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Considerations of the existence of God and of the immortality of the soul, with…
Considerations of the existence of God and of the immortality of the soul, with the recompenses of the future state for the cure of infidelity, the hectic evil of the times / by William Bates ...Considerations of the existence of God and of the immortality of the soul, with the recompences of the future state for the cure of infidelity, the hectick evil of the times / by William Bates ...
London: printed by J.D. for Brabazon Aylmer, 1676
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2. This inward Joy is not here felt by all Holy Persons. In this militant state, after vigorous resistance of carnal Lusts, they may change their Enemies, and be assaulted with violent Fears, and instead ⟨p. 215⟩of a sweet calm and serenity fall into darkness and confusion. The Soul and Body in the present conjunction mutually sympathize. As two things that are unisons, if one be touched and moves, the other untouched, yet moves, and trembles. The‖1 cause is from the Vibrations the sound makes in the Air, and impresses on solid Bodies, moving them according to the harmonious proportion between them. Thus the Soul and the Body are two strings tempered to such a correspondence, that if one be moved, the other resents by an impression from it. If the Body be Sanguine, or Choleric, or Melancholy, the Soul by a strange consent feels the motion of the humours, and is altered with their alterations. Now some of excellent virtue are oppressed with ⟨p. 216⟩Melancholy. Others are under strong pains that disturb the free operations of the mind, that it cannot without Supernatural strength delightfully contemplate what is a just matter of content. The Stoical Doctrine, that a wise Man rejoices as well in torments, as in the midst of‖ pleasures, that 'tis not in the power of any external evil to draw a sigh or tear from him, that he is sufficient in himself for happiness, is a Philosophical Romance of that severe sect, an excess unpracticable, without Cordials of a higher nature than are compounded by the faint thoughts of having done what is agreeable to Reason. All their Maxims are weak supports of such triumphant Language. 'Tis true in a Body disordered and broken with Diseases and Pains, the mind ⟨p. 217⟩may be erect and composed, but 'tis by virtue of Divine Comforts from the present sense of Gods favour, and the joyful hopes of eternal felicity in his presence hereafter.
2. This inward Joy is not here felt by all Holy Persons. In this militant state, after vigorous resistance of carnal Lusts, they may change their Enemies, and be assaulted with violent Fears, and instead