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and_o preach_v the_o very_a same_o doctrine_n long_o before_o though_o after_o my_o skin_n 27._o job_n 19.26_o 27._o worm_n destroy_v this_o body_n i._n e._n after_o worm_n have_v dig_v through_o my_o skin_n to_o consume_v my_o flesh_n yet_o in_o my_o flesh_n i_o shall_v see_v god_n who_o i_o shall_v see_v for_o myself_o and_o my_o eye_n shall_v behold_v and_o not_o another_o etc._n etc._n observe_v how_o express_a and_o significative_a the_o word_n be_v weigh_v they_o well_o first_o this_o body_n job_n point_v as_o it_o be_v with_o his_o finger_n to_o his_o body_n and_o cry_v this_o there_o be_v no_o more_o in_o the_o text_n body_n be_v supply_v to_o make_v up_o the_o sense_n this_o 12._o heb._n soothe_v so_o the_o ancient_a believer_n be_v wont_a when_o they_o repeat_v the_o article_n of_o the_o resurrection_n to_o add_v etiam_fw-la huius_fw-la carnis_fw-la as_o the_o apostle_n this_o corruptible_a 1_o cor._n 19.5.8_o point_v to_o his_o own_o body_n as_o it_o be_v heb._n 12._o to_o express_v the_o contemptibleness_n of_o his_o body_n q._n d._n this_o ulcerous_a and_z already_o worm-eaten_a carcase_n this_o putrify_a rot_a flesh_n this_o nothing_o this_o worse_o than_o nothing_o yet_o this_o as_o vile_a and_o putrid_a as_o it_o be_v shall_v be_v raise_v up_o again_o at_o the_o last_o day_n in_o my_o flesh_n i_o shall_v see_v god_n i_o shall_v not_o see_v god_n with_o my_o soul_n only_o among_o the_o angel_n and_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a but_o i_o shall_v see_v my_o redeemer_n god-man_n in_o my_o flesh_n in_o this_o body_n of_o flesh_n wherewith_o i_o be_o now_o clothe_v and_o i_o shall_v see_v he_o for_o myself_o i_o e._n not_o by_o a_o deputy_n or_o proxy_n but_o in_o my_o own_o person_n to_o my_o own_o infinite_a happiness_n and_o satisfaction_n and_o yet_o again_o my_o eye_n shall_v behold_v he_o a_o further_a declaration_n of_o his_o individual_a see_v of_o christ_n from_o the_o instrument_n or_o organ_n my_o eye_n these_o numerical_a eye_n that_o be_v now_o in_o my_o head_n with_o these_o eye_n wherewith_o now_o i_o see_v the_o sun_n the_o heaven_n the_o earth_n and_o all_o these_o object_n of_o sense_n here_o below_o with_o these_o i_o shall_v have_v the_o view_n of_o my_o glorious_a redeemer_n and_o yet_o to_o express_v it_o more_o emphatical_o he_o add_v the_o negative_a to_o the_o affirmative_a not_o another_o a_o phrase_n of_o speech_n which_o man_n use_v when_o they_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o prevent_v all_o mistake_n with_o my_o own_o body_n not_o a_o strange_a body_n not_o transform_v or_o change_v into_o any_o thing_n else_o than_o now_o it_o be_v with_o my_o own_o eye_n not_o another_o not_o a_o borrow_a eye_n not_o a_o new_a create_a eye_n place_v in_o the_o room_n of_o this_o etc._n etc._n thus_o job_n in_o variety_n of_o word_n do_v express_v the_o
invariety_n or_o same-ness_a of_o body_n in_o the_o resurrection_n to_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o the_o apostle_n to_o every_o seed_n his_o own_o body_n to_o this_o obj._n if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o in_o the_o 37._o verse_n of_o that_o chapter_n under_o the_o metaphor_n of_o seed_n he_o tell_v the_o incredulous_a fool_n that_o can_v believe_v this_o article_n of_o faith_n the_o resurrection_n thou_o sowe_v not_o that_o body_n which_o shall_v be_v not_o that_o body_n which_o shall_v be_v it_o seem_v then_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v another_o thing_n from_o that_o which_o be_v now_o sow_o ans_fw-fr answ_n yea_o and_o indeed_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o respect_n of_o quality_n though_o not_o of_o kind_n there_o be_v diversity_n in_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o body_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o metaphorical_a so_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o the_o natural_a the_o grain_n swoon_n mean_a and_o bare_a but_o it_o spring_v up_o after_o another_o manner_n beautiful_a and_o green_a yet_o 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44._o propeâ—ies_n of_o the_o body_n in_o the_o resurrection_n 1_o cor._n 15.42_o 43_o 44._o 2._o glory_n 3._o power_n 4._o spirituality_n all_o these_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o contrary_a infirmity_n and_o deformity_n of_o the_o state_n of_o mortality_n â—lucescunt_fw-la contraria_fw-la â—uxta_fw-la se_fw-la pâ—sita_fw-la â—â—â—g's_n â—lucescunt_fw-la that_o so_o by_o comparison_n the_o well-nigh_o infinite_a disproportion_n of_o both_o estate_n may_v appear_v and_o the_o superexcellency_n which_o the_o resurrection_n put_v upon_o the_o body_n may_v shine_v forth_o more_o conspicuous_o first_o it_o be_v sow_o in_o corruption_n it_o be_v raise_v in_o incorruption_n incorruptible_a 1._o property_n incorruptible_a it_o be_v sow_v in_o corruption_n behold_v the_o body_n be_v corruptible_a while_o it_o live_v a_o nursery_n of_o such_o seed_n and_o principle_n as_o will_v inevitable_o destroy_v itself_o a_o spittal_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o disease_n but_o when_o it_o be_v dead_a it_o 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