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confide_v in_o those_o that_o do_v not_o profess_v sanctity_n of_o life_n wherefore_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o use_v great_a fidelity_n thereby_o the_o better_a to_o justify_v their_o procession_n from_o which_o reason_n it_o likewise_o proceed_v that_o at_o this_o day_n few_o do_v equalise_v the_o fidelity_n of_o usurer_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v most_o base_a in_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o life_n also_o among_o the_o jew_n whilst_o the_o phariseâ—…s_n that_o confess_v the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n frequent_o persecute_v christ_n the_o sadducee_n who_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n angel_n and_o spirit_n meddle_v not_o with_o he_o above_o once_o or_o twice_o and_o that_o very_o gentle_o too_o thus_o if_o you_o compare_v the_o lâ—…ves_n of_o pliny_n and_o seneca_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v their_o write_n you_o shall_v find_v pliny_n with_o his_o mortality_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v as_o far_o exceed_v seneca_n in_o honesty_n of_o manner_n as_o sâ—…a_n
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which_o believe_v no_o other_o reward_n or_o punishment_n for_o the_o soul_n except_o what_o it_o shall_v after_o death_n meet_v with_o in_o a_o new_a body_n upon_o earth_n but_o also_o they_o find_v by_o commerce_n with_o they_o that_o they_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_o remarkable_a for_o their_o honesty_n above_o any_o of_o the_o other_o sect_n from_o whence_o postellus_n observe_v that_o few_o man_n can_v debauch_v nature_n in_o themselves_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n as_o to_o commit_v all_o the_o wickedness_n they_o be_v capable_a of_o notwithstanding_o they_o believe_v no_o reward_n or_o punishment_n hereafter_o for_o say_v he_o you_o must_v either_o acknowledge_v superstition_n unnecessary_a or_o else_o defile_v your_o own_o nature_n and_o confess_v man_n to_o be_v worse_o than_o beast_n who_o can_v live_v without_o those_o terror_n and_o yet_o not_o devour_v one_o another_o unless_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n xxxiii_o thus_o if_o you_o serious_o recollect_v the_o heathen_a 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of_o each_o which_o be_v the_o way_n of_o potamon_n of_o alexandria_n who_o as_o diogenes_n laertius_n record_v sound_v a_o sect_n call_v elective_a which_o allow_v every_o one_o to_o choose_v what_o be_v best_a in_o all_o philosophy_n when_o i_o serious_o reflect_v upon_o many_o of_o these_o gross_a erroneous_a tenant_n recite_v in_o this_o discourse_n i_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v with_o cicero_n that_o there_o be_v no_o doctrine_n how_o absurd_a and_o foolish_a soever_o which_o have_v not_o have_v some_o philosopher_n sor_n its_o champion_n not_o that_o i_o have_v so_o mean_v a_o opinion_n of_o philosophy_n itself_o which_o be_v indeed_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o cause_n and_o effect_n especial_o the_o moral_a part_n of_o it_o as_o to_o believe_v it_o altogether_o unnecessary_a in_o the_o government_n of_o mankind_n some_o there_o be_v that_o have_v damn_v all_o other_o philosopher_n for_o epicurus_n his_o sake_n as_o think_v they_o no_o friend_n to_o religion_n but_o such_o 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