because_o no_o doubt_n of_o it_o there_o be_v fool_n in_o the_o world_n psal_n 14.1_o which_o in_o their_o heart_n think_v though_o they_o dare_v not_o for_o shame_n with_o their_o congue_n say_v there_o be_v no_o god_n and_o consequent_o that_o there_o be_v neither_o hell_n nor_o heaven_n resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n nor_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n let_v we_o mark_v peace_n the_o same_o body_n shall_v rise_v again_o &_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n rest_v in_o peace_n what_o doctrine_n this_o text_n teach_v we_o to_o the_o contrary_a to_o the_o stop_v up_o for_o ever_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o such_o profane_a atheist_n wherefore_o to_o begin_v with_o all_o i_o say_v how_o can_v it_o be_v here_o say_v that_o they_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v thenceforth_o bless_v unless_o in_o respece_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n it_o be_v so_o in_o some_o force_n evident_a it_o be_v that_o if_o either_o the_o body_n be_v utter_o perish_v so_o that_o it_o shall_v never_o rise_v again_o 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and_o therefore_o take_v this_o for_o the_o conclusion_n we_o shall_v be_v judge_v secundun_v operum_fw-la indicium_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la operum_fw-la meritum_fw-la according_a to_o the_o testimony_n y_o our_o work_n give_v of_o we_o not_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o work_n for_o it_o be_v write_v ephe._n 2.8.9_o we_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n through_o faith_n &_o that_o not_o of_o ourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n not_o of_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v himself_o and_o yet_o this_o doctrine_n neither_o let_v nor_o stay_v at_o all_o from_o good_a work_n but_o be_v yâ—_z only_o fountain_n indeed_o from_o whence_o all_o true_a work_n do_v spring_n &_o flow_v and_o therefore_o yâ—_z apo._n paul_n as_o you_o may_v observe_v throughout_o all_o his_o epistle_n first_o labour_v to_o set_v down_o this_o doctrine_n &_o then_o thereupon_o after_o build_v exhortation_n to_o godliness_n of_o life_n &_o the_o like_a course_n take_v peter_n as_o you_o may_v see_v 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