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suffice_v for_o this_o particular_a neither_o can_v god_n any_o way_n more_o effectual_o gain_v authority_n unto_o his_o doctrine_n which_o be_v publish_v by_o man_n than_o by_o the_o work_n of_o miracle_n sect_n iii_o and_o not_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v do_v by_o the_o help_n of_o devil_n these_o miracle_n of_o christ_n some_o say_v be_v do_v by_o the_o help_n of_o devil_n but_o this_o calumny_n have_v be_v confute_v before_o when_o we_o show_v that_o wheresoever_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n be_v teach_v and_o know_v there_o all_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n vanish_v away_o other_o reply_v that_o jesus_n learn_v magic_a art_n in_o egypt_n but_o this_o slander_n have_v no_o more_o nay_o not_o so_o much_o colour_n of_o truth_n then_o the_o like_a accusation_n by_o the_o pagan_n frame_v against_o moses_n whereof_o we_o read_v in_o pliny_n and_o apuleius_n for_o that_o ever_o jesus_n be_v in_o egypt_n can_v be_v prove_v save_o only_o out_o of_o the_o write_n of_o his_o disciple_n 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as_o before_o we_o have_v prove_v by_o sufficient_a and_o evident_a reason_n but_o rather_o as_o the_o wise_a sort_n of_o man_n have_v think_v we_o may_v conclude_v and_o argue_v thus_o sect_n xx._n the_o same_o argument_n be_v retort_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o soul_n survive_v the_o body_n for_o asmuch_o as_o god_n have_v a_o eye_n unto_o all_o man_n action_n and_o in_o himself_o be_v most_o just_a suffer_v such_o thing_n to_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o we_o see_v they_o do_v therefore_o we_o â—ust_z expect_v that_o there_o will_v be_v â—…e_o future_a judgement_n after_o this_o â—…e_n to_o the_o end_n such_o notorious_a â—…s_n may_v not_o remain_v â—…punished_a nor_o well_o deserve_v 〈…〉_z be_v unrecompensed_a with_o due_a comfort_n and_o reward_n sect_n xxi_o which_o be_v prove_v by_o tradition_n fvrth_o to_o confirm_v this_o truth_n it_o must_v necessary_o be_v admit_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o mâ—n_z do_v survive_v their_o body_n which_o be_v a_o most_o ancient_a tradition_n be_v 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also_o in_o quid_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lucas_n yea_o when_o the_o caâ—aâ—…_n america_n and_o other_o foreign_a 〈…〉_z be_v first_o discover_v this_o 〈◊〉_d opinion_n of_o the_o immortality_n 〈…〉_z and_o the_o last_o judgement_n be_v find_v among_o the_o inhaâ—…_n there_o sect_n xxii_o against_o which_o no_o contrary_a reason_n 〈◊〉_d can_v be_v bring_v neither_o can_v there_o any_o reason_n in_o nature_n â—ee_z give_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o ancient_a and_o common_a receive_v 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d â—ything_n that_o we_o can_v behold_v in_o this_o world_n come_v to_o a_o end_n either_o by_o corruption_n through_o the_o opposition_n of_o some_o more_o forcible_a contrary_a agent_n as_o coldness_n in_o any_o subject_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o more_o prevalent_a power_n and_o intention_n of_o heat_n or_o through_o the_o perish_a of_o that_o subject_n where_o upon_o iâ—_n depend_v as_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o glass_n when_o the_o glass_n be_v brokeâ—_n or_o through_o the_o defect_n and_o dereliction_n of_o 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