first_o it_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o in_o the_o gospel_n mat._n 10._o vers_fw-la 28._o 28._o fear_v you_o not_o they_o which_o kill_v the_o body_n but_o be_v not_o able_a to_o kill_v the_o soul_n but_o rather_o fear_v he_o which_o be_v able_a to_o destroy_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o hell_n mat._n ca._n 18._o v._n 9_o 9_o it_o be_v better_a for_o thou_o to_o enter_v into_o life_n halt_v then_o have_v two_o foot_n to_o be_v cast_v into_o hell_n mar._n 9.43.44_o 43._o wherefore_o if_o thy_o hand_n cause_v thou_o to_o offend_v cut_v it_o off_o it_o be_v better_a for_o thou_o to_o enter_v into_o life_n maim_v then_o have_v two_o hand_n to_o go_v into_o hell_n into_o fire_n that_o never_o shall_v be_v quench_v 44._o where_o the_o worm_n die_v not_o and_o the_o fire_n never_o go_v out_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 25._o 31._o when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v in_o his_o glory_n and_o all_o the_o holy_a angel_n with_o he_o then_o shall_v he_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n 32._o and_o before_o he_o shall_v be_v gather_v all_o nation_n and_o he_o shall_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o as_o the_o shepherd_n separate_v the_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n 33._o and_o he_o shall_v set_v the_o sheep_n on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o goat_n on_o his_o left_a 34._o then_o shall_v the_o king_n say_v to_o they_o on_o his_o right_a hand_n come_v you_o bless_a child_n of_o my_o father_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n 41._o then_o shall_v he_o say_v to_o they_o on_o his_o left_a hand_n depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_a into_o everlasting_a fire_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n john_n 10._o my_o sheep_n hear_v my_o voice_n &_o i_o give_v unto_o they_o eternal_a life_n ¶_o of_o these_o place_n i_o do_v conclude_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v immortal_a because_o it_o live_v eternal_o or_o be_v punish_v everlasting_o in_o 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shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o ecclesiastos_fw-la 12._o because_o man_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o his_o eternity_n also_o in_o the_o last_o judgement_n every_o man_n that_o be_v predestinate_a to_o salvation_n shall_v rise_v again_o to_o life_n everlasting_a with_o the_o same_o body_n they_o have_v here_o according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o job_n job_n 19_o 25._o i_o be_o sure_a that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v and_o that_o i_o shall_v rise_v again_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n at_o the_o last_o day_n 26._o and_o though_o after_o my_o skin_n worm_n destroy_v this_o body_n yet_o shall_v i_o see_v god_n in_o my_o flesh_n 27._o who_o i_o myself_o shall_v see_v yea_o myself_o shall_v behold_v and_o none_o other_o for_o i_o so_o that_o hereby_o it_o be_v very_o manifest_a and_o plain_a that_o all_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n shall_v every_o one_o of_o they_o take_v again_o their_o own_o proper_a body_n be_v become_v immortal_a or_o bring_v unto_o the_o state_n of_o immortality_n of_o the_o 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job_n word_n that_o he_o do_v not_o teach_v what_o be_v the_o state_n of_o man_n after_o this_o life_n but_o only_o desire_v to_o be_v rid_v out_o of_o his_o present_a misery_n and_o therefore_o through_o human_a infirmity_n and_o impatience_n he_o compare_v the_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o his_o present_a misery_n with_o the_o death_n and_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a whatsoever_o it_o be_v as_o they_o who_o be_v grievous_o torment_v with_o present_a distress_n and_o calamity_n prefer_v any_o thing_n whatsoever_o before_o that_o which_o they_o suffer_v so_o also_o he_o say_v in_o the_o 7._o chap._n speak_v as_o one_o despair_a of_o delivery_n in_o this_o life_n remember_v
that_o my_o life_n be_v but_o a_o wind_n and_o that_o my_o eye_n shall_v not_o return_v to_o see_v pleasure_n for_o so_o he_o expound_v himself_o when_o he_o add_v vers_fw-la 10._o he_o shall_v return_v no_o more_o to_o his_o house_n neither_o shall_v his_o place_n know_v he_o any_o more_o so_o likewise_o in_o the_o 17._o chap._n my_o breath_n be_v corrupt_a my_o day_n be_v corrupt_a &_o the_o grave_n be_v ready_a for_o i_o they_o be_v word_n of_o one_o despair_a of_o life_n &_o salvation_n god_n be_v wroth_a and_o angry_a 10._o job_n 34.14.15_o 14_o if_o he_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o man_n and_o gather_v unto_o himself_o his_o spirit_n and_o his_o breath_n 15._o all_o flesh_n shall_v perish_v together_o and_o man_n shall_v return_v unto_o dust_n answer_n job_n do_v not_o here_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n do_v either_o sleep_n or_o perish_v but_o that_o by_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n the_o body_n die_v and_o be_v dissolve_v yet_o not_o that_o the_o body_n do_v utter_o perish_v for_o so_o it_o shall_v repugn_v other_o plain_a place_n that_o warrant_v the_o resurrection_n 11._o job_n 14.12_o man_n sleep_v and_o rise_v not_o for_o he_o shall_v not_o wake_v again_o nor_o be_v raise_v from_o his_o sleep_n till_o the_o heaven_n be_v no_o more_o 12._o act._n 7.60_o and_o when_o he_o have_v thus_o speak_v he_o fall_v asleep_a 13._o 1._o cor._n 15.51_o we_o shall_v not_o all_o sleep_n but_o we_o shall_v be_v all_o change_v 14._o 1._o thes_n 4.13_o i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o ignorant_a concern_v they_o which_o be_v asleep_a in_o these_o place_n the_o dead_a be_v say_v to_o sleep_v ergo_fw-la the_o soul_n sleep_v answer_n in_o these_o and_o such_o like_a place_n be_v use_v a_o figure_n of_o speech_n call_v synecdoche_n translate_n that_o which_o be_v proper_a unto_o the_o body_n to_o the_o whole_a man_n for_o that_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o body_n which_o be_v to_o be_v recall_v from_o death_n to_o life_n as_o it_o be_v to_o awake_v from_o 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etc._n etc._n these_o place_n do_v plain_o show_v that_o blessedness_n and_o the_o kingdom_n promise_v to_o the_o godly_a shall_v then_o first_o fall_v unto_o they_o at_o the_o last_o day_n ergo_fw-la soul_n go_v not_o present_o to_o heaven_n after_o death_n of_o the_o body_n answer_n those_o place_n do_v not_o show_v that_o but_o they_o show_v that_o at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v raise_v up_o again_o the_o soul_n that_o already_o be_v in_o heaven_n shall_v by_o be_v join_v to_o the_o body_n again_o have_v their_o felicity_n and_o glory_n consummate_v and_o make_v absolute_a for_o so_o we_o pray_v thy_o kingdom_n come_v when_o yet_o now_o god_n also_o reign_v in_o us._n 19_o 1._o cor._n 15.19_o if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o we_o have_v hope_n we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a of_o this_o place_n they_o reason_v thus_o he_o that_o be_v bless_v and_o happy_a before_o the_o resurrection_n be_v not_o without_o the_o resurrection_n most_o miserable_a 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