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because_o whatever_o be_v capable_a of_o infinite_a duration_n from_o a_o respect_n of_o what_o be_v to_o come_v the_o same_o be_v also_o capable_a of_o infinite_a duration_n in_o respect_n of_o what_o be_v past_a and_o that_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n which_o in_o itself_o contain_v nothing_o which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o this_o its_o former_a duration_n but_o such_o be_v the_o soul_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n chap._n iii_o contain_v argument_n draw_v from_o authority_n and_o indeed_o chief_o that_o of_o scripture_n authority_n be_v either_o sacred_a or_o humane_a and_o that_o be_v such_o either_o simple_o as_o be_v the_o scripture_n or_o else_o according_a to_o a_o certain_a respect_n and_o consideration_n as_o be_v that_o of_o the_o father_n that_o of_o the_o philosopher_n be_v humane_a the_o argument_n derive_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n be_v either_o to_o prove_v the_o praeexistency_n of_o all_o soul_n or_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o messiah_n only_o the_o former_a shall_v be_v produce_v in_o this_o chapter_n 1._o in_o deut._n 29.14_o 15._o neither_o with_o you_o only_o do_v i_o make_v this_o covenant_n and_o this_o oath_n but_o with_o all_o who_o stand_v here_o with_o we_o this_o day_n before_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o also_o with_o all_o that_o be_v not_o here_o with_o we_o this_o day_n from_o whence_o the_o jew_n do_v thus_o argue_v those_o with_o who_o god_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n they_o be_v not_o mere_a nonentities_a because_o a_o covenant_n do_v require_v two_o real_a relative_n but_o god_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o israelite_n who_o be_v not_o yet_o bear_v therefore_o they_o who_o be_v not_o yet_o bear_v be_v not_o mere_a nonentities_a and_o then_o by_o consequence_n their_o soul_n either_o lurk_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o parent_n which_o above_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v absurd_a or_o else_o they_o already_o do_v praexi_v 2._o isaiah_n 57.16_o for_o i_o will_v not_o contend_v for_o ever_o neither_o will_v i_o be_v always_o wroth_a for_o the_o spirit_n shall_v fail_v before_o i_o and_o the_o soul_n which_o i_o have_v make_v from_o whence_o the_o jew_n fetch_v this_o argument_n if_o god_n himself_o testify_v that_o he_o make_v soul_n for_o posterity_n with_o which_o he_o will_v not_o contend_v than_o those_o soul_n before_o that_o time_n come_v in_o which_o the_o spirit_n ought_v to_o hide_v or_o cover_v man_n do_v already_o praeexi_v but_o from_o the_o text_n the_o first_o be_v true_a therefore_o also_o be_v the_o latter_a true_a 3._o jeremiah_n 1.5_o before_o i_o have_v form_v thou_o in_o the_o belly_n i_o know_v thou_o or_o rather_o i_o implant_v knowledge_n into_o thou_o and_o before_o thou_o come_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o womb_n i_o sanctify_v thou_o and_o ordain_v thou_o a_o prophet_n unto_o the_o nation_n whence_o say_v the_o jew_n whosoever_o god_n so_o know_v as_o that_o he_o implant_v knowledge_n into_o he_o and_o sanctify_v he_o and_o ordain_v he_o for_o a_o prophet_n he_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o be_v but_o god_n do_v bestow_v all_o this_o upon_o one_o before_o he_o be_v form_v in_o the_o womb_n therefore_o one_o do_v exist_v before_o he_o be_v form_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o if_o it_o be_v thus_o with_o one_o what_o hinder_v that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v so_o with_o all_o because_o duration_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o to_o all_o create_a spirit_n 4._o ecclesiast_fw-la 4.2_o 3._o wherefore_o i_o praise_v the_o dead_a which_o be_v already_o dead_a more_o than_o the_o live_n which_o be_v yet_o alive_a yea_o better_o be_v he_o than_o both_o they_o which_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v who_o have_v not_o see_v the_o evil_a work_n that_o be_v do_v under_o the_o sun_n whence_o be_v this_o argument_n compare_v this_o with_o matth._n 26.24_o to_o who_o be_v give_v but_o the_o least_o drachm_n of_o happiness_n to_o he_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o he_o be_v in_o be_v but_o to_o he_o that_o be_v not_o yet_o bear_v such_o happiness_n be_v give_v therefore_o etc._n etc._n 5._o job_n 38.21_o know_v thou_o because_o thou_o be_v then_o bear_v and_o the_o number_n of_o thy_o day_n be_v great_a or_o else_o by_o way_n of_o question_v thus_o do_v thou_o know_v or_o not_o that_o then_o thou_o shall_v be_v bear_v and_o the_o number_n of_o thy_o many_o day_n from_o either_o sense_n flow_v out_o a_o praeexistency_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o job_n in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o be_v conclude_v to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o beginning_n of_o thing_n 6._o wisd_v 8.19_o 20._o for_o i_o be_v a_o witty_a child_n and_o have_v a_o good_a spirit_n yea_o rather_o be_v good_a i_o come_v into_o a_o body_n undefiled_a now_o he_o who_o come_v into_o a_o body_n be_v already_o good_a certain_o the_o make_n of_o his_o soul_n begin_v not_o with_o that_o of_o his_o body_n 7._o john_n 9.2_o 3._o and_o his_o disciple_n ask_v he_o say_v master_n who_o do_v sin_n this_o man_n or_o his_o parent_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v blind_a jesus_n answer_v neither_o have_v this_o man_n sin_v nor_o his_o parent_n but_o that_o etc._n etc._n whence_o be_v this_o argument_n whatever_o opinion_n when_o the_o most_o fair_a occasion_n be_v give_v christ_n do_v not_o refute_v nor_o reprove_v it_o as_o erroeous_a in_o that_o opinion_n be_v contain_v no_o unsoundness_n nor_o danger_n nor_o error_n but_o this_o of_o the_o praeexistency_n be_v such_o a_o opinion_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n 8._o those_o who_o in_o scripture_n be_v say_v to_o be_v lose_v they_o be_v sometime_o not_o lose_v for_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v lose_v thereby_o presuppose_v that_o it_o be_v sometime_o in_o his_o power_n and_o possession_n who_o after_o that_o lose_v it_o for_o that_o which_o be_v never_o in_o possession_n can_v never_o be_v say_v to_o be_v lose_v but_o all_o man_n in_o scripture_n be_v say_v to_o be_v lose_v therefore_o all_o man_n be_v sometime_o not_o lose_v and_o consequent_o be_v in_o the_o power_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o supreme_a lord_n the_o minor_a be_v prove_v by_o psalm_n 119.176_o jeremiah_n 50.6_o ezek._n 34.16_o luk._n 15.9_o 24._o chap._n 19.10_o matthew_z 15.24_o &_o 18.11_o 9_o whoever_o be_v say_v to_o be_v err_v and_o stray_v like_o lose_a sheep_n they_o be_v to_o be_v presuppose_v to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o flock_n but_o in_o scripture_n man_n be_v say_v to_o err_v and_o stray_v from_o the_o flock_n like_o lose_a sheep_n 1_o pet._n 2.25_o joh._n 11.52_o therefore_o they_o be_v in_o the_o flock_n once_o and_o by_o consequence_n do_v praeexi_v 10._o whoever_o be_v stranster_n and_o foreigner_n in_o the_o earth_n they_o have_v their_o rise_n from_o elsewhere_o than_o in_o the_o earth_n and_o have_v their_o country_n elsewhere_o but_o in_o holy_a writ_n man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v stranger_n in_o the_o earth_n therefore_o etc._n
etc._n the_o minor_a be_v prove_v from_o psalm_n 39.12_o 1_o peter_n 2.11_o chap._n iu._n contain_v argument_n draw_v from_o holy_a scripture_n to_o prove_v the_o praeexistency_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o messiah_n if_o christ_n soul_n do_v praeexi_v than_o do_v all_o soul_n praeexi_v but_o the_o first_o be_v true_a as_o present_o shall_v be_v teach_v from_o holy_a scripture_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n the_o major_n be_v prove_v because_o christ_n be_v in_o all_o thing_n like_v unto_o we_o sin_n except_v now_o by_o and_o in_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o soul_n there_o be_v the_o same_o manner_n of_o duration_n the_o minor_a be_v prove_v 1._o because_o christ_n have_v long_o since_o often_o appear_v to_o the_o patriarch_n he_o often_o converse_v with_o moses_n he_o deliver_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n he_o accompany_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o lead_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n witness_n beside_o innumerable_a place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o of_o paul_n 1_o cor._n 10.4_o and_o that_o of_o john_n 1.11_o 2._o because_o he_o himself_o testify_v that_o he_o have_v a_o glory_n with_o his_o father_n before_o the_o world_n be_v make_v joh._n 17.5_o but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n because_o that_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n immutable_a therefore_o it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o soul_n which_o already_o do_v praeexi_v 3._o moreover_o he_o himself_o testify_v thus_o i_o come_v but_o from_o the_o father_n and_o be_o come_v into_o the_o world_n again_o i_o leave_v the_o world_n and_o return_v unto_o the_o father_n as_o in_o john_n 16.28_o 4._o john_n 3.13_o no_o man_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n but_o he_o who_o descend_v from_o heaven_n the_o son_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n 5._o john_n the_o baptist_n testify_v of_o he_o that_o he_o come_v from_o above_o john_n 3.31_o 6._o again_o christ_n himself_o say_v joh._n 6.32_o my_o father_n give_v unto_o you_o the_o true_a 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divine_a excellency_n and_o omnipresence_n which_o be_v essential_a to_o he_o and_o by_o consequence_n they_o must_v necessary_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o christ_n which_o praeexi_v long_o before_o its_o earthly_a body_n from_o whence_o a_o most_o certain_a argument_n may_v be_v frame_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o other_o man_n do_v praeexi_v 11._o compare_v herewith_o heb._n 1.6_o the_o father_n bring_v in_o the_o first_o beget_v into_o the_o world_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o his_o humanity_n 12._o 1_o john_n 3.5.8_o he_o who_o be_v manifest_v or_o appear_v he_o do_v not_o then_o begin_v to_o be_v in_o be_v chap._n v._o contain_v argument_n take_v from_o humane_a authority_n yet_o be_v such_o as_o in_o their_o kind_n be_v sacred_a 1._o let_v the_o apostle_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v here_o produce_v even_o when_o they_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o illuminate_v who_o be_v addict_v to_o this_o opinion_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o correct_v by_o our_o lord_n as_o be_v manifest_a 1._o in_o that_o that_o they_o ask_v he_o concern_v he_o who_o be_v bear_v blind_a joh._n 9.2_o 2._o in_o that_o that_o they_o say_v that_o some_o thought_n that_o he_o be_v john_n the_o baptist_n other_o elias_n other_o jeremias_n or_o one_o of_o the_o prophet_n as_o in_o matth._n 16.14_o which_o assertion_n can_v stand_v unless_o upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o praeexistency_n nor_o yet_o be_v it_o correct_v by_o our_o lord_n as_o without_o all_o doubt_n have_v it_o contain_v in_o it_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v erroneous_a it_o will_v have_v be_v by_o he_o who_o be_v the_o most_o holy_a and_o the_o most_o benign_a master_n or_o teacher_n 3._o in_o that_o that_o when_o our_o lord_n say_v that_o he_o come_v out_o from_o the_o father_n they_o present_o answer_v behold_v now_o speak_v thou_o plain_o and_o speak_v no_o proverb_n joh._n 16.29_o 2._o let_v clement_n of_o alexandria_n come_v forth_o next_o who_o often_o in_o his_o writing_n make_v mention_v of_o this_o 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