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the_o curse_n of_o childbirth_n which_o god_n seem_v to_o pronounce_v upon_o the_o whole_a sex_n yet_o do_v i_o believe_v that_o all_o this_o be_v true_a which_o indeed_o my_o reason_n will_v persuade_v i_o to_o be_v false_a and_o this_o i_o think_v be_v no_o vulgar_a part_n of_o faith_n to_o believe_v a_o thing_n not_o only_o above_o but_o contrary_a to_o reason_n and_o against_o the_o argument_n of_o our_o proper_a sense_n sect._n 11_o in_o my_o solitary_a and_o retire_a imagination_n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la cum_fw-la porticus_fw-la aut_fw-la i_o lectulus_fw-la accepit_fw-la desum_fw-la mihi_fw-la i_o remember_v i_o be_o not_o alone_a and_o therefore_o forget_v not_o to_o contemplate_v he_o and_o his_o attribute_n who_o be_v ever_o with_o i_o especial_o those_o two_o mighty_a one_o his_o wisdom_n and_o eternity_n with_o the_o one_o i_o recreate_v with_o the_o other_o i_o confound_v my_o understanding_n for_o who_o can_v speak_v of_o eternity_n without_o a_o soloecism_n or_o think_v 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tense_n and_o therefore_o that_o terrible_a term_n predestination_n which_o have_v trouble_v so_o many_o weak_a head_n to_o conceive_v and_o the_o wise_a to_o explain_v be_v in_o respect_n to_o god_n no_o prescious_a determination_n of_o our_o estate_n to_o come_v but_o a_o definitive_a blast_n of_o his_o will_n already_o fulfil_v and_o at_o the_o instant_n that_o he_o first_o decree_v it_o for_o to_o his_o eternity_n which_o be_v indivisible_a and_o all_o together_o the_o last_o trump_n be_v already_o sound_v the_o reprobate_n in_o the_o flame_n and_o the_o bless_a in_o abraham_n bosom_n st._n peter_n speak_v modest_o when_o he_o say_v a_o thousand_o year_n to_o god_n be_v but_o as_o one_o day_n for_o to_o speak_v like_o a_o philosopher_n those_o continue_a instance_n of_o time_n which_o flow_v into_o a_o thousand_o year_n make_v not_o to_o he_o one_o moment_n what_o to_o we_o be_v to_o come_v to_o his_o eternity_n be_v present_a his_o whole_a duration_n be_v but_o one_o permanent_a point_n without_o succession_n part_n flux_n or_o division_n sect._n 12_o there_o be_v no_o attribute_n that_o add_v more_o difficulty_n to_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n where_o though_o in_o a_o relative_a way_n of_o father_n and_o son_n we_o must_v deny_v a_o priority_n i_o wonder_v how_o aristotle_n can_v conceive_v the_o world-eternal_a or_o how_o he_o can_v make_v good_a two_o eternity_n his_o similitude_n of_o a_o triangle_n comprehend_v in_o a_o square_a do_v somewhat_o illustrate_v the_o trinity_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o that_o the_o triple_a unity_n of_o god_n for_o there_o be_v in_o we_o not_o three_o but_o a_o trinity_n of_o soul_n because_o there_o be_v in_o we_o if_o not_o three_o distinct_a soul_n yet_o differ_v faculty_n that_o can_v and_o do_v subsist_v apart_o in_o different_a subject_n and_o yet_o in_o we_o be_v thus_o unite_v as_o to_o make_v but_o one_o soul_n and_o substance_n if_o one_o soul_n be_v so_o perfect_a as_o to_o inform_v three_o distinct_a body_n that_o be_v a_o petty_a trinity_n conceive_v the_o distinct_a number_n of_o three_o not_o divide_v nor_o separate_v by_o the_o intellect_n but_o actual_o comprehend_v in_o its_o unity_n and_o that_o be_v a_o perfect_a trinity_n i_o have_v often_o admire_v the_o mystical_a way_n of_o pythagoras_n and_o the_o secret_a magic_n of_o number_n beware_v of_o philosophy_n be_v a_o precept_n not_o to_o be_v receive_v in_o too_o large_a a_o sense_n for_o in_o this_o mass_n of_o nature_n there_o be_v a_o set_v of_o thing_n that_o carry_v in_o their_o front_n though_o not_o in_o capital_a letter_n yet_o in_o stenography_n and_o short_a character_n something_o of_o divinity_n which_o to_o wise_a reason_n serve_v as_o luminary_n in_o the_o abyss_n of_o knowledge_n and_o to_o judicious_a belief_n as_o scale_n and_o roundles_a to_o mount_v the_o pinnacle_n and_o high_a piece_n of_o divinity_n the_o severe_a school_n shall_v never_o laugh_v i_o out_o of_o the_o philosophy_n of_o hermes_n that_o 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our_o secondine_n that_o be_v this_o slough_n of_o flesh_n and_o be_v deliver_v into_o the_o last_o world_n that_o be_v that_o ineffable_a place_n of_o paul_n that_o proper_a ubi_fw-la of_o spirit_n the_o smattering_n i_o have_v of_o the_o philosopher_n stone_n which_o be_v something_o more_o than_o the_o perfect_a exaltation_n of_o gold_n have_v teach_v i_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o divinity_n and_o instruct_v my_o belief_n how_o that_o immortal_a spirit_n and_o incorruptible_a substance_n of_o my_o soul_n may_v lie_v obscure_a and_o sleep_v a_o while_n within_o this_o house_n of_o flesh_n those_o strange_a and_o mystical_a transmigration_n that_o i_o have_v observe_v in_o silkworm_n turn_v my_o philosophy_n into_o divinity_n there_o be_v in_o these_o work_n of_o nature_n which_o seem_v to_o puzzle_v reason_n something_o divine_a and_o have_v more_o in_o it_o then_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o common_a spectator_n do_v discover_v sect._n 40_o i_o be_o natural_o bashful_a nor_o have_v 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take_v a_o total_a adieu_n of_o the_o world_n not_o care_v for_o a_o monument_n history_n or_o epitaph_n not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o memory_n of_o my_o name_n to_o be_v find_v any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o universal_a register_n of_o god_n i_o be_o not_o yet_o so_o cynical_a as_o to_o approve_v the_o crow_n testament_n of_o diogenes_n nor_o do_v i_o altogether_o allow_v that_o rodomontado_n of_o lucan_n coelo_fw-la tegitur_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la urnam_fw-la he_o that_o unburied_a lie_n want_v not_o his_o hearse_n for_o unto_o he_o a_o tomb_n the_o universe_n but_o commend_v in_o my_o calm_a judgement_n those_o ingenuous_a intention_n that_o desire_v to_o sleep_v by_o the_o urn_n of_o they_o father_n and_o strive_v to_o go_v the_o neat_a way_n unto_o corruption_n *_o ay_o do_v not_o envy_v the_o temper_n of_o crow_n and_o daw_n nor_o the_o numerous_a and_o weary_a day_n of_o our_o father_n before_o the_o flood_n if_o there_o be_v any_o truth_n in_o astrology_n i_o may_v 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daily_o instruct_v i_o how_o to_o be_v better_o but_o my_o untamed_a affection_n and_o confirm_a vitiosity_n make_v i_o daily_o do_v worse_o i_o find_v in_o my_o confirm_a age_n the_o same_o sin_n i_o discover_v in_o my_o youth_n i_o commit_v many_o then_o because_o i_o be_v a_o child_n and_o because_o i_o commit_v they_o still_o i_o be_o yet_o a_o infant_n therefore_o i_o perceive_v a_o man_n may_v be_v twice_o a_o child_n before_o the_o day_n of_o dotage_n ‖_o and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o aeson_n bathe_v before_o threescore_o sect._n 43_o and_o true_o there_o go_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o providence_n to_o produce_v a_o man_n life_n unto_o threescore_o there_o be_v more_o require_v than_o a_o able_a temper_n for_o those_o year_n though_o the_o radical_a humour_n contain_v in_o it_o sufficient_a oil_n for_o seventy_o yet_o i_o perceive_v in_o some_o it_o give_v no_o light_n past_o thirty_o man_n assign_v not_o all_o the_o cause_n of_o long_a life_n that_o write_v whole_a book_n 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not_o only_o mock_v the_o prediction_n of_o sundry_a astrologer_n in_o age_n past_a but_o the_o prophecy_n of_o many_o melancholy_a head_n in_o these_o present_a who_o neither_o understanding_n reasonable_o thing_n past_a or_o present_a pretend_v a_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v head_n ordain_v only_o to_o manifest_v the_o incredible_a effect_n of_o melancholy_a and_o to_o fulfil_v old_a prophecy_n rather_o than_o be_v the_o author_n of_o new_a prophet_n in_o those_o day_n there_o shall_v come_v war_n and_o rumour_n of_o war_n to_o i_o seem_v no_o prophecy_n but_o a_o constant_a truth_n in_o all_o time_n verify_v since_o it_o be_v pronounce_v there_o shall_v be_v sign_n in_o the_o moon_n and_o star_n how_o come_v he_o then_o like_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n when_o he_o give_v a_o item_n of_o his_o come_n that_o common_a sign_n draw_v from_o the_o revelation_n of_o antichrist_n be_v as_o obscure_a as_o any_o in_o our_o common_a compute_v he_o have_v be_v come_v these_o many_o year_n but_o for_o my_o own_o part_n to_o speak_v free_o i_o be_o half_a of_o opinion_n that_o anti-christ_n be_v the_o philosopher_n stone_n in_o divinity_n for_o the_o discovery_n and_o invention_n thereof_o though_o there_o be_v prescribe_v rule_n and_o probable_a induction_n yet_o have_v hardly_o any_o man_n attain_v the_o perfect_a discovery_n thereof_o that_o general_a opinion_n that_o the_o world_n grow_v near_o its_o end_n have_v possess_v all_o age_n past_a as_o near_o as_o we_o i_o be_o afraid_a that_o the_o soul_n that_o now_o depart_v can_v escape_v that_o linger_a expostulation_n of_o the_o saint_n under_o the_o altar_n quousqae_fw-la domine_fw-la how_o long_o o_o lord_n and_o groan_n in_o the_o expectation_n of_o that_o great_a jubilee_n sect._n 47_o this_o be_v the_o day_n that_o must_v make_v good_a that_o great_a attribute_n of_o god_n his_o justice_n that_o must_v reconcile_v those_o unanswerable_a doubt_n that_o torment_v the_o wise_a understanding_n and_o reduce_v those_o seem_a inequality_n and_o respective_a distribution_n in_o this_o world_n to_o a_o equality_n and_o recompensive_a justice_n in_o the_o next_o this_o be_v that_o one_o day_n that_o shall_v include_v and_o comprehend_v all_o that_o go_v before_o it_o wherein_o as_o in_o the_o last_o scene_n all_o the_o actor_n must_v enter_v to_o complete_a and_o make_v up_o the_o catastrophe_n of_o this_o great_a piece_n this_o be_v the_o day_n who_o memory_n have_v only_a power_n to_o make_v we_o honest_a in_o the_o dark_a and_o to_o be_v virtuous_a without_o a_o witness_n *_o ipsa_fw-la svi_fw-la pretium_fw-la virtus_fw-la sibi_fw-la that_o virtue_n be_v she_o own_o reward_n be_v but_o a_o cold_a principle_n and_o not_o able_a to_o maintain_v our_o variable_a resolution_n in_o a_o constant_a and_o settle_a way_n of_o goodness_n i_o have_v practise_v ‖_o that_o honest_a artifice_n of_o seneca_n and_o in_o my_o retire_a and_o solitary_a imagination_n to_o detain_v i_o from_o the_o foulness_n of_o vice_n have_v fancy_v to_o myself_o the_o presence_n of_o my_o dear_a and_o worthy_a friend_n before_o who_o i_o shall_v lose_v my_o head_n rather_o than_o be_v vicious_a yet_o herein_o i_o find_v that_o there_o be_v nought_o but_o moral_a honesty_n and_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v virtuous_a for_o his_o sake_n who_o must_v reward_v we_o at_o the_o last_o *_o ay_o have_v try_v if_o i_o can_v reach_v that_o great_a resolution_n of_o he_o to_o be_v honest_a without_o a_o thought_n of_o heaven_n or_o hell_n and_o indeed_o i_o find_v upon_o a_o natural_a inclination_n and_o inbred_a loyalty_n unto_o virtue_n that_o i_o can_v serve_v she_o without_o a_o livery_n yet_o not_o in_o that_o resolve_a and_o venerable_a way_n but_o that_o the_o frailty_n of_o my_o nature_n upon_o easy_a temptation_n may_v be_v induce_v to_o forget_v she_o the_o life_n therefore_o and_o spirit_n of_o all_o our_o action_n be_v the_o resurrection_n and_o a_o stable_a apprehension_n that_o our_o ash_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o pious_a endeavour_n without_o this_o all_o religion_n be_v a_o fallacy_n and_o those_o impiety_n of_o lucian_n euripides_n and_o julian_n be_v no_o blasphemy_n but_o subtle_a verity_n *_o and_o atheist_n have_v be_v the_o only_a philosopher_n sect._n 48_o how_o shall_v the_o dead_a arise_v be_v no_o question_n of_o my_o faith_n to_o believe_v only_a possibility_n be_v not_o faith_n but_o mere_a philosophy_n many_o thing_n be_v true_a in_o divinity_n which_o be_v neither_o inducible_a by_o reason_n nor_o confirmable_a by_o sense_n and_o many_o thing_n in_o philosophy_n confirmable_a by_o sense_n yet_o not_o inducible_a by_o reason_n thus_o it_o be_v impossible_a by_o any_o solid_a or_o demonstrative_a reason_n to_o persuade_v a_o man_n to_o believe_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o needle_n to_o the_o north_n though_o this_o be_v possible_a and_o true_a and_o easy_o credible_a upon_o a_o single_a experiment_n unto_o the_o sense_n i_o believe_v that_o our_o estrange_a and_o divide_v ash_n shall_v unite_v again_o that_o our_o separate_a dust_n after_o so_o many_o pilgrimage_n and_o transformation_n into_o the_o part_n of_o mineral_n plant_n animal_n element_n shall_v at_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n return_n into_o their_o primitive_a shape_n and_o join_v again_o to_o make_v up_o their_o primary_n and_o predestinate_a form_n as_o at_o the_o creation_n there_o be_v a_o separation_n of_o that_o confuse_a mass_n into_o its_o piece_n so_o at_o the_o destruction_n thereof_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o separation_n into_o its_o distinct_a individual_n as_o at_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n all_o the_o distinct_a species_n that_o we_o behold_v lay_v involve_v in_o one_o mass_n till_o the_o fruitful_a voice_n of_o god_n separate_v this_o unite_a multitude_n into_o its_o several_a species_n so_o at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o those_o corrupt_a relic_n shall_v be_v scatter_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o form_n and_o seem_v to_o have_v forget_v their_o proper_a habit_n *_o god_n by_o a_o powerful_a voice_n shall_v command_v they_o back_o into_o their_o proper_a shape_n and_o call_v they_o out_o by_o their_o single_a individual_n then_o shall_v appear_v the_o fertility_n of_o adam_n and_o the_o magic_n of_o that_o sperm_n that_o have_v dilate_v into_o so_o many_o million_o i_o have_v often_o behold_v as_o a_o miracle_n that_o artificial_a resurrection_n and_o revification_n of_o mercury_n how_o be_v mortify_v into_o a_o thousand_o shape_n it_o assume_v again_o its_o own_o and_o return_n into_o its_o numerical_a self_n let_v we_o speak_v natural_o and_o like_a philosopher_n the_o form_n of_o alterable_a body_n in_o these_o sensible_a corruption_n perish_v not_o nor_o as_o we_o imagine_v whole_o quit_v their_o mansion_n but_o retire_v and_o contract_v themselves_o into_o their_o secret_a and_o unaccessible_a part_n where_o they_o may_v best_o protect_v themselves_o from_o the_o action_n of_o their_o antagonist_n a_o plant_n or_o vegetable_a consume_v to_o ash_n by_o a_o contemplative_a and_o school-philosopher_n seem_v utter_o destroy_v and_o the_o form_n to_o have_v take_v his_o leave_n for_o ever_o but_o to_o a_o sensible_a artist_n the_o form_n be_v not_o perish_v but_o withdraw_v into_o their_o incombustible_a part_n where_o they_o lie_v secure_a from_o the_o action_n of_o that_o devour_a element_n this_o be_v make_v good_a by_o experience_n which_o can_v from_o the_o ash_n of_o a_o plant_n revive_v the_o plant_n and_o from_o its_o cinder_n recall_v it_o into_o its_o stalk_n and_o leaf_n again_o what_o the_o art_n of_o man_n can_v do_v in_o these_o inferior_a piece_n what_o blasphemy_n be_v it_o to_o affirm_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n can_v do_v in_o these_o more_o perfect_a and_o sensible_a structure_n this_o be_v that_o mystical_a philosophy_n from_o whence_o no_o true_a scholar_n become_v a_o atheist_n but_o from_o the_o visible_a effect_n of_o nature_n grow_v up_o a_o real_a divine_a and_o behold_v not_o in_o a_o dream_n as_o ezekiel_n but_o in_o a_o ocular_a and_o visible_a object_n the_o type_n of_o his_o resurrection_n sect._n 49_o now_o the_o necessary_a mansion_n of_o our_o restore_a self_n be_v those_o two_o contrary_a and_o incompatible_a place_n we_o call_v heaven_n and_o hell_n to_o define_v they_o or_o strict_o to_o determine_v what_o and_o where_o these_o be_v surpass_v my_o divinity_n that_o elegant_a apostle_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o glimpse_n of_o heaven_n have_v leave_v but_o a_o negative_a description_n thereof_o which_o neither_o eye_n have_v see_v nor_o ear_n have_v hear_v nor_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n he_o be_v translate_v out_o of_o himself_o to_o behold_v it_o but_o be_v return_v into_o himself_o can_v not_o express_v it_o st._n john_n description_n by_o emeral_n chrysolite_n and_o precious_a stone_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o express_v the_o material_a heaven_n we_o behold_v brief_o therefore_o where_o the_o soul_n have_v
the_o full_a measure_n and_o compliment_n of_o happiness_n where_o the_o boundless_a appetite_n of_o that_o spirit_n remain_v complete_o satisfy_v that_o it_o can_v neither_o desire_v addition_n nor_o alteration_n that_o i_o think_v be_v true_o heaven_n and_o this_o can_v only_o be_v in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o that_o essence_n who_o infinite_a goodness_n be_v able_a to_o terminate_v the_o desire_n of_o itself_o and_o the_o unsatiable_a wish_n of_o we_o wherever_o god_n will_v thus_o manifest_v himself_o there_o be_v heaven_n though_o within_o the_o circle_n of_o this_o sensible_a world_n thus_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n may_v be_v in_o heaven_n any_o where_o even_o within_o the_o limit_n of_o his_o own_o proper_a body_n and_o when_o it_o cease_v to_o live_v in_o the_o body_n it_o may_v remain_v in_o its_o own_o soul_n that_o be_v its_o creator_n and_o thus_o we_o may_v say_v that_o st._n paul_n whether_o in_o the_o body_n or_o out_o of_o the_o body_n be_v yet_o in_o heaven_n to_o place_v it_o in_o the_o empyreal_a or_o beyond_o the_o ten_o sphere_n be_v to_o forget_v the_o world_n destruction_n for_o when_o this_o sensible_a world_n shall_v be_v destroy_v all_o shall_v then_o be_v here_o as_o it_o be_v now_o there_o a_o empyreal_a heaven_n a_o quasi_fw-la vacuity_n when_o to_o ask_v where_o heaven_n be_v be_v to_o demand_v where_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v or_o where_o we_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o that_o happy_a vision_n moses_n that_o be_v breed_v up_o in_o all_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o egyptian_n commit_v a_o gross_a absurdity_n in_o philosophy_n when_o with_o these_o eye_n of_o flesh_n he_o desire_v to_o see_v god_n and_o petition_v his_o maker_n that_o be_v truth_n itself_o to_o a_o contradiction_n those_o that_o imagine_v heaven_n and_o hell_n neighbour_n and_o conceive_v a_o vicinity_n between_o those_o two_o extreme_n upon_o consequence_n of_o the_o parable_n where_o dive_v discourse_v with_o lazarus_n in_o abraham_n bosom_n do_v too_o gross_o conceive_v of_o those_o glorify_a creature_n who_o eye_n shall_v easy_o outsee_v the_o sun_n and_o behold_v without_o a_o perspective_n the_o extreme_a distance_n for_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v in_o our_o glorify_a eye_n the_o faculty_n of_o sight_n and_o reception_n of_o object_n i_o can_v think_v the_o visible_a species_n there_o to_o be_v in_o as_o unlimitable_a a_o way_n as_o now_o the_o intellectual_a i_o grant_v that_o two_o body_n place_v beyond_o the_o ten_o sphere_n of_o in_o a_o vacuity_n according_a to_o aristotle_n philosophy_n can_v not_o behold_v each_o other_o because_o there_o want_v a_o body_n or_o medium_fw-la to_o hand_n and_o transport_v the_o visible_a ray_n of_o the_o object_n unto_o the_o sense_n but_o when_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o general_a defect_n of_o either_o medium_fw-la to_o convey_v or_o light_a to_o prepare_v and_o dispose_v that_o medium_fw-la and_o yet_o a_o perfect_a vision_n we_o must_v suspend_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o philosophy_n and_o make_v all_o good_a by_o a_o more_o absolute_a piece_n of_o optic_n i_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o say_v that_o fire_n be_v the_o essence_n of_o hell_n i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o make_v of_o purgatory_n *_o or_o conceive_v a_o flame_n that_o can_v either_o prey_n upon_o or_o purify_v the_o substance_n of_o a_o soul_n those_o flame_n of_o sulphur_n mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n i_o take_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o this_o present_a hell_n but_o of_o that_o to_o come_v where_o fire_n shall_v make_v up_o the_o compliment_n of_o our_o torture_n and_o have_v a_o body_n or_o subject_n wherein_o to_o manifest_v its_o tyranny_n some_o who_o have_v have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v textuary_n in_o divinity_n be_v of_o opinion_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o specifical_a fire_n with_o we_o this_o be_v hard_a to_o conceive_v yet_o can_v i_o make_v good_a how_o even_o that_o may_v prey_v upon_o our_o body_n and_o yet_o not_o consume_v we_o for_o in_o this_o material_a world_n there_o be_v body_n that_o persist_v invincible_a in_o the_o powerful_a flame_n and_o though_o by_o the_o action_n of_o fire_n they_o fall_v into_o ignition_n and_o liquation_n yet_o will_v they_o never_o suffer_v a_o destruction_n i_o will_v glad_o know_v how_o moses_n with_o a_o actual_a fire_n calcine_v or_o burn_v the_o golden_a calf_n unto_o powder_n for_o that_o mystical_a metal_n of_o gold_n who_o solary_n and_o celestial_a nature_n i_o admire_v expose_v unto_o the_o violence_n of_o fire_n grow_v only_o hot_a and_o liquify_v but_o consuma_v not_o so_o when_o the_o consumble_a and_o volatile_a piece_n of_o our_o body_n shall_v be_v refine_v into_o a_o more_o impregnable_a and_o fix_a temper_n like_o gold_n though_o they_o suffer_v from_o the_o action_n of_o flame_n they_o shall_v never_o perish_v but_o lie_v immortal_a in_o the_o arm_n of_o fire_n and_o sure_o if_o this_o frame_n must_v suffer_v only_o by_o the_o action_n of_o this_o element_n there_o will_v many_o body_n escape_n and_o not_o only_a heaven_n but_o earth_n will_v not_o be_v at_o a_o end_n but_o rather_o a_o beginning_n for_o at_o present_v it_o be_v not_o earth_n but_o a_o composition_n of_o fire_n water_n earth_n and_o air_n but_o at_o that_o time_n spoil_v of_o these_o ingredient_n it_o shall_v appear_v in_o a_o substance_n more_o like_o itself_o its_o ash_n philosopher_n that_o opinion_v the_o world_n destruction_n by_o fire_n do_v never_o dream_v of_o annihilation_n which_o be_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o sublunary_a cause_n for_o the_o last_o action_n of_o that_o element_n be_v but_o vitrification_n or_o a_o reduction_n of_o a_o body_n into_o glass_n and_o therefore_o some_o of_o our_o chemic_n facetious_o affirm_v that_o at_o the_o last_o fire_n all_o shall_v be_v christallize_v and_o reverberate_v into_o glass_n which_o be_v the_o utmost_a action_n of_o that_o element_n nor_o need_v we_o fear_v this_o term_n annihilation_n or_o wonder_v that_o god_n will_v destroy_v the_o work_n of_o his_o creation_n 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