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A53891 A dissertation concerning the pre-existency of souls wherein the state of the question is briefly unfolded, and divers arguments and objections on both sides alledged and answered : and a free judgment concerning the summ of the controversie allowed to every one / being originally written in the Latine tongue, several years since by the learned C.P. ; and now made English by D.F. [and] D.P. upon the recommendation of F.M.H., their friend. C.P.; D. F.; D. P. 1684 (1684) Wing P10; ESTC R5799 19,339 146

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be_v not_o to_o be_v give_v of_o this_o sin_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v not_o commit_v because_o 1._o it_o will_v have_v be_v obliterated_a already_o by_o the_o general_a oblivion_n in_o the_o soul_n 2._o it_o shall_v have_v already_o suffer_v punishment_n for_o it_o viz._n it_o be_v be_v thrust_v down_o into_o this_o earthly_a dungeon_n or_o prison_n 10._o from_o hebr._n 7._o v._o 5.9_o 10._o who_o pay_v tithe_n in_o the_o loin_n of_o his_o father_n he_o even_o as_o to_o his_o soul_n be_v in_o his_o father_n but_o etc._n etc._n therefore_o etc._n etc._n answer_n the_o antecedent_n be_v deny_v for_o this_o phrase_n to_o be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o his_o father_n signify_v nothing_o else_o than_o not_o to_o be_v as_o yet_o bear_v and_o yet_o to_o be_v in_o a_o possibility_n to_o be_v bear_v therefore_o such_o as_o be_v the_o nativity_n such_o also_o be_v the_o possibility_n or_o power_n of_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v now_o the_o nativity_n do_v not_o admit_v of_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o father_n otherwise_o than_o as_o a_o instrumental_a cause_n to_o prepare_v the_o matter_n for_o the_o introduction_n of_o the_o soul_n therefore_o also_o the_o possibility_n or_o power_n of_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v aught_o thus_o to_o be_v understand_v 11._o from_o ecclesiast_fw-la 12.7_o the_o spirit_n return_v to_o god_n who_o give_v it_o whence_o they_o thus_o argue_v as_o the_o body_n be_v from_o the_o earth_n so_o the_o spirit_n be_v from_o god_n and_o at_o the_o time_n of_o generation_n dust_n be_v give_v from_o the_o earth_n therefore_o also_o at_o that_o time_n the_o spirit_n be_v give_v from_o god_n answer_n we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o a_o give_v which_o be_v originary_a and_o that_o which_o be_v participative_a this_o be_v mean_v in_o this_o place_n but_o not_o that_o for_o as_o although_o the_o body_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n yet_o its_o matter_n original_o do_v not_o then_o at_o last_o begin_v so_o although_o the_o spirit_n be_v give_v from_o god_n at_o the_o time_n of_o generation_n viz._n by_o a_o universal_a concurrence_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o it_o then_o at_o length_n begin_v 12._o from_o zach._n 12.1_o the_o lord_n say_v who_o form_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o he_o if_o therefore_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v form_v within_o he_o it_o do_v not_o praeexi_v answer_n by_o spirit_n in_o this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v the_o animal_n spirit_n as_o often_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o gen._n 6.17_o ch_n 7.15_o compare_v the_o 15._o verse_n import_v the_o same_o sense_n almost_o of_o psalm_n 33._o even_o as_o also_o be_v the_o determination_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o he_o viz._n it_o denote_v it_o to_o be_v in_o his_o bowel_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o it_o so_o follow_v not_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o soul_n finis_fw-la