A39675:1610
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.
The ninth way of losing the precious Soul opened.
IX. Precious Souls are daily plunged into the gulf of perdition by Profaneness and Debauchery. How many every where lye wallowing in this puddle? glorying in their shame, and running into all excess of riot? The Hypocrite steals to Hell in a private close way of concealed sin; but the profane gallop along the public road at noon-day: They declare their sin as Sodom, and hide it not: Isa. 3.9. The show of their countenance testifieth against them. The Hypocrite hath devotion in his countenance, and Heaven in his mouth; you know not by his words or countenance whither he is going; but the profane hide it not, they are past shame, and above blushing at the horridst impieties. Look as God hath some Servants more eminent, forward, and courageous in the ways of Godliness than others; men that will not hide their Principles, or be ashamed of the ways of Godliness in the face of danger; so the Devil hath some Servants as eminent for wickedness, who scorn to sneak to Hell by concealment of their wickedness, but avow and own it without fear or shame in the open sight of Heaven and Earth. Wherever they come, they defile the Air they breathe in with horrid blasphemies and obscene discourses not to be named, and leave a strong scent of Hell behind them.
IX. Precious Souls are daily plunged into the gulph of perdition by Prophaneness and Debauchery. How many every where lye wallowing in this puddle? glorying in their shame, and running into all excess of riot? The Hypocrite steals to Hell in a private close way of concealed sin; but the prophane gallop along the publick road at noon-day: They declare their sin as Sodom, and hide it not: Isa. 3.9. The shew of their countenance testifieth against them. The Hypocrite hath devotion in his countenance, and Heaven in his mouth; you know not by his words or countenance whither he is going; but the prophane hide it not, they are past shame, and above blushing at the horridst impieties. Look as God hath some Servants more eminent, forward, and couragious in the ways of Godliness than others; men that will not hide their Principles, or be ashamed of the ways of Godliness in the face of danger; so the Devil hath some Servants as eminent for wickedness, who scorn to sneak to Hell by concealment of their wickedness, but avow and owne it without fear or shame in the open sight of Heaven and Earth. Whereever they come, they defile the Air they breathe in with horrid blasphemies and obscene discourses not to be named, and leave a strong scent of Hell behind them.