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not_o any_o long_o such_o a_o carnal_a body_n as_o he_o have_v afore_o but_o a_o spiritual_a body_n and_o thus_o do_v saint_n paul_n expound_v this_o place_n the_o very_a same_o hope_v we_o also_o at_o the_o latter_a day_n to_o enjoy_v to_o wit_n that_o our_o flesh_n and_o blood_n shall_v pass_v and_o be_v alter_v in_o to_o a_o spiritual_a life_n wherein_o these_o our_o body_n shall_v no_o more_o eat_v and_o drink_v begette_v child_n digest_v concoct_v evacuate_v or_o any_o such_o like_a but_o shall_v 〈…〉_o in_o spirit_n and_o this_o body_n shall_v be_v as_o clearâ—_n as_o nâ—w_v the_o sâ—nne_n be_v yea_o 〈◊〉_d clear_a flesh_n and_o blood_n shall_v not_o thenceforth_o be_v natural_a there_o shall_v then_o be_v no_o such_o function_n either_o 〈◊〉_d or_o corporal_a such_o as_o other_o creature_n now_o 〈◊〉_d aswell_o as_o we_o these_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o word_n which_o saint_n paul_n use_v i_o cor._n xv_o the_o first_o man_n adam_n say_v he_o be_v make_v a_o live_n soul_n and_o the_o last_o adam_n be_v make_v a_o quicken_a spirit_n and_o it_o there_o follow_v that_o as_o we_o have_v bear_v the_o image_n of_o the_o earthy_a and_o natural_a man_n so_o shall_v we_o bear_v the_o image_n of_o the_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a from_o adam_n we_o have_v all_o the_o office_n and_o function_n natural_a even_o as_o brute_n beast_n have_v accord_v to_o our_o outward_a sense_n and_o faculty_n but_o christ_n live_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o be_v flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o not_o so_o as_o he_o do_v afore_o all_o outward_a function_n of_o bodily_a sense_n be_v cease_v in_o he_o he_o neither_o sleep_v nor_o watch_v and_o yet_o know_v he_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v in_o every_o place_n such_o also_o shall_v we_o be_v for_o he_o be_v the_o first_o fruit_n the_o oblation_n and_o first_o boxâ—re_n as_o s._n paul_n say_v of_o the_o 〈…〉_o that_o be_v he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o arise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o take_v unto_o he_o a_o spiritual_a life_n therefore_o christ_n 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