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thing_n abuse_v and_o to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o that_o fault_n which_o proceed_v ex_fw-la natura_fw-la facti_fw-la out_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o fact_n and_o that_o which_o spring_v ex_fw-la abusu_fw-la boni_fw-la from_o the_o abuse_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o if_o the_o thing_n be_v simple_o evil_a no_o circumstance_n no_o dispensation_n can_v make_v it_o good_a and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v whole_o reject_v and_o abolish_v because_o as_o aristotle_n say_v cujus_fw-la usus_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la malus_fw-la est_fw-la efficiet_fw-la arist_n topic._n 1._o si_fw-mi usus_fw-la principalis_fw-la alicujus_fw-la rei_fw-la sit_fw-la mortifer_fw-la mortiferam_fw-la quoque_fw-la rem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la efficiet_fw-la ipsum_fw-la quodque_fw-la malum_fw-la esse_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la that_o thing_n who_o use_n be_v simple_o evil_a must_v needs_o be_v likewise_o evil_a of_o itself_o but_o if_o the_o fault_n be_v not_o in_o the_o thing_n itself_o but_o 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to_o suffer_v a_o momentary_a affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n 11.25_o heb._n 11.25_o than_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n and_o so_o engage_v themselves_o to_o endure_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n for_o ever_o incredulity_n the_o necessity_n of_o root_a out_o this_o incredulity_n and_o therefore_o to_o root_v out_o so_o pestilent_a a_o error_n and_o to_o confirm_v so_o necessary_a a_o truth_n as_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o the_o perpetuate_n of_o man_n all_o wise_a man_n that_o have_v any_o love_n of_o goodness_n in_o they_o and_o all_o the_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n and_o all_o the_o father_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o their_o successor_n the_o bishop_n and_o other_o godly_a preacher_n to_o this_o very_a day_n have_v be_v careful_a to_o preach_v this_o truth_n and_o have_v show_v themselves_o very_o punctual_a and_o plentiful_a in_o this_o point_n for_o to_o let_v pass_v what_o ovid_n say_v morte_fw-la carent_fw-la animae_fw-la quest_n ovid._n metam_fw-la tibul._n l._n 4._o propertius_n claud._n manilius_n l._n 4._o plato_n in_o tim._n cicero_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la somâ—o_fw-la scip._n &_o l._n 1._o tusc_n quest_n and_o what_o propertius_n say_v sunt_fw-la aliquid_fw-la manes_fw-la laethum_fw-la non_fw-la omne_fw-la finit_a luridaque_fw-la evictos_fw-la effugit_fw-la umbra_fw-la rogos_fw-la and_o what_o claudian_n say_v haec_fw-la sola_fw-la manet_fw-la bustoque_fw-la superstes_fw-la evolat_fw-la and_o to_o pass_v over_o the_o testimony_n of_o pherecides_n that_o be_v master_n unto_o pythagoras_n and_o of_o socrates_n and_o plato_n and_o cicero_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o philosopher_n and_o orator_n that_o with_o unanswerable_a argument_n have_v maintain_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n to_o be_v immortal_a and_o so_o likewise_o to_o pass_v by_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o the_o father_n that_o be_v so_o plain_a and_o so_o plentiful_a to_o prove_v the_o same_o as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o s._n clement_n recog_n l._n 1._o iren._n l._n 2._o c._n 63._o &_o 64._o cont_n valent._n tertul._n de_fw-fr res_fw-la carnis_fw-la s._n aug._n dogmat_fw-la eccles_n c._n 16._o arnobius_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la resur_fw-la and_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o almost_o in_o every_o place_n i_o find_v the_o prophet_n and_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o his_o apostle_n be_v very_o exact_a and_o diligent_a to_o declare_v the_o same_o and_o to_o prove_v it_o so_o full_o that_o the_o most_o incredulous_a heart_n if_o it_o be_v not_o fill_v with_o all_o blindness_n can_v not_o conceive_v the_o least_o thought_n against_o it_o yet_o because_o the_o devil_n be_v still_o tempt_a man_n to_o incredulity_n and_o to_o doubt_v of_o these_o thing_n and_o be_v still_o so_o powerful_a with_o these_o worldling_n that_o he_o quite_o blind_v they_o so_o that_o they_o can_v see_v the_o clear_a light_n nor_o understand_v the_o 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and_o make_v man_n of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n he_o breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n and_o so_o man_n become_v a_o live_a soul_n and_o not_o a_o die_a soul_n or_o a_o soul_n that_o shall_v die_v but_o such_o a_o soul_n as_o shall_v live_v for_o ever_o because_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o natural_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a life_n whence_o the_o latin_n do_v call_v the_o soul_n life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quia_fw-la vivificat_fw-la corpus_fw-la dum_fw-la adest_fw-la &_o seipsam_fw-la cum_fw-la abest_fw-la á_z corpore_fw-la and_o when_o god_n threaten_v adam_n that_o if_o he_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n 2.17_o or_o sure_o die_v gen._n 2.17_o he_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n that_o death_n signify_v not_o the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o the_o annihilation_n of_o the_o body_n but_o the_o dissolution_n or_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n that_o as_o it_o be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n so_o it_o may_v return_v to_o the_o dust_n again_o which_o while_o the_o soul_n remain_v in_o it_o unseparate_v it_o can_v not_o return_v and_o this_o st._n paul_n show_v plain_o when_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o our_o earthly_a house_n be_v dissolve_v that_o be_v 5._o 2_o cor._n 5._o disjointed_a as_o a_o house_n that_o we_o pull_v down_o be_v separate_v one_o part_n from_o another_o but_o not_o destroy_v so_o be_v the_o soul_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n and_o neither_o of_o they_o destroy_v and_o reduce_v into_o nothing_o but_o the_o soul_n remain_v still_o immortal_a for_o ever_o and_o as_o god_n say_v 3.19_o gen._n 3.19_o the_o body_n return_v to_o the_o dust_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v take_v 2._o it_o be_v say_v that_o abel_n be_v unnatural_o murder_v by_o his_o bloodthirsty_a brother_n vox_fw-la sanguinum_fw-la clamabat_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n say_v collerus_fw-la signify_v ex_fw-la ingenti_fw-la animi_fw-la dolore_fw-la exclamare_fw-la to_o cry_v out_o with_o a_o vehement_a grief_n of_o mind_n &_o queritando_fw-la vociferari_fw-la and_o to_o complain_v with_o a_o most_o lamentable_a voice_n therefore_o sure_o his_o cry_a soul_n be_v still_o alive_a though_o his_o slaughter_a body_n be_v lie_v dead_a 3._o god_n say_v unto_o moses_n i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n and_o the_o god_n of_o your_o father_n therefore_o abraham_n isaac_n 3.15_o exod._n 3.15_o and_o jacob_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o father_n be_v still_o alive_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d secundum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la and_o that_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o soul_n because_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v unto_o the_o sadducee_n god_n be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o the_o god_n of_o the_o live_n and_o the_o body_n of_o these_o man_n that_o be_v turn_v to_o dust_n can_v not_o be_v say_v either_o to_o be_v alive_a or_o to_o be_v abraham_n isaac_n or_o jacob_n therefore_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v still_o alive_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o soul_n 4._o moses_n be_v say_v to_o have_v die_v in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n and_o to_o be_v bury_v in_o a_o valley_n over_o against_o beth-peor_a and_o yet_o s._n matth._n say_v 17.3_o deut._n 34.5_o 6._o mat._n 17.3_o that_o when_o jesus_n be_v transfigure_v on_o the_o mount_n moses_n and_o elias_n appear_v to_o the_o apostle_n talk_v with_o christ_n therefore_o moses_n be_v dead_a and_o not_o dead_a and_o be_v bury_v and_o not_o bury_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n dead_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o body_n and_o live_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o so_o moses_n and_o elias_n be_v still_o alive_a and_o they_o themselves_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o not_o their_o shadow_n or_o phantasm_n which_o can_v no_o way_n be_v faid_fw-we