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poetas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n our_o spirit_n be_v the_o gift_n and_o image_n of_o god_n for_o we_o have_v our_o body_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o as_o to_o that_o part_n all_o of_o we_o be_v dissolve_v into_o the_o same_o become_v dust_n again_o but_o then_o heaven_n receive_v our_o spirit_n again_o which_o come_v from_o thence_o the_o word_n of_o lucretius_n do_v fit_o enough_o express_v as_o much_o provide_v only_o that_o we_o construe_v they_o in_o a_o divine_a sense_n than_o he_o intend_v cedit_fw-la item_n retrò_fw-la de_fw-la terrâ_fw-la quod_fw-la fuit_fw-la ante_fw-la rerum_fw-la in_o terras_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la missum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la aetheris_fw-la oris_fw-la id_fw-la rursùm_fw-la coeli_fw-la rellatum_fw-la templa_fw-la receptant_fw-la when_o our_o b._n saviour_n have_v cry_v out_o on_o the_o cross_n father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n 24.46_o he_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n say_v the_o text_n 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substance_n shall_v first_o be_v create_v and_o then_o the_o sensible_a to_o which_o i_o will_v only_o annex_v that_o excellent_a passage_n of_o seneca_n quote_v by_o lactantius_n out_o of_o his_o exhortation_n 5._o deus_fw-la cum_fw-la prima_fw-la fundamenta_fw-la molis_fw-la pulcherrimae_fw-la jaceret_fw-la ut_fw-la omne_fw-la sub_fw-la ducibus_fw-la suis_fw-la irent_fw-la quamvis_fw-la ipse_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la se_fw-la corpus_fw-la intenderat_fw-la tamen_fw-la ministros_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la deos_fw-la genuit_fw-la when_o god_n lay_v the_o first_o foundation_n of_o this_o most_o beautiful_a fabric_n the_o world_n that_o all_o thing_n may_v go_v under_o their_o respective_a guide_n although_o he_o be_v everywhere_o himself_o present_a yet_o he_o make_v the_o god_n i._n e._n angel_n as_o minister_n of_o his_o kingdom_n moses_n it_o be_v confess_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n take_v not_o express_v notice_n of_o they_o by_o name_n only_o they_o be_v think_v by_o some_o include_v in_o fiat_n lux_fw-la gen._n 1.3_o let_v there_o be_v light_n so_o saint_n augustin_n who_o refer_v the_o division_n too_o make_v there_o between_o the_o light_n and_o darkness_n 19_o exodus_fw-la 4._o to_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o holy_a and_o impure_a angel_n that_o be_v angel_n of_o light_n and_o darkness_n but_o by_o other_o rather_o in_o that_o of_o ch._n 2.1_o thus_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v finish_v and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o they_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o psalmist_n have_v it_o 33.6_o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o heaven_n make_v and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o they_o by_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n now_o the_o angel_n be_v elsewhere_o style_v the_o host_n of_o heaveâ—_n 1_o king_n 22.19_o or_o heavenly_a host_n 53_o saint_n luke_n 2.13_o and_o the_o rabbi_n call_v the_o upper_a heaven_n the_o world_n of_o angel_n the_o world_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o spiritual_a world_n sect_n iii_o intellectual_a and_o free_a powerful_a agile_a and_o immortal_a now_o what_o kind_n of_o spirit_n the_o angel_n be_v i_o will_v show_v far_o in_o these_o four_o particular_n i._o that_o they_o be_v intellectual_a spirit_n endue_v with_o understanding_n and_o freewill_n and_o of_o a_o vast_a knowledge_n ii_o of_o great_a power_n and_o might_n iii_o of_o extraordinary_a speed_n and_o agility_n iu._n immortal_a and_o such_o as_o can_v die_v of_o each_o of_o which_o succinct_o first_o that_o they_o be_v intellectual_a spirit_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o plato_n and_o plotinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o psellus_n 18._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o other_o and_o therefore_o also_o style_v intelligentiae_fw-la endue_v with_o understanding_n and_o freewill_n be_v the_o offspring_n of_o god_n as_o have_v be_v say_v already_o and_o after_o his_o divine_a image_n in_o a_o more_o perfect_a manner_n and_o degree_n than_o we_o man_n be_v a_o undoubted_a proof_n and_o evidence_n of_o their_o intellectual_a be_v and_o freedom_n of_o will_n 3_o or_o choice_n together_o we_o have_v in_o the_o law_n give_v they_o by_o god_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o law_n prescribe_v they_o be_v undeniable_a in_o that_o we_o read_v of_o some_o of_o they_o that_o sin_v and_o by_o so_o do_v 6._o fall_v from_o their_o first_o estate_n and_o place_n of_o happiness_n of_o which_o i_o may_v have_v occasion_n possible_o to_o speak_v further_o afterward_o now_o sin_n be_v evermore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o transgression_n of_o a_o law_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o câ—â—_n be_v no_o transgression_n and_o god_n be_v say_v not_o to_o have_v spare_v the_o angel_n that_o sin_v both_o sin_n and_o punishment_n therefore_o suppose_v they_o intellectual_a and_o free-agent_n none_o but_o such_o can_v take_v cognizance_n of_o a_o law_n and_o none_o but_o such_o deserve_v a_o severe_a punishment_n 45._o as_o justin_n martyr_n 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3.5_o you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n know_v good_a and_o evil_n the_o chaldee_n there_o say_v as_o prince_n and_o ionathan_n paraphrase_n as_o angel_n and_o our_o bless_a saviour_n as_o i_o before_o suggest_v plain_o suppose_v a_o great_a measure_n of_o knowledge_n in_o they_o than_o in_o man_n when_o he_o say_v of_o that_o time_n know_v no_o man_n no_o not_o the_o angel_n saint_n matth._n 24.36_o and_o according_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o angel_n be_v a_o standard_n of_o the_o high_a elevation_n 2_o sam._n 14.20_o the_o ancient_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n from_o their_o knowledge_n 22._o hence_o the_o author_n of_o hesiod_n allegory_n call_v aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d h._n e._n maximae_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la virum_fw-la and_o plutarch_n in_o his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d call_v plato_n by_o the_o same_o name_n who_o other_o style_v divine_a quasi_fw-la quendam_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la deum_fw-la cicero_n 2._o the_o nat_n
sentiens_fw-la &_o movens_fw-la in_o like_a manner_n angel_n be_v spirit_n that_o be_v live_v and_o understand_v being_n 203._o capable_a in_o a_o more_o eminent_a way_n and_o manner_n than_o our_o soul_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o bodily_a clog_n and_o impediment_n of_o knowledge_n will_n and_o action_n the_o soul_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n be_v the_o clear_a representation_n we_o can_v have_v of_o a_o spirit_n or_o angel_n whence_o bellarmin_n say_v very_o well_o that_o a_o angel_n be_v anima_fw-la perfecta_fw-la a_o perfect_a or_o complete_a soul_n deum_fw-la and_o the_o soul_n be_v angelus_n imperfectus_fw-la a_o imperfect_a and_o incomplete_a angel_n only_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n perhaps_o have_v that_o intrinsic_n habitude_n and_o inclination_n unto_o body_n which_o the_o angel_n have_v not_o the_o soul_n say_v dr._n more_o consider_v as_o invest_v immediate_o with_o that_o tenuious_a matter_n which_o be_v her_o inward_a vehicle_n 8._o have_v very_o little_a more_o 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be_v sometime_o in_o a_o humane_a body_n and_o such_o as_o be_v always_o free_a from_o the_o bond_n of_o body_n and_n so_o plutarch_n oraâ—_n in_o the_o person_n of_o ammonius_n the_o philosopher_n make_v two_o sort_n of_o they_o soul_n separate_v from_o body_n or_o such_o as_o never_o dwell_v in_o body_n at_o all_o of_o the_o former_a sort_n he_o make_v socratis_n 1._o the_o soul_n of_o man_n etiam_fw-la nunc_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la situs_fw-la even_a now_o in_o the_o body_n whence_o some_o conceive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dici_fw-la quorum_fw-la daemon_n bone_fw-la i.e._n animus_n virtute_fw-la perfectus_fw-la est_fw-la and_n so_o m._n antoninus_n often_o call_v the_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 2._o s._n 13._o l._n 5._o s._n 27._o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o other_o also_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d h.e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suidas_n ex_fw-la innominato_fw-la ibid._n 2._o the_o humane_a soul_n emeritis_fw-la stipendiis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la corpore_fw-la svo_fw-la abjurans_fw-la dismiss_v and_o part_v from_o its_o body_n by_o death_n who_o the_o ancient_a latin_n as_o he_o say_v call_v lemures_n lar_n larras_n and_o manes_n to_o which_o purpose_n also_o max._n tyrius_n tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diss._n xxvii_o the_o soul_n lay_v down_o or_o put_v off_o its_o body_n become_v forthwith_o of_o a_o man_n a_o daemon_n and_o such_o as_o these_o also_o as_o plutarch_n note_n they_o call_v hero_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr placit_fw-la ibid._n but_o then_o for_o the_o latter_a sort_n he_o add_v there_o be_v yet_o a_o more_o excellent_a and_o noble_a kind_n of_o demon_n than_o these_o two_o specify_v qui_fw-la semper_fw-la à _fw-la corporis_fw-la compedibus_fw-la &_o nexibus_fw-la liberi_fw-la which_o be_v always_o exempt_a from_o the_o fetter_n and_o tie_n of_o body_n and_o of_o this_o sort_n and_o number_n say_v he_o plato_n suppose_v every_o man_n to_o have_v a_o select_a witness_n and_o keeper_n and_o these_o he_o desines_n to_o be_v genere_fw-la animalia_fw-la ingenio_fw-la rationabilia_fw-la animo_fw-la passiva_fw-la corpore_fw-la aerea_fw-la tempore_fw-la aeterna_fw-la a_o definition_n i_o shall_v not_o stay_v to_o examine_v 16._o saint_n augustine_n sufficient_o exagitate_v and_o quarrel_n with_o it_o and_o especial_o for_o ascribe_v to_o they_o those_o passion_n which_o arise_v in_o we_o from_o folly_n or_o misery_n 555._o with_o who_o fulgentius_n consent_v in_o the_o same_o particular_a but_o i_o have_v offer_v enough_o to_o explain_v the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o so_o of_o angel_n from_o a_o reflection_n upon_o our_o own_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n i_o aim_v at_o they_o pass_v it_o be_v true_a sometime_o in_o scripture_n by_o the_o name_n of_o man_n thrâ—e_v man_n appear_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 18._o so_o at_o our_o bless_a saviour_n sepulchre_n behold_v two_o man_n in_o shine_a garment_n saint_n luk._n 24._o ovid_n have_v it_o of_o jupiter_n himself_o et_fw-la deus_fw-la humanâ_fw-la lustro_fw-la sub_fw-la imagine_v terras_fw-la and_o homer_n who_o apuleius_n in_o his_o apology_n call_v omnis_fw-la vetustatis_fw-la certissimum_fw-la authorem_fw-la relate_v of_o these_o lesser_a go_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o divers_a pilgrim_n they_o perambulate_v town_n and_o city_n and_o take_v inspection_n of_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a do_n of_o man_n which_o call_v to_o my_o mind_n that_o of_o the_o apostle_n hebr._n 13.2_o be_v not_o forgetful_a to_o entertain_v stranger_n for_o thereby_o some_o have_v entertain_v angel_n unaware_o but_o this_o be_v only_o say_v some_o because_o they_o assume_v the_o likeness_n of_o man_n in_o specie_fw-la virorum_fw-la apparebant_fw-la and_o so_o the_o devil_n say_v drusius_n 18_o be_v call_v samuel_n who_o form_n he_o appear_v in_o and_o he_o quote_v it_o for_o one_o of_o saint_n augustine_n canon_n specie_n rerum_fw-la appellantur_fw-la de_fw-la nominibus_fw-la ipsarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la the_o appearance_n of_o thing_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o thing_n themselves_o and_o whereas_o we_o read_v of_o the_o angel_n eat_v gen._n 19.3_o the_o jerusalem_n thargum_n have_v it_o &_o videbantur_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la ederent_fw-la ac_fw-la biberent_fw-la and_o they_o seem_v or_o appear_v 19_o as_o if_o they_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o so_o the_o angel_n say_v to_o tobit_n son_n and_o daughter_n 12.19_o all_o these_o day_n i_o do_v appear_v to_o you_o but_o i_o do_v neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v but_o you_o do_v see_v a_o vision_n sed_fw-la ità _fw-la vobis_fw-la videbatur_fw-la as_o the_o latin_a render_v it_o 22_o saint_n augustin_n indeed_o gloss_v on_o it_o not_o that_o he_o impose_v on_o the_o eye_n of_o tobias_n and_o other_o but_o that_o he_o do_v not_o eat_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o they_o do_v or_o think_v he_o to_o eat_v to_o wit_n out_o of_o a_o necessity_n of_o receive_v nourishment_n or_o bodily_a refreshment_n but_o theodoret_n have_v prove_v the_o verity_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n body_n from_o his_o feed_n on_o butter_n and_o honey_n his_o mother_n milk_n and_o other_o meat_n and_o drink_v agreeable_a thereunto_o start_v this_o objection_n of_o abraham_n guest_n the_o angel_n and_o answer_v it_o to_o this_o effect_n if_o any_o one_o shall_v out_o of_o folly_n urge_v the_o nourishment_n that_o be_v in_o abraham_n tent_n let_v he_o know_v that_o he_o speak_v foolish_o for_o those_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v do_v but_o be_v consume_v in_o another_o manner_n which_o he_o best_a know_v corpus_fw-la that_o consume_v they_o but_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v also_o foolish_o grant_v that_o the_o incorporeal_a nature_n be_v partaker_n of_o these_o kate_n yet_o he_o can_v never_o find_v hunger_n or_o thirst_n there_o i_o need_v not_o explain_v the_o content_n of_o this_o censure_n it_o be_v undeniable_a that_o we_o find_v many_o thing_n in_o sacred_a writ_n speak_v of_o angel_n which_o border_n upon_o body_n but_o then_o we_o must_v know_v it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o the_o jew_n language_n as_o a_o learned_a man_n observe_v 7._o indeed_o of_o all_o other_o to_o give_v denomination_n to_o thing_n unseen_a from_o analogical_a and_o borrow_a expression_n of_o thing_n visible_a and_o here_o we_o may_v remember_v the_o say_n of_o saint_n augustin_n concern_v they_o 5_o locutiones_fw-la humanae_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o eos_fw-la usurpantur_fw-la propter_fw-la quandam_fw-la operum_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la affectionum_fw-la infirmitatem_fw-la they_o be_v sometime_o clad_v in_o the_o dress_n of_o our_o passion_n as_o god_n himself_o be_v to_o show_v forth_o a_o likeness_n of_o work_v but_o not_o of_o infirmity_n as_o also_o the_o admonition_n of_o saint_n chrysostom_n naturâ_fw-la that_o when_o we_o hear_v
of_o the_o seraphim_n and_o cherubin_n turn_v away_o their_o eye_n and_o cover_v their_o face_n with_o their_o wing_n we_o shall_v not_o think_v that_o they_o have_v eye_n and_o face_n for_o this_o say_v he_o be_v the_o figure_n of_o body_n but_o that_o the_o prophet_n do_v hereby_o signify_v to_o we_o their_o knowledge_n and_o virtue_n but_o after_o all_o whether_o these_o spirit_n the_o angel_n may_v not_o yet_o for_o a_o time_n real_o assume_v a_o body_n and_o make_v use_n of_o it_o or_o whether_o they_o have_v not_o also_o some_o corporeal_a vehicles_n of_o their_o own_o wherein_o they_o reside_v of_o a_o more_o refine_a nature_n and_o substance_n than_o any_o elementary_a matter_n we_o converse_v with_o such_o as_o epicurus_n call_v his_o quasi_fw-la corpus_fw-la i_o shall_v not_o dispute_v so_o it_o be_v grant_v i_o that_o they_o themselves_o differ_v from_o they_o as_o the_o soul_n from_o its_o body_n or_o the_o inhabitant_n from_o the_o house_n he_o lodge_v in_o the_o supposition_n i_o confess_v of_o vehicles_n do_v most_o facilitate_v the_o account_n of_o their_o determinate_a locality_n motion_n and_o appearance_n and_o converse_v yea_o and_o the_o corporeal_a punishment_n express_o allot_v in_o holy_a scripture_n to_o some_o of_o their_o number_n in_o the_o infernal_a flame_n and_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o several_a of_o the_o father_n have_v repute_v they_o after_o a_o manner_n corporeal_a but_o then_o it_o be_v chief_o comparatiuè_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o god_n who_o be_v the_o most_o simple_a and_o absolute_a spirit_n invisibilia_fw-la illa_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la sunt_fw-la habent_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o suum_fw-la corpus_fw-la &_o svam_fw-la formam_fw-la tertul._n adversus_fw-la praxeam_fw-la s._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d damascen_n comparatione_fw-la dei_fw-la corpora_fw-la sunt_fw-la nostri_fw-la spiritus_fw-la gregor_n 1._o tom._n 1._o moral_a in_o job_n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o quam_fw-la distinctionem_fw-la secutus_fw-la est_fw-la beda_n &_o alii_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n nazianz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d serm_n 2._o vide_fw-la zanch._n de_fw-fr operib_n dei_fw-la part_n 1._o l._n 2._o c._n 3._o &_o otho-casman_a angelograph_n part_n 1._o c._n 3._o and_o to_o this_o opinion_n the_o second_o nicene_n council_n under_o constantine_n and_o irene_n incline_v council_n allow_v god_n only_o to_o be_v perfect_o incorporeal_a but_o none_o of_o the_o creature_n so_o ex_fw-la toto_fw-la though_o the_o angel_n be_v there_o confess_v to_o be_v not_o so_o gross_o clothe_v as_o we_o verùm_fw-la tenui_fw-la corpore_fw-la praeditos_fw-la &_o aereo_fw-la â—ive_a igneo_fw-la and_o their_o chief_a reason_n be_v quod_fw-la taliter_fw-la circumscribuntur_fw-la sicut_fw-la anima_fw-la quae_fw-la carne_fw-la clauditur_fw-la whereas_o god_n be_v infinite_a and_o unbounded_a but_o yet_o many_o of_o that_o council_n consent_v not_o thus_o much_o as_o 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when_o it_o be_v our_o apparent_a interest_n so_o to_o do_v that_o
temperato_fw-la imbre_fw-la qui_fw-la deciderat_fw-la q._n d._n ex_fw-la massâ_fw-la quadam_fw-la terrae_fw-la madefactâ_fw-la as_o vatablus_n have_v it_o but_o the_o soul_n ignis_fw-la de_fw-fr caelum_fw-la a_o fire_n or_o spark_n take_v from_o heaven_n and_o agreeable_a to_o this_o first_o production_n of_o man_n be_v the_o description_n which_o solomon_n give_v we_o of_o his_o dissolution_n eccles._n 12.7_o whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o forego_n treatise_n compare_v it_o with_o phocylides_n and_o lucretius_n ch._n 11._o §_o 1._o from_o whence_o we_o learn_v say_v drusius_n how_o far_o this_o wiseman_n be_v from_o their_o heresy_n who_o think_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v mortal_a and_o do_v unà _fw-la cum_fw-la corpore_fw-la interire_fw-la perish_v with_o the_o body_n a_o note_n i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o make_v far_a use_n of_o by_o and_o by_o and_o elihu_n in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n phrase_v man_n dissolution_n much_o like_o solomon_n if_o he_o i._n e._n god_n gather_v unto_o himself_o his_o spirit_n and_o breath_n all_o flâ—sh_n shall_v perish_v together_o and_o man_n shall_v turn_v again_o to_o his_o dust_n but_o enough_o of_o this_o digression_n i_o proceed_v to_o our_o author_n second_o reason_n 2_o say_v he_o reason_n because_o i_o find_v solomon_n the_o wise_a man_n make_v this_o question_n who_o know_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n that_o go_v upward_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o beast_n that_o go_v downward_o to_o the_o earth_n eccles._n 3.21_o how_o well_o now_o do_v this_o second_o reason_n hit_v and_o accord_n with_o the_o first_o there_o he_o tell_v we_o from_o junius_n and_o tremellius_n the_o plain_a distinction_n between_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o other_o animal_n as_o a_o more_o divine_a be_v and_o here_o he_o start_v forthwith_o upon_o it_o a_o sceptical_a doubt_n or_o question_v out_o of_o ecclesiastes_n that_o seem_v plain_o to_o confound_v both_o together_o and_o he_o set_v it_o off_o too_o with_o the_o commendation_n of_o solomon_n eximious_a wisdom_n as_o if_o he_o have_v give_v we_o in_o it_o the_o inward_a sense_n of_o his_o own_o wisely-searching_a mind_n we_o have_v need_n of_o good_a assurance_n of_o our_o author_n right_a belief_n in_o this_o matter_n to_o construe_v his_o meaning_n in_o this_o alâ—edgment_n it_o be_v seasonable_a here_o to_o immind_v he_o of_o his_o own_o say_n in_o another_o case_n 105._o it_o be_v a_o very_a froward_a and_o perverse_a way_n of_o argue_v to_o make_v one_o place_n of_o scripture_n to_o clash_v with_o another_o and_o to_o bring_v into_o his_o memory_n one_o of_o his_o rule_n for_o the_o interpretation_n of_o h._n scripture_n 137._o that_o there_o be_v a_o due_a compare_v of_o the_o antecâ—dents_n and_o consequent_n in_o the_o context_n that_o the_o purpose_n scope_n theme_n argument_n disposition_n and_o method_n may_v be_v perfect_o and_o mature_o consider_v otherwise_o by_o the_o slight_n or_o omit_v any_o one_o of_o these_o particular_a point_n the_o whole_a place_n may_v be_v mistake_v and_o a_o error_n easy_o fall_v into_o turpe_fw-la est_fw-la doctori_fw-la according_a to_o this_o good_a rule_n therefore_o i_o will_v endeavour_v a_o explication_n of_o this_o text_n of_o solomon_n which_o the_o friend_n of_o atheism_n epicurism_n and_o profaneness_n be_v fond_a enough_o of_o and_o our_o author_n it_o seem_v leave_v they_o to_o chew_v the_o cud_n upon_o the_o entire_a period_n run_v thus_o i_o say_v in_o my_o heart_n concern_v the_o state_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o god_n may_v manifest_v they_o profane_a and_o that_o they_o may_v see_v that_o they_o themselves_o be_v beast_n for_o that_o which_o befall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n befall_v the_o beast_n even_o one_o thing_n befall_v they_o as_o the_o one_o die_v so_o die_v the_o other_o yea_o they_o have_v all_o one_o breath_n so_o that_o a_o man_n have_v no_o pre-eminence_n above_o a_o beast_n for_o all_o be_v vanity_n all_o go_v unto_o one_o place_n all_o be_v of-the_a dust_n and_o all_o turn_n to_o dust_n again_o who_o know_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n that_o go_v upward_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o beast_n that_o go_v downward_o to_o the_o earth_n these_o word_n now_o at_o the_o read_n of_o they_o may_v be_v think_v by_o some_o to_o herd_n man_n absolute_o as_o a_o fellow-commoner_n among_o the_o beast_n but_o if_o we_o due_o consider_v they_o together_o with_o the_o context_n and_o the_o several_a construction_n which_o they_o admit_v of_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v ourselves_o and_o other_o to_o the_o contrary_n the_o wise_a solomon_n in_o the_o verse_n immediate_o precedent_a to_o this_o discourse_n rational_o infer_v a_o future_a judgement_n of_o god_n from_o the_o irregularity_n and_o disorder_n apparent_a in_o humane_a judicatories_n vers._n 16_o 17._o i_o see_v under_o the_o sun_n the_o place_n of_o judgement_n that_o wickedness_n be_v there_o and_o the_o place_n of_o righteousness_n that_o iniquity_n be_v there_o i_o say_v in_o my_o heart_n god_n shall_v judge_v the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a for_o there_o be_v a_o time_n there_o for_o every_o purpose_n and_o for_o every_o work_n now_o what_o can_v be_v more_o direct_o cross_v and_o destructive_a to_o this_o pious_a inference_n of_o a_o judgement_n to_o come_v which_o shall_v rectify_v and_o set_v straight_o the_o enormity_n of_o earthly_a tribunal_n than_o a_o opinion_n that_o man_n be_v as_o the_o beast_n and_o so_o be_v not_o accountable_a for_o what_o they_o do_v or_o end_v their_o account_n with_o this_o present_a life_n and_o therefore_o need_v not_o at_o all_o trouble_n themselves_o with_o the_o fore-thought_n and_o fear_n because_o they_o be_v not_o in_o a_o capacity_n of_o be_v call_v to_o a_o future_a reckon_n what_o i_o say_v can_v be_v more_o contradictory_n to_o his_o religious_a scope_n and_o purpose_n than_o this_o some_o other_o sense_n than_o we_o must_v of_o necessity_n fix_v upon_o junius_n and_o tremellius_n who_o i_o the_o rather_o mention_v for_o our_o author_n sake_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o wise_a man_n have_v before_o express_v a_o true_a account_n and_o judgement_n upon_o those_o oppression_n confusion_n and_o disorder_n which_o he_o have_v observe_v under_o the_o sun_n do_v here_o subjoin_v judicium_fw-la ex_fw-la sensu_fw-la carnis_fw-la profectum_fw-la another-guise_n sentence_n or_o opinion_n arise_v from_o carnal_a sense_n and_o this_o whole_a period_n say_v they_o be_v narratio_fw-la carnalis_fw-la disceptationis_fw-la ac_fw-la judicii_fw-la a_o declaration_n of_o carnal_a reason_n only_o in_o the_o case_n thus_o therefore_o they_o read_v the_o word_n dixeramego_fw-la cum_fw-la animo_fw-la meo_fw-la secundum_fw-la rationem_fw-la humanam_fw-la i_o say_v with_o my_o heart_n according_a to_o humane_a reason_n thus_o and_o thus_o and_o then_o of_o the_o 21_o vers._n particular_o they_o add_v ironica_fw-la confutatio_fw-la quâ_fw-la utitur_fw-la caro_fw-la adversus_fw-la piam_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la de_fw-la differentiâ_fw-la inter_fw-la animas_fw-la &_o eventu_fw-la ex_fw-la morte_fw-la it_o be_v a_o ironical_a or_o mockconfutaton_n which_o the_o flesh_n use_v against_o the_o pious_a doctrine_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o soul_n and_o that_o which_o follow_v upon_o death_n q._n d._n i_o hear_v i_o know_v not_o what_o whisper_v of_o the_o substance_n of_o man_n soul_n that_o it_o be_v heavenly_a and_o that_o it_o go_v to_o heaven_n at_o death_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o beast_n be_v a_o certain_a earthy_a faculty_n so_o adhere_v unto_o body_n that_o iâ—_n can_v be_v separate_v without_o its_o own_o destruction_n but_o who_o i_o wonder_v have_v see_v the_o one_o or_o other_o either_o or_o both_o of_o these_o it_o be_v a_o more_o certain_a course_n therefore_o to_o pass_v a_o judgement_n of_o both_o from_o those_o common_a fact_n and_o event_n which_o be_v before_o our_o eye_n thus_o far_o they_o and_o this_o also_o be_v the_o persuasion_n of_o munster_n that_o these_o thing_n be_v here_o speak_v secundum_fw-la stultam_fw-la opinionem_fw-la pecuinorum_fw-la hominum_fw-la according_o to_o the_o foolish_a opinion_n of_o brutish_a man_n who_o conceit_n that_o the_o whole_a man_n do_v perish_v by_o death_n as_o other_o animal_n and_o therefore_o repute_v it_o the_o chief_a happiness_n to_o increase_v themselves_o in_o all_o voluptuousness_n while_o they_o live_v seek_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n only_o to_o which_o purpose_n also_o it_o follow_v immediate_o by_o way_n of_o inference_n vers._n 22._o wherefore_o i_o perceive_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o better_a than_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v rejoice_v in_o his_o own_o work_n for_o that_o be_v his_o portion_n for_o who_o shall_v bring_v he_o to_o see_v what_o shall_v be_v after_o he_o as_o the_o apostle_n reason_n in_o behalf_n of_o a_o future_a state_n 1_o cor._n 15.30_o 32._o why_o stand_v we_o in_o jeopardy_n every_o hour_n etc._n etc._n let_v we_o