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without_o a_o body_n he_o say_v no._n then_o say_v i_o neither_o can_v god_n accept_v of_o any_o man_n worship_n except_o he_o have_v a_o body_n of_o his_o own_o for_o god_n have_v a_o body_n of_o his_o own_o as_o man_n have_v a_o body_n of_o his_o own_o only_a god_n body_n be_v spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a clear_a as_o christial_a bright_a than_o the_o sun_n swift_a than_o thought_n yet_o a_o body_n 16._o but_o man_n body_n be_v earthly_a and_o make_v of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o image_n and_o likeness_n of_o god_n own_o body_n only_o man_n body_n be_v of_o the_o earth_n earthly_a and_o god_n body_n be_v the_o lord_n from_o heaven_n heavenly_a yet_o man_n body_n be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o his_o soul_n as_o moses_n do_v true_o mean_a as_o he_o speak_v 17._o for_o this_o i_o say_v that_o if_o man_n body_n and_o soul_n have_v be_v spiritual_a in_o its_o creation_n then_o when_o man_n thought_n do_v assend_v up_o to_o heaven_n his_o body_n will_v assend_v with_o it_o 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he_o 23_o so_o that_o all_o his_o condemnation_n he_o have_v in_o his_o conscience_n and_o disgrace_n he_o have_v receive_v in_o this_o world_n it_o shall_v end_v in_o death_n and_o shall_v never_o be_v remember_v in_o the_o resurrection_n all_o his_o misdeed_n shall_v be_v bury_v in_o the_o grave_a and_o never_o rise_v again_o and_o that_o faith_n he_o have_v in_o the_o prophet_n blessing_n and_o the_o prophet_n blessing_n shall_v be_v raise_v again_o to_o the_o glorious_a estate_n of_o saint_n and_o angel_n 24._o and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o remembrance_n in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o any_o fail_n on_o this_o side_n of_o death_n but_o the_o faith_n he_o have_v in_o the_o prophet_n blessing_n only_o shall_v uphold_v he_o and_o free_v he_o from_o eternal_a torment_n and_o this_o be_v more_o than_o any_o legal_a righteous_a man_n can_v attain_v unto_o though_o his_o nature_n be_v ever_o so_o pure_a 25._o so_o that_o a_o prophet_n blessing_n be_v of_o no_o small_a weight_n nor_o of_o 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opression_n of_o widow_n brunt_n and_o of_o her_o death_n the_o prophet_n leave_v her_o executor_n and_o how_o he_o will_v not_o sell_v his_o birthright_n but_o arrest_v sr._n john_n james_n tenant_n of_o his_o great_a trouble_n and_o trial_n 1._o after_o this_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o the_o year_n 1675_o and_o 1676_o that_o great_a trouble_n do_v pursue_v i_o both_o upon_o a_o natural_a and_o a_o spiritual_a account_n through_o the_o envy_n of_o wicked_a man_n as_o will_v appear_v by_o what_o do_v follow_v 2._o there_o be_v a_o certain_a rich_a man_n be_v covetous_a and_o cruel_a he_o be_v a_o knight_n his_o name_n be_v call_v sr._n john_n james_n he_o through_o his_o cruelty_n and_o covetousness_n do_v take_v away_o a_o matter_n of_o 30_o foot_n long_o and_o 4_o foot_n broad_a and_o a_o brick_n wall_n that_o close_v in_o this_o parcel_n of_o ground_n and_o a_o pump_n that_o stand_v in_o this_o ground_n to_o considerable_a value_n the_o woman_n name_n be_v deborah_n 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in_o man._n now_o say_v he_o the_o body_n of_o man_n signify_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n or_o the_o ark_n of_o noah_n 17._o the_o raven_n that_o be_v send_v forth_o of_o the_o ark_n signify_v the_o motion_n of_o reason_n in_o man_n for_o the_o motion_n of_o reason_n go_v out_o of_o man_n walk_v through_o dry_a place_n seek_v rest_n but_o can_v find_v none_o 18._o also_o it_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o man_n that_o take_v christ_n when_o on_o earth_n up_o into_o a_o exceed_a high_a mountain_n and_o show_v he_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n 19_o this_o reason_n in_o man_n be_v that_o raven_n that_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o ark_n the_o body_n of_o man_n to_z and_o fro_o and_o take_v comfort_n in_o nothing_o but_o earthly_a thing_n 20._o for_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v appear_v the_o natural_a raven_n never_o return_v into_o the_o ark_n again_o as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o 5_o verse_n 21._o so_o be_v it_o with_o the_o 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reason_n the_o raven_n which_o go_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o live_v upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o earthly_a thing_n 24._o also_o the_o dove_n that_o noah_n send_v forth_o of_o the_o ark_n signify_v the_o seed_n of_o faith_n 25._o and_o when_o faith_n send_v forth_o her_o motion_n out_o of_o the_o ark_n her_o body_n they_o be_v innocent_a as_o a_o dove_n humble_a meek_a and_o low_a 26._o and_o when_o she_o find_v the_o flood_n and_o water_n of_o trouble_n of_o persecution_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o dove_n enter_v into_o her_o ark_n her_o body_n again_o and_o be_v quiet_a and_o still_o till_o the_o water_n of_o trouble_n be_v abate_v 27._o for_o the_o dove_n can_v fly_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o earthly_a thing_n as_o reason_v the_o raven_n can_v 28._o the_o seed_n of_o faith_n the_o dove_n can_v find_v no_o rest_n there_o but_o when_o the_o water_n of_o trouble_n be_v abate_v and_o the_o dry_a land_n appear_v and_o the_o 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