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A72547 Three godly treatises [brace] 1. To comfort the sicke, 2. Against the feare of death, 3. Of the resurrection [brace] / written in French by Mr. I.D. L'Espine, preacher of the word of God in Angers ; and translated into English by S. Veghelman. L'Espine, Jean de, ca. 1506-1597. 1611 (1611) STC 15514.5; ESTC S5293 148,307 355

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4._o act._n 9_o shall_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o power_n to_o raise_v they_o let_v we_o assure_v ourselves_o that_o nothing_o can_v separate_v the_o body_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a from_o the_o love_n which_o god_n bear_v they_o neither_o hinder_a but_o that_o he_o shall_v make_v the_o wicked_a both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n to_o be_v his_o footstool_n now_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o apostle_n say_v 15._o john_n 6._o heb._n 10._o 1._o cor._n 15._o that_o the_o body_n which_o be_v sow_v be_v not_o that_o which_o rise_v again_o there_o be_v that_o will_v infer_v thereupon_o that_o at_o the_o resurrection_n our_o soul_n shall_v not_o return_v into_o those_o body_n which_o now_o we_o have_v but_o into_o other_o body_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v us._n he_o himself_o in_o that_o place_n show_v we_o that_o he_o speak_v not_o that_o but_o only_o to_o show_v we_o that_o although_o our_o body_n shall_v rise_v in_o the_o same_o substance_n which_o 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