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A55678 The prerogative of man: or, The immortality of humane soules asserted against the vain cavils of a late worthlesse pamphlet, entituled, Mans mortality, &c. VVhereunto is added the said pamphlet it selfe. Overton, Richard, fl. 1646. 1645 (1645) Wing P3220A; ESTC R203203 29,475 38

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aristotle_n or_o as_o aristoxenus_n shall_v as_o cicero_n relate_v in_o the_o first_o of_o his_o tusculan_n and_o in_o his_o second_o of_o his_o academique_n hold_v and_o defend_v it_o to_o be_v mortal_a or_o that_o both_o he_o and_o as_o cicero_n report_v out_o of_o he_o another_o more_o ancient_a philosopher_n by_o name_n pherecrates_n one_o of_o the_o lineage_n of_o deucalion_n do_v think_v there_o be_v no_o soul_n at_o all_o neither_o in_o man_n nor_o beast_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o concern_v the_o same_o dicaearchus_n 14._o sextus_n emp._n l._n 2._o hypotyp_n c._n 5._o fr._n picus_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr doctrine_n vanit_fw-la gentium_fw-la c._n 14._o we_o read_v in_o sextus_n empericus_fw-la and_o tertullian_n as_o also_o in_o joh._n fr._n picus_n of_o mirandula_n he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o absurd_a which_o some_o one_o philosopher_n or_o other_o have_v not_o maintain_v sextus_n empericus_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n also_o as_o he_o 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