The Fountain of Life Opened

First, The gratifications of the Soul by the satisfaction of its natural appetite of union with its own body. For even glorified souls in heaven have such an appetition, and desire of re-union. Indeed the Angels who are pure spirits, as they never h•d union with, so they have no inclination to matter; but souls are otherwise tempered and disposed. We are all sensible of its affection to the body now in its compounded state, we feel the tender care it hath for the body, the sympathy with it, and loathness to be separated from it. It's said, 1 Cor. 5.6. To be at home in the body. And had not God implanted such an inclination to this its Tabernacle in it, it would not have paid that due respect it owes the body while it inhabited in it, nor have regarded what became of it when it left it. This inclination remains still with it in heaven, it reckons not it self completely happy till its old dear Companion and partner be with it, and to that sense some understand those words, Job 14.14. All the days of my appointed time, (i. e.) of the time appointed •or my body to remain in the Grave, will I wait till my change (viz. that which will be made by the Resurrection) come, for it's manifest enough he speaks there of the Resurrection. Now, when this its inclination to its own body, its longings and hankerings after it are gratified with a sight and enjoyment of it again, oh what a comfortable meeting will this make it! Especially if we consider.

First, The gratifications of the Soul by the satisfaction of its natural appetite of union with its own body. For even glorified souls in heaven have such an appetition, and desire of re-union. Indeed the Angels who are pure spirits, as they never h•d union with, so they have no inclination to matter; but souls are otherwise tempered and disposed. We are all sensible of its affection to the body now in its compounded state, we feel the tender care it hath for the body, the sympathy with it, and loathness to be separated from it. It's said, 1 Cor. 5.6. To be at home in the body. And had not God implanted such an inclination to this its Tabernacle in it, it would not have paid that due respect it ows the body while it inhabited in it, nor have regarded what became of it when it left it. This inclination remains still with it in heaven, it reckons not it self compleatly happy till its old dear Companion and partner be with it, and to that sence some understand those words,