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separate_v from_o flesh_n no_o such_o invisible_a and_o spiritual_a creature_n and_o therefore_o think_v that_o the_o soul_n perish_v in_o death_n their_o absurd_a opinion_n be_v record_v in_o act_n 23.8_o the_o sadducee_n say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o resurrection_n nor_o spirit_n nor_o angel_n but_o we_o believe_v and_o teach_v contrary_a to_o all_o sadducee_n both_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n remain_v after_o death_n and_o also_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o flesh_n at_o the_o last_o day_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o lazarus_n be_v dead_a ascend_v to_o a_o place_n of_o comfort_n luk._n 16.22_o and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n which_o be_v the_o receptacle_n of_o our_o dead_a body_n shall_v at_o the_o last_o day_n hear_v the_o voice_n of_o christ_n send_v forth_o his_o archangel_n with_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n and_o they_o shall_v come_v forth_o to_o judgement_n joh._n 5.28_o so_o that_o neither_o body_n nor_o soul_n in_o death_n perish_v and_o cease_v to_o be_v and_o death_n be_v no_o destruction_n of_o man_n but_o the_o lose_n of_o the_o spirit_n out_o of_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o a_o dissolve_v of_o man_n into_o his_o part_n as_o the_o apostle_n here_o speak_v desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v wherein_o it_o behove_v no_o man_n to_o be_v a_o agent_n to_o loose_v himself_o as_o they_o which_o lie_v violent_a hand_n upon_o themselves_o but_o we_o must_v all_o be_v patient_n and_o wait_v upon_o god_n till_o he_o that_o tie_v the_o knot_n of_o life_n in_o thou_o untie_v the_o same_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v with_o christ_n desire_v not_o to_o lose_v himself_o but_o to_o be_v loose_v desire_v to_o be_v loose_v the_o apostle_n in_o these_o word_n