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shine_v upon_o it_o be_v not_o cut_v or_o part_v in_o sunder_o fear_v not_o they_o say_v our_o saviour_n 10.28_o matth._n 10.28_o which_o can_v kill_v the_o body_n but_o be_v not_o able_a to_o kill_v the_o soul_n can_v the_o philosopher_n say_v tundis_fw-la vasculum_fw-la anaxarchi_n non_fw-la anaxarchum_fw-la thou_o beat_v the_o vessel_n or_o strike_v the_o coffin_n of_o anaxarchus_n not_o anaxarchus_n himself_o o_o tyrant_n shall_v not_o a_o christian_a with_o better_a reason_n say_v to_o his_o tormentor_n you_o break_v the_o box_n you_o spill_v not_o any_o of_o the_o ointment_n you_o violate_v the_o casket_n you_o touch_v not_o the_o jewel_n neither_o have_v you_o so_o much_o power_n as_o utter_o and_o perpetual_o to_o destroy_v the_o casket_n viz._n my_o body_n for_o though_o it_o be_v beat_v to_o dust_n and_o ground_n to_o powder_n yet_o shall_v it_o be_v set_v together_o again_o and_o raise_v up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n 3.21_o philip._n 3.21_o and_o make_v conformable_a to_o 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