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the_o wicked_a shall_v perish_v 6._o psal_n 88_o 10._o will_v thou_o show_v a_o miracle_n to_o the_o dead_a or_o shall_v the_o dead_a rise_n and_o praise_v thou_o whereunto_o we_o add_v all_o such_o place_n as_o take_v away_o worship_v of_o god_n from_o the_o dead_a which_o must_v needs_o prove_v the_o soul_n not_o immortal_a answer_n in_o such_o speech_n death_n and_o hell_n or_o the_o grave_n have_v two_o signification_n they_o who_o be_v spiritual_o dead_a whether_o before_o or_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n that_o be_v they_o that_o be_v deprive_v of_o god_n grace_n and_o forsake_v and_o reject_v of_o god_n and_o be_v in_o hell_n that_o be_v in_o the_o place_n and_o torment_n of_o the_o damn_a or_o else_o in_o this_o life_n despair_a and_o destitute_a of_o comfort_n shall_v not_o praise_v god_n at_o all_o neither_o in_o this_o life_n nor_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v but_o they_o who_o be_v dead_a not_o spiritual_o but_o corporal_o only_a although_o they_o shall_v 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job_n word_n that_o he_o do_v not_o teach_v what_o be_v the_o state_n of_o man_n after_o this_o life_n but_o only_o desire_v to_o be_v rid_v out_o of_o his_o present_a misery_n and_o therefore_o through_o human_a infirmity_n and_o impatience_n he_o compare_v the_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o his_o present_a misery_n with_o the_o death_n and_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a whatsoever_o it_o be_v as_o they_o who_o be_v grievous_o torment_v with_o present_a distress_n and_o calamity_n prefer_v any_o thing_n whatsoever_o before_o that_o which_o they_o suffer_v so_o also_o he_o say_v in_o the_o 7._o chap._n speak_v as_o one_o despair_a of_o delivery_n in_o this_o life_n remember_v
that_o my_o life_n be_v but_o a_o wind_n and_o that_o my_o eye_n shall_v not_o return_v to_o see_v pleasure_n for_o so_o he_o expound_v himself_o when_o he_o add_v vers_fw-la 10._o he_o shall_v return_v no_o more_o to_o his_o house_n neither_o shall_v his_o place_n know_v he_o any_o more_o so_o likewise_o in_o the_o 17._o chap._n my_o breath_n be_v corrupt_a my_o day_n be_v corrupt_a &_o the_o grave_n be_v ready_a for_o i_o they_o be_v word_n of_o one_o despair_a of_o life_n &_o salvation_n god_n be_v wroth_a and_o angry_a 10._o job_n 34.14.15_o 14_o if_o he_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o man_n and_o gather_v unto_o himself_o his_o spirit_n and_o his_o breath_n 15._o all_o flesh_n shall_v perish_v together_o and_o man_n shall_v return_v unto_o dust_n answer_n job_n do_v not_o here_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n do_v either_o sleep_n or_o perish_v but_o that_o by_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n the_o body_n die_v and_o be_v dissolve_v yet_o not_o that_o the_o body_n 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etc._n etc._n these_o place_n do_v plain_o show_v that_o blessedness_n and_o the_o kingdom_n promise_v to_o the_o godly_a shall_v then_o first_o fall_v unto_o they_o at_o the_o last_o day_n ergo_fw-la soul_n go_v not_o present_o to_o heaven_n after_o death_n of_o the_o body_n answer_n those_o place_n do_v not_o show_v that_o but_o they_o show_v that_o at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v raise_v up_o again_o the_o soul_n that_o already_o be_v in_o heaven_n shall_v by_o be_v join_v to_o the_o body_n again_o have_v their_o felicity_n and_o glory_n consummate_v and_o make_v absolute_a for_o so_o we_o pray_v thy_o kingdom_n come_v when_o yet_o now_o god_n also_o reign_v in_o us._n 19_o 1._o cor._n 15.19_o if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o we_o have_v hope_n we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a of_o this_o place_n they_o reason_v thus_o he_o that_o be_v bless_v and_o happy_a before_o the_o resurrection_n be_v not_o without_o the_o resurrection_n most_o miserable_a 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the_o deep_a pit_n of_o all_o where_o lie_v the_o province_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o vain_a labour_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o danaeus_n who_o in_o vain_a do_v labour_n to_o fill_v the_o tun_n with_o water_n out_o of_o who_o side_n fill_v full_a of_o hole_n the_o water_n run_v so_o fast_o as_o they_o put_v it_o in_o where_o be_v the_o thirst_n of_o tantulus_n the_o bowel_n of_o titius_n the_o perpetual_a roll_a stone_n of_o sisyphus_n whereas_o rage_v wild_a beast_n bite_v worm_n and_o sting_a serpentr_n do_v inseparable_o foul_v about_o the_o body_n where_o inextinguible_n firebrand_n that_o can_v never_o be_v put_v out_o do_v burn_v up_o their_o flesh_n where_o wicked_a man_n be_v punish_v with_o all_o kind_n of_o torment_n and_o be_v for_o evermore_o vex_v with_o perpetual_a pain_n these_o thing_n i_o hear_v of_o gobrias_n but_o you_o o_o axiochus_n shall_v judge_v of_o these_o thing_n for_o i_o be_v constrain_v by_o reason_n do_v plain_o and_o firm_o know_v this_o only_a that_o every_o soul_n remain_v immortal_a and_o that_o that_o which_o go_v pure_a from_o these_o place_n do_v live_v without_o sorrowfulness_n wherefore_o o_o axiochus_n whether_o you_o go_v upward_o or_o downward_o it_o can_v none_o otherwise_o be_v but_o you_o must_v needs_o be_v bless_v if_o so_o be_v you_o do_v live_v holy_o and_o godly_o axi_fw-la i_o be_o ashamed_a o_o my_o dear_a friend_n socrates_n and_o it_o abash_v i_o to_o speak_v any_o further_a the_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v so_o far_o from_o i_o now_o that_o i_o now_o do_v most_o earnest_o desire_v to_o die_v your_o former_a speech_n as_o though_o it_o be_v a_o celestial_a and_o heavenly_a oracle_n have_v so_o persuade_v i_o now_o therefore_o i_o do_v despise_v this_o life_n see_v that_o i_o be_o about_o to_o go_v into_o a_o better_a &_o more_o desire_a place_n wherefore_o these_o thing_n that_o be_v thus_o speak_v i_o will_v quiet_o mark_v ponder_v and_o meditate_v by_o myself_o and_o you_o o_o socrates_n i_o pray_v you_o come_v again_o unto_o i_o at_o afternoon_n soc._n i_o will_v do_v as_o you_o say_v but_o i_o will_v now_o return_v again_o unto_o cynosarges_n to_o walk_v there_o before_o my_o recreation_n from_o whence_o i_o be_v bring_v hither_o unto_o you_o here_o end_v xenocrates_n book_n concern_v death_n maecenas_n good_a i_o â—rave_v of_o thou_o my_o patron_n for_o to_o be_v against_o carp_a zoilus_n canker_a corpse_n and_o censure_n bad_a of_o i_o finis_fw-la imprint_v at_o london_n by_o w._n white_n for_o r._n bolton_n and_o w._n white_a 1611._o