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a_o argument_n concern_v the_o human_a soul_n separate_v subsistance_n the_o preface_n in_o the_o month_n of_o december_n 1698._o a_o neighbour_n repute_v a_o quaek_a come_v to_o i_o and_o bring_v in_o his_o hand_n a_o small_a pamphlet_n who_o title_n be_v spira_n respirans_fw-la and_o deliver_v the_o same_o unto_o i_o he_o tell_v i_o that_o there_o be_v divers_a argument_n in_o it_o for_o prove_v the_o soul_n separate_v subsistance_n which_o he_o perceive_v i_o stand_v in_o doubt_n of_o i_o like_v his_o charitable_a inclination_n for_o draw_v man_n out_o of_o error_n or_o the_o uneasiness_n of_o a_o doubt_a condition_n and_o upon_o perusal_n of_o his_o treatise_n do_v find_v that_o it_o meddle_v not_o with_o this_o subject_a until_o the_o very_a latter_a end_n of_o the_o pamphlet_n or_o the_o 48_o page_n of_o it_o from_o whence_o my_o examination_n begin_v and_o thereby_o i_o find_v that_o he_o produce_v three_o argument_n for_o the_o soul_n separate_v subsistance_n the_o two_o 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my_o share_n in_o do_v so_o i_o expect_v a_o share_n in_o suffering_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n thereof_o if_o i_o may_v choose_v the_o manner_n of_o be_v reprove_v it_o shall_v be_v do_v with_o love_n and_o in_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n but_o if_o that_o can_v be_v obtain_v i_o will_v rather_o adventure_v the_o be_v lash_v or_o spatter_a with_o the_o dirt_n of_o reproach_n as_o i_o have_v once_o before_o be_v then_o to_o continue_v in_o error_n or_o such_o a_o state_n of_o doubt_v as_o i_o have_v long_o be_v under_o concern_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o subject_a here_o put_v under_o examination_n and_o therefore_o i_o expose_v the_o present_a pamphlet_n to_o the_o public_a view_n with_o submission_n to_o the_o trial_n of_o other_o man_n judgement_n thereupon_o and_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o to_o my_o considerate_a reader_n then_o that_o i_o wish_v he_o hearty_o to_o farewell_n spira_n respirans_fw-la lond._n print_v 1695._o in_o 8vo_n pag._n 48._o the_o writer_n of_o that_o pamphlet_n say_v there_o be_v some_o few_o honest_a heart_n who_o persuade_v themselves_o and_o will_v have_v other_o persuade_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v mortal_a and_o die_v with_o the_o body_n and_o in_o kindness_n to_o these_o honest_a person_n he_o intend_v here_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o soul_n do_v indeed_o live_v when_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v immortal_a in_o prove_v of_o which_o assertion_n he_o suppose_v as_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v in_o man_n a_o bodily_a be_v and_o a_o spiritual_a be_v so_o distinct_a one_o from_o another_o as_o that_o they_o be_v being_n of_o a_o different_a nature_n and_o devidable_a one_o of_o they_o from_o another_o with_o a_o continuance_n of_o subsistence_n to_o they_o both_o and_o he_o so_o do_v i_o say_v be_v but_o beg_v and_o not_o prove_v the_o point_n now_o in_o question_n between_o we_o for_o the_o honest_a heart_n to_o who_o he_o write_v do_v deny_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o spiritual_a be_v or_o substance_n in_o man_n as_o be_v utter_o immaterial_a or_o that_o have_v any_o such_o be_v of_o itself_o as_o that_o it_o can_v subsist_v in_o a_o state_n of_o separation_n from_o the_o body_n his_o part_n in_o the_o dispute_n of_o this_o question_n shall_v have_v be_v first_o to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o spiritual_a be_v in_o man_n as_o he_o have_v before_o suppose_v and_o because_o he_o have_v not_o do_v so_o nor_o make_v any_o overture_n or_o offer_v towards_o it_o and_o his_o opponent_n will_v not_o accept_v of_o his_o supposition_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o spirit_n in_o man_n as_o he_o have_v surmise_v all_o his_o argument_n found_v upon_o that_o surmise_n fall_v and_o fail_v of_o themselves_o for_o want_n of_o a_o real_a and_o true_a foundation_n for_o the_o support_n of_o they_o and_o need_v no_o far_o answer_n till_o he_o shall_v have_v better_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o spirit_n in_o man_n as_o he_o before_o but_o suppose_v p._n 50._o he_o say_v the_o nature_n be_v or_o whatness_n of_o a_o soul_n or_o mind_n be_v think_v and_o nothing_o else_o but_o think_v and_o think_v be_v all_o it_o do_v or_o have_v i_o answer_v that_o his_o word_n the_o be_v or_o whatness_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v i_o conceive_v intend_v its_o essence_n or_o even_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o it_o which_o suit_v better_a to_o his_o word_n the_o whatness_n of_o it_o as_o if_o in_o truth_n it_o have_v no_o other_o substance_n but_o think_v if_o he_o shall_v prove_v that_o there_o be_v real_o such_o a_o spiritual_a substance_n in_o man_n as_o he_o have_v suppose_v it_o will_v then_o be_v time_n to_o argue_v with_o he_o concern_v this_o whatness_n of_o think_v which_o he_o pretend_v to_o be_v the_o very_a essence_n and_o substance_n of_o it_o but_o till_o such_o proof_n shall_v be_v make_v his_o substantial_a spiritual_a soul_n and_o the_o whatness_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v leave_v as_o the_o chimerical_a apprehension_n of_o our_o present_a writer_n he_o discourse_v here_o further_o concern_v what_o use_v the_o soul_n make_v of_o the_o body_n which_o i_o pass_v as_o impertinent_a until_o he_o prove_v there_o be_v in_o the_o body_n such_o a_o sort_n of_o soul_n as_o he_o surmise_n p._n 52._o he_o say_v many_o of_o our_o thought_n depend_v upon_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o come_v by_o occasion_n of_o bodily_a thing_n but_o yet_o that_o all_o our_o thought_n do_v not_o do_v so_o but_o i_o think_v the_o contrary_a viz._n that_o all_o our_o thought_n and_o power_n of_o think_v arise_v from_o and_o depend_v upon_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n david_n tell_v we_o that_o let_v the_o intention_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v never_o so_o bad_a yet_o when_o he_o die_v all_o his_o thought_n perish_v and_o job_n say_v that_o in_o the_o grave_a the_o weary_a be_v at_o rest_n and_o man_n be_v there_o free_v from_o all_o sort_n of_o oppression_n and_o i_o demand_v of_o our_o opponent_n one_o 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he_o say_v it_o be_v beside_o his_o present_a purpose_n but_o i_o differ_v in_o opinion_n and_o think_v if_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o that_o proof_n will_v ever_o be_v to_o very_o good_a purpose_n and_o therefore_o i_o request_v he_o to_o bestow_v his_o pain_n upon_o it_o believe_v yet_o that_o he_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o good_a performance_n of_o it_o viz._n that_o there_o be_v either_o such_o a_o soul_n in_o man_n as_o he_o pretend_v nor_o that_o think_n be_v the_o essence_n of_o it_o allow_v what_o he_o have_v before_o speak_v to_o be_v true_a that_o of_o that_o which_o be_v not_o there_o can_v be_v neither_o effect_n nor_o essence_n p._n 60._o he_o will_v have_v man_n to_o bring_v their_o mind_n to_o such_o a_o abstractedness_n as_o to_o lay_v aside_o all_o thought_n of_o bodily_a thing_n and_o all_o thought_n that_o come_v by_o occasion_n of_o body_n and_o then_o to_o reflect_v upon_o what_o you_o find_v remain_v until_o your_o mind_n have_v a_o reflex_n and_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o itself_o i_o conceive_v that_o this_o advice_n tend_v to_o persuade_v man_n to_o give_v over_o all_o think_n upon_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o know_v and_o to_o think_v altogether_o upon_o they_o know_v not_o what_o and_o so_o to_o become_v distract_v as_o he_o profess_v he_o have_v sometime_o be_v the_o remain_a page_n of_o this_o pamphlet_n speak_v only_o concern_v himself_o and_o his_o own_o personal_a act_n and_o suffering_n with_o which_o i_o have_v no_o design_n or_o inclination_n to_o meddle_v and_o therefore_o my_o observation_n upon_o this_o pamphlet_n shall_v here_o be_v conclude_v and_o finish_v finis_fw-la