betwixt_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o resurrection_n or_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v say_v to_o suffer_v such_o a_o fire_n as_o can_v do_v no_o execution_n upon_o those_o who_o have_v no_o wood_n hay_o nor_o stubble_n to_o burn_v up_o but_o shall_v be_v feel_v by_o such_o as_o have_v make_v such_o building_n or_o superstructure_n etc._n etc._n i_o reprehend_v it_o not_o because_o perhaps_o it_o be_v true_a the_o opinion_n here_o mention_v be_v thus_o express_v by_o origen_n in_o his_o five_o book_n against_o celsus_n which_o very_a place_n st._n austin_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v respect_n to_o 240_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d celsus_n do_v not_o understand_v that_o this_o fire_n as_o well_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o christian_n as_o to_o some_o of_o the_o greek_n will_v be_v purgatory_n to_o the_o world_n as_o also_o to_o every_o one_o of_o those_o person_n who_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o such_o punishment_n and_o remedy_n 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vital_o unite_v to_o some_o body_n and_o consequent_o by_o the_o locality_n of_o those_o their_o respective_a body_n determine_v to_o here_o and_o there_o according_a to_o that_o of_o origen_n 5.244_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o soul_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o body_n in_o order_n to_o local_a motion_n we_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n declare_v what_o ground_n of_o reason_n there_o be_v which_o induce_v those_o ancient_n to_o assert_v and_o maintain_v a_o thing_n so_o repugnant_a to_o sense_n and_o imagination_n and_o consequent_o to_o all_o vulgar_a apprehension_n as_o a_o substance_n in_o itself_o vnextend_v indistant_a and_o indivisible_a or_o devoid_a of_o magnitude_n and_o part_n wherein_o we_o shall_v only_o represent_v the_o sense_n of_o these_o ancient_a incorporealist_n so_o far_o as_o we_o can_v to_o the_o best_a advantage_n in_o order_n to_o their_o vindication_n against_o atheist_n and_o materialist_n ourselves_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n not_o assert_v any_o thing_n but_o leave_v every_o one_o that_o can_v to_o make_v his_o own_o judgement_n and_o so_o either_o to_o close_v with_o this_o or_o that_o other_o follow_a hypothesis_n of_o extend_v incorporeal_n now_o it_o be_v here_o observable_a that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n former_o take_v for_o grant_v on_o both_o side_n as_o well_o by_o the_o asserter_n as_o the_o denier_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o kind_n of_o extension_n only_o and_o consequent_o that_o whatsoever_o have_v magnitude_n and_o part_n or_o one_o thing_n without_o another_o be_v not_o only_o intellectual_o and_o logical_o but_o also_o real_o and_o physical_o divisible_a or_o discerpible_a as_o likewise_o antitypous_a and_o impenetrable_a so_o that_o it_o can_v coexi_v with_o a_o body_n in_o the_o same_o place_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o whatsoever_o argument_n do_v evince_n that_o there_o be_v some_o other_o substance_n beside_o body_n the_o same_o do_v therefore_o demonstrate_v according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o ancient_n as_o well_o corporealist_n as_o incorporealist_n that_o there_o be_v something_o vnextend_v it_o be_v suppose_v by_o they_o both_o alike_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v extend_v be_v body_n nevertheless_o we_o shall_v here_o principal_o propound_v such_o consideration_n of_o they_o as_o tend_v direct_o to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v something_o vnextend_o incorporeal_a and_o that_o a_o vnextended_a deity_n be_v no_o impossible_a idea_n to_o wit_n from_o hence_o because_o there_o be_v something_o vnextend_v even_o in_o our_o very_a self_n where_o not_o to_o repeat_v the_o forementioned_a ratiocination_n of_o simplicius_n that_o whatsoever_o can_v act_n and_o reflect_v upon_o its_o whole_a self_n can_v possible_o be_v extend_v nor_o have_v part_n distant_a from_o one_o another_o plotinus_n first_o argue_v after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 460._o what_o then_o will_v they_o say_v who_o contend_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o body_n or_o extend_v whether_o for_o no_o will_v they_o grant_v concern_v every_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o same_o body_n as_o that_o of_o it_o which_o be_v in_o the_o foot_n and_o that_o in_o the_o hand_n and_o that_o in_o the_o brain_n etc._n etc._n and_o again_o every_o part_n of_o those_o part_n that_o each_o of_o they_o be_v soul_n such_o as_o the_o whole_a if_o this_o be_v consent_v to_o then_o be_v it_o plain_a that_o magnitude_n or_o such_o a_o quantity_n will_v confer_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o it_o will_v do_v be_v it_o a_o extend_v thing_n but_o the_o whole_a will_v be_v in_o many_o part_n or_o place_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o can_v possible_o belong_v to_o body_n that_o the_o same_o whole_a shall_v be_v in_o more_o and_o that_o a_o part_n shall_v be_v what_o the_o whole_a be_v but_o if_o they_o will_v not_o grant_v every_o part_n of_o their_o extend_v soul_n to_o be_v soul_n then_o according_a to_o they_o must_v the_o soul_n be_v make_v up_o and_o compound_v of_o soul-less_a thing_n which_o argument_n be_v else_o where_o again_o thus_o propound_v by_o he_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o every_o one_o of_o the_o part_n of_o this_o extend_v soul_n or_o mind_n have_v life_n in_o it_o than_o will_v any_o one_o of_o they_o alone_o be_v sufficient_a but_o to_o say_v that_o though_o none_o of_o the_o part_n alone_o bave_v life_n in_o they_o yet_o the_o conjunction_n of_o they_o altogether_o make_v life_n be_v absurd_a it_o be_v impossible_a that_o life_n and_o soul_n shall_v result_v from_o a_o congery_n of_o lifeless_a and_o souless_a thing_n or_o that_o mindless_a thing_n put_v together_o shall_v beget_v mind_n the_o sum_n of_o this_o argumentation_n be_v this_o that_o either_o every_o part_n of_o a_o extend_v soul_n be_v soul_n and_o of_o a_o extend_v mind_n mind_n or_o not_o now_o if_o no_o part_n of_o a_o soul_n as_o suppose_v to_o be_v extend_v alone_o be_v soul_n or_o have_v life_n and_o mind_n in_o it_o then_o be_v it_o certain_a that_o the_o whole_a result_v from_o all_o the_o part_n can_v have_v no_o life_n nor_o mind_n because_o nothing_o can_v causal_o come_v from_o nothing_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o corporeal_a quality_n and_o form_n according_a to_o the_o atomick_a physiology_n result_n from_o a_o composition_n and_o contexture_n of_o atom_n or_o part_n each_o of_o which_o take_v alone_o by_o themselves_o have_v nothing_o of_o that_o quality_n or_o form_n in_o they_o ne_fw-fr ex_fw-la albis_n alba_n rearis_fw-la aut_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la nigrant_fw-la nigro_n de_fw-fr semine_fw-la nata_fw-la you_o be_v not_o to_o think_v that_o white_a thing_n be_v make_v out_o of_o white_a principle_n nor_o black_a thing_n out_o of_o black_a but_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o difference_n here_o be_v plain_a because_o these_o quality_n and_o form_n be_v not_o entity_n real_o distinct_a from_o the_o magnitude_n figure_n site_n and_o motion_n of_o part_n but_o only_o such_o a_o composition_n of_o they_o as_o cause_v different_a fancy_n in_o we_o but_o life_n and_o understanding_n soul_n and_o mind_n be_v entity_n real_o distinct_a from_o magnitude_n figure_n site_n and_o motion_n of_o part_n they_o be_v neither_o mere_a fancy_n nor_o syllable_n of_o thing_n but_o simple_a and_o uncompounded_a reality_n but_o if_o every_o suppose_a part_n of_o a_o soul_n be_v soul_n and_o of_o a_o mind_n mind_n then_o will_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o it_o beside_o any_o one_o part_n be_v superfluous_a or_o indeed_o every_o suppose_a part_n thereof_o will_v be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o whole_a from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v extend_v or_o have_v any_o real_a part_n at_o all_o since_o no_o part_n of_o a_o extend_v thing_n can_v possible_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o whole_a again_o the_o same_o philosopher_n endeavour_v further_a to_o prove_v
dico_fw-la igitur_fw-la providentiâ_fw-la deorum_fw-la mundum_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la mundi_fw-la part_n &_o initio_fw-la constitutas_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o omni_fw-la tempore_fw-la administrari_fw-la yet_o unquestionable_o cicero_n forget_v himself_o herein_o and_o rather_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o some_o other_o pagan_n who_o together_o with_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o world_n hold_v indeed_o a_o plurality_n of_o eternal_a though_o not_o independent_a deite_v than_o of_o the_o stoic_n who_o assert_v one_o only_a eternal_a god_n and_o suppose_v in_o the_o reiterated_a conflagration_n all_o the_o god_n to_o be_v melt_v and_o confound_v into_o one_o so_o that_o jupiter_n be_v then_o leave_v alone_o must_v needs_o make_v up_o the_o world_n again_o as_o also_o all_o those_o other_o god_n out_o of_o himself_o and_o thus_o do_v zeno_n in_o laertius_n describe_v the_o cosmopoeia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n at_o first_o be_v alone_o by_o himself_o convert_v the_o fiery_a substance_n of_o the_o world_n by_o degree_n into_o water_n that_o be_v into_o a_o crasser_n chaos_n out_o of_o which_o water_n himself_o afterward_o as_o the_o spermatick_a reason_n of_o the_o world_n form_v the_o element_n and_o whole_a mundane_a system_n and_o cicero_n himself_o elsewhere_o in_o his_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la attribute_n the_o first_o original_a of_o mankind_n cautious_o not_o to_o the_o god_n in_o common_a but_o to_o the_o supreme_a god_n only_o hoc_fw-la animal_n providum_fw-la etc._n etc._n quem_fw-la vocamus_fw-la hominem_fw-la praeclara_fw-la quadam_fw-la conditione_n generatum_fw-la esse_fw-la à _fw-la summo_fw-la deo_fw-la and_o this_o rather_o according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o stoic_n than_o of_o the_o platonist_n who_o inferior_a generate_v god_n also_o be_v first_o make_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v have_v a_o stroke_n in_o the_o fabrefaction_n of_o mankind_n and_o other_o animal_n thus_o epictetus_n plain_o ascribe_v the_o make_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o god_n or_o the_o one_o supreme_a deity_n where_o he_o mention_n the_o galilean_n that_o be_v the_o christian_n their_o contempt_n of_o death_n though_o impute_v it_o only_o to_o custom_n in_o they_o and_o not_o to_o right_a knowledge_n as_o m._n antoninus_n likewise_o ascribe_v the_o same_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o mere_a obstinacy_n of_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o can_v some_o be_v so_o affect_v out_o of_o madness_n and_o the_o galilean_v out_o of_o custom_n and_o can_v none_o attain_v thereunto_o by_o reason_n and_o true_a knowledge_n namely_o because_o god_n make_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o whole_a world_n itself_o perfect_a and_o vnhinderable_a but_o the_o part_n thereof_o for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o whole_a so_o that_o the_o part_n ought_v therefore_o to_o yield_v and_o give_v place_n to_o the_o whole_a thus_o do_v he_o again_o elsewhere_o demand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n who_o make_v the_o sun_n who_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n who_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n who_o the_o agreeable_a fitness_n of_o thing_n wherefore_o thou_o have_v receive_v all_o from_o another_o even_o thy_o very_a self_n do_v thou_o murmur_v and_o complain_v against_o the_o donor_n of_o they_o if_o he_o take_v away_o any_o one_o thing_n from_o thou_o do_v he_o not_o bring_v thou_o into_o the_o world_n show_v thou_o the_o light_n bestow_v sense_n and_o reason_n upon_o the_o now_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o inferior_a stoical_a god_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v make_v by_o another_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v so_o too_o and_o thus_o be_v it_o plain_o express_v in_o this_o follow_a citation_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o any_o one_o can_v be_v thorough_o sensible_a of_o this_o that_o we_o be_v all_o make_v by_o god_n and_o that_o as_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o god_n be_v the_o father_n both_o of_o man_n and_o god_n he_o will_v never_o think_v mean_o of_o himself_o know_v that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n also_o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v plain_o put_v for_o the_o supreme_a god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o inferior_a god_n only_o again_o he_o thus_o attribute_n the_o make_v of_o man_n and_o government_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o god_n or_o jupiter_n only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 24._o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n make_v all_o man_n to_o this_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v happy_a and_o as_o become_v he_o who_o have_v a_o fatherly_a care_n of_o we_o he_o place_v our_o good_a and_o evil_a in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 24._o thing_n will_v not_o be_v well_o govern_v if_o jupiter_n take_v no_o care_n of_o his_o own_o citizen_n that_o they_o also_o may_v be_v happy_a like_o himself_o and_o that_o these_o stoic_n do_v indeed_o religious_o worship_n and_o honour_n the_o supreme_a god_n above_o all_o their_o other_o god_n may_v appear_v from_o sundry_a instance_n as_o first_o from_o their_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v the_o sovereign_a legislator_n and_o profess_v subjection_n and_o obedience_n to_o his_o law_n account_v this_o to_o be_v their_o great_a liberty_n thus_o epictetus_n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o man_n have_v power_n over_o i_o i_o be_o make_v free_a by_o god_n by_o become_v his_o subject_n i_o know_v his_o commandment_n and_o no_o man_n can_v bring_v i_o under_o bondage_n to_o himself_o and_o again_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n these_o thing_n will_v i_o be_v find_v employ_v myself_o about_o that_o i_o may_v be_v able_a to_o say_v to_o god_n have_v i_o transgress_v any_o of_o thy_o commandment_n have_v i_o use_v my_o faculty_n and_o anticipation_n or_o common_a notion_n otherwise_o than_o thou_o require_v again_o from_o their_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v the_o supreme_a governor_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o the_o orderer_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o it_o by_o his_o fate_n and_o providence_n and_o their_o profess_v to_o submit_v their_o will_n to_o his_o will_n in_o every_o thing_n epictetus_n somewhere_o thus_o bespeak_v the_o supreme_a god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v i_o ever_o complain_v of_o thy_o government_n i_o be_v sick_a when_o thou_o will_v have_v i_o to_o be_v and_o so_o be_v other_o but_o i_o be_v so_o willing_o i_o be_v poor_a also_o at_o thy_o appointment_n but_o rejoice_v i_o never_o bear_v any_o magistracy_n or_o have_v any_o dignity_n because_o thou_o will_v not_o have_v i_o and_o i_o never_o desire_v it_o do_v thou_o ever_o see_v i_o the_o more_o deject_a or_o melancholy_a for_o this_o have_v i_o appear_v before_o thou_o at_o any_o time_n with_o a_o discontent_a countenance_n be_v i_o not_o always_o prepare_v and_o ready_a for_o whatsoever_o thou_o require_v will_v thou_o now_o have_v i_o to_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o festival_n solemnity_n i_o be_o ready_a to_o go_v and_o i_o render_v thou_o all_o thanks_o for_o that_o thou_o have_v honour_v i_o so_o far_o as_o to_o let_v i_o keep_v the_o feast_n with_o thou_o and_o behold_v thy_o work_n and_o observe_v thy_o oeconomy_n of_o the_o world_n let_v death_n seize_v upon_o i_o not_o otherwise_o employ_v than_o thus_o think_v and_o write_v of_o such_o thing_n he_o likewise_o exhort_v other_o after_o this_o manner_n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dare_v to_o lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n to_o god_n and_o say_v use_v i_o hereafter_o to_o whatsoever_o thou_o please_v i_o agree_v and_o be_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n with_o thou_o indifferent_a to_o all_o thing_n i_o refuse_v nothing_o that_o shall_v seem_v good_a to_o thou_o lead_v i_o whither_o thou_o please_v let_v i_o act_v what_o part_n thou_o will_v either_o of_o a_o public_a or_o private_a person_n of_o a_o rich_a man_n or_o a_o beggar_n i_o will_v apologise_v for_o thou_o as_o to_o all_o these_o thing_n before_o man_n and_o i_o will_v also_o show_v the_o nature_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o the_o same_o be_v likewise_o manifest_a from_o their_o pretension_n to_o look_v to_o god_n and_o refer_v all_o to_o he_o expect_v aid_n and_o assistance_n from_o he_o and_o place_v their_o confidence_n in_o he_o thus_o also_o epictetus_n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o design_n be_v this_o to_o render_v you_o free_a and_o undisturbed_a always_o look_v at_o god_n as_o well_o in_o every_o small_a as_o great_a matter_n again_o the_o same_o stoic_a conclude_v 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n will_v never_o be_v able_a otherwise_o to_o expel_v grief_n fear_v desire_v envy_n etc._n etc._n than_o by_o look_v to_o god_n alone_o
and_o contingency_n non_fw-la necesse_fw-la fuisse_fw-la cypselum_n regnare_fw-la corinthi_n quanquam_fw-la id_fw-la millesimo_fw-la antè_fw-la anno_fw-la apollinis_fw-la oraculo_fw-la editum_fw-la esset_fw-la that_o be_v be_v not_o necessary_a cypselus_n the_o tyrant_n shall_v reign_v at_o corinth_n though_o that_o be_v a_o thing_n predict_v by_o apollo_n be_v oracle_n a_o thousand_o year_n before_o as_o also_o this_o record_v by_o varro_n of_o vectius_n valens_n a_o augur_n in_o the_o time_n of_o romulus_n who_o when_o rome_n be_v a_o building_n from_o the_o fly_n of_o twelve_o vulture_n presage_v that_o the_o continuance_n of_o that_o city_n will_v be_v for_o twelve_o hundred_o year_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v according_o fulfil_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n four_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o five_o immediate_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o three_o valentinian_n who_o some_o make_v to_o be_v the_o last_o real_a emperor_n of_o the_o west_n or_o rome_n when_o 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a_o long_a time_n after_o and_o such_o as_o can_v be_v impute_v to_o nothing_o but_o the_o supernatural_a foreknowledge_n and_o omniscience_n of_o god_n almighty_n as_o for_o example_n those_o concern_v the_o messiah_n or_o our_o saviour_n christ_n deliver_v by_o jacob_n moses_n david_n isaias_n jeremy_n daniel_n and_o most_o of_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v sundry_a particular_a circumstance_n of_o his_o come_n and_o that_o grand_a event_n which_o follow_v after_o of_o the_o gentile_n or_o pagan_n so_o general_a reception_n and_o entertainment_n of_o christianity_n that_o be_v the_o belief_n of_o the_o messiah_n promise_v to_o the_o jew_n together_o with_o the_o shake_n off_o of_o their_o god_n and_o idol_n among_o which_o scripture_n prophecy_n concern_v our_o saviour_n christ_n we_o must_v needs_o reckon_v for_o one_o and_o none_o of_o the_o least_o considerable_a neither_o that_o of_o daniel_n week_n or_o of_o four_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n to_o commence_v from_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o word_n or_o the_o decree_n make_v by_o artaxerxes_n the_o son_n of_o xerxes_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n for_o the_o return_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n priest_n and_o levite_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o to_o terminate_v in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o jew_n only_o though_o we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a how_o some_o learned_a man_n both_o of_o former_a and_o latter_a time_n have_v stretch_v their_o wit_n they_o sometime_o use_v no_o small_a violence_n to_o divert_v this_o prophecy_n another_o way_n for_o that_o these_o prophecy_n concern_v our_o saviour_n christ_n can_v have_v no_o other_o original_a than_o the_o immediate_a supernatural_a revelation_n of_o god_n almighty_n be_v evident_a from_o the_o thing_n itself_o it_o be_v such_o as_o depend_v on_o no_o natural_a cause_n much_o less_o upon_o those_o constellation_n of_o the_o astrological_a atheist_n but_o only_o upon_o his_o own_o secret_a will_n and_o counsel_n but_o beside_o these_o prophecy_n concern_v our_o saviour_n christ_n there_o be_v other_o contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n concern_v the_o fate_n and_o succession_n of_o the_o chief_a kingdom_n empire_n and_o polity_n of_o the_o world_n as_o of_o the_o rise_v of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n of_o its_o fall_n and_o conquest_n by_o the_o macedonean_a alexander_n of_o the_o quadripartite_a division_n of_o this_o greekish_a empire_n after_o alexander_n death_n of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o seleucidae_n and_o lagidae_n a_o prophetic_a history_n so_o agreeable_a with_o the_o event_n that_o it_o be_v by_o porphyrius_n pretend_v to_o have_v be_v write_v after_o they_o and_o last_o of_o the_o rise_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n for_o notwithstanding_o the_o endeavour_n of_o some_o to_o pervert_v all_o those_o scripture_n prophecy_n that_o extend_v to_o the_o present_a time_n it_o be_v clear_o demonstrable_a that_o this_o be_v daniel_n four_o ten_o horn_a beast_n or_o the_o leg_n and_o toe_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n statue_n that_o four_o empire_n strong_a as_o iron_n which_o come_v at_o length_n to_o be_v break_v or_o divide_v into_o ten_o or_o many_o principality_n call_v in_o the_o prophetic_a language_n and_o according_a to_o the_o eichon_n horn_n among_o who_o be_v to_o start_v up_o another_o horn_n with_o eye_n speak_v great_a word_n against_o the_o most_o high_a and_o make_v war_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o prevail_a against_o they_o for_o a_o time_n time_n and_o half_o a_o time_n which_o prophecy_n of_o daniel_n be_v the_o groundwork_n of_o st._n john_n apocalypse_n it_o be_v there_o further_o insist_v upon_o fill_v up_o and_o enlarge_v with_o the_o addition_n of_o several_a particular_n so_o that_o both_o daniel_n and_o john_n have_v each_o of_o they_o from_o their_o respective_a age_n set_v down_o a_o prophetic_a calendar_n of_o time_n in_o a_o continue_a series_n the_o former_a more_o compendious_o and_o general_o the_o latter_a more_o copious_o and_o particular_o to_o the_o very_a end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o thus_o do_v we_o see_v plain_o that_o the_o scripture-prophecy_n evince_v a_o deity_n neither_o can_v these_o possible_o be_v impute_v by_o atheist_n as_o other_o thing_n to_o man_n fear_n and_o fancy_n nor_o yet_o to_o the_o fiction_n of_o politician_n nor_o do_v they_o only_o evince_v a_o deity_n but_o confirm_v christianity_n also_o partly_o as_o predict_v by_o they_o in_o its_o several_a circumstance_n a_o grand_a one_o whereof_o be_v the_o gentile_n reception_n of_o it_o and_o partly_o as_o itself_o predict_v future_a event_n this_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n be_v the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n both_o which_o scripture-prophecy_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o from_o he_o in_o the_o new_a be_v of_o equal_a if_o not_o great_a force_n to_o we_o in_o this_o present_a age_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o our_o faith_n than_o the_o miracle_n themselves_o record_v in_o the_o scripture_n we_o have_v now_o certain_a knowledge_n ourselves_o of_o many_o of_o those_o event_n and_o be_v no_o way_n able_a to_o suspect_v but_o that_o the_o prophecy_n be_v write_v long_o before_o to_o conclude_v all_o these_o extraordinary_a phaenomena_n of_o apparition_n witchcraft_n possession_n miracle_n and_o prophecy_n do_v evince_v that_o spirit_n angel_n or_o demon_n though_o invisible_a to_o we_o be_v no_o fancy_n but_o real_a and_o substantial_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n which_o favour_v not_o the_o atheistick_a hypothesis_n but_o some_o of_o they_o as_o the_o high_a kind_n of_o miracle_n and_o prediction_n do_v also_o immediate_o enforce_v the_o acknowledgement_n of_o a_o deity_n a_o be_v superior_a to_o nature_n which_o therefore_o can_v check_v and_o control_v it_o and_o which_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a fore-knows_a the_o most_o remote_o distant_a and_o contingent_a event_n and_o now_o have_v we_o not_o only_o full_o answer_v and_o confute_v all_o the_o atheistick_a pretence_n against_o the_o idea_n of_o god_n tend_v to_o disprove_v his_o existence_n but_o also_o occasional_o propose_v several_a solid_a and_o substantial_a argument_n for_o a_o deity_n as_o that_o all_o successive_a thing_n the_o world_n motion_n and_o time_n be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n absolute_o uncapable_a of_o a_o ante-eternity_n and_o therefore_o there_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v something_o else_o of_o a_o permanent_a duration_n that_o be_v eternal_a without_o beginning_n that_o no_o atheist_n according_a to_o his_o principle_n can_v possible_o give_v any_o account_n of_o the_o original_a of_o his_o own_o soul_n or_o mind_n that_o the_o phaenomenon_n of_o motion_n can_v be_v salve_v without_o a_o incorporeal_a principle_n preside_v over_o the_o whole_a that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o artificial_a regular_a and_o orderly_a frame_n of_o thing_n together_o with_o the_o harmony_n of_o the_o whole_a demonstrate_v a_o understanding_n and_o intend_v cause_n of_o the_o world_n that_o order_v thing_n for_o end_n and_o good_n
not_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o body_n but_o that_o it_o have_v a_o body_n after_o death_n conjoin_v with_o it_o and_o that_o of_o the_o same_o form_n and_o figure_n with_o that_o body_n which_o it_o have_v before_o here_o in_o this_o life_n 62._o plenissimè_fw-la autem_fw-la dominus_fw-la docuit_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la perseverare_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la transgredientes_fw-la animas_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o characterem_fw-la corporis_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la etiam_fw-la adaptantur_fw-la custodire_fw-la eundem_fw-la et_fw-la meminisse_fw-la eas_fw-la operum_fw-la quae_fw-la egerunt_fw-la hîc_fw-la &_o à _fw-la quibus_fw-la cessaverunt_fw-la in_fw-la enarratione_fw-la quae_fw-la scribitur_fw-la de_fw-la divite_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr lazaro_n qui_fw-la refrigerabatur_fw-la in_o sinu_fw-la abrahae_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la ait_fw-la divitem_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la lazarum_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la et_fw-la manere_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la ordine_fw-la unumquemque_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la our_o lord_n have_v most_o plain_o teach_v we_o that_o soul_n do_v not_o only_o continue_v after_o death_n without_o pass_v out_o of_o one_o body_n into_o another_o but_o also_o that_o they_o keep_v the_o character_n of_o body_n wherein_o they_o be_v then_o also_o adapt_v the_o same_o which_o they_o have_v before_o as_o likewise_o that_o they_o remember_v the_o action_n and_o omission_n of_o their_o life_n past_a in_o that_o enarration_n which_o be_v write_v concern_v the_o rich_a man_n and_o lazarus_n who_o be_v refresh_v in_o abraham_n be_v bosom_n wherein_o he_o affirm_v the_o rich_a man_n to_o have_v know_v both_o lazarus_n and_o abraham_n after_o death_n as_o also_o each_o of_o they_o to_o remain_v in_o their_o own_o order_n and_o thus_o again_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n 63._o per_fw-la haec_fw-la manifestissimè_fw-la declaratum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o perseverare_fw-la animas_fw-la &_o non_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la exire_fw-la &_o habere_fw-la hominis_fw-la figuram_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la cognoscantur_fw-la &_o meminisse_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la hic_fw-la sint_fw-la &_o dignam_fw-la habitationem_fw-la vnamquamque_fw-la gentem_fw-la percipere_fw-la etiam_fw-la antè_fw-la judicium_fw-la by_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v most_o manifest_o declare_v that_o soul_n do_v both_o persevere_v after_o death_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o transmigrate_v out_o of_o one_o body_n into_o another_o and_o that_o they_o have_v a_o humane_a figure_n or_o shape_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v know_v as_o also_o that_o they_o remember_v the_o thing_n here_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o their_o own_o action_n and_o last_o that_o each_o kind_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a have_v their_o distinct_a and_o suitable_a habitation_n assign_v they_o even_o before_o the_o judgement_n now_o that_o irenaeus_n do_v not_o here_o mean_a that_o soul_n be_v themselves_o bodily_a substance_n and_o consequent_o have_v a_o certain_a character_n form_n and_o figure_n of_o their_o own_o but_o only_o that_o they_o have_v certain_a body_n conjoin_v with_o they_o which_o be_v figurate_a be_v first_o of_o all_o evident_a from_o the_o word_n themselves_o characterem_fw-la corporis_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la etiam_fw-la adaptantur_fw-la custodire_fw-la eundem_fw-la the_o natural_a sense_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o they_o keep_v the_o character_n of_o body_n wherein_o they_o be_v then_o also_o adapt_v after_o death_n the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o these_o body_n before_o have_v here_o in_o this_o life_n and_o it_o be_v further_a manifest_a from_o hence_o because_o he_o else_o where_o plain_o declare_v soul_n themselves_o to_o be_v incorporeal_a as_o in_o his_o five_o book_n and_o seven_o chapter_n flatus_fw-la autem_fw-la vitæ_fw-la incorporalis_fw-la est_fw-la but_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n be_v incorporeal_a furthermore_o origen_n be_v not_o only_o of_o the_o same_o persuasion_n that_o soul_n after_o death_n have_v certain_a subtle_a body_n unite_v to_o they_o and_o that_o those_o body_n of_o they_o have_v the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d characterize_n form_n which_o these_o their_o terrestrial_a body_n before_o have_v but_o also_o think_v that_o this_o together_o with_o the_o soul_n immortality_n may_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v from_o the_o frequent_a apparition_n of_o ghost_n or_o depart_v soul_n in_o way_n of_o opposition_n to_o celsus_n endeavour_v to_o invalidate_v the_o scripture_n testimony_n concern_v the_o apparition_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n and_o impute_v they_o either_o to_o magical_a imposture_n or_o fanatic_a frenzy_n or_o the_o disciple_n mistake_v their_o own_o dream_n and_o fancy_n for_o vision_n and_o sensation_n after_o the_o epicurean_a way_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o this_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v smart_o oppose_v by_o celsus_n yet_o be_v those_o very_a apparition_n of_o ghost_n notwithstanding_o a_o sufficient_a argument_n or_o proof_n of_o a_o certain_a necessary_a opinion_n that_o soul_n do_v subsist_v after_o death_n neither_o do_v plato_n vain_o conclude_v the_o immortality_n and_o permanency_n of_o the_o soul_n beside_o other_o thing_n from_o those_o shadowlike_a phantasm_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o have_v appear_v to_o many_o about_o grave_n and_o monument_n whereupon_o he_o give_v this_o further_a account_n of_o these_o apparition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o these_o apparition_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v not_o mere_a groundless_a imagination_n but_o they_o proceed_v from_o soul_n themselves_o real_o remain_v and_o survive_v after_o death_n and_o subsist_v in_o that_o which_o be_v call_v a_o luciform_a body_n where_o notwithstanding_o origen_n take_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o luciform_a body_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n than_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v namely_o so_o as_o to_o comprehend_v under_o it_o that_o airy_a or_o vaporous_a body_n also_o which_o belong_v to_o vnpurged_a 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body_n which_o before_o he_o live_v in_o for_o which_o cause_n he_o say_v not_o only_o unless_o i_o see_v he_o but_o add_v also_o and_o unless_o i_o shall_v put_v my_o finger_n into_o the_o print_n of_o the_o nail_n and_o thrust_v my_o hand_n into_o his_o side_n i_o will_v not_o believe_v where_o again_o origen_n subjoin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o thing_n be_v say_v by_o thomas_n not_o as_o doubt_v at_o all_o but_o that_o the_o body_n of_o a_o soul_n depart_v to_o wit_n condense_v may_v be_v see_v with_o the_o eye_n of_o sense_n every_o way_n resemble_v that_o form_n which_o it_o have_v before_o in_o this_o life_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o bigness_n figure_n colour_n and_o voice_n and_o oftentimes_o also_o in_o the_o same_o customary_a garment_n wherefore_o according_a to_o origen_n the_o jew_n be_v at_o that_o time_n general_o possess_v with_o this_o opinion_n that_o soul_n after_o death_n have_v certain_a body_n unite_v to_o they_o wherein_o they_o may_v visible_o appear_v neither_o be_v that_o of_o any_o great_a moment_n to_o the_o contrary_a which_o a_o learned_a critic_n object_v that_o josephus_n write_v of_o their_o opinion_n make_v no_o mention_n hereof_o he_o omit_v beside_o this_o other_o considerable_a dogmata_fw-la of_o they_o also_o as_o that_o of_o the_o resurrection_n however_o this_o at_o least_o be_v certain_a from_o hence_o that_o origen_n himself_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o humane_a soul_n depart_v be_v not_o altogether_o naked_a or_o unclothed_a but_o clothe_v with_o a_o certain_a subtle_a body_n wherein_o they_o can_v also_o visible_o appear_v and_o that_o in_o their_o pristine_a form_n moreover_o it_o may_v be_v here_o observe_v also_o that_o when_o upon_o our_o saviour_n first_o apparition_n to_o his_o disciple_n it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o be_v affright_v as_o suppose_v they_o have_v see_v a_o spirit_n our_o saviour_n do_v not_o tell_v they_o that_o a_o spirit_n or_o ghost_n have_v no_o body_n at_o all_o wherein_o it_o can_v visible_o appear_v but_o as_o rather_o take_v that_o for_o grant_v that_o a_o spirit_n have_v no_o flesh_n and_o bone_n no_o
so_o that_o it_o will_v still_o continue_v after_o death_n to_o live_v to_o god_n whether_o in_o a_o body_n or_o without_o it_o though_o according_a to_o plato_n express_a doctrine_n 903._o the_o soul_n be_v never_o quite_o naked_a of_o all_o body_n he_o write_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n be_v always_o conjoin_v with_o a_o body_n but_o sometime_o of_o one_o kind_n and_o sometime_o of_o another_o which_o many_o christian_a doctor_n also_o as_o be_v before_o declare_v have_v think_v high_o probable_a however_o our_o christian_a faith_n assure_v we_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n shall_v at_o length_n be_v clothe_v with_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a body_n such_o as_o be_v in_o aristotle_n language_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d analogous_n to_o the_o element_n of_o the_o star_n which_o christian_a resurrection_n therefore_o to_o life_n and_o immortality_n be_v far_o from_o be_v as_o celsus_n reproach_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mere_a hope_n of_o worm_n and_o thus_o much_o shall_v suffice_v in_o way_n of_o confutation_n of_o the_o first_o atheistick_a objection_n against_o providence_n which_o be_v the_o twelve_o argumentation_n propound_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n the_o thirteen_o atheistick_a argument_n or_o second_o objection_n against_o providence_n be_v from_o the_o seem_v confusion_n of_o humane_a affair_n that_o all_o thing_n fall_v alike_o to_o all_o the_o innocent_a and_o the_o nocent_a the_o pious_a and_o the_o impious_a the_o religious_a and_o the_o profane_a nay_o that_o many_o time_n the_o worse_o cause_n and_o man_n prevail_v against_o the_o better_a as_o be_v intimate_v in_o that_o passage_n of_o the_o poet_n though_o in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o theist_n victrix_n causa_fw-la deo_fw-la placuit_fw-la sed_fw-la victa_fw-la catoni_fw-la and_o that_o the_o unjust_a and_o ungodly_a often_o flow_v in_o all_o kind_n of_o prosperity_n whilst_o the_o innocent_a and_o devout_a worshipper_n of_o the_o deity_n all_o their_o life_n long_o conflict_n with_o adversity_n whereas_o be_v there_o a_o god_n and_o providence_n as_o they_o conceive_v profane_a and_o irreligious_a person_n will_v be_v present_o thunderstruck_a from_o heaven_n or_o otherwise_o make_v remarkable_a object_n of_o divine_a vengeance_n as_o also_o the_o pious_a miraculous_o protect_v and_o rescue_v from_o evil_a and_o harm_n now_o we_o grant_v indeed_o that_o this_o consideration_n have_v too_o much_o puzzle_v and_o stagger_v weak_a mind_n in_o all_o age_n because_o sentence_n against_o a_o evil_a work_n be_v not_o execute_v speedy_o therefore_o be_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n full_o set_v in_o they_o to_o do_v evil._n and_o the_o psalmist_n himself_o be_v sometime_o much_o perplex_v with_o this_o phaenomenon_n the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o ungodly_a who_o set_v their_o mouth_n against_o heaven_n and_o who_o tongue_n walk_v through_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o he_o be_v tempt_v to_o think_v he_o have_v cleanse_v his_o heart_n in_o vain_a and_o wash_v his_o hand_n in_o innocency_n till_o at_o length_n enter_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n his_o mind_n become_v illuminate_v and_o his_o soul_n fix_v in_o a_o firm_a trust_n and_o confidence_n upon_o divine_a providence_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o etc._n etc._n my_o flesh_n and_o my_o heart_n fail_v but_o god_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o my_o portion_n for_o ever_o for_o as_o some_o will_n from_o hence_o be_v apt_a to_o infer_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n at_o all_o but_o that_o blind_a chance_n and_o fortune_n steer_v all_o the_o fool_n have_v say_v in_o his_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o god_n so_o will_v other_o conclude_v that_o though_o there_o be_v a_o god_n yet_o he_o either_o do_v not_o know_v thing_n do_v here_o below_o how_o do_v god_n know_v and_o be_v there_o knowledge_n in_o the_o most_o high_a 10._o or_o else_o will_v not_o so_o far_o humble_v himself_o or_o disturb_v his_o own_o ease_n and_o quiet_v as_o to_o concern_v himself_o in_o our_o low_a humane_a affair_n first_o of_o all_o therefore_o we_o here_o say_v that_o it_o be_v altogether_o unreasonable_a to_o require_v that_o divine_a providence_n shall_v miraculous_o interpose_v upon_o every_o turn_n in_o punish_v the_o ungodly_a and_o preserve_v the_o pious_a and_o thus_o perpetual_o interrupt_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n which_o will_v look_v but_o like_o a_o botch_n or_o bungle_v and_o a_o violent_a business_n but_o rather_o carry_v thing_n on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o still_a and_o silent_a path_n and_o show_v his_o art_n and_o skill_n in_o make_v thing_n of_o themselves_o fair_o unwind_v and_o clear_v up_o at_o last_o into_o a_o satisfactory_a close_n passion_n and_o self_n interest_n be_v blind_a or_o short_a sight_v but_o that_o which_o steer_v the_o whole_a world_n be_v no_o fond_a pettish_a impatient_a and_o passionate_a thing_n but_o a_o impartial_a disinterest_v and_o vncaptivate_v nature_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o sometime_o we_o have_v not_o want_v instance_n in_o case_n extraordinary_a of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n appear_v as_o it_o be_v miraculous_o upon_o the_o stage_n and_o manifest_v himself_o in_o take_v immediate_a vengeance_n upon_o notorious_a malefactor_n or_o deliver_v his_o faithful_a servant_n from_o imminent_a danger_n or_o evil_n threaten_v as_o the_o same_o be_v often_o do_v also_o by_o a_o secret_a and_o undiscerned_a overrule_a of_o the_o thing_n of_o nature_n but_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o it_o be_v not_o always_o thus_o but_o the_o period_n of_o divine_a providence_n here_o in_o this_o world_n be_v common_o long_o and_o the_o evolution_n thereof_o slow_a according_a to_o that_o of_o euripides_n which_o yet_o have_v a_o tange_fw-la of_o profaneness_n in_o the_o expression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o deity_n be_v slow_a or_o dilatory_a and_o this_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v not_o from_o slackness_n and_o remissness_n in_o the_o deity_n but_o either_o from_o his_o patience_n and_o long-suffering_a he_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v repent_v or_o else_o to_o teach_v we_o patience_n by_o his_o example_n as_o plutarch_n sugge_v or_o that_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v carry_v on_o with_o the_o more_o pomp_n and_o solemnity_n or_o last_o for_o other_o particular_a reason_n as_o plutarch_n venture_v to_o assign_v one_o why_o it_o may_v not_o be_v expedient_a for_o dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n though_o so_o profane_a and_o irreligious_a a_o person_n to_o have_v be_v cut_v off_o sudden_o but_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a person_n often_o time_n fail_v not_o to_o be_v meet_v withal_o at_o last_o and_o at_o the_o long_o run_v here_o in_o this_o life_n and_o either_o in_o themselves_o or_o posterity_n to_o be_v notorious_o brand_v with_o the_o mark_n of_o divine_a displeasure_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o poet_n rarò_fw-la antecedentem_fw-la scelestum_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v seldom_o that_o wickedness_n altogether_o escape_v punishment_n though_o it_o come_v slow_o after_o limp_a with_o a_o lame_a foot_n and_o those_o proverbial_a speech_n among_o the_o pagan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mill_n of_o the_o god_n do_v slow_o wind_v but_o they_o at_o length_n to_o powder_n grind_v and_o divine_a justice_n steal_v on_o soft_o with_o woollen_a foot_n but_o strike_v at_o last_o with_o iron_n hand_n nevertheless_o we_o can_v say_v that_o it_o be_v always_o thus_o neither_o but_o that_o wicked_a person_n may_v possible_o sometime_o have_v a_o uninterrupted_a prosperity_n here_o in_o this_o life_n and_o no_o visible_a mark_n of_o divine_a displeasure_n upon_o they_o but_o as_o the_o generous_o virtuous_a will_v not_o envy_n they_o upon_o this_o account_n nor_o repine_v at_o their_o own_o condition_n they_o know_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v neither_o any_o thing_n true_o evil_a to_o the_o good_a nor_o good_a to_o the_o evil_a so_o be_v they_o so_o far_o from_o be_v stagger_v herewith_o in_o their_o belief_n of_o a_o god_n and_o providence_n that_o they_o be_v rather_o the_o more_o confirm_v in_o their_o persuasion_n of_o a_o future_a immortality_n and_o judgement_n after_o death_n when_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v set_v straight_o and_o right_a and_o reward_n and_o punishment_n impartial_o dispense_v that_o of_o plutarch_n therefore_o be_v most_o true_a here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v a_o necessary_a connexion_n betwixt_o those_o two_o thing_n divine_a providence_n and_o the_o permanence_n or_o immortality_n of_o humane_a soul_n one_o and_o the_o same_o reason_n confirm_v they_o both_o neither_o can_v one_o of_o these_o be_v take_v alone_o without_o the_o other_o but_o they_o who_o because_o judgement_n be_v not_o present_o execute_v upon_o the_o ungodly_a blame_v the_o management_n of_o thing_n as_o faulty_a and_o providence_n as_o defective_a be_v like_o such_o spectator_n