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and_o silence_v his_o adversary_n by_o question_v with_o they_o how_o christ_n can_v be_v both_o the_o son_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o david_n v._o 45._o so_o he_o silence_v the_o sadducee_n in_o their_o own_o way_n for_o if_o they_o from_o the_o relation_n between_o the_o woman_n and_o her_o seven_o husband_n argue_v against_o a_o future_a state_n much_o more_o reasonable_a be_v it_o to_o prove_v a_o future_a state_n from_o the_o relation_n that_o god_n own_v between_o himself_o and_o good_a man_n even_o after_o their_o death_n viz._n that_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n for_o that_o relation_n be_v real_a and_o effectual_a and_o therefore_o require_v the_o existence_n of_o the_o subject_n that_o they_o live_v to_o god_n in_o a_o capacity_n of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n for_o he_o be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o the_o live_n mat._n 22.31_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v endless_a to_o observe_v all_o the_o instance_n of_o that_o wisdom_n and_o 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