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let_v they_o wash_v it_o off_o as_o they_o can_v they_o be_v for_o the_o mortality_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n like_o the_o body_n they_o will_v have_v she_o to_o be_v uncapable_a of_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n she_o neither_o act_n nor_o be_v act_v by_o but_o be_v asleep_a together_o with_o the_o body_n till_o the_o resurrection-day_n to_o this_o purpose_n speak_v 507._o speak_v epist_n 5._o ad_fw-la volk_n so._n epist_n 3._o ad_fw-la dudith_n p._n 507._o socinus_n which_o be_v 264.267_o be_v def._n puccii_fw-la ad_fw-la resp_n soc._n tom_n 2._o oper._n soc._n p._n 264.267_o fr._n puccius_n charge_n against_o he_o non_fw-la i_o latet_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v puccius_n i_o know_v that_o thou_o deny_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o those_o who_o be_v not_o christian_n in_o the_o resurrection_n so_o with_o the_o epicurean_o thou_o believe_v the_o impious_a doctrine_n that_o the_o soul_n die_v with_o the_o body_n and_o be_v both_o annihilate_v by_o death_n we_o use_v 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