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A48788 Dying and dead mens living words published by Da. Lloyd. Lloyd, David, 1635-1692. 1668 (1668) Wing L2637; ESTC R23995 67,095 218

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o eternal_a circle_n of_o thing_n return_v to_o one_o as_o they_o come_v from_o one_o as_o musaeus_n write_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o pythagoras_n and_o the_o rota_n in_o aeternum_fw-la ●ircum-voluta_a in_o r._n jonas_n his_o porta_n poenit_fw-la fol._n 42._o nay_o that_o great_a man_n among_o the_o heathen_n who_o hierocles_n make_v a_o parallel_n to_o christ_n among_o the_o christian_n apollonius_n tyaneus_n persuade_v valerian_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o he_o to_o be_v see_v in_o cujacius_n his_o pretend_a latin_a version_n that_o the_o dead_a be_v not_o to_o be_v lament_v 8._o for_o they_o exchange_v not_o company_n but_o place_n plato_n call_v death_n somewhere_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o go_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o be_v who_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n to_o be_v fear_v by_o all_o clemens_n strom._n 3._o p._n 433._o bring_v in_o a_o old_a man_n out_o of_o pindar_n give_v this_o reason_n of_o his_o cheerful_a death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &c_n &c_n happy_a be_v he_o who_o have_v see_v the_o common_a course_n of_o this_o upper_a world_n go_v into_o the_o lower●_n where_o he_o may_v understand_v the_o en●_n of_o life_n and_o see_v the_o beginning_n o●_n it_o another_o sick_a man_n be_v mentione●_n by_o salmasius_n somewhere_o wh●_n can_v not_o quiet_o die_v till_o he_o un●derstood_v what_o the_o meaning_n w●●_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o homer_n d●●mus_n &_o porta_fw-la lethi_fw-la the_o house_n an●_n gate_n of_o hell_n in_o lucretius_n virg●_n and_o ennius_n and_o that_o some_o knowl_a man_n of_o that_o time_n be_v b●_n answer_v he_o that_o he_o can_v no●_n know_v it_o because_o he_o have_v not_o pu●●ged_v his_o soul_n this_o be_v one_o of_o th●_n mystery_n that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v u●●derstood_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n that_o have_v not_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o purge_v their_o soul_n vid._n casaub._n excerp_v ex_fw-la codice_fw-la caesar_n the_o pure_a among_o the_o jew_n and_o greek_n understand_v the_o two_o everlasting_a seat_n of_o the_o virtuous_a and_o the_o vicious_a r._n eliaz_n in_o pirk._n c._n 3._o gaulman_n not_o ad_fw-la vit_fw-mi mosis_fw-la the_o one_o north_n and_o the_o other_o south_n where_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n after_o three_o trial_n be_v free_v from_o all_o their_o bond_n leap_v for_o joy_n and_o be_v carry_v on_o high_a diodorus_n siculus_n place_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o unjust_a and_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o just_a in_o the_o invisible_a state_n whereof_o rabban_n jochanan_n ben._n saccai_n in_o gemar_fw-la berachoth_o fol._n 27._o 2._o as_o he_o be_v a_o die_a say_v he_o have_v before_o his_o eye_n two_o way_n the_o one_o lead_v to_o paradise_n and_o the_o other_o to_o hell_n the_o last_o of_o which_o place_n be_v represent_v by_o all_o the_o world_n as_o full_a of_o torture_n fury_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o plut._n de_fw-fr defect_n orac._n see_v the_o same_o notion_n in_o the_o talmud_n or_o heap_n of_o disputation_n like_o those_o of_o our_o schoolman_n upon_o the_o jewish_a law_n tract_n rosh_n hashannah_n c._n 1._o fol._n 16._o p._n 2._o see_v maymon_n well_o skill_v in_o both_o talmud_n in_o cap._n 10._o sanderim_n see_v r._n abdias_n spharnus_n the_o great_a physician_n in_o or_o hashem_n p._n 91._o noble_o describe_v the_o bliss_n of_o good_a man_n after_o death_n the_o book_n of_o moses_n his_o life_n fol._n 23●_n p._n 2._o bring_v in_o god_n encourage_v moses_n to_o die_v by_o the_o same_o description_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o everlasting_a happiness_n of_o good_a man_n in_o it_o tha●_n pindar_n have_v in_o the_o 2._o ode_n of_o hi●_n olympiad_n concern_v the_o bless_a and_o that_o be_v the_o same_o with_o sain●_n john_n revel_v 21._o 21._o 25_o 7._o ult_n 21●_n and_o moses_n chide_v his_o soul_n fo●_n its_o delay_n in_o go_v into_o the_o 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