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again_o in_o gassendus_n syntagm_n philos_fw-la epicur_fw-fr pag._n 136._o and_o moreover_o pag._n 137._o exortum_fw-la ergo_fw-la anima_fw-la habet_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la usque_fw-la ut_fw-la adolescit_fw-la vigescit_fw-la que_fw-la cum_fw-la corpore_fw-la sic_fw-la tendat_fw-la oportet_fw-la ad_fw-la interitum_fw-la cum_fw-la eodem_fw-la senescens_fw-la ac_fw-la sensim_fw-la deficiens_fw-la that_o be_v the_o soul_n rise_v grow_v decay_n and_o fall_v with_o the_o body_n it_o be_v needless_a to_o tell_v the_o learned_a how_o much_o lucretius_n and_o hobbs_n etc._n etc._n have_v endeavour_v to_o cultivate_v and_o recommend_v this_o sort_n of_o philosophy_n see_v hobbs_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n leviath_n part_n 4._o chap._n 44._o and_o gassendus_fw-la himself_z have_v too_o much_o encourage_v it_o thus_o you_o see_v how_o far_o they_o be_v agree_v nevertheless_o there_o be_v not_o want_v in_o our_o author_n book_n some_o concession_n which_o i_o think_v will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o overthrow_v all_o that_o part_n of_o his_o hypothesis_n which_o savour_v more_o of_o the_o epicurean_a than_o the_o christian_a as_o for_o example_n 1._o he_o will_v not_o be_v take_v for_o one_o who_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o spiritual_a substance_n pag._n 6._o but_o rather_o suppose_v that_o the_o angel_n be_v immaterial_a intelligent_a spiriâ—â—_n pag._n 15._o and_o in_o this_o i_o must_v acknowledge_v he_o be_v more_o refine_a than_o mr._n hobbs_n who_o can_v endure_v to_o hear_v of_o any_o substance_n but_o corporeal_a and_o explode_v the_o rest_n as_o mere_a phantasm_n and_o idol_n of_o the_o imagination_n leviath_n part_n 3._o cap._n 34._o pag._n 208._o and_o so_o do_v his_o master_n epicurus_n see_v diog._n laert._n in_o epicur_fw-fr pag._n 282._o where_o he_o endeavour_v to_o make_v we_o believe_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v understand_v as_o incorporeal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d except_o a_o vacuum_n a_o inanity_n or_o empty_a space_n for_o body_n to_o move_v in_o and_o therefore_o say_v he_o they_o who_o say_v the_o soul_n be_v incorporeal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d talk_v vain_o now_o thus_o far_o our_o author_n agree_v with_o he_o that_o the_o humane_a soul_n be_v corporeal_a but_o yet_o he_o deny_v not_o the_o angel_n to_o be_v immaterial_a and_o this_o i_o say_v be_v somewhat_o odd_a if_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v make_v to_o know_v love_n and_o delight_n in_o god_n as_o the_o angel_n themselves_o be_v and_o indeed_o what_o can_v they_o do_v that_o be_v high_a than_o this_o yet_o our_o author_n suppose_v they_o to_o be_v immaterial_a but_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o corruptible_a matter_n sure_o it_o be_v much_o more_o rational_a to_o say_v exit_fw-la operationum_fw-la similitudine_fw-la colligi_fw-la potest_fw-la similitudo_fw-la essentiae_fw-la anima_fw-la autem_fw-la vim_o intelligendi_fw-la &_o volendi_fw-la cum_fw-la angelis_n habet_fw-la communem_fw-la ergo_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d essentiae_fw-la as_o alsted_n observe_v from_o the_o likeness_n of_o operation_n we_o may_v gather_v the_o likeness_n of_o essence_n etc._n etc._n which_o consideration_n will_v weigh_v the_o more_o with_o those_o who_o consider_v at_o how_o great_a a_o rate_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v redeem_v by_o he_o who_o take_v not_o upon_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n and_o therefore_o i_o must_v take_v leave_n to_o conclude_v with_o mr._n b._n nulla_fw-la mihi_fw-la obvia_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la quae_fw-la prohibere_fw-la videtur_fw-la ne_fw-la naturam_fw-la totam_fw-la mentalem_fw-la nobis_fw-la notam_fw-la angelorum_fw-la scilicet_fw-la &_o hominum_fw-la ad_fw-la unam_fw-la speciem_fw-la in_o sensu_fw-la generaliore_fw-la quasi_fw-la in_o classem_fw-la unam_fw-la benè_fw-la redigam_fw-la meth._n theol._n part_n 1._o cap._n 4._o pag._n 134._o two_o he_o own_v the_o be_v and_o perfection_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o speak_v with_o reverence_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n jesus_n christ_n three_o he_o speak_v well_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o cite_v several_a passage_n out_o of_o they_o which_o he_o think_v make_v for_o his_o purpose_n and_o moreover_o be_v willing_a that_o the_o point_n of_o the_o soul_n immateriality_n shall_v be_v try_v by_o their_o authority_n pag._n 19_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v say_v sans_o ceremony_n if_o he_o refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o to_o the_o soul_n immortality_n the_o appeal_n which_o he_o have_v make_v be_v no_o better_a than_o trifle_a prevarication_n ill_o become_v a_o philosopher_n and_o worse_o a_o christian_n and_o beside_o if_o he_o imagine_v that_o he_o can_v prove_v the_o article_n of_o the_o resurrection_n as_o lay_v down_o in_o his_o position_n without_o â—â—e_z help_n of_o scripture_n i_o think_v he_o will_v do_v well_o to_o give_v the_o world_n a_o specimen_fw-la of_o his_o transcendent_a sagacity_n in_o that_o matter_n but_o if_o he_o fly_v to_o scripture-authority_n where_o it_o be_v on_o his_o side_n it_o will_v just_o be_v account_v a_o piece_n of_o partiality_n and_o impiety_n too_o if_o he_o yield_v not_o to_o it_o where_o it_o make_v against_o he_o in_o a_o word_n if_o the_o scripture_n may_v be_v judge_n in_o the_o case_n it_o will_v be_v easy_a enough_o to_o disprove_v the_o former_a part_n of_o his_o assertion_n viz._n that_o the_o soul_n fall_v or_o die_v with_o the_o body_n and_o again_o if_o he_o renounce_v the_o scripture_n he_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o it_o viz._n that_o the_o body_n rise_v again_o at_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n so_o that_o the_o two_o part_n of_o his_o hypothesis_n seem_v to_o mix_v together_o like_a oil_n and_o water_n they_o want_v a_o tertium_fw-la quid_fw-la to_o unite_v they_o which_o yet_o must_v be_v neither_o reason_n nor_o scripture_n these_o thing_n be_v premise_v what_o i_o have_v to_o say_v at_o present_a upon_o this_o occasion_n shall_v be_v digest_v into_o the_o follow_a method_n first_o i_o shall_v evince_v by_o plain_a scripture-proof_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v immortal_a and_o do_v not_o fall_v die_v or_o perish_v with_o the_o body_n two_o i_o shall_v prove_v the_o same_o by_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n for_o the_o conviction_n of_o such_o as_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o scripture-authority_n three_o i_o shall_v show_v that_o the_o most_o considerable_a among_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n do_v assert_v and_o maintain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n four_o our_o author_n objection_n shall_v be_v consider_v 5th_o something_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o the_o point_n of_o materiality_n and_o immateriality_n which_o our_o author_n harp_v so_o much_o upon_o six_o some_o direction_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o such_o as_o question_v the_o soul_n immortality_n that_o they_o may_v arrive_v at_o a_o certainty_n in_o this_o matter_n seven_o i_o shall_v 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scripture_n and_o to_o be_v try_v by_o they_o and_o with_o open_a arm_n to_o accept_v and_o embrace_v the_o truth_n as_o our_o author_n speak_v pag._n 19_o but_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n so_o sacred_a no_o evidence_n so_o clear_a which_o perverse_a wrangler_n will_v not_o seek_v to_o evade_v and_o wrest_v though_o they_o do_v it_o to_o their_o own_o destruction_n what_o can_v be_v more_o clear_a against_o the_o obstinate_a jew_n than_o that_o memorable_a prophecy_n gen._n 49.10_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n nor_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n until_o shiloh_n come_v and_o yet_o they_o have_v no_o less_o than_o twenty_o six_o answer_n for_o it_o see_v tailor_n be_v liberty_n of_o prophesy_v pag._n 80._o thus_o the_o late_a infamous_a mr._n hobbs_n everywhere_o abuse_v the_o scripture_n with_o a_o profanation_n not_o inferior_a to_o the_o deny_v of_o it_o and_o so_o do_v those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n socinian_n enthusiast_n and_o 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out_o of_o he_o to_o the_o shame_n of_o those_o christian_n who_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o such_o instruction_n from_o a_o heathen_a tu_fw-la cum_fw-la tibi_fw-la sive_fw-la deus_fw-la etc._n etc._n will_v thou_o when_o god_n or_o nature_n have_v give_v thou_o a_o soul_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o excellent_a and_o divine_a so_o debase_v thyself_o as_o to_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o thou_o and_o a_o beast_n cic._n paradox_n pag._n 217._o two_o vivunt_fw-la qui_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o man_n live_v who_o be_v escape_v from_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o body_n but_o that_o which_o you_o call_v life_n be_v death_n de_fw-fr somn._fw-la scip._n 233._o haec_fw-la coelestia_fw-la semper_fw-la spectato_fw-la illa_fw-la humana_fw-la contemnito_fw-la ibid._n reckon_v with_o thyself_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o mortal_a but_o only_o thy_o body_n the_o mind_n be_v the_o man_n and_o not_o that_o bodily_a figure_n which_o you_o can_v point_v as_o with_o 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