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sacrament_n since_o if_o it_o be_v any_o where_o it_o must_v be_v every_o where_o all_o place_n be_v indeed_o the_o same_o admit_v only_o of_o a_o imaginary_a difference_n why_o do_v we_o cry_v down_o the_o lutheran_n consubstantiation_n as_o absurd_a for_o if_o several_a body_n may_v be_v in_o several_a place_n then_o may_v they_o be_v in_o the_o same_o place_n if_o difference_n of_o place_n be_v only_o imaginary_a if_o the_o same_o body_n may_v be_v at_o several_a time_n in_o several_a place_n why_o not_o at_o the_o same_o time_n since_o difference_n of_o time_n be_v only_o imaginary_a object_n 2._o chap._n 12._o there_o be_v another_o objection_n as_o strong_a as_o this_o former_a if_o act_v truth_n be_v the_o soul_n essence_n than_o what_o become_v of_o the_o soul_n when_o it_o do_v either_o not_o act_n or_o act_v false_o to_o the_o first_o he_o apply_v his_o former_a remedy_n any_o one_o act_n be_v able_a to_o give_v the_o soul_n a_o be_v at_o all_o time_n for_o succession_n of_o 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or_o danger_n know_v that_o misery_n be_v nothing_o and_o can_v hurt_v we_o and_o have_v no_o be_v but_o only_o in_o the_o the_o brain_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v be_v good_a and_o good_a to_o i_o because_o both_o i_o and_o it_o be_v being_n and_o so_o good_a and_o these_o two_o good_n fall_v under_o no_o other_o difference_n but_o of_o degree_n good_a and_o good_a must_v needs_o agree_v that_o which_o be_v good_a be_v good_a to_o me._n yea_o how_o void_a of_o envy_n at_o another_o good_a and_o thought_n of_o revenge_a injury_n since_o that_o i_o have_v a_o propriety_n a_o possession_n in_o that_o which_o be_v another_o he_o and_o i_o be_v one_o injury_n be_v nothing_o and_o can_v hurt_v good_a thing_n though_o another_o do_v serve_v i_o but_o to_o this_o good_a consequent_a of_o his_o lordship_n tenet_n i_o can_v oppose_v another_o every_o way_n as_o bad_a for_o as_o it_o will_v make_v we_o not_o afraid_a of_o misery_n so_o withal_o not_o afraid_a to_o sinne._n it_o propose_v such_o a_o impunity_n to_o sin_v as_o that_o it_o make_v the_o devil_n as_o happy_a as_o the_o bless_a angel_n for_o thus_o we_o may_v argue_v the_o devil_n be_v being_n and_o therefore_o good_a because_o ens_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la convertuntur_fw-la every_o thing_n that_o be_v be_v good_a and_o good_a to_o â—hem_fw-mi for_o both_o they_o and_o it_o be_v good_a and_o good_a admit_v of_o no_o other_o difference_n but_o of_o degree_n good_a and_o good_a must_v needs_o agree_v and_o so_o be_v good_a to_o they_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o angel_n do_v serve_v they_o since_o as_o his_o lordship_n speak_v it_o be_v not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v a_o propriety_n in_o it_o all_o thing_n be_v one_o their_o own_o misery_n and_o torment_n be_v nothing_o and_o can_v hurt_v and_o which_o be_v the_o only_a difference_n can_v be_v imagine_v if_o they_o think_v otherwise_o i_o use_v still_o his_o lordship_n expression_n this_o must_v be_v a_o lie_n and_o can_v hurt_v and_o if_o this_o be_v hell_n who_o will_v be_v afraid_a to_o sin_n my_o judgement_n can_v assent_v to_o make_v the_o torment_n of_o the_o damn_a only_o imaginary_a to_o make_v hell_n a_o fancy_n yea_o to_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o sin_n because_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n be_v real_o good_a and_o the_o evil_n of_o it_o be_v only_o imaginary_a a_o vanity_n a_o nothing_o and_o can_v hurt_v as_o for_o the_o theoreticall_a part_n it_o be_v confess_v that_o there_o be_v many_o doubt_n in_o natural_a philosophy_n concern_v the_o be_v the_o nature_n the_o cause_n of_o thing_n there_o be_v doubt_n also_o in_o moral_a philosophy_n in_o metaphysic_n in_o mathematics_n in_o divinity_n but_o in_o tell_v we_o this_o his_o lordship_n advance_v nothing_o for_o the_o commendation_n of_o his_o new_a invention_n except_o he_o can_v show_v we_o how_o this_o tenet_n will_v resolve_v they_o and_o thus_o sir_n i_o have_v give_v you_o a_o short_a account_n of_o the_o 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commit_v the_o whole_a to_o be_v as_o i_o be_o that_o be_v you_o to_o command_v j._n w._n april_n 10._o 1641._o finis_fw-la dum_o haec_fw-la quâ—_n praecedunt_fw-la sub_fw-la praelo_fw-la erant_fw-la subiit_fw-la animum_fw-la cogitatlo_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la prioribus_fw-la subjungendi_fw-la thesis_n nimirum_fw-la aliquot_fw-la aliquando_fw-la in_o academiâ_fw-la habitas_fw-la partim_fw-la quòd_fw-la subjecto_fw-la sint_fw-la non_fw-la adeò_fw-la dispari_fw-la partim_fw-la quòd_fw-la ut_fw-la ut_fw-la puerilia_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la tamen_fw-la sint_fw-la quae_fw-la â—on_n ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la attendantur_fw-la non_fw-la tanti_fw-la fateor_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o jucem_fw-la prodeant_fw-la nec_fw-la forsan_fw-la tanâ—illi_fw-la tamen_fw-la ut_fw-la nemini_fw-la placeant_fw-la sicui_fw-la displiâ—â—aâ—t_fw-la excuset_fw-la ut_fw-la puerilia_fw-la sicui_fw-la placeant_fw-la fruatur_fw-la propositio_fw-la singularis_fw-la in_o dispositione_n syllogisticâ_fw-la semper_fw-la habet_fw-la vim_o vniversalis_fw-la nihil_fw-la inâ—eâ—icius_fw-la est_fw-la iis_fw-la in_o eâ—iis_fw-la si_fw-la scaligero_fw-la credamus_fw-la quae_fw-la mordiâ—us_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la majores_fw-la nostros_fw-la nihil_fw-la ignorâsse_fw-la quae_fw-la que_fw-la pettinaciter_fw-la tuentur_fw-la errores_fw-la quos_fw-la two_o qui_fw-la commisere_fw-la si_fw-la viveren_n emendarent_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unde_fw-la mihi_fw-la nunquam_fw-la absurdum_fw-la visum_fw-la est_fw-la a_fw-fr communi_fw-la sententiâ_fw-la cum_fw-la ratione_fw-la dissentire_fw-la propositio_fw-la singularis_fw-la apud_fw-la logicos_fw-la vel_fw-la pro_fw-la particulari_fw-la vel_fw-la pro_fw-la noâ—â—_n quadam_fw-la specie_fw-la semper_fw-la habita_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la mihi_fw-la tamen_fw-la ad_fw-la universalium_fw-la classem_fw-la pertinere_fw-la luce_fw-fr meridiana_fw-la clarius_fw-la semper_fw-la vi_fw-la â—m_n est_fw-la cujus_fw-la in_o examine_v pro_fw-la lemmate_v 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