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A60608
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A future world in which mankind shall survive their mortal durations, demonstrated by rational evidence from natural and moral arguments against the atheists pretentions by William Smyth.
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Smith, William, b. 1615 or 16.
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1688
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Wing S4278; ESTC R25769
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from_o that_o natural_a conscience_n and_o innate_a disposition_n to_o fear_v the_o do_v of_o at_o least_o notorious_a act_n of_o immorality_n which_o do_v universal_o and_o natural_o though_o in_o different_a degree_n attend_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o which_o must_v either_o signify_v that_o there_o be_v a_o vindicative_a hand_n above_o which_o will_v at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o return_v their_o wicked_a action_n upon_o themselves_o in_o some_o proportionable_a punishment_n or_o else_o it_o must_v be_v presume_v that_o god_n give_v they_o natural_o and_o unavoidable_o such_o a_o conscience_n only_o for_o their_o delusion_n and_o implant_v in_o they_o that_o natural_a fear_n to_o be_v only_o of_o something_o that_o may_v possible_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o other_o world_n never_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o be_v a_o consequence_n that_o no_o good_a mind_n can_v entertain_v that_o have_v any_o regard_n at_o all_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o maker_n infinite_a justice_n 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by_o endeavour_v to_o hector_n down_o the_o belief_n or_o at_o least_o the_o concern_v of_o a_o future_a state_n and_o the_o dreadful_a thought_n of_o a_o follow_v account_n finis_fw-la respondit_fw-la cain_n &_o dixit_fw-la abeli_n non_fw-la est_fw-la judicium_fw-la nec_fw-la judex_fw-la nec_fw-la saeculum_fw-la aliud_fw-la etc._n etc._n respondit_fw-la abel_n est_fw-la judicium_fw-la &_o judex_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la propter_fw-la harum_fw-la rerum_fw-la caulam_fw-la contendebant_fw-la super_fw-la facies_fw-la agri_fw-la &_o surrexit_fw-la cain_n contra_fw-la fratrem_fw-la suum_fw-la &_o fixit_fw-la lapidem_fw-la in_o front_n ejus_fw-la &_o interfecit_fw-la eum_fw-la targ._n jonathan_n b._n vriell_n bibl._n polrg_n luke_n 16._o 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n strom._n lib._n 1._o mihi_fw-la pag._n 282._o libellus_fw-la qui_fw-la philosophicis_fw-la rationibus_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la id_fw-la extorqueret_fw-la nisi_fw-la hominis_fw-la naturam_fw-la exuerint_fw-la