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in_o his_o degenerate_a or_o fall_v estate_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o relation_n to_o action_n and_o object_n either_o 1._o natural_a to_o these_o he_o be_v alive_a the_o soul_n in_o man_n be_v no_o dead_a but_o live_a thing_n and_o be_v able_a to_o understand_v will_n desire_n discourse_n and_o reason_n and_o this_o man_n can_v eat_v drink_v sleep_n etc._n etc._n 2._o political_n here_o also_o life_n be_v find_v in_o he_o even_o a_o wicked_a man_n destitute_a of_o all_o grace_n be_v alive_a to_o trade_n to_o bargain_n to_o buy_v to_o sell_v to_o plant_v to_o build_v 3._o theological_n or_o spiritual_a now_o here_o the_o impenitent_a or_o unconvert_v man_n be_v plane_n mortuus_fw-la stark_a dead_a a_o understanding_n i_o confess_v he_o still_o have_v but_o none_o that_o be_v able_a to_o know_v god_n aright_o or_o christ_n or_o any_o save_a truth_n without_o divine_a aid_n or_o grace_n 2_o cor._n 3._o 5._o we_o be_v not_o sufficient_a of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n as_o 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tom._n 3._o de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la &_o litera_fw-la cap._n 3._o without_o i_o say_v christ_n you_o can_v do_v nothing_o joh._n 15._o 5._o no_o man_n come_v to_o i_o except_o the_o father_n draw_v he_o joh._n 6._o 44._o it_o be_v god_n who_o work_v in_o we_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v say_v the_o apostle_n phil._n 2._o 13._o and_o work_v i_o grant_v unâ—o_o this_o man_n but_o spiritual_a work_n i_o deny_v to_o they_o quid_fw-la boni_fw-la pete_v perditus_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o quantum_fw-la à _fw-la perditione_n liberatus_fw-la austin_n in_o enchirid_n c._n 30._o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n can_v please_v god_n say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 8._o 8._o a_o evil_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n so_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 7._o 18._o
etc._n etc._n at_o a_o funeral_n feast_n there_o be_v no_o mirth_n because_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n be_v dead_a ah_o weep_v over_o thy_o father_n over_o thy_o son_n the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n be_v dead_a his_o precious_a soul_n be_v dead_a thy_o pity_n can_v do_v a_o dead_a body_n no_o good_a but_o it_o may_v do_v a_o dead_a soul_n some_o good_a especial_o if_o you_o take_v in_o the_o next_o duty_n which_o be_v 3._o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a i_o mean_v not_o in_o the_o popish_a sense_n they_o dead_a pray_v for_o the_o dead_a you_o know_v pray_v for_o soul_n depart_v suppose_v they_o to_o be_v in_o purgatory_n where_o the_o pain_n as_o they_o say_v be_v intolerable_a equal_a to_o they_o in_o hell_n and_o the_o soul_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o their_o priest_n and_o other_o often_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o upon_o the_o grave_n they_o inscribe_v pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o such_o a_o one_o and_o on_o his_o soul_n jesus_n have_v 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as_o multoruâ—_n annorum_fw-la â—uit_fw-la ipse_fw-la septem_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la annos_fw-la vixit_fw-la for_o so_o many_o year_n only_o be_v he_o convert_v we_o count_v the_o length_n of_o our_o life_n from_o the_o time_n of_o our_o birth_n and_o we_o must_v count_v the_o life_n of_o our_o soul_n from_o the_o time_n of_o our_o new_a birth_n say_v hierom._n it_o be_v frequent_a in_o scripture_n to_o style_v convert_v person_n live_v person_n or_o person_n make_v alive_a rom._n 6._o 13._o yield_v yourselves_o unto_o god_n as_o those_o that_o be_v alive_a from_o the_o dead_a chap._n 8._o v._n 10._o if_o christ_n be_v in_o you_o the_o spirit_n be_v life_n because_o of_o righteousness_n gal._n 2._o 20._o i_o live_v say_v paul_n col._n 2._o 13._o you_o who_o be_v dead_a in_o your_o sin_n have_v he_o quicken_v for_o the_o advantageous_a discussion_n of_o this_o point_n i_o shall_v brief_o open_v unto_o you_o 1._o what_o life_n that_o be_v which_o the_o convert_a sinner_n attain_v unto_o 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