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Pneumatologia, a treatise of the soul of man
Pneumatologia, a treatise of the soul of man wherein the divine original, excellent and immortal nature of the soul are opened, its love and inclination to the body, with the necessity of its separation from it, considered and improved, the existence, operations, and states of separated souls, both in Heaven and Hell, immediately after death, asserted, discussed, and variously applied, divers knotty and difficult questions about departed souls, both philosophical, and theological, stated and determined, the invaluable preciousness of humane souls, and the various artifices of Satan (their professed enemy) to destroy them, discovered, and the great duty and interest of all men, seasonable and heartily to comply with the most great and gracious design of the Father, Son, and Spirit, for the salvation of their souls, argued and pressed / by John Flavel ...Pneumatologia, a treatise of the soul of man wherein the divine original, excellent and immortal nature of the soul are opened, its love and inclination to the body, with the necessity of its separation from it, considered and improved, the existence, operations, and states of separated souls, both in Heaven and Hell, immediately after death, asserted, discussed, and variously applyed, divers knotty and difficult questions about departed souls, both philosophical, and theological, stated and determined, the invaluable preciousness of humane souls, and the various artifices of Satan (their professed enemy) to destroy them, discovered, and the great duty and interest of all men, seasonable and heartily to comply with the most great and gracious design of the Father, Son, and Spirit, for the salvation of their souls, argued and pressed / by John Flavel ...
London: printed for Francis Tyton, 1685
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.
Let not that man think to be saved by the Blood of Christ himself, that makes light of precious Souls, who are the purchase of that Blood.
Let not that man think to be saved by the Blood of Christ himself, that makes light of precious Souls, who are the purchace of that Blood.
And no less charge lieth upon Parents, to whom God hath committed the care of their Children's Souls: and Masters that have the Guardianship of the Souls as well as bodies of their Families: the command is laid immediately upon you, that they sanctify Gods Sabbaths, Exod. 20.10. to command your household in the way of the Lord, Gen. 18.19.
And no less charge lyeth upon Parents, to whom God hath committed the care of their Childrens Souls: and Masters that have the Guardianship of the Souls as well as bodies of their Families: the command is laid immediately upon you, that they sanctifie Gods Sabbaths, Exod. 20.10. to command your houshold in the way of the Lord, Gen. 18.19.
O Parents, consider with your selves what strong engagements lye upon you to do all you are capable of doing for the salvation of the precious Souls of your dear Children. Remember their Souls are infinitely of more value than their bodies, that they came into the World under sin and condemnation; that you were the instruments of propagating that sin to them, and bringing them into that misery; that you know their dispositions, and how to suit them better than others can. That the bonds of Nature give you singular advantages to prevail, and be successful in your exhortations beyond what any others have; that you are always