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that_o be_v to_o say_v christ_n in_o you_o by_o faith_n be_v the_o hope_n of_o glory_n to_o be_v reveal_v 1_o pet._n 5._o 1._o though_o it_o be_v christ_n in_o you_o the_o hope_n yet_o not_o the_o merit_n of_o glory_n and_o therefore_o by_o christ_n in_o you_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v either_o present_a glory_n or_o our_o glorious_a saviour_n to_o be_v in_o we_o hereupon_o f._n eastlack_n shoot_v this_o bolt_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o deity_n be_v within_o he_o mean_v that_o the_o deity_n only_o be_v the_o true_a christ_n and_o his_o saviour_n to_o which_o i_o reply_v that_o the_o essential_a general_a presence_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v in_o cat_n and_o dog_n as_o well_o as_o in_o he_o and_o therefore_o if_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o deiâ—y_n only_o be_v the_o saviour_n it_o may_v be_v so_o in_o these_o as_o well_o as_o in_o he_o forthwith_o he_o cry_v out_o say_v thou_o have_v speak_v blasphemy_n i_o tell_v he_o that_o i_o have_v not_o speak_v blasphemy_n but_o good_a divinity_n and_o then_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v so_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n act._n 17_o 24._o god_n that_o make_v the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o he_o give_v ver_fw-la 15_o to_o all_o life_n and_o breath_n and_o all_o thing_n here_o hence_o i_o infer_v that_o as_o the_o deity_n be_v not_o include_v in_o any_o thing_n or_o creature_n so_o nor_o be_v it_o exclude_v to_o which_o f._n e._n return_v say_v i_o think_v quoth_v he_o that_o thou_o have_v mean_v otherwise_o this_o answer_n be_v like_o himself_o but_o for_o asmuch_o as_o some_o of_o the_o quaker_n have_v as_o i_o be_o inform_v since_o affirm_v sc_n that_o f._n e._n do_v i_o no_o wrong_n in_o charge_v i_o with_o blasphemy_n as_o above_o i_o shall_v therefore_o endeavour_v some_o further_a satisfaction_n in_o in_o this_o matter_n as_o from_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n chap_n 23._o ver_fw-la 23_o 24._o be_o i_o a_o god_n at_o hand_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o not_o a_o 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every_o where_o and_o in_o every_o thing_n and_o creature_n that_o be_v make_v i_o answer_v this_o mysterious_a and_o astonish_a question_n with_o augustine_n epist_n 55._o ad_fw-la dard._n who_o affirm_v that_o the_o deity_n be_v whole_o every_o where_o and_o in_o every_o thing_n for_o the_o godhead_n can_v be_v divide_v or_o part_v that_o it_o be_v whole_a within_o all_o thing_n and_o whole_a without_o all_o thing_n no_o where_o include_v no_o where_o exclude_v contain_v all_o thing_n contain_v of_o nothing_o yet_o not_o at_o all_o mingle_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o these_o thing_n nor_o defile_v with_o their_o pollution_n there_o be_v a_o truth_n in_o all_o these_o assertion_n for_o the_o deity_n be_v infinite_a and_o indivisible_a and_o therefore_o wheresoever_o the_o deity_n be_v he_o be_v all_o and_o altogether_o fill_v all_o place_n creature_n and_o thing_n in_o heaven_n hell_n sea_n and_o earth_n as_o psal_n 139_o 7_o 8_o job_n 11_o 8_o 9_o isai_n 43._o 2._o and_o therefore_o 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hold_v i_o that_o be_v there_o shall_v find_v thou_o efficacious_o present_a with_o i_o here_o vv._n wilkinson_n interrupt_v i_o say_v we_o own_o god_n presence_n in_o heaven_n and_o hell_n now_o forasmuch_o as_o i_o well_o know_v the_o leger_n demain_v of_o seduce_v quaker_n deny_v any_o special_a or_o distinct_a place_n of_o heaven_n or_o hell_n but_o what_o be_v within_o themselves_o i_o ask_v he_o whither_o his_o god_n who_o presence_n he_o own_v in_o hell_n be_v save_v or_o damn_v in_o hell_n to_o which_o he_o make_v no_o reply_n present_o but_o be_v often_o urge_v at_o last_o he_o say_v i_o will_v not_o tell_v thou_o and_o afterward_o he_o answer_v i_o leave_v it_o to_o thou_o this_o answer_n be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o silly_a shift_n to_o hide_v his_o equivocation_n lest_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v unmask_v and_o then_o confute_v by_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n this_o undoubted_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o silence_n which_o be_v the_o more_o remarkable_a because_o this_o wilkâ—nson_n be_v one_o of_o their_o baffle_n and_o prate_v quaker_n but_o i_o pass_v this_o and_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o scripture_n repeat_v by_o he_o to_o wit_n 2_o cor_fw-la 5._o 16_o though_o we_o have_v know_v christ_n after_o the_o flesh_n yet_o now_o henceforth_o know_v we_o he_o no_o more_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o word_n flesh_n be_v not_o here_o take_v for_o the_o humane_a or_o mankind_n nature_n of_o christ_n 1._o because_o ver_fw-la 15._o the_o saint_n be_v exhort_v to_o magnify_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n flesh_n sc_n that_o they_o which_o live_v shall_v not_o live_v to_o themselves_o but_o to_o he_o that_o die_v for_o they_o and_o rose_z again_o now_o it_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n flesh_n which_o die_v and_o rise_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o â—n_o this_o scripture_n deny_v the_o knowledge_n oâ—_n christ_n after_o the_o flesh_n but_o he_o do_v deny_v to_o know_v i._n e._n in_o a_o special_a manner_n to_o love_v they_o who_o pretend_v to_o be_v saint_n yet_o seek_v their_o own_o interest_n more_o than_o christ_n hence_o 2._o paul_n infer_v yea_o though_o we_o have_v know_v christ_n after_o the_o flesh_n i._n e._n after_o worldly_a greatness_n and_o honour_n creature_n pomp_n and_o dignity_n in_o which_o sense_n flesh_n be_v understand_v in_o 1_o cor._n 1._o 26._o not_o many_o wise_a man_n after_o the_o flesh_n not_o many_o noble_a not_o many_o mighty_a sc_n after_o the_o flesh_n be_v call_v in_o this_o sense_n be_v flesh_n in_o the_o allege_a text_n above_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v while_o we_o be_v unbelieving_a pharisee_n we_o expect_v the_o mesias_n to_o come_v in_o external_a state_n earthly_a glory_n and_o majesty_n but_o be_v now_o convert_v to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n we_o have_v lay_v aside_o those_o fleshly_a thought_n and_o apprehension_n of_o christ_n after_o which_o we_o know_v he_o no_o more_o this_o be_v as_o i_o say_v the_o mind_n of_o paul_n in_o reference_n to_o christ_n after_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n above_o it_o do_v not_o therefore_o advantage_v their_o cause_n of_o a_o idol-light_n within_o their_o pretend_a christ_n and_o only_a saviour_n i_o do_v expect_v some_o return_n from_o w._n w._n but_o he_o make_v none_o then_o f._n eastlack_n say_v the_o scripture_n say_v it_o be_v christ_n in_o you_o mean_v therefore_o we_o be_v not_o to_o know_v christ_n after_o the_o flesh_n i_o tell_v he_o that_o i_o have_v more_o than_o once_o make_v reply_v to_o those_o word_n which_o have_v as_o i_o hope_v give_v full_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o christian_a hearer_n but_o this_o poor_a
inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n how_o can_v it_o be_v affirm_v that_o the_o same_o true_a flesh_n shall_v be_v raise_v to_o enter_v upon_o that_o inheritance_n perhaps_o this_o improvement_n he_o have_v forget_v 2._o these_o inference_n be_v not_o only_o defective_a but_o contrary_a to_o the_o true_a nature_n of_o a_o resurrection_n which_o denote_v a_o take_n up_o of_o that_o which_o be_v lay_v down_o it_o must_v hence_o follow_v sc_n if_o the_o same_o body_n that_o die_v be_v not_o raise_v up_o but_o another_o kind_n of_o body_n it_o can_v be_v a_o resurrection_n as_o above_o moreover_o if_o aâ—_n the_o resurrection_n it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o but_o another_o body_n then_o that_o body_n which_o active_o and_o passive_o honour_a god_n in_o this_o world_n shall_v not_o according_a to_o divine_a promise_n col._n 3._o 4._o be_v glorify_v with_o christ_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v but_o another_o body_n shall_v be_v there_o glorify_v which_o never_o do_v or_o suffer_v any_o thing_n for_o god_n honour_n and_o to_o which_o god_n never_o make_v any_o promise_n yea_o that_o body_n which_o wicked_o sin_v live_v and_o dyedin_fw-mi final_a impenitency_n and_o unbelief_n shall_v not_o according_a to_o divine_a threaten_n matt._n 25._o 41._o be_v for_o ever_o torment_v but_o another_o body_n shall_v which_o never_o sin_v nor_o be_v ever_o threaten_v be_v eternal_o dam_v in_o hell_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n these_o inavoidable_a consequent_n be_v no_o less_o than_o high_a blasphemy_n against_o the_o justice_n truth_n and_o righteousness_n of_o god_n himself_o especial_o in_o that_o scripture_n of_o sacred_a truth_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 10_o we_o must_v all_o appear_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n that_o every_o one_o sc_n the_o same_o whole_a man_n may_v receive_v the_o thing_n do_v in_o his_o body_n according_a to_o that_o he_o have_v do_v whether_o good_a or_o bad_a and_o the_o lord_n christ_n assure_v we_o john_n 5._o 28_o 29._o the_o hour_n be_v come_v in_o the_o which_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n be_v there_o any_o other_o body_n in_o the_o grave_n than_o the_o same_o body_n which_o be_v put_v into_o they_o shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n and_o shall_v come_v forth_o they_o that_o have_v do_v good_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n and_o they_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o damnation_n thus_o in_o matt._n 25._o 46._o also_o prove_v 3._o that_o by_o flesh_n and_o blood_n in_o that_o place_n of_o scripture_n above_o be_v not_o mean_v the_o substance_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n the_o part_n of_o a_o man_n body_n as_o now_o it_o be_v but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o sinful_a quality_n of_o man_n nature_n that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v away_o as_o in_o other_o place_n rom._n 7._o 18_o 24._o chap._n 8._o 1_o 6_o 7._o gal_n 5_o 17_o 19_o 24._o flesh_n do_v signify_v or_o of_o natural_a flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o which_o the_o body_n be_v now_o compose_v and_o make_v up_o as_o such_o it_o be_v corruptable_a and_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o thus_o paul_n expound_v it_o as_o in_o the_o latter_a clause_n of_o the_o same_o 50._o verse_n neither_o do_v corruption_n inherit_v incorruption_n that_o be_v corruptable_a flesh_n and_o blood_n or_o flesh_n and_o blood_n that_o have_v the_o seed_n and_o principle_n of_o corruption_n shall_v never_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n such_o flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v unfit_a to_o wear_v the_o crown_n of_o glory_n as_o our_o soul_n must_v be_v change_v before_o they_o can_v be_v fit_a for_o glory_n so_o also_o must_v our_o body_n from_o their_o natural_a estate_n to_o a_o spiritual_a for_o at_o the_o resurrection_n our_o body_n shall_v not_o be_v raise_v natural_a corruptable_a body_n but_o spiritual_a incorruptable_a body_n and_o as_o such_o they_o will_v be_v fit_a for_o glory_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n as_o it_o be_v illustrate_v ver_fw-la 52._o and_o 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