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sufficient_a to_o overthrow_v all_o that_o part_n of_o his_o hypothesis_n which_o savour_v more_o of_o the_o epicurean_a than_o the_o christian_a as_o for_o example_n 1._o he_o will_v not_o be_v take_v for_o one_o who_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o spiritual_a substance_n pag._n 6._o but_o rather_o suppose_v that_o the_o angel_n be_v immaterial_a intelligent_a spiriâ—â—_n pag._n 15._o and_o in_o this_o i_o must_v acknowledge_v he_o be_v more_o refine_a than_o mr._n hobbs_n who_o can_v endure_v to_o hear_v of_o any_o substance_n but_o corporeal_a and_o explode_v the_o rest_n as_o mere_a phantasm_n and_o idol_n of_o the_o imagination_n leviath_n part_n 3._o cap._n 34._o pag._n 208._o and_o so_o do_v his_o master_n epicurus_n see_v diog._n laert._n in_o epicur_fw-fr pag._n 282._o where_o he_o endeavour_v to_o make_v we_o believe_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v understand_v as_o incorporeal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d except_o a_o vacuum_n a_o inanity_n or_o empty_a space_n for_o 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our_o bless_a saviour_n jesus_n christ_n three_o he_o speak_v well_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o cite_v several_a passage_n out_o of_o they_o which_o he_o think_v make_v for_o his_o purpose_n and_o moreover_o be_v willing_a that_o the_o point_n of_o the_o soul_n immateriality_n shall_v be_v try_v by_o their_o authority_n pag._n 19_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v say_v sans_o ceremony_n if_o he_o refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o to_o the_o soul_n immortality_n the_o appeal_n which_o he_o have_v make_v be_v no_o better_a than_o trifle_a prevarication_n ill_o become_v a_o philosopher_n and_o worse_o a_o christian_n and_o beside_o if_o he_o imagine_v that_o he_o can_v prove_v the_o article_n of_o the_o resurrection_n as_o lay_v down_o in_o his_o position_n without_o â—â—e_z help_n of_o scripture_n i_o think_v he_o will_v do_v well_o to_o give_v the_o world_n a_o specimen_fw-la of_o his_o transcendent_a sagacity_n in_o that_o matter_n 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show_v how_o those_o who_o believe_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n aught_o to_o improve_v so_o momentous_a a_o doctrine_n chap._n ii_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n prove_v by_o scripture_n so_o full_a and_o clear_o be_v scripture-evidence_n in_o this_o matter_n that_o he_o who_o own_v the_o authority_n of_o those_o sacred_a record_n and_o yet_o deny_v the_o separate_a subsistence_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n seem_v to_o be_v as_o inconsistent_a with_o himself_o as_o those_o philosopher_n against_o who_o aristotle_n dispute_v metaph._n lib._n 4._o who_o affirm_v that_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v and_o not_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n i_o shall_v therefore_o under_o this_o head_n make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o scripture_n do_v frequent_o speak_v of_o the_o soul_n as_o a_o substance_n distinct_a from_o the_o body_n and_o capable_a of_o subsist_v act_v and_o suffer_v in_o a_o state_n of_o separation_n from_o it_o and_o do_v further_o assure_v we_o that_o the_o 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and_o their_o plead_n against_o a_o more_o speedy_a admission_n thither_o argue_v their_o unfitness_n to_o be_v admit_v at_o all_o 5th_o our_o author_n hypothesis_n be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o avow_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o i_o the_o rather_o mention_v because_o he_o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o that_o church_n and_o look_n upon_o those_o that_o dissent_n from_o it_o as_o mistake_v person_n pag._n 17._o need_v i_o prove_v that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n assert_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n see_v the_o order_n for_o the_o burial_n of_o the_o dead_a where_o among_o many_o other_o expression_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n you_o find_v these_o word_n almighty_a god_n with_o who_o do_v live_v the_o spirit_n of_o they_o that_o depart_v hence_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o with_o who_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a after_o they_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v in_o joy_n and_o 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book_n of_o homily_n sermon_n the_o 9th_o against_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n chap._n vi_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n produce_v for_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o this_o great_a truth_n though_o the_o person_n with_o who_o i_o have_v now_o to_o do_v be_v common_o so_o full_a of_o themselves_o and_o overfond_a of_o their_o own_o conception_n that_o the_o sentiment_n or_o authority_n of_o other_o be_v not_o much_o regard_v by_o they_o yet_o since_o our_o author_n have_v think_v meet_a to_o mention_v the_o name_n of_o aristotle_n dicaearchus_n and_o pliny_n as_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v of_o his_o opinion_n i_o must_v say_v something_o to_o confront_v what_o be_v allege_v from_o they_o that_o his_o reader_n may_v not_o be_v amuse_v with_o a_o mere_a show_n of_o antiquity_n this_o point_n be_v often_o weigh_v in_o the_o school_n of_o the_o philosopher_n the_o academy_n peripatum_n stoa_n etc._n etc._n they_o think_v it_o worth_a their_o most_o serious_a 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these_o fragment_n of_o antiquity_n be_v by_o some_o reckon_v suppositious_a by_o other_o at_o least_o dubious_a but_o give_v i_o leave_v however_o to_o add_v what_o a_o great_a philosopher_n of_o our_o own_o say_v so_o if_o what_o be_v consonant_a to_o plato_n school_n which_o well_o agree_v with_o learned_a pythagore_n egyptian_a trismegist_n and_o the_o antique_a roll_n of_o chaldee_n wisdom_n all_o which_o time_n have_v tear_v but_o plato_n and_o deep_a plotin_n do_v restore_v which_o be_v my_o scope_n i_o sing_v out_o lusty_o if_o any_o twitten_v i_o for_o such_o strange_a lore_n and_o i_o all_o blameless_a brand_n with_o infamy_n god_n purge_v that_o man_n from_o fault_n of_o foul_a malignity_n dr._n more_o be_v psychozoia_n pag._n 2._o tertullian_n also_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la suppose_v that_o plato_n derive_v his_o sentiment_n from_o the_o write_n of_o trismegist_n in_o egypt_n come_v we_o therefore_o to_o that_o divine_a philosopher_n and_o his_o master_n socrates_n concern_v who_o we_o have_v more_o certain_a knowledge_n and_o in_o comparison_n of_o they_o and_o their_o follower_n cicero_n look_v upon_o all_o other_o philopher_n as_o plebeian_n tusc_n quaest_n lib._n 1.341_o and_o bring_v in_o his_o great_a encomium_n of_o aristotle_n with_o a_o platonem_fw-la semper_fw-la excipio_fw-la pag._n 226._o and_o st._n augustine_n agree_v with_o he_o in_o it_o augustinus_n platonem_fw-la caeteris_fw-la philosophis_fw-la gentium_fw-la longè_fw-la lateque_fw-la praefert_fw-la say_v lipsius_n manuduct_n ad_fw-la stoicam_fw-la philosoph_n pag._n 19_o but_o we_o will_v first_o begin_v with_o socrates_n what_o this_o great_a man_n think_v may_v be_v learn_v from_o his_o admirer_n and_o disciple_n plato_n who_o in_o his_o phaedo_fw-la and_o elsewhere_o bring_v he_o in_o strong_o dispute_v for_o and_o assert_v the_o soul_n immortality_n where_o he_o show_v that_o as_o death_n be_v the_o separation_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n so_o the_o soul_n can_v 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the_o contrary_a hypothesis_n lay_v down_o with_o a_o account_n how_o far_o it_o agree_v or_o disagree_v with_o the_o philosophy_n of_o epicurus_n lucretius_n hobbs_n etc._n etc._n the_o method_n of_o the_o follow_a discourse_n page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n prove_v by_o scripture_n page_n 12._o chap._n iii_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n prove_v by_o such_o argument_n as_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n and_o the_o common_a sense_n and_o experience_n of_o mankind_n the_o first_o argument_n from_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n wherewith_o the_o soul_n be_v endue_v page_n 25._o chap._n iu._n the_o second_o argument_n from_o the_o many_o gross_a and_o dangerous_a absurdity_n wherewith_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n be_v attend_v page_n 49._o chap._n v._n some_o subservient_fw-fr consideration_n for_o the_o further_a establishment_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n p._n 67._o chap._n vi_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n produce_v for_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o this_o great_a truth_n p._n 79._o chap._n vii_o our_o author_n objection_n consider_v and_o answer_v p._n 93._o chap._n viii_o of_o materiality_n or_o immateriality_n as_o they_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o soul_n p._n 103._o chap._n ix_o direction_n to_o such_o as_o be_v in_o suspense_n as_o to_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n show_v how_o they_o may_v arrive_v at_o a_o certainty_n in_o that_o matter_n p._n 109._o chap._n x._o direction_n to_o such_o as_o believe_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n show_v how_o they_o ought_v to_o improve_v so_o important_a a_o doctrine_n p._n 131._o the_o conclusion_n p._n 161._o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n assert_v etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n the_o contrary_a hypothesis_n lay_v down_o with_o a_o account_n how_o far_o it_o agree_v or_o disagree_v with_o the_o philosophy_n of_o epicurus_n lucretius_n hobbs_n etc._n etc._n the_o method_n 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truth_n but_o they_o quick_o give_v they_o the_o slip_n and_o go_v to_o play_v with_o impertinency_n some_o be_v so_o dull_a that_o they_o can_v apprehend_v any_o thing_n that_o lie_v out_o of_o the_o common_a road_n and_o be_v not_o plain_a and_o obvious_a other_o be_v so_o slothful_a that_o they_o grow_v weary_a before_o they_o have_v half_o accomplish_v their_o search_n and_o other_o so_o foolish_o conceit_v that_o they_o think_v it_o below_o they_o to_o alter_v their_o present_a sentiment_n but_o the_o great_a hindrance_n of_o useful_a knowledge_n be_v a_o inbred_a radicate_v enmity_n in_o corrupt_a nature_n against_o those_o truth_n which_o have_v a_o near_a tendency_n to_o the_o reformation_n of_o ill_a manner_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o serious_a religion_n hinc_fw-la origo_fw-la mali_fw-la and_o the_o age_n in_o which_o we_o live_v afford_v many_o unhappy_a instance_n of_o the_o predominancy_n of_o this_o corruption_n which_o make_v a_o learned_a gentleman_n thus_o to_o reflect_v upon_o it_o viz._n that_o we_o be_v fall_v into_o a_o age_n decline_v from_o god_n in_o which_o many_o be_v fond_a of_o those_o thing_n which_o lead_v we_o far_o from_o he_o and_o seem_v most_o to_o secure_v we_o against_o he_o and_o the_o rabble_n of_o atheistical_a epicurean_a notion_n which_o have_v be_v so_o often_o rout_v and_o have_v flee_v before_o the_o world_n be_v now_o face_v about_o and_o afresh_o recruit_v to_o assault_v this_o present_a generation_n sir_n ch._n wolseley_n unreasonableness_n of_o atheism_n pag._n 37._o a_o like_a complaint_n we_o have_v in_o a_o late_a judicious_a philosopher_n who_o speak_v of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o platonic_a doctrine_n because_o it_o draw_v off_o our_o mind_n from_o perish_v transitory_a thing_n to_o the_o contemplation_n of_o more_o noble_a intellectual_a being_n further_o add_v quâ_fw-la quidem_fw-la in_o re_fw-la infinitum_fw-la propè_fw-la momentum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n which_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o infinite_a moment_n for_o we_o be_v overwhelm_v with_o a_o rout_n of_o philosopher_n who_o contend_v that_o nothing_o but_o body_n can_v be_v understand_v du_n hamel_n de_fw-fr consens_fw-la vet._n &_o nou._n philos_n praefat._n the_o like_o you_o may_v find_v in_o ludovic_n viu._n de_fw-fr veritat_fw-la fidei_fw-la lib._n 1._o pag._n 145._o the_o knowledge_n of_o atheist_n say_v van_n helmont_n whole_o depend_v on_o a_o brutal_a beginning_n and_o they_o be_v unapt_a to_o understand_v those_o thing_n which_o do_v exceed_v sense_n for_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o they_o exclude_v themselves_o from_o the_o intelligible_a world_n pag._n 348._o and_o i_o find_v that_o the_o late_a ingenious_a e._n of_o rochester_n come_v at_o last_o to_o the_o same_o apprehension_n viz._n that_o that_o absurd_a and_o foolish_a philosophy_n which_o the_o world_n so_o much_o admire_v propagate_v by_o the_o late_a mr._n hobbs_n and_o other_o have_v undo_v he_o and_o many_o more_o see_v his_o funeral_n sermon_n pag._n 26._o how_o far_o these_o observation_n be_v pertinent_a to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n you_o shall_v see_v more_o by_o and_o by_o for_o my_o part_n i_o desire_v not_o to_o make_v any_o man_n opinion_n seem_v worse_a than_o they_o be_v much_o less_o to_o charge_v atheism_n or_o infidelity_n upon_o a_o gentleman_n who_o in_o appearance_n disown_n they_o you_o shall_v therefore_o hear_v he_o speak_v for_o himself_o the_o opinion_n which_o he_o undertake_v to_o maintain_v be_v this_o viz._n that_o the_o humane_a soul_n be_v a_o material_a spirit_n generate_v grow_v and_o fall_v with_o the_o body_n and_o rise_v again_o with_o it_o at_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o the_o trump_n of_o god_n pag._n 1._o hereupon_o he_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v we_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o inflame_v glow_a particle_n of_o the_o blood_n call_v spirit_n which_o be_v say_v he_o the_o active_a principle_n of_o life_n 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the_o general_a resurrection_n and_o final_a judgement_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n miserable_a for_o the_o proof_n of_o these_o thing_n let_v we_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o follow_a place_n of_o scripture_n we_o will_v begin_v with_o the_o account_n of_o man_n creation_n at_o first_o gen._n 1.26_o and_o god_n say_v let_v we_o make_v man_n in_o our_o image_n after_o our_o likeness_n and_o let_v â—hem_fw-mi have_v dominion_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 27._o so_o god_n create_v man_n in_o his_o own_o image_n in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n create_v he_o he_o male_a and_o female_a create_v he_o they_o chap._n 2.7_o and_o the_o lord_n god_n form_v man_n of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n and_o man_n become_v a_o live_a soul_n where_o you_o may_v observe_v first_o that_o man_n be_v the_o masterpiece_n of_o god_n workmanship_n or_o the_o most_o excellent_a creature_n of_o all_o this_o low_a world_n and_o therefore_o 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in_o that_o dominion_n which_o god_n give_v he_o over_o the_o creature_n but_o this_o need_v not_o stop_v we_o be_v altogether_o distinct_a from_o the_o former_a which_o be_v principal_o intend_v and_o mention_v as_o such_o man_n be_v first_o create_v in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o then_o have_v this_o dominion_n give_v he_o let_v we_o makâ—_n man_n in_o our_o image_n and_o let_v he_o have_v dominion_n the_o gross_a conceit_n of_o the_o anthropomorphites_n i_o pass_v by_o though_o the_o epicurean_a be_v as_o stupid_a as_o they_o who_o will_v circumscribe_v the_o deity_n with_o the_o finite_a figure_n of_o a_o man._n see_v creech_n note_n on_o lucret._n page_n 4._o i_o only_o add_v if_o it_o be_v treason_n to_o impair_v or_o debase_v the_o king_n coin_n which_o have_v his_o image_n and_o superscription_n upon_o it_o let_v they_o look_v to_o it_o who_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o vilify_v and_o cast_v dirt_n upon_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n which_o be_v create_v after_o the_o image_n 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eccles_n 12.7_o then_o shall_v the_o dust_n return_n to_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v and_o the_o spirit_n shall_v return_v unto_o god_n who_o give_v it_o who_o be_v elsewhere_o style_v the_o father_n of_o spirit_n and_o the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n these_o place_n do_v mutual_o illustrate_v each_o other_o and_o confirm_v the_o truth_n which_o i_o be_o infer_v from_o they_o there_o be_v many_o other_o place_n which_o speak_v of_o the_o soul_n as_o a_o substance_n distinct_a from_o the_o body_n job_n 14.22_o his_o flesh_n upon_o he_o shall_v have_v pain_n and_o his_o soul_n within_o he_o shall_v mourn_v though_o aristotle_n as_o cite_v by_o our_o author_n pag._n 2._o count_v it_o a_o great_a impropriety_n of_o speak_v to_o say_v the_o soul_n be_v sorrowful_a 2_o cor._n 4.16_o though_o our_o outward_a man_n perish_v yet_o the_o inward_a man_n be_v renew_v day_n by_o day_n it_o seem_v then_o that_o they_o do_v not_o both_o perish_v together_o in_o the_o end_n for_o 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you_o need_v not_o question_v but_o your_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n for_o it_o can_v act_v without_o bodily_a organ_n it_o can_v see_v without_o the_o eye_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 2._o nor_o probable_o do_v or_o suffer_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o pag._n 3._o so_o true_a it_o be_v that_o vain_a man_n will_v be_v wise_a that_o be_v be_v account_v so_o job_n 11.12_o i_o wonder_v not_o that_o some_o of_o the_o predecessor_n of_o these_o philosopher_n encounter_v the_o apostle_n and_o some_o say_v what_o will_v this_o babbler_n say_v act_n 18.17_o 18._o i_o may_v further_o add_v that_o the_o apostle_n here_o do_v not_o only_o suppose_v that_o the_o soul_n can_v subsist_v and_o act_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n but_o that_o it_o can_v act_v very_o noble_o too_o which_o
punishment_n of_o wicked_a man_n after_o death_n and_o tell_v we_o in_o his_o timaeus_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o good_a man_n shall_v be_v kind_o receive_v by_o his_o creator_n but_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o hell_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o platonist_n have_v improve_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n better_o than_o many_o of_o our_o own_o writer_n notwithstanding_o their_o great_a help_n have_v do_v though_o sometime_o they_o speak_v too_o high_a as_o if_o they_o will_v even_o deify_v the_o soul_n as_o do_v some_o of_o the_o stoic_n plotinus_n discourse_v excellent_o upon_o this_o subject_a and_o show_v that_o if_o we_o will_v serious_o view_v the_o soul_n in_o its_o own_o naked_a essence_n we_o shoulâ—_n 〈◊〉_d doubt_n of_o its_o immortality_n let_v a_o man_n say_v he_o contemplate_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o pure_a and_o true_o intellectual_a nature_n divest_v it_o of_o all_o that_o be_v alien_n to_o it_o and_o he_o will_v certain_o know_v that_o it_o be_v immortal_a he_o will_v then_o observe_v that_o his_o understanding_n be_v not_o proper_o direct_v to_o thing_n sensible_a and_o mortal_a but_o by_o a_o eternal_a virtue_n do_v contemplate_v eternal_a and_o intelligible_a object_n and_o become_v as_o it_o be_v a_o intelligible_a lucid_a world_n to_o itself_o and_o again_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o by_o how_o much_o the_o soul_n be_v more_o abstract_a from_o the_o sense_n by_o so_o much_o it_o reason_n better_o so_o that_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v whole_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n it_o will_v know_v intuitive_o without_o elaborate_a ratiocination_n that_o now_o it_o deliberate_v when_o it_o doubt_n it_o doubt_n when_o it_o be_v hinder_v by_o the_o body_n but_o will_v neither_o doubt_v nor_o deliberate_v when_o free_a from_o the_o body_n but_o will_v comprehend_v the_o truth_n without_o any_o hesitation_n see_v his_o ennead_n and_o elsewhere_o maximus_fw-la tyrius_n dissertat_fw-la 41._o handle_n that_o question_v viz._n whether_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o body_n be_v more_o grievous_a and_o tell_v we_o that_o degenerate_a soul_n be_v bury_v in_o their_o body_n like_v infect_v in_o their_o holes_n and_o be_v in_o love_n with_o those_o lurk_a place_n p._n 495._o and_o withal_o that_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n be_v but_o uncertain_a and_o temporary_a that_o of_o the_o soul_n solid_a and_o immortal_a pag._n 491._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o mention_v more_o of_o the_o platonist_n who_o all_o to_o a_o man_n maintain_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o i_o proceed_v the_o stoic_n say_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n be_v hero_n as_o laertius_n inform_v we_o in_o zenon_n plutarch_n say_v that_o they_o call_v all_o separate_a soul_n hero_n promiscuous_o and_o so_o distinguish_v hero_n into_o good_a and_o bad_a de_fw-fr placitis_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o epictetus_n call_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d near_o akin_a to_o god_n antoninus_n style_v the_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o his_o 9th_o book_n sect._n 39_o will_v thou_o say_v to_o thy_o mind_n thou_o be_v dead_a or_o become_v like_o a_o beast_n seneca_n speak_v too_o high_a quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la vocas_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o will_v you_o call_v the_o soul_n but_o a_o deity_n dwell_v in_o a_o humane_a body_n and_o perhaps_o such_o boldness_n be_v one_o original_a of_o heathen_a idolatry_n and_o elsewhere_o animus_fw-la si_fw-la propriam_fw-la ejus_fw-la originem_fw-la aspexeris_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o soul_n if_o you_o consider_v its_o true_a original_a descend_v from_o that_o heavenly_a spirit_n sursum_fw-la animum_fw-la etc._n etc._n its_o beginning_n call_v it_o upward_o there_o eternal_a rest_n remain_v for_o it_o and_o comfort_v martia_n concern_v her_o dead_a son_n ipse_fw-la quidem_fw-la aeternus_fw-la he_o be_v eternal_a and_o in_o a_o better_a state_n now_o than_o he_o be_v before_o the_o body_n be_v the_o prison_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o soul_n itself_o be_v sacred_a and_o eternal_a happy_a be_v thy_o son_n o_o martia_n who_o be_v dead_a know_v such_o thing_n as_o these_o nec_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la pars_fw-la divini_fw-la spiritùs_fw-la mersa_fw-la idem_fw-la plutarch_n say_v that_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v so_o connect_v that_o the_o one_o necessary_o follow_v the_o other_o de_fw-fr serâ_fw-la numinis_fw-la vindictâ_fw-la and_o therefore_o by_o the_o way_n epicurus_n make_v thorough-work_n in_o deny_v both_o come_v we_o now_o to_o cicero_n a_o moderate_a middle-way_n philosopher_n he_o dispute_v at_o large_a for_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o tusc_n quaest_n de_fw-fr contemnendâ_fw-la morte_fw-la as_o also_o in_o his_o dialogue_n de_fw-fr senectute_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v cite_v some_o passage_n out_o of_o he_o to_o the_o shame_n of_o those_o christian_n who_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o such_o instruction_n from_o a_o heathen_a tu_fw-la cum_fw-la tibi_fw-la sive_fw-la deus_fw-la etc._n etc._n will_v thou_o when_o god_n or_o nature_n have_v give_v thou_o a_o soul_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o excellent_a and_o divine_a so_o debase_v thyself_o as_o to_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o thou_o and_o a_o beast_n cic._n paradox_n pag._n 217._o two_o vivunt_fw-la qui_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o man_n live_v who_o be_v escape_v from_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o body_n but_o that_o which_o you_o call_v life_n be_v death_n de_fw-fr somn._fw-la scip._n 233._o haec_fw-la coelestia_fw-la semper_fw-la spectato_fw-la illa_fw-la humana_fw-la contemnito_fw-la ibid._n reckon_v with_o thyself_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o mortal_a but_o only_o thy_o body_n the_o mind_n be_v the_o man_n and_o not_o that_o bodily_a figure_n which_o you_o can_v point_v as_o with_o your_o finger_n ibid._n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n he_o bring_v in_o that_o of_o cyrus_n mention_v by_o xenophon_n i_o can_v never_o persuade_v myself_o that_o our_o soul_n live_v in_o the_o body_n and_o die_v when_o they_o go_v out_o of_o it_o nec_fw-la vero_fw-la tum_fw-la animum_fw-la esse_fw-la insipientem_fw-la cum_fw-la ex_fw-la insipienti_fw-la corpore_fw-la evasisset_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la omni_fw-la admistione_fw-la corporis_fw-la liberatus_fw-la purus_fw-la &_o integer_fw-la esse_fw-la caepisset_fw-la tum_fw-la esse_fw-la sapientem_fw-la this_o be_v pure_o platonic_a de_fw-fr senect_n 211._o except_o god_n deliver_v you_o from_o this_o prison_n of_o the_o body_n you_o can_v never_o come_v to_o heaven_n idem_fw-la and_o elsewhere_o he_o argue_v from_o the_o worship_n which_o be_v pay_v to_o their_o depart_a hero_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o man_n be_v immortal_a but_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n divine_a de_fw-fr legib._n also_o tusc_n lib._n 1._o ipsi_fw-la illi_fw-la majorum_fw-la gentium_fw-la dii_fw-la qui_fw-la habentur_fw-la hinc_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la perfecti_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la reperientur_fw-la pag._n 329._o and_o so_o infinite_o fond_a be_v he_o of_o this_o opinion_n that_o he_o thus_o conclude_v the_o senect_n pag._n 213._o quod_fw-la si_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la erro_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o in_o this_o i_o be_v mistake_v that_o i_o believe_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n immortal_a i_o be_o willing_o mistake_v nor_o will_v i_o suffer_v this_o error_n in_o which_o i_o be_o delight_v to_o be_v extort_a from_o i_o as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v but_o if_o after_o death_n i_o shall_v have_v no_o sense_n as_o some_o diminutive_a philosopher_n think_v i_o fear_v not_o lest_o those_o dead_a philosopher_n shall_v deride_v my_o error_n in_o a_o word_n both_o cicero_n seneca_n and_o several_a of_o the_o platonist_n and_o stoic_n speak_v of_o the_o soul_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o incarnate_a deity_n that_o it_o have_v many_o bright_a 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pag._n 18._o nevertheless_o there_o be_v not_o want_v even_o in_o he_o some_o fair_a acknowledgement_n of_o this_o great_a
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