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spirit_n unite_v to_o thy_o body_n thou_o can_z not_o deny_v it_o and_o yet_o thou_o see_v it_o not_o and_o if_o thou_o be_v less_o than_a man_n thou_o will_v also_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v in_o man_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o what_o fellowship_n be_v there_o between_o a_o body_n and_o a_o spirit_n and_o what_o may_v seem_v more_o ageinst_a reason_n than_o that_o a_o spirit_n which_o occupy_v no_o place_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v lodge_v but_o also_o imprison_v in_o a_o place_n but_o he_o which_o make_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o of_o nothing_o can_v do_v what_o he_o think_v good_a with_o both_o of_o they_o and_o see_v that_o to_o glorify_v man_n he_o voutsafe_v to_o take_v he_o up_o into_o heaven_n and_o to_o join_v he_o unto_o he_o plotin_n say_v so_o and_o therefore_o thou_o will_v willing_o here_o it_o and_o allow_v of_o it_o why_o shall_v he_o be_v less_o able_a too_o come_v down_o if_o he_o listen_v and_o too_o unite_v and_o join_v himself_o to_o man_n upon_o 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earth_n and_o that_o the_o same_o be_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o israelyte_n 23._o and_o that_o in_o all_o other_o place_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o service_n of_o devil_n and_o idolatry_n that_o the_o religion_n of_o israel_n have_v the_o keep_v and_o custody_n of_o his_o word_n his_o revelation_n and_o his_o promise_n give_v we_o his_o law_n for_o a_o rule_n to_o live_v by_o whereby_o it_o convict_v we_o of_o our_o naughtynesse_n and_o invyte_v we_o to_o call_v to_o god_n for_o grace_n 26._o that_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n which_o i_o have_v prove_v to_o have_v proceed_v from_o god_n and_o to_o have_v be_v inspire_v by_o he_o that_o in_o the_o end_n have_v condemn_v we_o he_o offer_v we_o his_o grace_n and_o have_v give_v judgement_n upon_o we_o he_o send_v we_o pardon_v and_o stead_v we_o of_o a_o surety_n that_o be_v able_a to_o pay_v our_o depth_z 28._o that_o this_o surety_n be_v the_o messiah_n promise_v to_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n the_o mediator_n of_o mankind_n god_n and_o man_n exhibit_v to_o the_o world_n in_o his_o due_a time_n to_o be_v the_o savyour_fw-mi of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gentyle_n even_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n 33._o in_o who_o we_o believe_v according_a to_o this_o parcel_n of_o the_o créede_v and_o in_o jesus_n christ_n his_o son_n our_o lord_n conceyve_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n crucify_v dead_a and_o rise_v again_o and_o so_o forth_o all_o which_o point_v we_o have_v prove_v agein_v both_o jew_n &_o gentyle_n ageinst_a the_o jew_n by_o the_o scripture_n and_o agein_v the_o gentyle_n by_o reason_n which_o they_o themselves_o say_v they_o take_v for_o their_o guide_n and_o by_o their_o own_o record_n our_o créede_v add_v i_o believe_v in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o i_o also_o have_v show_v how_o there_o be_v three_o inbeing_n in_o one_o essence_n or_o be_v chapâ—_n acknowledge_v by_o the_o jew_n and_o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o gentyle_n namely_o the_o father_n the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v term_v by_o they_o the_o one_o the_o word_n and_o the_o love_n in_o the_o name_n of_o who_o we_o be_v baptyse_v and_o final_o we_o believe_v that_o god_n by_o the_o deseâ—_n of_o his_o son_n in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n 34._o maintain_v his_o church_n spread_v over_o the_o whole_a world_n knit_v we_o in_o one_o communion_n of_o fellowship_n together_o pardon_v our_o sin_n and_o will_v one_o day_n raise_v we_o up_o ageine_n to_o make_v we_o enjoy_v everlasting_a life_n to_o that_o end_n have_v the_o father_n create_v we_o the_o soâ—ne_n redeem_v we_o &_o the_o holy_a ghost_n inspire_v us._n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o look_v up_o with_o sigh_n and_o with_o sigh_n travel_v up_o towards_o the_o kingdom_n who_o king_n be_v the_o trinity_n who_o law_n be_v charity_n and_o who_o measure_n be_v eternity_n and_o unto_o he_o who_o have_v grant_v i_o both_o to_o begin_v and_o to_o end_v this_o work_n who_o i_o beseech_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n to_o bless_v it_o to_o his_o glory_n and_o to_o the_o salvation_n and_o welfare_n of_o those_o that_o be_v his_o be_v honour_n glory_n and_o praise_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n finis_fw-la imprint_v at_o london_n by_o george_n robinson_n for_o thomas_n cadman_n dwell_v at_o the_o great_a north-door_n of_o s._n paul_n church_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o bible_n 1587._o psalm_n 14_o avicen_n the_o arabian_a euclid_n lib._n 1._o prop._n 45._o how_o far_o matter_n of_o faith_n be_v to_o be_v deal_v with_o by_o reason_n tâ—imegistus_n in_o poeriandro_n jamblichus_n concern_v misterye_n chapt._n 8._o the_o world_n lead_v we_o uâ—to_o god_n man_n leadedâ—_n we_o to_o god_n universal_a consent_n suctonius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o caligula_n seneca_n in_o his_o first_o book_n concern_v wrath._n objection_n concern_v such_o as_o be_v count_v atheist_n plutarch_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o cease_v of_o oracle_n report_v that_o a_o ruler_n of_o cilicia_n which_o be_v a_o atheist_n come_v to_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o god_n by_o a_o answer_n give_v from_o the_o oracle_n of_o mopsus_n to_o a_o demand_n of_o he_o which_o be_v deliver_v seal_v plutarch_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o moral_a virtue_n xenophanes_n as_o he_o be_v allege_v by_o clement_n of_o alexandria_n in_o his_o stromats_n the_o world_n lead_v to_o one_o only_a god_n man_n lead_v we_o to_o one_o god_n the_o link_a in_o of_o thing_n together_o the_o objection_n of_o such_o as_o maintain_v mo_z god_n than_o one_o julian_n the_o apostata_fw-la in_o cyrillus_n stergon_n be_v a_o herb_n which_o grow_v of_o a_o onion_n stuff_v with_o linseede_n or_o seed_n of_o flax._n against_o two_o beginning_n plutark_o in_o the_o life_n of_o osiris_n and_o isis._n nothing_o be_v â—_o negative_a canse_v nothing_o which_o be_v the_o privative_a plato_n in_o his_o timaeus_n plotin_n in_o enn._n 1._o lib._n 8._o trisinegist_n in_o asclepio_n simplicius_n upon_o epictetus_n mercurin_n trismegistus_n in_o his_o poemander_n chap._n 3._o 8._o 10._o 11._o 12._o and_o in_o his_o asclepius_n chap._n 2._o 6._o 8._o 9_o allege_v by_o cicero_n plutarch_n clemens_n of_o alexandria_n and_o cyrillus_n philo_z the_o jew_n and_o jamblichus_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o pythagoras_n hierocles_n against_o the_o atheist_n simplicius_n in_o his_o phis._n numenius_n concern_v the_o good_n arist._n 14._o metaph_n cap._n 4._o aristo_n le_fw-fr allege_v they_o in_o his_o first_o philosophy_n and_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o world_n aristo_n 1._o phis_n cap._n 10._o lib._n 3._o simple_o lib._n 1._o phis._n academic_n plato_n in_o his_o 13._o epistle_n to_o king_n denis_n plato_n in_o timoeus_n in_o his_o 10._o book_n of_o his_o commonweal_n and_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o dion_n hermias_n and_o coricus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n in_o his_o book_n of_o law_n and_o in_o his_o book_n intyle_v epinomis_n epinomis_n we_o call_v they_o angel_n angel_n of_o the_o word_n thein_n which_o signify_v to_o run_v plato_n in_o his_o timoeus_n and_o laertius_n in_o plato_n life_n damascius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jamblichus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o pythagoras_n jamblichus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o mystery_n chap_n 1._o 3._o 5._o 12._o 16._o 17._o 39_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proclusin_n plato_n divinity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proclus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o spirit_n cap._n 32._o 42._o 53._o many_o god_n say_v proclus_n be_v godlessness_n simplicin_n ypâ—_n the_o epictetus_n of_o arrian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d porphyrius_n in_o his_o z._n book_n of_o abstinence_n &_o in_o his_o book_n of_o occasion_n chap._n 21._o porphyrius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o plotin_n plotin_n in_o his_o first_o enneade_n lib._n 8._o chap._n 2._o enneade_v 6._o lib._n 4._o cap_n 1_o 2._o 3._o 4._o &_o in_o the_o whole_a 6._o book_n and_o in_o the_o 3._o enne_z lib._n 8._o augustin_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 10._o cap._n 2._o the_o peripateeck_n aristotle_n in_o his_o metaphisik_n and_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o natural_a philosophy_n aristotle_n in_o his_o book_n of_o heaven_n aristotle_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o world_n which_o justine_n the_o martyr_n affirm_v to_o have_v be_v name_v his_o abridgemeut_n of_o philosophy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theophrastus_n in_o his_o metaphisik_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theophrastus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o savour_v alexander_n of_o aphrodise_n in_o his_o book_n of_o providence_n and_o cyrill_n against_o julian_n the_o apostata_fw-la the_o stoic_n epictetus_n in_o arrianus_n seneca_n every_o where_o seneca_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o happylyfe_n &_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o comfort_n seneca_n in_o his_o natural_a question_n and_o in_o his_o book_n of_o benefit_v aristotle_n call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v all_z the_o whole_a seneca_n in_o his_o book_n of_o sudden_a death_n &_o in_o his_o exhortation_n allege_v by_o lactantius_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o cicero_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o go_n plutarch_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o isis_n and_o osiris_n of_o oracle_n that_o be_v cease_v of_o calmness_n of_o mind_n against_o ignorant_a prince_n of_o platonical_a question_n against_o the_o stoic_n against_o epicure_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ei_fw-la varro_z as_o he_o be_v allege_v by_o s._n austin_n in_o the_o city_n of_o god_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 9_o 11_o &_o lib._n 7._o cap._n 54._o 9_o 23._o poetes_n justin_n in_o his_o