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have_v none_o after_o death_n nor_o at_o the_o general_a resurrection_n for_o no_o soon_o be_v the_o soul_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n but_o god_n pass_v a_o particular_a judgement_n upon_o it_o eccles_n 12.7_o heb._n 9.27_o and_o doom_v it_o to_o misery_n even_o as_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n be_v set_v forth_o for_o a_o example_n suffer_v the_o vengeance_n of_o eternal_a fire_n judas_n 7._o and_o at_o the_o second_o come_v of_o christ_n to_o judgement_n the_o body_n shall_v rise_v and_o be_v reunite_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o christ_n will_v pronounce_v that_o dreadful_a sentence_n upon_o all_o wicked_a person_n mat._n 25.41_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n and_o this_o sentence_n be_v once_o pass_v shall_v never_o be_v alter_v hence_o it_o be_v call_v
sickness_n but_o epaphroditus_n do_v not_o regard_v his_o life_n to_o supply_v the_o philippian_n lack_v of_o service_n towards_o paul_n 2.30_o heming_n in_o phil._n 2.30_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la perperam_fw-la consulere_fw-la uti_fw-la faciunt_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la in_o apertum_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la periculum_fw-la conjiciunt_fw-la epaphroditus_n be_v willing_a to_o hazard_v health_n and_o life_n to_o supply_v st._n paul_n want_n and_o as_o hemingius_n say_v hoc_fw-la facere_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la pro_fw-la christo_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la stultitiae_fw-la aut_fw-la imprudentiae_fw-la sed_fw-la verè_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o to_o hazard_v life_n be_v not_o folly_n but_o true_a wisdom_n and_o as_o musculus_fw-la say_v of_o epaphroditus_n sickness_n 2.27_o muscul_fw-la in_o phil._n 2.27_o id_fw-la omnium_fw-la erat_fw-la optimum_fw-la quòd_fw-la in_o tà m_fw-la pio_fw-la &_o verè_fw-la 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