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to_o the_o other_o principle_n according_a as_o the_o strength_n of_o natural_a corruption_n or_o the_o auxiliaries_n of_o reason_n prevail_v upon_o he_o he_o must_v conclude_v i_o say_v that_o such_o person_n as_o these_o die_v can_v be_v immediate_o reward_v with_o the_o bliss_n and_o glory_n of_o heaven_n because_o they_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o perform_v the_o condition_n upon_o which_o that_o felicity_n be_v entail_v which_o be_v to_o be_v change_v and_o renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o their_o mind_n to_o be_v purify_v throughout_o and_o become_v holy_a as_o god_n be_v holy_a partake_v of_o his_o nature_n and_o become_v in_o all_o thing_n conformable_a to_o the_o holy_a jesus_n as_o to_o a_o perfect_a and_o complete_a copy_n of_o all_o virtue_n and_o righteousness_n nor_o will_v the_o goodness_n of_o almighty_a god_n who_o spirit_n be_v always_o take_v hold_n of_o every_o heart_n that_o retain_v any_o capacity_n and_o disposition_n for_o the_o reception_n of_o its_o own_o 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this_o life_n and_o all_o just_a person_n upon_o earth_n who_o be_v daily_o breathe_v after_o and_o aspire_v to_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n be_v one_o polity_n society_n or_o corporation_n which_o reach_v from_o that_o bless_a and_o glorious_a seat_n of_o majesty_n which_o we_o more_o eminent_o call_v heaven_n to_o this_o globe_n of_o earth_n whereon_o we_o live_v so_o that_o all_o those_o intermundane_a space_n be_v replenish_v with_o several_a rank_n and_o order_n of_o invisible_a agent_n who_o be_v as_o the_o benign-eye_n of_o god_n behold_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o protect_v the_o sincere_a lover_n of_o truth_n from_o the_o tyranny_n and_o invasion_n of_o the_o airy_a principality_n and_o there_o be_v no_o need_n we_o shall_v fancy_v they_o beyond_o the_o star_n when_o they_o have_v quit_v their_o body_n where_o all_o that_o they_o can_v do_v if_o haply_o they_o can_v attain_v so_o much_o be_v to_o be_v compassionate_a spectator_n of_o our_o calamity_n be_v unable_a to_o afford_v the_o least_o relief_n or_o succour_n but_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o not_o far_o distant_a from_o we_o where_o they_o may_v not_o only_o behold_v the_o several_a transaction_n of_o man_n but_o real_o assist_v and_o abet_v their_o innocent_a and_o pious_a attempt_n after_o the_o divine_a life_n and_o nature_n and_o the_o more_o good_a and_o purify_a they_o be_v from_o the_o contagion_n of_o mortal_a concretion_n the_o more_o compassionate_a and_o benign_a inspector_n will_v they_o be_v of_o humane_a affair_n and_o more_o concern_v in_o their_o behalf_n for_o their_o advantage_n and_o welfare_n have_v thus_o far_o discourse_v from_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o i_o may_v cast_v in_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n of_o the_o church_n to_o let_v you_o see_v the_o sense_n of_o antiquity_n that_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v in_o use_n even_o in_o the_o early_a dawn_n as_o it_o be_v of_o christianity_n tertullian_n de_fw-fr corona_n militis_fw-la have_v these_o word_n oblationes_fw-la pro_fw-la defunctis_fw-la pro_fw-la natalitiis_fw-la annua_fw-la die_fw-la facimus_fw-la and_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr monogamia_fw-la pro_fw-la anima_fw-la ejus_fw-la nempe_fw-la mariti_fw-la oret_fw-la &_o refrigerium_fw-la interim_n adpostulet_fw-la ei_fw-la &_o in_o prima_fw-la resurrectione_n consortium_fw-la &_o offerat_fw-la annuis_fw-la diebus_fw-la dormitionis_fw-la ejus_fw-la damascen_n orat._n defunctis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v likewise_o diony_n areopag_n de_fw-fr ecclesiast_n hierarch_n mihi_fw-la pag._n 147_o 148._o saint_n austin_n likewise_o in_o the_o nine_o book_n of_o his_o confession_n chap._n 12._o and_o 13._o set_n down_o at_o large_a the_o prayer_n he_o make_v for_o his_o mother_n monica_n and_o her_o husband_n patricius_n and_o if_o any_o yet_o desire_v further_a testimony_n let_v they_o consult_v the_o ancient_a liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n where_o be_v set_v down_o particular_a form_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a for_o such_o i_o mean_v who_o decease_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n nec_fw-la ullus_fw-la invenitur_fw-la say_v the_o learned_a grotius_n alicujus_fw-la authoritatis_fw-la scriptor_n qui_fw-la ei_fw-la mori_fw-la contradixerit_fw-la st._n chrysostome_n likewise_o in_o homil._n ad_fw-la pop._n antiochen_n ad_fw-la hom._n 3._o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la philipp_n as_o he_o be_v cite_v by_o cassander_n in_o his_o consultat_fw-la p._n 239._o affirm_v that_o this_o form_n qua_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la omnibus_fw-la suis_fw-la membris_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la quiescentibus_fw-la locum_fw-la refrigerii_fw-la &_o quietis_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la postulat_fw-la be_v of_o apostolical_a institution_n and_o although_o say_v he_o p._n 240_o it_o be_v not_o agree_v upon_o by_o all_o in_o what_o state_n the_o soul_n be_v after_o her_o departure_n from_o the_o body_n omnes_fw-la tamen_fw-la hoc_fw-la officium_fw-la ut_fw-la testimonium_fw-la charitatis_fw-la erga_fw-la defunctum_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la professionem_fw-la fidei_fw-la de_fw-la immortalitate_fw-la animarum_fw-la &_o futura_fw-la resurrectione_n deo_fw-la gratum_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la utile_fw-la esse_fw-la judicarunt_fw-la add_v to_o this_o which_o in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o this_o may_v have_v its_o weight_n that_o our_o bless_a saviour_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o amend_v and_o correct_v the_o manner_n of_o mankind_n and_o to_o introduce_v a_o religion_n which_o shall_v be_v universal_a over_o the_o whole_a world_n do_v as_o it_o be_v on_o purpose_n to_o gratify_v both_o jew_n and_o heathen_n as_o well_o retain_v whatever_o be_v good_a and_o laudable_a in_o either_o of_o their_o religion_n as_o expunge_v whatever_o be_v useless_a or_o of_o a_o bad_a consequence_n and_o yet_o we_o never_o find_v either_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o gospel_n or_o in_o any_o credible_a author_n that_o ever_o he_o reprehend_v that_o custom_n of_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a which_o be_v in_o use_n even_o at_o his_o come_n into_o the_o world_n as_o the_o ancient_a talmudick_n form_n compose_v as_o it_o be_v think_v by_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o babylonian_a captivity_n and_o that_o apocryphal_a writer_n of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o macchab._n chap_n 12._o sufficient_o testify_v and_o calvin_n himself_o instit_n 3._o c._n 5._o confess_v that_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v in_o use_n above_o a_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o year_n ago_o those_o two_o place_n ecclesiast_n chap._n 11._o v._n 3_o and_o apocalypse_n chap._n 14.13_o some_o make_v use_v of_o to_o prove_v that_o man_n immediate_o upon_o the_o dissolution_n of_o their_o soul_n from_o their_o body_n go_v immediate_o either_o to_o heaven_n or_o hell_n and_o therefore_o our_o prayer_n be_v impertinent_a because_o their_o state_n whatever_o it_o be_v be_v fix_v and_o irreversible_a belong_v little_a to_o that_o purpose_n as_o for_o the_o first_o the_o word_n of_o which_o be_v these_o if_o the_o cloud_n be_v full_a of_o rain_n they_o empty_v themselves_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o if_o the_o tree_n fall_v towards_o the_o south_n or_o towards_o the_o north_n in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o tree_n fall_v there_o it_o shall_v be_v it_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o this_o purpose_n but_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o case_n of_o charity_n as_o castellio_n have_v note_v dum_fw-la abundas_fw-la largire_fw-la mortuus_fw-la largiri_fw-la non_fw-la poteris_fw-la ut_fw-la lapsa_fw-la arbour_n jam_fw-la nequit_fw-la in_o quam_fw-la velit_fw-la partem_fw-la ferri_fw-la the_o other_o likewise_o as_o little_a promote_v their_o design_n if_o we_o look_v well_o into_o the_o word_n which_o be_v these_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n from_o henceforth_o yea_o say_v the_o spirit_n that_o they_o may_v rest_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o their_o work_n do_v follow_v they_o which_o verse_n must_v have_v a_o connexion_n with_o the_o precedent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v the_o patience_n of_o the_o saint_n namely_o in_o hold_v constant_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o faith_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o those_o persecution_n which_o shall_v short_o come_v upon_o they_o upon_o which_o occasion_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n account_v they_o happy_a who_o die_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quick_o for_o they_o hear_v no_o more_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o oppressor_n but_o be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o evil_a to_o come_v and_o rest_n from_o their_o labour_n that_o be_v be_v free_v from_o trouble_n and_o persecution_n for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o like_a speech_n be_v that_o eccles_n 4._o upon_o mention_n of_o the_o oppressor_n and_o the_o no_o comforter_n it_o follow_v v_o 2._o wherefore_o i_o praise_v the_o dead_a that_o be_v already_o dead_a thus_o sir_n i_o have_v at_o last_o finish_v that_o task_n you_o impose_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v esteem_v myself_o infinite_o gratify_v if_o by_o it_o you_o will_v please_v to_o account_v i_o sir_n you_o &c._n &c._n june_n 25._o 1665._o finis_fw-la argum._n 1._o argum._n 2._o argum._n 3._o 11._o cor._n v._n argum._n 1._o arg._n 2._o these_o verse_n not_o extant_a in_o our_o vulgar_a book_n book_n actâ—_n â—_z 59_o &_o 2_o tim._n 1.12_o lib._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect._n 42._o 42._o eorum_fw-la sententiam_fw-la sic_fw-la exprimit_fw-la nobis_fw-la strabo_n lib._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n &_o insignem_fw-la de_fw-la hac_fw-la eorum_fw-la sententia_fw-la locum_fw-la apud_fw-la porphyr_n lib._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect._n â—8_o
by_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o natural_a agent_n and_o now_o let_v we_o consider_v how_o very_a few_o there_o be_v that_o have_v arrive_v to_o such_o eminent_a degree_n and_o measure_n of_o virtue_n as_o to_o be_v capable_a of_o this_o exalt_a state_n of_o mind_n and_o what_o multitude_n of_o sincere_a and_o hearty_a lover_n of_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n be_v snatch_v away_o by_o the_o rude_a arm_n of_o death_n before_o the_o luxuriant_a branch_n of_o the_o animal_n or_o brutish_a life_n be_v take_v whole_o away_o and_o reason_n will_v extort_v this_o confession_n from_o we_o that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o time_n of_o purgation_n in_o some_o state_n on_o this_o side_n heaven_n wherein_o the_o infant_n production_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n may_v arise_v to_o their_o full_a maturity_n and_o perfection_n for_o it_o can_v consist_v with_o that_o eternal_a goodness_n which_o be_v the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o all_o the_o action_n of_o the_o deity_n to_o send_v the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n into_o the_o world_n there_o to_o lead_v a_o frail_a and_o miserable_a and_o at_o best_a but_o a_o short_a life_n subject_n to_o infinite_a casualty_n and_o imperfection_n and_o which_o yet_o blemish_n heaven_n be_v righteous_a oeconomy_n have_v but_o very_o few_o and_o those_o weak_a mean_n and_o ineffectual_a help_n as_o to_o the_o recover_v the_o break_a and_o decay_a image_n of_o god_n in_o their_o soul_n for_o the_o want_n of_o which_o notwithstanding_o they_o shall_v be_v throw_v into_o everlasting_a misery_n i_o say_v it_o can_v consist_v with_o the_o benignity_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o deal_v thus_o with_o his_o creature_n wherefore_o if_o we_o will_v not_o admit_v of_o this_o we_o must_v seek_v out_o some_o other_o hypothesis_n to_o salve_v up_o those_o flaw_n and_o defect_n which_o otherwise_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o beauteous_a order_n and_o ministration_n of_o providence_n not_o to_o omit_v any_o thing_n which_o may_v give_v light_a to_o the_o present_a question_n i_o shall_v consider_v the_o use_n of_o those_o term_n and_o expression_n in_o holy_a scripture_n which_o by_o many_o be_v extend_v and_o draw_v to_o the_o contrary_a sense_n and_o methinks_v from_o thence_o some_o few_o glimmering_n ray_n forth_o on_o purpose_n as_o it_o be_v to_o allure_v the_o lover_n of_o knowledge_n to_o a_o diligent_a search_n and_o inquisition_n after_o it_o in_o my_o father_n house_n say_v the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v many_o mansion_n but_o i_o go_v to_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o you_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v the_o house_n of_o the_o great_a king_n and_o in_o it_o be_v many_o outer-court_n and_o different_a place_n both_o high_a and_o low_a room_n fit_v for_o the_o several_a capacity_n and_o state_n of_o all_o his_o servant_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o place_n whither_o all_o holy_a soul_n shall_v arrive_v and_o which_o be_v not_o then_o ready_a from_o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o holy_a man_n which_o live_v before_o the_o come_v of_o the_o messiah_n be_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o coelum_fw-la beatorum_fw-la that_o be_v into_o heaven_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o joy_n and_o happiness_n which_o the_o greek_a father_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o luk._n 16_o and_o the_o latin_a refrigerium_fw-la and_o somnum_fw-la pacis_fw-la where_o they_o converse_v with_o god_n as_o the_o prophet_n do_v in_o their_o dream_n in_o which_o they_o receive_v great_a degree_n of_o favour_n and_o revelation_n and_o be_v refresh_v with_o the_o frequent_a visit_n and_o society_n of_o angel_n till_o they_o arise_v to_o their_o ethereal_a state_n and_o this_o be_v the_o receptacle_n of_o all_o good_a man_n in_o who_o the_o fire_n of_o divine_a love_n be_v not_o so_o inflame_v and_o kindle_v as_o to_o melt_v their_o less_o pure_a body_n into_o a_o celestial_a splendour_n and_o to_o this_o accord_v that_o speech_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o penitent_a thief_n this_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n that_o be_v in_o the_o joy_n and_o felicity_n of_o pious_a soul_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v by_o the_o greek_n and_o philo_n call_v the_o garden_n where_o adam_n be_v place_v and_o hence_o when_o the_o felicity_n of_o a_o future_a life_n begin_v to_o be_v discover_v more_o clear_o the_o state_n of_o holy_a soul_n expect_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v call_v by_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v as_o grotius_n in_o luk._n 23._o conjecture_n because_o of_o the_o analogy_n between_o they_o that_o as_o the_o garden_n of_o paradise_n in_o which_o adam_n be_v in_o his_o state_n of_o innocency_n abound_v with_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n so_o do_v this_o receptacle_n of_o pious_a and_o devout_a soul_n after_o death_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o st._n paul_n in_o 2_o cor._n 12.2.4_o be_v first_o show_v the_o joy_n of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o lest_o his_o resolute_a and_o active_a soul_n shall_v be_v trouble_v with_o the_o long_a expectation_n of_o such_o ineffable_a felicity_n the_o comfort_n and_o refreshment_n of_o paradise_n and_o antepast_n of_o heaven_n be_v likewise_o discover_v to_o he_o which_o be_v denote_v to_o the_o son_n of_o sense_n under_o the_o notion_n and_o figure_n of_o a_o garden_n because_o they_o can_v not_o conceive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nisi_fw-la sub_fw-la figura_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intellectual_a thing_n but_o under_o a_o sensible_a scheme_n and_o to_o this_o be_v oppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o such_o irreclamable_a spirit_n as_o be_v sink_v below_o all_o the_o principle_n of_o righteousness_n and_o justice_n and_o make_v it_o their_o whole_a design_n to_o obliterate_v those_o idea_n out_o of_o their_o mind_n now_o as_o paradise_n and_o hell_n signify_v the_o distinct_a condition_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a spirit_n so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hades_n denote_v the_o common_a receptacle_n of_o they_o all_o and_o be_v oppose_v both_o to_o this_o life_n and_o the_o resurrection_n and_o answer_v to_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o gen._n 37.35_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o i_o will_v go_v down_o into_o the_o grave_n unto_o my_o son_n mourning_n which_o can_v not_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o grave_a as_o if_o his_o son_n have_v be_v bury_v for_o he_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n by_o wild_a beast_n but_o of_o the_o region_n or_o state_n of_o invisibility_n for_o so_o hades_n proper_o signify_v thus_o heraclitus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v of_o the_o helmet_n of_o hades_n which_o make_v man_n invisible_a he_o say_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o end_n or_o death_n of_o every_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o which_o he_o that_o come_v become_v invisible_a it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a therefore_o that_o paradise_n signify_v no_o other_o but_z according_a to_o the_o jewish_a notion_n a_o place_n of_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n appropriate_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n such_o as_o the_o poet_n understand_v by_o their_o elysian_a field_n which_o pindar_n olymp._n od._n 2_o as_o he_o be_v cite_v by_o eugubinus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr perenni_fw-la philosophia_fw-la excellent_o well_o describe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o our_o saviour_n by_o paradise_n do_v not_o understand_v those_o aethereal_a region_n of_o bliss_n and_o joy_n which_o be_v the_o portion_n and_o inheritance_n of_o defecate_n and_o sublime_a spirit_n will_v be_v evident_a in_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o there_o but_o in_o the_o intermediate_v space_n between_o his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n preach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o spirit_n in_o prison_n that_o be_v to_o those_o who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n be_v drown_v in_o that_o general_a deluge_n and_o now_o be_v release_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n by_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n such_o as_o the_o prophet_n zach._n 9.11_o 12._o call_v prisoner_n of_o hope_n lie_v in_o the_o lake_n where_o there_o be_v no_o water_n that_o be_v where_o there_o be_v no_o constant_a stream_n of_o joy_n to_o refresh_v their_o present_a condition_n but_o yet_o they_o be_v support_v with_o certain_a shower_n and_o gracious_a visitation_n from_o god_n and_o illumination_n
better_v as_o i_o think_v i_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v they_o be_v by_o what_o i_o have_v say_v in_o answer_n to_o your_o second_o question_n they_o may_v likewise_o receive_v good_a and_o advantage_n by_o our_o prayer_n for_o to_o think_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v immediate_o snatch_v up_o into_o the_o high_a bliss_n and_o happiness_n in_o heaven_n or_o depress_v into_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n be_v not_o only_o contrary_a to_o reason_n but_o repugnant_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o antiquity_n which_o unanimous_o determine_v a_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o purgation_n before_o she_o can_v be_v admit_v into_o the_o society_n of_o the_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a and_o if_o our_o prayer_n can_v be_v in_o any_o measure_n beneficial_a to_o man_n in_o this_o life_n they_o may_v have_v the_o same_o effect_n and_o purpose_n upon_o they_o in_o the_o other_o for_o let_v any_o man_n that_o think_v otherwise_o consider_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o heaven_n and_o if_o he_o have_v any_o congruous_a and_o rational_a apprehension_n and_o idea_n of_o it_o he_o must_v necessary_o conclude_v it_o to_o be_v a_o state_n of_o the_o high_a purity_n and_o holiness_n and_o the_o far_a remove_v from_o the_o infectious_a pollution_n of_o mortality_n and_o dregs_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a life_n and_o then_o let_v he_o reflect_v upon_o the_o moral_a nature_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n when_o they_o leave_v this_o world_n and_o see_v how_o many_o vicious_a habit_n and_o inclination_n towards_o the_o complacency_n and_o inordinate_a pleasure_n of_o sense_n remain_v unmortified_a how_o stubborn_a and_o inflexible_a their_o will_n be_v yet_o to_o sincere_a goodness_n and_o righteousness_n and_o how_o vigorous_a the_o animal_n and_o bodily_a life_n be_v notwithstanding_o the_o continual_a contradiction_n and_o opposition_n of_o reason_n and_o high_a principle_n and_o how_o very_o few_o of_o 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