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so_o it_o likewise_o assure_v we_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o body_n after_o death_n thâ—_n bear_v natural_a reason_n will_v scarce_o be_v pretend_v to_o reach_v to_o so_o abstruse_a and_o difficult_a a_o article_n as_o that_o of_o a_o resurrection_n which_o when_o propose_v by_o s._n paul_n produce_v among_o the_o athenian_a philosopher_n nothing_o else_o but_o wonder_n or_o laughter_n act_n 17._o 20_o 32._o ii_o joh._n 5._o 39_o few_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o search_v the_o scripture_n for_o those_o thing_n such_o as_o be_v unheeded_a prophefy_v oversooked_a mystery_n and_o strange_a harmony_n which_o be_v clear_o and_o judicious_o propose_v may_v make_v that_o book_n appear_v more_o worthy_a of_o the_o high_a extraction_n it_o challenge_v and_o consequent_o of_o the_o veneration_n of_o consider_v man_n iii_o isai_n 5._o 4._o what_o can_v i_o have_v do_v etc._n etc._n in_o the_o production_n of_o the_o material_a world_n and_o the_o set_v the_o frame_n of_o 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