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thing_n but_o in_o vain_a if_o y_fw-es t_o he_o shall_v dye_v without_o any_o reward_n while_o he_o be_v lyve_v here_o nor_o never_o have_v therefore_o reward_v after_o he_o dethe_v in_o no_o place_n else_o where_o and_o also_o it_o shall_v conforte_v a_o man_n to_o live_v vycyous_o and_o to_o satysfye_v his_o own_o voluptuous_a appetyte_v and_z to_o the_o satysfyenge_a always_o of_o his_o inordynate_a desire_n and_o pleasure_n and_o froward_a mind_n and_o will_v and_o to_o do_v vycyous_a &_o aboâ—ynable_a dedy_n to_o the_o destruccyon_n and_o hurt_n of_o his_o neighbour_n if_o he_o shall_v trust_v to_o avoid_v all_o punyshment_n therefore_o to_o be_v have_v in_o this_o life_n nor_o never_o think_v to_o have_v punyshment_n therefore_o nor_o make_v any_o satysfation_n after_o his_o death_n in_o no_o other_o place_n else_o where_o therefore_o i_o say_v by_o the_o conve_n ment_fw-mi justice_n of_o god_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o man_n must_v have_v a_o other_o life_n and_o be_v after_o his_o soul_n be_v separate_v from_o his_o body_n where_o he_o may_v receyve_v due_a reward_n or_o punishment_n for_o such_o act_n for_o the_o which_o he_o be_v not_o suffi_fw-la cient_o reward_v nor_o punysch_v while_z he_o be_v here_o live_v in_o earth_n which_o life_n and_o be_v must_v nedy_n be_v the_o life_n of_o his_o immortal_a soul_n ¶_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v make_v to_o be_v part_n taker_n of_o blysfulnes_n and_o joy_n that_o ever_o shall_v endure_v caput_fw-la ix_o gyngemin_fw-fr ¶_o another_o reason_n to_o ê“ue_v y_o â—_o immortalite_fw-la of_o man_n soul_n be_v this_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v make_v to_o the_o syimlitude_n &_o likeness_n of_o god_n because_o of_o the_o understand_v be_v make_v to_o perceyve_v and_o to_o have_v
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of_o two_o thing_n opposyte_n or_o contradyctorye_n evermore_o the_o one_o must_v nedy_n be_v true_a ¶_o ging_a ¶_o then_o thus_o every_o thing_n be_v somewhat_o and_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v somewhat_o be_v be_v so_o that_o a_o thing_n somewhat_o and_o be_v signify_v one_o sense_n and_o also_o their_o contraries_n nothing_o no_o what_o and_o not_o be_v do_v sygnyfye_v all_o one_o sense_n ¶_o comyngo_n ¶_o that_o be_v true_a ¶_o gyâ—gemyn_n ¶_o then_o furthermore_o whether_o be_v there_o a_o thing_n before_o nothing_o or_o nothing_o before_o a_o thing_n ¶_o comyngo_n ¶_o marry_o a_o thing_n must_v nedis_n be_v before_o nothing_o or_o elly_n the_o world_n nor_o nothing_o therein_o now_o cowde_v be_v for_z of_o nothing_o nothing_o can_v proceed_v nor_o come_v ¶_o gyngemyn_n ¶_o there_o in_o thou_o sayste_v truth_n for_o one_o contrary_a can_v never_o bring_v forth_o his_o contra_fw-la ry_z for_z if_o that_o ony_n nothing_o be_v be_v then_o of_o that_o nothing_o can_v never_o come_v 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