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dead_a die_v no_o more_o death_n have_v no_o more_o dominion_n over_o he_o rom_n 6.9_o and_o christ_n himself_o apoc_n 1.18_o i_o be_o he_o that_o live_v and_o be_v dead_a and_o behold_v i_o live_v for_o evermore_o whereas_o the_o former_a party_n though_o they_o rise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o to_o a_o immortal_a but_o a_o mortal_a life_n a_o life_n subject_n still_o to_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n and_o consequent_o liable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o death_n to_o return_v again_o to_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v viz_o the_o dark_a chamber_n and_o receptacle_n of_o death_n at_o the_o term_n and_o end_n of_o life_n as_o a_o prisoner_n may_v be_v special_a dispensation_n part_v out_o of_o prison_n for_o a_o while_n have_v his_o keeper_n with_o he_o to_o return_v and_o bring_v he_o back_o thither_o again_o at_o pleasure_n and_o in_o due_a time_n and_o this_o doctrine_n be_v strengthen_v with_o the_o opinion_n and_o suffrage_n of_o the_o author_n that_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o justine_n martyr_n quaest_n &_o respon_n ad_fw-la orthodoxos_fw-la quaest_n 85._o justine_n martyr_n work_n it_o be_v not_o as_o plain_o appear_v by_o the_o very_a next_o question_n wherein_o he_o cite_v origen_n that_o live_v 80._o year_n after_o he_o for_o thus_o he_o speak_v very_o peremptory_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d never_o be_v there_o any_o resurrection_n of_o any_o man_n to_o a_o immortal_a and_o incorruptible_a life_n beside_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n for_o which_o cause_n he_o be_v call_v the_o first_o beget_v of_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o those_o that_o sleep_v and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o reason_n or_o respect_n why_o christ_n be_v term_v the_o first_o fruit_n i_o say_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o resurrection_n but_o second_o which_o make_v more_o to_o my_o purpose_n christ_n be_v call_v the_o first_o fruit_n in_o respect_n of_o be_v ascention_n and_o entrance_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 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