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whence_o live_v thy_o body_n from_o thy_o soul_n whence_o live_v thy_o soul_n from_o thy_o god_n let_v both_o then_o live_v according_a to_o that_o life_n which_o give_v they_o life_n the_o world_n be_v make_v for_o man_n and_o man_n for_o his_o soul_n &_o his_o soul_n for_o god_n tum_o rectè_fw-la vivit_fw-la carosecundun_v animam_fw-la dom._n d._n aug._n serm._n 13._o deverb_v dom._n cùm_fw-la anima_fw-la vivit_fw-la secundum_fw-la deum_fw-la the_o sweet_a saint_n augustine_n still_o then_o the_o body_n live_v right_o according_a to_o the_o soul_n when_o the_o soul_n live_v right_o according_a unto_o god._n let_v the_o body_n then_o so_o live_v after_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n after_o god_n that_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n may_v live_v with_o god_n in_o his_o eternal_a kingdom_n and_o that_o for_o his_o dear_a son_n sake_n jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n &_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n ascribe_v both_o now_o and_o for_o ever_o amen_n gloria_fw-la in_o excelsis_fw-la deo_fw-la finis_fw-la jehovah-jireh_n god_n in_o his_o providence_n and_o omnipotence_n discover_v a_o sermon_n preach_v ad_fw-la magistratum_fw-la at_o chard_n in_o somerset_n 1633._o by_o humphrey_n sydenham_n laudate_fw-la dominum_fw-la de_fw-la omnimoda_fw-la potentia_fw-la ejus_fw-la laudate_fw-la eum_fw-la secundum_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la magnitudinis_fw-la ejus_fw-la psal_n 150.2_o london_n print_v by_o john_n beale_n for_o humphrey_n robinson_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o three_o pigeon_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1637._o tomy_n high_o honour_a friend_n sr._n john_n stawell_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n this_o sir_n just_a promise_n be_v just_a debt_n and_o debt_n though_o delay_v ever_o come_v acceptable_o if_o they_o come_v with_o advantage_n i_o long_o since_o promise_v you_o a_o transcript_n of_o this_o sermon_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a and_o now_o i_o send_v it_o you_o with_o a_o dedication_n which_o be_v the_o 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