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it_o abominable_a to_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o lazarus_n state_n though_o abominate_v by_o man_n be_v in_o the_o whole_a more_o bless_v than_o that_o of_o dives_n be_v and_o i_o conceive_v thereupon_o that_o our_o present_a parable_n be_v deliver_v by_o our_o lord_n with_o special_a intent_n to_o illustrate_v this_o doctrine_n without_o any_o apparent_a intent_n to_o teach_v concern_v the_o state_n of_o people_n after_o death_n and_o yet_o i_o do_v agree_v this_o parable_n to_o set_v forth_o or_o prove_v that_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o that_o time_n be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o description_n make_v in_o this_o parable_n but_o i_o conceive_v withal_o that_o divers_a particular_n therein_o specify_v prove_v it_o to_o be_v a_o jewish_a conception_n of_o that_o
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any_o of_o his_o posterity_n and_o how_o be_v he_o then_o his_o son_n mat._n 22.42_o our_o lord_n quote_v david_n call_v christ_n his_o lord_n and_o demand_n how_o be_v he_o then_o his_o son_n and_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o able_a to_o answer_v he_o a_o word_n to_o that_o question_n and_o this_o i_o apply_v to_o the_o question_n which_o i_o last_o ask_v and_o from_o the_o premise_n i_o conclude_v that_o our_o lord_n do_v not_o by_o this_o parable_n intend_v to_o teach_v the_o true_a state_n of_o man_n after_o death_n but_o to_o illustrate_v that_o assertion_n which_o he_o have_v before_o deliver_v by_o a_o similitude_n draw_v from_o that_o opinion_n which_o the_o jew_n then_o common_o hold_v of_o the_o state_n of_o man_n after_o death_n the_o seven_o argument_n page_n 74._o mr._n w._n quote_v luke_o 23._o and_o recite_v the_o history_n of_o the_o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o he_o by_o christ_n of_o his_o be_v with_o he_o in_o paradise_n i_o say_v 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in_o the_o world_n but_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o ascribe_v such_o action_n to_o the_o power_n and_o performance_n of_o inferior_a spirit_n without_o pretend_v to_o determine_v whether_o good_a or_o bad_a and_o that_o they_o jussu_fw-la aut_fw-la permissu_fw-la superiorum_fw-la do_v represent_v and_o act_v according_a as_o the_o occasion_n wherein_o they_o be_v employ_v may_v require_v p._n 158._o mr._n w._n produce_v divers_a objection_n which_o he_o say_v be_v make_v against_o the_o soul_n separate_a subsistence_n amount_v to_o the_o number_n of_o fourteen_o divers_a of_o which_o i_o a_o agree_v not_o to_o be_v very_o material_a and_o though_o i_o intend_v to_o mention_v each_o of_o they_o that_o i_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o disregard_n any_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v write_v yet_o very_o little_o shall_v be_v say_v concern_v they_o my_o design_n be_v only_o to_o insist_v upon_o those_o which_o i_o think_v material_a and_o to_o add_v unto_o they_o such_o other_o objection_n as_o mr._n 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it_o without_o any_o appearance_n of_o leave_v soul_n to_o survive_v after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o person_n p._n 159._o mr._n w._n will_v not_o agree_v that_o their_o soul_n do_v die_v as_o well_o as_o their_o body_n because_o god_n say_v that_o dust_n thou_o be_v and_o to_o dust_n thou_o shall_v return_v then_o he_o assume_v the_o soul_n be_v not_o make_v of_o dust_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n before_o dispute_v between_o we_o i_o pretend_v there_o be_v no_o such_o soul_n make_v as_o he_o say_v there_o be_v i_o say_v my_o sort_n of_o soul_n be_v material_a and_o may_v return_v to_o the_o dust_n and_o air_n as_o it_o be_v which_o he_o will_v deny_v and_o thereupon_o we_o must_v examine_v all_o that_o have_v be_v speak_v which_o neither_o of_o we_o can_v design_n to_o do_v in_o this_o place_n but_o leave_v this_o objection_n to_o be_v far_o discuss_v mr._n w_n second_o objection_n from_o eccles_n 3._o where_o solomon_n compare_v man_n with_o beast_n p._n 161._o he_o pretend_v that_o text_n say_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n go_v upward_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o beast_n downward_o which_o i_o think_v it_o do_v not_o say_v but_o make_v a_o doubt_n whether_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o thing_n be_v so_o or_o no_o it_o seem_v solomon_n speak_v more_o deliberate_o concern_v man_n soul_n in_o this_o text_n than_o he_o do_v in_o his_o twelve_o chapter_n and_o yet_o i_o pass_v this_o objection_n light_o over_o without_o lay_v any_o great_a weight_n upon_o it_o p._n 162._o mr._n w._n raise_v a_o three_o objection_n from_o matth._n 26.38_o where_o our_o lord_n say_v my_o soul_n be_v exceed_o sorrowful_a even_o unto_o death_n from_o whence_o some_o man_n may_v pretend_v to_o infer_v that_o his_o soul_n may_v die_v i_o profess_v to_o be_v none_o of_o those_o who_o make_v this_o objection_n for_o i_o conceive_v that_o christ_n by_o the_o word_n soul_n intend_v his_o person_n or_o himself_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o sorrowful_a unto_o death_n and_o therefore_o i_o pass_v this_o over_o as_o a_o weak_a objection_n against_o mr._n w_n opinion_n p._n 164._o mr._n w._n raise_v a_o four_o objection_n against_o himself_o from_o act_n 2.27_o thou_o will_v not_o leave_v my_o soul_n in_o hell_n nor_o suffer_v thy_o holy_a one_o to_o see_v corruption_n here_o he_o say_v some_o will_v have_v christ_n intellectual_a soul_n to_o be_v mean_v and_o by_o hell_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o grave_a to_o be_v mean_v i_o profess_v to_o be_v none_o of_o those_o some_o who_o will_v have_v christ_n intellectual_a soul_n to_o be_v here_o mean_v but_o i_o do_v rather_o conceive_v that_o by_o my_o soul_n in_o this_o place_n be_v intend_v my_o person_n or_o myself_o and_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v thou_o will_v not_o leave_v i_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o grave_a without_o intention_n to_o speak_v of_o a_o intellectual_a soul_n or_o any_o other_o soul_n at_o all_o and_o therefore_o i_o pass_v this_o over_o 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