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iis_fw-la mala_fw-la muâ—â—â—_n &_o angustiae_fw-la god_n for_o sake_v the_o wicked_a and_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o such_o as_o be_v impious_a thaâ—_n evil_a and_o necessity_n may_v encumber_v they_o but_o the_o special_a cause_n of_o life_n death_n and_o resurrection_n be_v express_v in_o these_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n david_n before_o mention_v o_o lord_n how_o glorious_a be_v thy_o work_n in_o wisdom_n thou_o have_v make_v they_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o thy_o riches_n 104.20_o so_o be_v the_o wide_a sea_n and_o innumerable_a creep_a thing_n therein_o thou_o giuâ—st_v unto_o they_o and_o they_o gather_v it_o thou_o open_v thy_o hand_n and_o they_o be_v fill_v with_o good_a thing_n but_o if_o thou_o hide_v thy_o face_n they_o be_v trouble_v if_o thou_o take_v away_o their_o breath_n they_o die_v and_o return_v unto_o dust_n again_o if_o thou_o send_v out_o thy_o spirit_n they_o be_v re-created_n and_o revive_v and_o thou_o renewe_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n psa._n 104.20_o lo_o here_o the_o essential_a reason_n and_o centrall_a manner_n of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n be_v exact_o describe_v and_o set_v forth_o by_o the_o psalmise_n namely_o that_o by_o the_o presence_n and_o benign_a action_n of_o the_o incorruptible_a spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n life_n be_v continue_v and_o contrariwise_o by_o the_o absence_n or_o depart_v or_o by_o take_v of_o it_o away_o from_o the_o creature_n it_o die_v and_o corrupt_v for_o so_o long_o as_o the_o incorruptible_a spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n act_v and_o work_v in_o the_o creature_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a it_o shall_v die_v or_o corrupt_v but_o when_o it_o depart_v death_n and_o corruption_n must_v needs_o follow_v also_o when_o it_o abide_v in_o the_o body_n but_o rest_v from_o his_o action_n or_o as_o it_o be_v withdraw_v his_o active_a beam_n from_o the_o circumference_n unto_o the_o centre_n which_o the_o prophet_n term_v the_o hide_v of_o god_n face_n then_o be_v the_o 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caro_fw-la est_fw-la eruntque_fw-la dies_fw-la ejus_fw-la centum_fw-la viginti_fw-la annorum_fw-la my_o spirit_n shall_v not_o remain_v perpetual_o in_o man_n because_o he_o be_v flesh_n and_o his_o day_n shall_v be_v a_o hundred_o year_n and_o twenty_o whereby_o be_v argue_v that_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o make_v man_n to_o live_v and_o that_o by_o the_o absence_n thereof_o death_n must_v needs_o ensue_v but_o because_o the_o curious_a will_n scarce_o approve_v of_o this_o translation_n of_o jerom_n say_v that_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o hebrew_n text_n be_v otherwise_o take_v i_o will_v maintain_v and_o confirm_v it_o by_o the_o like_a and_o of_o the_o same_o condition_n in_o job_n 24.3_o si_fw-mi deus_fw-la apponens_fw-la ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la animam_fw-la svam_fw-la spiritum_fw-la aut_fw-la flatum_fw-la ejus_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la reciperet_fw-la vel_fw-la traheret_fw-la deficeret_fw-la &_o expiraret_fw-la omnis_fw-la care_n simul_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la in_o 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elementary_a tie_n that_o it_o
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