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non_fw-la civium_fw-la ardour_n prova_fw-la jubentium_fw-la non_fw-la vultus_fw-la instantis_fw-la tyranni_fw-la mente_fw-la qualit_fw-la solidâ_fw-la si_fw-mi fractus_fw-la illabatur_fw-la orbis_n impavidum_fw-la ferient_fw-la ruinae_fw-la hac_fw-la arte_fw-la pollux_n &_o vagus_fw-la hercules_n innixus_fw-la arces_fw-la attigit_fw-la igneas_fw-la etc._n etc._n apud_fw-la horatium_fw-la carm_n lib._n 3._o ode_n 3._o be_v the_o great_a constituent_a principle_n of_o our_o be_v and_o individuation_n if_o that_o be_v grant_v to_o be_v immortal_a it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o the_o great_a and_o most_o considerable_a part_n of_o every_o individual_a man_n be_v immortal_a and_o this_o will_v well_o conduce_v to_o expedite_v our_o other_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o credibility_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o same_o body_n it_o be_v most_o true_a consider_v mr_n hobbes_n opinion_n consider_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o leviathan_n affirm_v that_o man_n before_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v general_o possess_v it_o of_o a_o opinion_n 340._o leviathan_n p._n 4._o p._n 340._o