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ver_fw-la 27._o yea_o lord_n i_o believe_v that_o thou_o be_v the_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n be_v a_o difficult_a point_n durius_n creditur_fw-la resurrectio_fw-la carnis_fw-la quam_fw-la una_fw-la divinitas_fw-la say_v tertulians_n that_o be_v the_o rection_n of_o the_o body_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v believe_v thence_o it_o be_v say_v he_o that_o heretic_n common_o begin_v 2._o l._n the_o resurrectione_n carnis_fw-la p._n 46._o n._n 2._o with_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n and_o thence_o have_v shake_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n they_o ascend_v at_o length_n to_o the_o question_n of_o the_o deity_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n he_o give_v for_o his_o deal_n first_o with_o that_o subject_n that_o so_o the_o saithfull_a be_v sufficient_o confirm_v in_o this_o they_o may_v be_v the_o better_o ground_v in_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v weaken_v in_o this_o they_o will_v be_v doubtful_a in_o all_o the_o rest_n fiducia_n christianorum_fw-la 45._o ibid._n p._n 45._o resurrectio_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la say_v the_o same_o author_n the_o hope_n of_o a_o christian_n be_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a tolle_o spem_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la &_o resoluta_fw-la est_fw-la observantia_fw-la omnis_fw-la pietatis_fw-la 22._o chrisostom_n in_o mat._n 22._o take_v away_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o all_o esteem_n of_o religion_n be_v vain_a if_o there_o be_v no_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15._o then_o be_v christ_n not_o rise_v &_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o rise_v then_o be_v our_o preach_v vain_a and_o your_o faith_n be_v also_o vain_a and_o you_o be_v yet_o in_o your_o sin_n ver_fw-la 13._o etc._n etc._n