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that_o purpose_n and_o therefore_o i_o pass_v over_o mr._n w.'s_n other_o expression_n use_v in_o this_o argument_n with_o this_o further_a observation_n that_o he_o raise_v the_o argument_n out_o of_o this_o history_n with_o intent_n to_o reach_v as_o high_a a_o time_n as_o be_v possible_a for_o produce_v any_o sort_n of_o evidence_n or_o raise_v any_o manner_n of_o argument_n which_o may_v be_v bring_v or_o draw_v to_o touch_v the_o separate_a subsistence_n of_o soul_n and_o this_o as_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o time_n that_o he_o can_v reach_v he_o choose_v to_o make_v use_n of_o for_o that_o purpose_n fulfil_v therein_o the_o old_a proyerb_n willing_a person_n will_v rather_o play_v aâ—_n small_a game_n then_o sit_v out_o the_o three_o argument_n page_n 57_o he_o say_v he_o be_v strike_v with_o wonder_n to_o hear_v man_n assert_v that_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o a_o man_n die_v together_o and_o be_v both_o bury_v in_o one_o grave_a my_o opinion_n be_v somewhat_o otherwise_o 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other_o man_n may_v possible_o say_v have_v now_o confound_v and_o implicate_v the_o mean_v of_o this_o text_n by_o my_o exposition_n i_o be_o enough_o by_o that_o mean_v enable_v to_o prove_v thereby_o the_o soul_n separate_a subsistence_n which_o from_o the_o text_n itself_o without_o such_o handle_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o have_v do_v p._n 88_o he_o pretend_v to_o prove_v the_o soul_n not_o subject_a to_o death_n because_o nothing_o be_v so_o that_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o power_n of_o death_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o believer_n be_v not_o so_o i_o look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o vain_a sort_n of_o argument_n and_o beg_v of_o the_o question_n increase_v the_o bulk_n of_o his_o treatise_n but_o add_v no_o strength_n to_o his_o proof_n here_o again_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o term_n of_o she_o and_o she_o as_o if_o he_o have_v prove_v she_o a_o separate_o distinct_a thing_n from_o the_o man_n or_o person_n a_o thing_n neither_o grant_v to_o he_o nor_o prove_v by_o he_o p._n 89._o he_o say_v again_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o believer_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o death_n which_o be_v the_o very_a point_n in_o question_n and_o deny_v by_o his_o opposer_n p._n 90._o he_o pretend_v that_o by_o what_o he_o have_v say_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o law_n of_o death_n be_v execute_v only_o on_o the_o body_n of_o a_o believer_n i_o answer_v that_o to_o i_o apper_n no_o such_o thing_n but_o that_o the_o law_n of_o death_n be_v execute_v upon_o the_o person_n both_o of_o believer_n and_o unbeliever_n and_o that_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o for_o that_o all_o have_v sin_v and_o do_v agree_v with_o he_o that_o not_o only_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v raise_v at_o the_o last_o day_n but_o that_o the_o whole_a person_n shall_v be_v so_o raise_v to_o appear_v in_o judgement_n before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o christ_n and_o withal_o i_o conceive_v that_o our_o author_n go_v far_o for_o argument_n to_o prove_v his_o tenet_n when_o he_o catch_v at_o and_o seem_v to_o rely_v upon_o such_o precarious_a construction_n as_o he_o have_v offer_v in_o this_o argument_n the_o ten_o argument_n page_n 90_o mr._n w._n quote_v in_o proof_n of_o his_o opinion_n 2_o cor._n 5_o 6_o therefore_o we_o be_v always_o confident_a know_v that_o while_o we_o be_v at_o home_n in_o the_o body_n we_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o lord_n we_o be_v confident_a i_o say_v and_o willing_a rather_o to_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o body_n and_o to_o be_v present_a with_o the_o lord_n p._n 91._o hereupon_o mr._n w._n with_o good_a reason_n place_n the_o difficulty_n in_o the_o meaning_n of_o st._n paul_n double_a expression_n of_o be_v in_o the_o body_n and_o absent_a from_o christ_n and_o be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o present_a with_o christ_n and_o then_o say_v that_o when_o paul_n say_v we_o be_v confident_a that_o here_o by_o the_o we_o that_o be_v always_o confident_a he_o intend_v the_o soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o himself_o and_o 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