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spirit_n in_o man_n which_o every_o man_n have_v and_o sure_a if_o it_o be_v as_o good_a as_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n it_o must_v be_v god_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o god_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o but_o to_o talk_v of_o its_o measure_n their_o usual_a phrase_n be_v a_o blaspheme_a god_n to_o speak_v his_o divine_a be_v any_o thing_n less_o than_o infinite_a now_o my_o soul_n and_o spirit_n be_v center_a in_o its_o own_o be_v with_o god_n and_o this_o form_n of_o person_n must_v return_v from_o etc._n e._n h._n testimony_n etc._n etc._n whence_o it_o be_v take_v the_o word_n of_o ed._n burrough_n the_o morning_n before_o he_o die_v here_o he_o make_v his_o soul_n and_o spirit_n one_o be_v with_o god_n or_o god_n to_o be_v the_o soul_n own_o be_v and_o what_o follow_v imply_v that_o as_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v the_o form_n of_o man_n while_o in_o this_o world_n so_o at_o dissolution_n as_o the_o body_n resolve_v into_o dust_n its_o first_o be_v so_o 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in_o jeopardy_n every_o hour_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 29._o 30._o three_o it_o utter_o subvert_v and_o make_v shipwreck_n §_o 3_o of_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o look_v at_o a_o prize_n and_o reward_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o grave_a but_o if_o there_o be_v no_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a than_o christ_n be_v not_o rise_v and_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o rise_v then_o be_v our_o preach_v vain_a and_o your_o faith_n also_o in_o vain_a 1_o cor_fw-la 15_o 13_o 14._o for_o if_o the_o dead_a rise_v not_o then_o be_v not_o christ_n raise_v and_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o raise_v your_o faith_n be_v vain_a you_o be_v yet_o in_o your_o sin_n 1_o cor._n 15_o 16_o 17._o so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o chain_n of_o the_o most_o woeful_a consequence_n that_o this_o wicked_a error_n draw_v after_o it_o four_o then_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o mere_a fallacy_n and_o §_o 4_o delusion_n which_o promise_v a_o reward_n to_o man_n who_o person_n be_v constitute_v of_o a_o body_n as_o well_o 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