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unto_o the_o earth_n but_o to_o the_o soul_n he_o say_v thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n hereof_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o man_n be_v divide_v into_o 2._o part_n and_o be_v condemn_v to_o depart_v to_o 2._o place_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o selfsame_o judge_n which_o have_v make_v this_o decree_n that_o he_o by_o himself_o be_v under_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o condemn_a man_n shall_v free_o from_o that_o sentence_n all_o beléever_n here_o you_o see_v by_o this_o learned_a father_n that_o christ_n soul_n go_v to_o hell_n to_o deliver_v our_o soul_n from_o hell_n and_o his_o body_n to_o the_o grave_n to_o deliver_v we_o from_o death_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n personal_o and_o not_o potential_o as_o you_o teach_v work_v our_o deliverance_n from_o death_n &_o hell_n have_v those_o prerogative_n which_o david_n soul_n and_o body_n have_v not_o and_o for_o this_o consideration_n though_o the_o one_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n &_o 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shall_v effect_v that_o which_o many_o of_o your_o side_n have_v attempt_v but_o never_o yet_o any_o can_v bring_v to_o pass_v it_o be_v write_v of_o procustes_n that_o if_o any_o be_v too_o short_a for_o his_o bed_n he_o will_v stretch_v they_o out_o and_o make_v they_o fit_a for_o his_o lodging_n so_o you_o this_o place_n be_v too_o short_a to_o fit_v your_o waste_n will_v enlarge_v it_o with_o a_o word_n immediate_o which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o place_n primitive_a or_o derivative_a express_o or_o by_o way_n of_o implication_n moreover_o where_o you_o say_v if_o i_o will_v answer_v this_o place_n i_o must_v prove_v that_o he_o that_o mind_v to_o go_v to_o hell_n do_v use_v these_o word_n i_o wonder_v that_o you_o dare_v use_v such_o blasphemous_a speech_n for_o hereby_o you_o insinuate_v that_o christ_n be_v but_o a_o mere_a man_n and_o that_o other_o man_n have_v a_o part_n in_o the_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n aswell_o as_o christ._n for_o as_o he_o be_v our_o only_a saviour_n 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of_o it_o if_o a_o boy_n in_o the_o grammar_n school_n construe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d master_n he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v beat_v and_o if_o a_o schoolmaster_n teach_v so_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v control_v for_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d write_v by_o stephanus_n with_o a_o capital_a letter_n will_v cashier_v your_o banner_n of_o boast_v and_o bring_v your_o glory_n to_o shame_n i_o preach_v in_o my_o sermon_n at_o chippenham_n that_o to_o day_n do_v signify_v for_o ever_o and_o with_o i_o do_v signify_v the_o godhead_n i_o will_v not_o only_o affirm_v it_o but_o confirm_v it_o that_o to_o day_n do_v signify_v for_o ever_o in_o this_o place_n first_o i_o prove_v it_o by_o this_o philosophical_a reason_n out_o of_o aristotle_n which_o say_v in_o aeternis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la tempus_fw-la in_o eternal_a thing_n there_o be_v no_o time_n for_o time_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o motion_n therefore_o if_o there_o be_v time_n then_o be_v there_o motion_n 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