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too_o little_a to_o matter_n and_o here_o i_o dare_v advance_v a_o maxim_n which_o will_v seem_v a_o very_a great_a paradox_n namely_o that_o although_o according_a to_o the_o confuse_a notion_n we_o have_v of_o these_o thing_n death_n be_v more_o capable_a of_o humble_v we_o than_o life_n yet_o according_a to_o the_o distinct_a notion_n and_o in_o the_o reality_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o life_n be_v a_o more_o humble_v and_o debase_v object_n than_o death_n death_n humble_v the_o grand_a signior_n the_o prince_n the_o monarch_n but_o life_n humble_v the_o man_n which_o be_v more_o than_o all_o that_o death_n snatch_v from_o we_o the_o prop_n and_o support_n of_o our_o vanity_n but_o life_n in_o the_o debasement_n to_o which_o it_o pull_v we_o down_o suspend_v in_o we_o most_o of_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o true_a grandeur_n death_n bring_v the_o body_n down_o into_o the_o grave_a but_o life_n as_o it_o be_v call_v down_o our_o soul_n from_o heaven_n death_n put_v a_o period_n to_o 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therefore_o of_o our_o immortality_n our_o perfection_n and_o our_o end_n will_v harmonise_v and_o agree_v together_o admirable_o well_o and_o with_o the_o other_o sentiment_n and_o inclination_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o principle_n of_o religion_n which_o god_n have_v give_v we_o for_o our_o consolation_n against_o all_o the_o seem_a frightfulness_n and_o horror_n of_o this_o king_n of_o terror_n chap._n viii_o where_o we_o continue_v to_o show_v what_o effect_v the_o sentiment_n of_o our_o immortality_n can_v work_v upon_o our_o heart_n certain_o the_o idea_n of_o our_o immortality_n can_v never_o be_v too_o present_a to_o our_o mind_n for_o our_o comfort_n and_o consolation_n amid_o this_o eternal_a circle_n of_o those_o sad_a and_o dismal_a object_n which_o compass_v we_o about_o and_o those_o public_a and_o private_a calamity_n which_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n have_v vary_v so_o many_o way_n to_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o sweet_a variety_n of_o his_o deliverance_n and_o 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the_o world_n will_v not_o crush_v and_o destroy_v our_o soul_n nor_o dissolve_v that_o divine_a principle_n which_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n uncapable_a of_o a_o dissolution_n we_o think_v the_o body_n which_o clothes_v we_o be_v our-self_n this_o be_v a_o mistake_n this_o clay_n be_v not_o our-self_n nor_o ever_o will_v be_v god_n indeed_o will_v re-establish_a and_o raise_v it_o in_o honour_n to_o serve_v for_o a_o tabernacle_n of_o that_o spirit_n which_o be_v its_o original_a guest_n and_o inhabitant_n but_o this_o union_n will_v not_o be_v with_o the_o same_o submission_n and_o dependence_n the_o soul_n will_v not_o then_o follow_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o body_n but_o the_o body_n will_v be_v adjust_v as_o far_o as_o be_v possible_a to_o the_o state_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v once_o debase_v even_o to_o the_o mean_a condition_n of_o the_o body_n so_o as_o to_o fly_v god_n and_o bend_v its_o inclination_n to_o earthly_a thing_n the_o 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forbid_v and_o this_o pleasure_n consist_v in_o a_o inward_a satisfaction_n at_o see_v the_o deity_n abuse_v and_o degrade_v the_o pagan_n do_v not_o only_o meet_v with_o a_o pleasure_n of_o pride_n in_o raise_v man_n to_o the_o order_n of_o god_n but_o also_o a_o pleasure_n of_o hatred_n and_o impiety_n in_o debase_v the_o god_n to_o the_o condition_n of_o man_n and_o it_o may_v be_v they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o delight_v with_o read_v those_o fable_n of_o their_o poet_n which_o relate_v the_o apotheosis_n of_o man_n as_o those_o which_o feign_v the_o wound_n and_o defeat_v of_o the_o god_n by_o humane_a arms._n so_o that_o whoever_o sound_v the_o depth_n of_o our_o heart_n will_v find_v that_o superstition_n and_o profaneness_n be_v not_o so_o opposite_a as_o man_n common_o imagine_v and_o that_o they_o be_v unite_v in_o this_o secret_a hatred_n of_o god_n which_o follow_v the_o state_n of_o our_o corruption_n and_o which_o nothing_o can_v cure_v but_o grace_n as_o pride_n and_o 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elevation_n which_o be_v incontestable_a and_o acknowledge_v by_o all_o man_n namely_o grandeur_n dignity_n and_o power_n as_o we_o before_o observe_v the_o fancy_n of_o self-love_n be_v particular_o tickle_v when_o it_o see_v those_o who_o it_o fear_v as_o rival_n in_o the_o field_n of_o vainglory_n court_n and_o crouch_v under_o its_o superiority_n it_o be_v charm_v and_o mighty_o take_v with_o the_o power_n that_o bring_v they_o under_o it_o and_o love_v they_o so_o much_o the_o more_o as_o it_o less_o fear_v the_o obstacle_n of_o their_o competition_n but_o the_o same_o sentiment_n of_o pride_n which_o excite_v we_o to_o love_v those_o that_o be_v subject_a to_o our_o empire_n so_o much_o tempt_v they_o to_o abhor_v the_o necessity_n which_o put_v they_o in_o a_o state_n of_o dependence_n that_o no_o less_o than_o a_o heroic_a and_o eminent_a virtue_n on_o our_o side_n can_v force_v they_o to_o hide_v their_o malignity_n last_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o make_v we_o endeavour_v 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