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a_o reasonable_a hope_n of_o a_o just_a recompense_n in_o another_o life_n second_o another_o thing_n that_o we_o have_v receive_v from_o argument_n of_o natural_a and_o human_a reason_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o since_o the_o soul_n according_a to_o the_o platonic_a and_o peripatetical_a and_o all_o other_o philosophy_n 3._o detrchere_fw-la aliquid_fw-la alteri_fw-la &_o hominis_fw-la incommodo_fw-la suum_fw-la augere_fw-la commodum_fw-la magis_fw-la est_fw-la contra_fw-la naturam_fw-la quam_fw-la mors_fw-la quam_fw-la paupertas_fw-la quam_fw-la dolour_n etc._n etc._n apud_fw-la ciceronem_fw-la de_fw-la off._n 3._o ad_fw-la carthaginem_fw-la rediit_fw-la regulus_n cum_fw-la neque_fw-la ignorabat_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la crudelissimum_fw-la hostem_fw-la atque_fw-la exquisita_fw-la supplicia_fw-la prosicisci_fw-la quod_fw-la fidem_fw-la servandam_fw-la putabat_fw-la cicero_n eod_a justum_fw-la &_o tenacem_fw-la propositi_fw-la virum_fw-la non_fw-la civium_fw-la ardour_n prova_fw-la jubentium_fw-la non_fw-la vultus_fw-la instantis_fw-la tyranni_fw-la mente_fw-la qualit_fw-la solidâ_fw-la si_fw-mi fractus_fw-la illabatur_fw-la orbis_n impavidum_fw-la ferient_fw-la ruinae_fw-la hac_fw-la arte_fw-la pollux_n &_o vagus_fw-la hercules_n innixus_fw-la arces_fw-la attigit_fw-la igneas_fw-la etc._n etc._n apud_fw-la horatium_fw-la carm_n lib._n 3._o ode_n 3._o be_v the_o great_a constituent_a principle_n of_o our_o be_v and_o individuation_n if_o that_o be_v grant_v to_o be_v immortal_a it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o the_o great_a and_o most_o considerable_a part_n of_o every_o individual_a man_n be_v immortal_a and_o this_o will_v well_o conduce_v to_o expedite_v our_o other_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o credibility_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o same_o body_n it_o be_v most_o true_a consider_v mr_n hobbes_n opinion_n consider_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o leviathan_n affirm_v that_o man_n before_o the_o time_n 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〈…〉_o p._n 40._o l._n 31._o shall_v suffer_v p._n 47._o l._n 10._o qui_fw-la dixâ—â—unt_fw-la in_o cord_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr deuâ—_n p._n 52._o l._n 19_o of_o true_a and_o proper_a p._n 62_o l._n â—lâ—_n as_o the_o gentile_n p._n 63._o l._n 1._o so_o their_o virtue_n ib._n l._n 23._o raise_v a_o christian_n p._n 70._o l._n 16._o admonish_v uâ—_n p._n 74_o l._n 1._o câ—yes_v p._n 82._o l._n 22_o fatness_n of_o p._n 83._o l._n 9_o fountain_n of_o light_n p._n 89._o l._n 16._o behemenisme_n p._n 94_o l._n 9_o pious_a reverence_n p._n 98._o l._n 5._o and_o with_o learned_a and_o good_a nature_a p._n 106._o l._n 20._o not_o only_o with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v but_o also_o with_o the_o righteousness_n ib._n l._n 25._o without_o the_o assistance_n p._n 114._o l._n 4._o conâ—ects_n notion_n l._n 28_o which_o we_o have_v not_o yet_o p._n 125._o l_o 19_o or_o it_o may_v p._n 132._o l._n 13._o cardinal_a christian_a p._n 134._o l._n â—_o as_o to_o set_v a_o difference_n between_o god_n glory_n and_o our_o happiness_n why_o shall_v we_o not_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o both_o or_o why_o shall_v we_o sever_v p._n 135._o l._n 12._o to_o bless_v god_n p._n 145._o l._n 5._o and_o agree_v ib._n l._n penu_v the_o vanity_n of_o p._n 148._o l._n 25_o deal_n and_o p_o 152._o l._n 4._o confess_v iâ—_n reasonable_a p._n 171._o l._n 7._o son_n of_o her_o vomes_fw-la p._n 177._o l._n 23._o smite_v and_o wrong_v l._n 24._o the_o day_n of_o p._n 1â—2_n l._n 3._o hence_o be_v all_o p_o 186._o l._n 31._o whosoever_o have_v p._n 188._o l._n 17._o councillor_n p._n 196._o l._n 8_o but_o yond_o in_o margin_n pag_n 5_o l._n 26_o lege_fw-la â—â—â—â—itate_fw-la l._n 42._o architectum_fw-la p._n 7._o l._n 4_o cum_fw-la tota_fw-la p._n â—0_n l._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 18._o augustine_n p._n 15._o l._n onâ—ium_fw-la mortalium_fw-la p._n 22_o l._n 12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p_o 29._o l._n 6._o salutem_fw-la l._n 7._o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la p._n 40_o l._n 7._o 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esle_n beatissimus_fw-la inquit_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la totus_fw-la aptus_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la quique_fw-la in_o se_fw-la uno_fw-la sva_fw-la ponit_fw-la omne_fw-la contentus_fw-la sis_fw-la temet_fw-la ipso_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la te_fw-la nascentibus_fw-la bonis_fw-la sen._n epist._n 20._o stoicus_fw-la putat_fw-la deum_fw-la ad_fw-la sapienteum_fw-la sic_fw-la dicere_fw-la non_fw-la egere_fw-la felicitate_a felicitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la est_fw-la est_fw-la &_o quo_fw-la deum_fw-la antecedatis_fw-la ille_fw-la extra_fw-la patâ—entiam_fw-la malorum_fw-la est_fw-la vos_fw-la supra_fw-la patientiam_fw-la contemnite_fw-la mortem_fw-la quae_fw-la vos_fw-la aut_fw-la finit_a aut_fw-la transfert_fw-la ante_fw-la omne_fw-la cautum_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la quis_fw-la vos_fw-la teneret_fw-la invitos_fw-la nihil_fw-la facilius_fw-la quam_fw-la mori_fw-la etc._n etc._n sen._n de_fw-fr providentia_fw-la cap._n 6._o solcbat_fw-la sextius_n dicere_fw-la jupiter_fw-la plus_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la 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