_o that_o they_o have_v err_v from_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n but_o whatsoever_o the_o atheist_n or_o profane_a or_o blind_a man_n of_o the_o world_n think_v both_o saint_n and_o wicked_a shall_v one_o day_n find_v that_o the_o soul_n die_v not_o with_o the_o body_n but_o live_v for_o ever_o in_o endless_a joy_n or_o woe_n and_o there_o be_v many_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o immortality_n of_o our_o soul_n quest_n 13._o what_o be_v a_o first_o reason_n or_o ground_n to_o prove_v the_o soul_n immortality_n ans_fw-fr true_o first_o if_o we_o consider_v even_o the_o natural_a reason_n find_v out_o by_o natural_a man_n and_o their_o opinion_n who_o know_v not_o the_o scripture_n or_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n at_o least_o yet_o they_o evidence_n the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o judgement_n of_o tully_n and_o other_o in_o every_o thing_n say_v cicero_n est_fw-la lex_fw-la 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sam._n 18.18_o solinus_n de_fw-fr miraâ—â—ulis_fw-la â—â—â—â—â—â—i_fw-la as_o the_o bvilder_n of_o babel_n and_o absalon_n by_o his_o pillar_n and_o when_o xerxes_n have_v fire_v the_o asian_a temple_n all_o but_o diana_n erostratus_n set_v that_o on_o fire_n and_o be_v ask_v wherefore_o he_o do_v so_o he_o answer_v that_o he_o may_v be_v remember_v and_o his_o name_n be_v immortal_a or_o to_o that_o effect_n this_o may_v argue_v a_o immortality_n in_o the_o soul_n that_o desire_v and_o so_o long_v after_o immortality_n quest_n 15._o what_o be_v a_o three_o reason_n to_o evidence_n this_o truth_n ans_fw-fr true_o the_o very_a act_n of_o the_o soul_n themselves_o and_o operation_n of_o it_o not_o wax_v old_a as_o the_o body_n do_v which_o appear_v in_o man_n especial_o of_o temperate_a life_n though_o the_o body_n be_v blind_a the_o eye_n of_o the_o soul_n can_v see_v wonderful_o tâ—ipartita_fw-la historia_n tâ—ipartita_fw-la we_o read_v of_o blind_a man_n admirable_a in_o learning_n 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sacrament_n and_o other_o act_n of_o christian_a communion_n and_o church_n fellowship_n this_o be_v a_o true_a form_n of_o a_o church_n among_o we_o though_o not_o without_o some_o fail_n yet_o so_o as_o we_o have_v and_o do_v remain_v true_a church_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o such_o as_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v un-churched_n by_o schism_n and_o separation_n quest_n 45._o but_o how_o will_v this_o appear_v in_o particular_a ans_fw-fr i_o answer_v first_o for_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o our_o union_n in_o that_o we_o have_v have_v and_o do_v enjoy_v a_o most_o comfortable_a union_n and_o meeting_n of_o christ_n and_o one_o with_o another_o even_o our_o adversary_n be_v judge_n they_o themselves_o have_v find_v the_o sweetness_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o our_o mix_a congregation_n by_o god_n faithful_a minister_n and_o although_o some_o minister_n there_o preach_v otherwise_o as_o in_o galatia_n they_o do_v yet_o not_o un-church_n a_o 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