〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v chief_o signify_v that_o which_o be_v divine_a and_o reasonable_a that_o god_n do_v give_v unto_o we_o h._n bullenger_n say_v the_o soul_n be_v a_o spiritual_a substance_n pour_v of_o god_n into_o man_n body_n in_o his_o 4_o decad._n 10_o serm._n augustine_n say_v it_o be_v feel_v in_o the_o life_n it_o be_v unutterable_a breathe_v into_o man_n body_n by_o god_n of_o his_o own_o essence_n and_o nature_n from_o the_o secret_a power_n of_o god_n in_o short_a very_o various_a have_v be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v the_o soul_n plato_n divide_v it_o into_o two_o part_n zeno_n into_o three_o panaetius_n into_o five_o or_o six_o soranus_n into_o seven_o chrysippus_n into_o eight_o apollophanes_n into_o nine_o by_o some_o of_o the_o stoic_n into_o ten_o by_o possidonius_fw-la into_o twelve_o as_o tertullian_n report_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la p._n 273._o and_o h._n bullenger_n tell_v we_o that_o hardly_o two_o say_v one_o and_o 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the_o soul_n of_o his_o people_n be_v but_o the_o endeavour_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n he_o infer_v that_o we_o oppose_v the_o spirit_n and_o the_o scripture_n nay_o that_o we_o reject_v and_o scorn_v they_o vind._n pag._n 41_o 42_o 47._o 6._o from_o our_o deny_v a_o carnal_a worldly_a mercenary_a ministry_n lifeless_a prayer_n a_o mere_a formal_a church_n preach_v and_o not_o by_o the_o spirit_n and_o w._n smith_n say_v that_o the_o present_a use_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o water_n call_v baptism_n and_o the_o supper_n as_o they_o be_v use_v at_o this_o day_n be_v no_o other_o than_o popish_a and_o humane_a he_o infer_v that_o the_o quaker_n deny_v the_o gospel-ministry_n gospel-prayer_n gospel-church_n gospel-preaching_a and_o that_o we_o call_v baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n as_o practise_v in_o the_o first_o age_n after_o christ_n the_o pope_n invention_n etc._n etc._n vind._n from_o p._n 49._o to_o p._n 71._o oh_o injurious_a 7._o from_o 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of_o sin_n rom._n 3._o 25._o first_o book_n 2._o part_n p._n 46_o 47._o vind._n 77._o 9_o from_o our_o choose_n to_o call_v that_o body_n god_n prepare_v in_o which_o to_o do_v his_o will_n the_o body_n of_o christ_n rather_o than_o the_o christ_n of_o god_n and_o from_o our_o assert_v god_n to_o be_v that_o light_n which_o enlighten_v every_o man_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n have_v something_o of_o the_o life_n of_o god_n in_o its_o primitive_a perfection_n he_o make_v no_o more_o ado_n but_o conclude_v first_o that_o we_o deny_v the_o christ_n of_o god_n two_o that_o we_o make_v the_o measure_n of_o light_n in_o every_o man_n the_o eternal_a god_n thereby_o confine_v he_o to_o man_n soul_n and_o last_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v