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the_o last_o trumpet_n now_o to_o prevent_v error_n and_o mistake_v this_o sleep_n be_v not_o to_o be_v conceive_v of_o the_o separate_a soul_n as_o some_o have_v vain_o think_v suppose_v it_o to_o be_v not_o only_o without_o organical_a by_o a_o bodily_a instrument_n action_n but_o without_o all_o action_n not_o consider_v that_o the_o soul_n even_o in_o the_o state_n of_o union_n and_o commerce_n with_o the_o body_n have_v her_o proper_a and_o immaterial_a act_n of_o think_v reason_v judge_a etc._n etc._n yea_o the_o most_o perfect_a act_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v exercise_v when_o the_o bodily_a sense_n be_v tie_v up_o as_o in_o ecstasy_n and_o deep_a contemplation_n beside_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n in_o and_z after_o their_o transmigration_n be_v still_o spirit_n but_o without_o motion_n and_o activity_n they_o will_v be_v no_o spirit_n for_o the_o nature_n and_o essence_n of_o a_o spirit_n consist_v in_o act_n and_o it_o be_v not_o obscure_o intimate_v rev._n 5.12_o that_o they_o be_v employ_v in_o magnify_v and_o praise_v god_n understand_v this_o sleep_n therefore_o to_o be_v of_o the_o body_n in_o the_o grave_a a_o metaphor_n very_o frequent_a in_o holy_a scripture_n 12.2_o deu._n 12.2_o many_o of_o they_o that_o sleep_n in_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v awake_v of_o divers_a of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o sleep_v with_o their_o father_n st._n paul_n reprove_v the_o abuse_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n in_o the_o corinthian_a church_n for_o this_o cause_n say_v he_o many_o be_v sick_a and_o weak_a among_o you_o and_o many_o sleep_n and_o st._n stephen_n have_v commend_v his_o spirit_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n 7.59_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 7.59_o fall_v asleep_o a_o similitude_n use_v among_o the_o heathen_a hence_o their_o distinction_n of_o the_o great_a and_o lesser_a sleep_n 〈◊〉_d homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o call_v it_o death_n brother_n another_z death_n 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