A27044:39
A sermon preached at the funeral of that faithful minister of Christ, Mr. John…
A sermon preached at the funeral of that faithful minister of Christ, Mr. John Corbet with his true and exemplary character / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Observ. 6. Souls are not so closely tied to the body, but now they may be rapt up into Paradise, or the third Heavens.
Observ. 6. Souls are not so closely tyed to the body, but now they may be rapt up into Paradise, or the third Heavens.
When Paul could not tell whether it was in the body or out of it, it showeth some how the Soul was there, and that its possible it might be out of the body.
When Paul could not tell whether it was in the body or out of it, it sheweth some how the Soul was there, and that its possible it might be out of the body.
Obj. If it were in the body, the body must go with it: If out of the body it must leave the body dead.
Ans. It might be in the body and not take up the body: If man were born blind, the Jucid Spirits, and visive faculty ⟨p. 8⟩would act only within: But as soon as a Miracle opened his eyes, he would see as far as the Sun and Stars. And the Sun sends down its beams even to this Earth. Should God open this dark Lantern of the Body, we little know how far a Soul may see without any separation from the body: Did not Stephen's Soul in the body see Christ in Glory?