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at_o all_o or_o have_v not_o a_o happy_a resurrection_n hence_o they_o ascribe_v that_o practice_n to_o some_o corinthian_n who_o be_v of_o some_o note_n and_o authority_n and_o who_o perform_v this_o vicarious_a baptism_n for_o their_o friend_n and_o kinsman_n that_o die_v without_o baptism_n either_o under_o the_o decease_v bed_n or_o within_o his_o sepulchre_n and_o they_o think_v that_o the_o decease_a enjoy_v thereby_o some_o comfort_n till_o the_o day_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o hence_o grotius_n say_v that_o custom_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n of_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a have_v its_o original_a now_o the_o force_n of_o the_o argument_n be_v this_o that_o such_o have_v undertake_v this_o pain_n in_o vain_a yea_o foolish_o if_o the_o dead_a have_v be_v to_o continue_v so_o whence_o ionas_n schlightingius_n use_v this_o simile_n loc_fw-la simile_n v._o com._n ad_fw-la loc_fw-la who_o will_v dig_v up_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o there_o be_v no_o gold_n to_o 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