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they_o guilty_a and_o according_o punish_v they_o but_o withal_o give_v i_o thanks_o for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o cheat_n but_o if_o in_o truth_n they_o have_v be_v teach_v no_o otherwise_o than_o that_o it_o be_v a_o pious_a credulity_n credulity_n that_o soul_n be_v before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n deliver_v which_o if_o they_o take_v the_o pain_n well_o to_o examine_v they_o they_o shall_v find_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o their_o doctor_n who_o have_v circumvent_v they_o but_o their_o own_o self_n through_o sloth_n and_o negligence_n consequent_o let_v they_o lay_v the_o guilt_n at_o their_o own_o door_n what_o i_o have_v in_o this_o whole_a disputation_n conclusion_n perform_v let_v they_o in_o god_n name_n judge_v who_o he_o have_v be_v please_v to_o make_v fit_a arbitrator_n in_o theological_a controversy_n what_o i_o have_v aim_v at_o be_v this_o that_o antiquity_n do_v believe_v that_o man_n in_o the_o next_o world_n whether_o their_o soul_n be_v beatify_v or_o no_o be_v not_o admit_v local_o to_o heaven_n till_o the_o day_n of_o the_o final_a conflagration_n that_o then_o every_o one_o work_n be_v to_o be_v examine_v that_o the_o workâ—_z of_o the_o imperfect_a who_o foundation_n be_v on_o christ_n be_v to_o burn_v and_o by_o that_o mean_n their_o sin_n not_o without_o detriment_n to_o be_v remit_v that_o the_o opinion_n which_o hold_v pure_a pain_n and_o those_o in_o the_o interval_n betwixt_o death_n and_o judgement_n either_o of_o their_o own_o nature_n or_o by_o prayer_n determinable_a be_v new_a in_o the_o church_n build_v upon_o slight_a ground_n and_o such_o as_o be_v uncapable_a in_o thing_n theological_a to_o beget_v faith_n obnoxious_a to_o many_o and_o weighty_a objection_n and_o final_o by_o it_o be_v patron_n weak_o defend_v these_o endeavour_n i_o have_v crowd_v into_o this_o small_a volume_n for_o the_o benefit_n and_o conveniency_n of_o such_o as_o take_v delight_n in_o dissertation_n of_o this_o nature_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 12._o l._n penult_n r._n inviolable_a p._n 28._o l._n penult_n r._n privationâ—…_n p._n 30_o l._n 9_o r._n judgement_n and_o for_o it_o r._n be_v ibid_n l._n 11._o r._n say_v 〈…〉_z 32._o l._n 26_o r._n soul_n p._n 36._o l._n 5_o r._n advantage_n p._n 38._o l._n 5._o r._n denunciatiâ—…_n p._n 39_o l._n 3._o r._n region_n p._n 40._o l._n 11._o r._n eternal_a puni_fw-la p._n 41._o l._n 16._o for_o 〈◊〉_d r._n that_o p._n 43._o l._n 10._o for_o be_v r._n have_v p._n 46._o l._n 1._o r._n lection_n p._n 〈…〉_z l._n 2._o r_o whole_a ibid_n l._n 15._o for_o the_o r._n be_v ib._n l._n 23._o r._n correct_v p._n 54._o 〈…〉_z 20._o r._n we_o p._n 75._o l._n 17._o r._n decision_n p._n 83._o l._n 6._o r._n they_o ib._n 7._o r._n employ_v 20._o r._n other_o 23._o r._n connect_a 27._o r._n secure_v p._n 87._o l._n 12._o r._n fetch_v p._n 103._o l._n 7._o r._n adapt_v p._n 106._o l._n 18._o r._n sensible_a p._n 121._o l._n 3._o r._n peoplâ—â—_z p._n 122._o l._n 8._o r._n purge_v ib._n 12._o r._n their_o p._n 123._o l._n 6._o r._n on_o p._n 126._o l._n 1â—_n r._n order_v p._n 128._o l._n 5._o for_o of_o r._n and_o p._n 130._o l._n 23._o r._n adapt_v p._n 1â—â—_n l_n 9_o r._n model_n of_o p._n 137._o l._n 10._o r._n subintromission_n p._n 153._o l._n 19_o â—_z concresion_n p._n 156._o l._n 16._o r._n informant_a p._n 157._o l._n 16._o r._n stock_n p._n 1â—1_n l._n ult._n r._n whole_a delay_n 166._o l._n 2._o apparition_n 168._o l._n 21._o r._n witnessâ—â—_z p._n 171._o l._n 19_o r._n suppose_v p._n 172._o l._n 2._o r._n detect_v â—b_fw-la 16._o r._n perfect_o p._n 174._o l._n ult_n r._n many_o 175._o l._n 26._o r._n sprightly_a p._n 178._o i._n 16._o r._n sight_n p._n 179._o l._n ult._n r._n foster_n p._n 182._o l._n 26._o r._n be_v p._n 184._o l._n 26._o r._n decree_n p._n 186._o l._n 18._o r._n directory_n ib._n 25._o exibilate_v p._n 187._o l._n 5._o r._n have_v p._n 188._o in_o the_o title_n r._n come_v ib._n l._n 9_o r._n lest_o of_o p._n 189._o l._n 19_o r._n 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act_n of_o contrition_n the_o author_n explication_n so_o taat_fw-mi tâ—â—_z punishâ—…_n which_o remain_v 〈…〉_z be_v infliâ—…_n pure_o 〈…〉_z of_o revenge_n for_o past_a offence_n of_o public_a revenge_n of_o retaliation_n a_o ebjection_n answer_v of_o priuâ—â—â—_z revenge_n the_o wisdom_n of_o oâ—d_fw-mi can_v permit_v he_o to_o inâ—â—iâ—_z such_o pain_n as_o neither_o aâ—â—il_n the_o sufferer_n or_o any_o other_o another_o objection_n from_o god_n attributâ—_n of_o justice_n answer_v all_o punishment_n which_o have_v no_o respect_n to_o some_o good_a be_v effect_n of_o cruelty_n noâ—_z justice_n a_o three_o objection_n from_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o god_n by_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o honour_n answer_n *_o tom._n 1._o