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until_o or_o as_o long_o signify_v a_o continuance_n of_o the_o time_n go_v before_o some_o event_n without_o any_o exclude_v of_o the_o time_n follow_v as_o 1._o cor._n 15.25_o he_o must_v reign_v until_o he_o have_v put_v all_o his_o enemy_n under_o his_o foot_n i_o think_v they_o will_v not_o say_v that_o when_o christ_n enemy_n be_v put_v under_o his_o foot_n that_o then_o he_o shall_v reign_v no_o long_o 8._o job_n 10.20_o let_v he_o cease_v and_o leave_v off_o from_o i_o that_o i_o may_v take_v a_o little_a comfort_n before_o i_o go_v and_o shall_v not_o return_v ergo_fw-la the_o soul_n be_v mortal_a there_o be_v no_o resurrection_n answer_n in_o these_o word_n he_o deny_v that_o he_o shall_v return_v into_o this_o mortal_a life_n and_o converse_v among_o man_n in_o this_o world_n but_o he_o deni_v not_o that_o he_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n have_v his_o be_v and_o do_v live_v until_o again_o he_o see_v god_n in_o the_o flesh_n even_o the_o same_o job_n who_o then_o be_v afflict_v as_o himself_o say_v chap._n 19.26_o 9_o job._n 3.11_o why_o die_v i_o not_o when_o i_o come_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n so_o shall_v i_o have_v lyen_fw-we quiet_a and_o be_v at_o rest_n answer_n job_n in_o these_o word_n do_v not_o deny_v that_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n do_v live_v feel_v and_o understand_v but_o only_o he_o say_v the_o misery_n of_o this_o present_a life_n be_v not_o feel_v instance_n job_n will_v not_o wish_v for_o a_o bad_a change_n but_o if_o there_o be_v evil_n feel_v in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v he_o wish_v for_o a_o bad_a change_n ergo._n etc._n etc._n answer_n job_n wish_v not_o for_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o of_o the_o godly_a instance_n but_o job_n make_v king_n and_o prince_n also_o which_o gather_v gold_n unto_o they_o vers_fw-la 14.15_o small_a and_o great_a good_a and_o bad_a vers_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o partaker_n of_o this_o rest_n answer_n it_o plain_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o whole_a process_n and_o discourse_n of_o 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