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nothing_o we_o must_v needs_o acknowledge_v it_o as_o a_o fruit_n or_o effect_v of_o the_o same_o power_n to_o reunite_v every_o man_n soul_n and_o body_n again_o at_o the_o last_o day_n see_v the_o soul_n as_o christian_a faith_n do_v teach_v we_o do_v still_o remain_v the_o same_o it_o be_v the_o body_n be_v not_o utter_o annihilate_v or_o consume_v to_o nothing_o but_o only_o resolve_v into_o dust_n or_o into_o the_o element_n of_o which_o it_o be_v first_o make_v sed_fw-la quomodo_fw-la inquis_fw-la dissoluta_fw-la materia_fw-la exhiberi_fw-la potest_fw-la consider_v a_o temetipsum_fw-la o_fw-la homo_fw-la &_o fidem_fw-la rei_fw-la inuenies_fw-la recogita_fw-la quid_fw-la fueris_fw-la antequà m_fw-la esses_fw-la utique_fw-la nihil_fw-la meminiss_n enim_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la fuisses_fw-la qui_fw-la ergo_fw-la nihil_fw-la fuer_n as_o priusquam_fw-la esses_fw-la idem_fw-la nihil_fw-la factus_fw-la cum_fw-la esse_fw-la desieris_fw-la cur_n non_fw-la possess_v esse_fw-la 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of_o nothing_o and_o to_o create_v every_o one_o the_o self_n same_o man_n he_o be_v albeit_o he_o have_v be_v annihilate_v or_o turn_v into_o nothing_o the_o school_n divine_v of_o the_o romish_a church_n acknowledge_v and_o with_o great_a subtlety_n of_o wit_n and_o strength_n of_o argument_n prove_v out_o of_o the_o article_n of_o god_n omnipotency_n unto_o which_o all_o possibility_n mere_o logical_a or_o which_o imply_v no_o evident_a contradiction_n in_o nature_n be_v always_o subject_a and_o obedient_a but_o of_o this_o as_o of_o most_o other_o orthodoxal_a doctrine_n or_o principle_n of_o faith_n god_n wherein_o we_o hold_v communion_n and_o consort_n with_o the_o roman_a church_n the_o modern_a advocate_n of_o that_o church_n the_o jesuit_n especial_o make_v a_o very_a malicious_a and_o sinister_a use_n the_o most_o learned_a among_o the_o modern_a jesuit_n be_v press_v by_o our_o writer_n with_o the_o gross_a absurdity_n and_o scandalous_a inconvenience_n which_o necessary_o follow_v upon_o their_o doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n or_o of_o christ_n local_a circumscriptive_a bodily_a presence_n in_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n fly_v to_o this_o doctrine_n of_o god_n almighty_a power_n whereby_o he_o be_v able_a to_o create_v one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o individual_a substance_n again_o and_o again_o as_o oft_o as_o it_o please_v he_o as_o to_o their_o last_o hold_n and_o refuge_n their_o only_a hope_n be_v that_o this_o general_a doctrine_n be_v make_v plausible_a by_o they_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o make_v their_o quarrel_n just_o not_o in_o itself_o but_o upon_o expect_a advantage_n if_o any_o of_o our_o writer_n shall_v be_v so_o forward_o as_o in_o divers_a other_o case_n some_o have_v be_v too_o forward_o to_o deny_v their_o antecedent_n when_o as_o they_o shall_v traverse_v the_o inference_n or_o conclusion_n which_o they_o labour_v with_o subtlety_n to_o infer_v from_o plausible_a and_o orthodoxal_a premise_n howbeit_o this_o antecedent_n that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o create_v the_o self_n same_o man_n or_o bodily_a substance_n again_o and_o again_o and_o as_o oft_o as_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o no_o protestant_n writer_n to_o my_o observation_n have_v yet_o deny_v none_o as_o i_o hope_v will_v ever_o deny_v but_o such_o be_v our_o adversary_n confidence_n of_o christ_n promise_n to_o st._n peter_n i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n shall_v not_o fail_v luke_n 22._o 32._o and_o of_o the_o pope_n authority_n as_o of_o peter_n pretend_a successor_n in_o this_o promise_n that_o whatsoever_o doctrine_n the_o pope_n shall_v deliver_v ex_fw-la cathedra_fw-la as_o he_o have_v do_v this_o doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n for_o a_o point_n of_o faith_n they_o think_v god_n bind_v in_o justice_n to_o use_v his_o absolute_a and_o omnipotent_a power_n to_o make_v it_o true_a for_o if_o the_o pope_n or_o the_o visible_a romish_a church_n can_v possible_o err_v in_o this_o or_o any_o other_o 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arraign_v accuse_v and_o judge_v ourselves_o for_o our_o former_a frequent_a neglect_n of_o our_o vow_n in_o baptism_n second_o to_o request_v absolution_n and_o pardon_n of_o god_n which_o no_o man_n humble_o sacrament_n and_o serious_o do_v but_o he_o solemn_o promise_v amendment_n of_o what_o be_v past_a three_o to_o implore_v the_o special_a aid_n or_o assistance_n of_o god_n spirit_n for_o better_a performance_n of_o our_o vow_n and_o of_o what_o we_o now_o promise_v and_o all_o this_o only_a for_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n and_o through_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n i_o will_v conclude_v with_o that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n vovete_fw-la &_o vota_fw-la reddite_fw-la jehovae_fw-la chap._n xx._n roman_n 6._o 21._o 21._o for_o the_o end_n of_o those_o thing_n be_v death_n 23._o for_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n the_o first_o and_o second_o death_n both_o literal_o mean_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n both_o describe_v both_o compare_v and_o show_v how_o and_o wherein_o the_o second_o death_n exceed_v the_o first_o the_o great_a deprivation_n of_o good_a the_o worse_a and_o more_o unwelcome_a death_n be_v every_o member_n of_o the_o body_n every_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o seat_n and_o subject_n of_o the_o second_o death_n a_o map_n and_o scale_n the_o surface_n and_o solidity_n of_o the_o second_o death_n pain_n improve_v by_o enlarge_n the_o capacity_n of_o the_o patient_n and_o by_o intend_v or_o advance_v the_o activity_n of_o the_o agent_n three_o dimension_n of_o the_o second_o death_n 1._o intensiveness_n 2._o duration_n 3._o un-intermitting_a continuation_n of_o torment_n poena_n damni_fw-la &_o sensus_fw-la term_n co-incident_a pain_n of_o the_o damn_a essential_a and_o accidental_a just_o to_o punish_v momentanie_n sin_n with_o pain_n eternal_a the_o reflection_n and_o revolution_n of_o thought_n upon_o the_o sinner_n folly_n the_o worm_n of_o conscience_n 1._o death_n and_o life_n have_v the_o same_o seat_n and_o subject_a nothing_o die_v unless_o it_o first_o live_v and_o death_n in_o the_o general_n be_v a_o extinction_n of_o life_n death_n in_o scripture_n be_v two_o way_n take_v first_o for_o bodily_a death_n which_o be_v the_o first_o death_n second_o for_o the_o death_n of_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n which_o be_v call_v the_o second_o death_n both_o be_v here_o literal_o mean_v both_o be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n the_o former_a death_n be_v common_a to_o all_o except_v such_o of_o the_o godly_a as_o shall_v be_v find_v alive_a at_o christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n they_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o be_v change_v first_o then_o of_o bodily_a death_n and_o second_o of_o supernatural_a or_o the_o second_o death_n death_n and_o wherein_o it_o exceed_v the_o first_o death_n the_o opposition_n between_o bodily_a death_n and_o bodily_a life_n be_v mere_o privative_a such_o as_o be_v between_o light_n and_o darkness_n or_o between_o sight_n and_o blindness_n and_o this_o death_n must_v be_v distinguish_v 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vegetable_n always_o die_v without_o pain_n so_o do_v not_o man_n and_o beast_n for_o that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v endow_v with_o sense_n and_o motion_n both_o of_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o pain_n and_o pain_n if_o it_o be_v continue_v and_o extreme_a draw_v sensitive_a death_n after_o it_o nor_o can_v this_o death_n approach_v or_o find_v entrance_n into_o the_o seat_n of_o life_n but_o by_o pain_n and_o in_o as_o much_o as_o this_o kind_n of_o life_n be_v sweet_a death_n which_o be_v the_o deprivation_n of_o it_o be_v always_o unpleasant_a and_o terrible_a unto_o man_n not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o pain_n which_o usher_v it_o in_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o vital_a sweetness_n which_o it_o bring_v with_o it_o the_o pain_n of_o die_a may_v be_v as_o great_a in_o beast_n as_o in_o man_n so_o be_v not_o the_o loss_n of_o that_o goodness_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o life_n for_o reasonless_a creature_n perceive_v it_o not_o a_o memory_n they_o have_v of_o 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