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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.
And for their encouragement in this great and difficult work, he engageth himself by promise, to give them all the assistance he can, whilst God should continue his life, and knowing that would be but a little while, he resolves to use his utmost endeavour to secure these things in their Memories, ⟨p. 164⟩after his death, that they might not dye with him. This is the general scope, and order of the words.
And for their encouragement in this great and difficult work, he ingageth himself by promise, to give them all the assistance he can, whilst God should continue his life, and knowing that would be but a little while, he resolves to use his utmost endeavour to secure these things in their Memories, ⟨p. 164⟩after his death, that they might not dye with him. This is the general scope, and order of the words.
Wherein more particularly, we have I. His exemplary industry and diligence in his Ministerial work. II. The consideration stimulating and provoking him thereunto.
I. His Exemplary industry and diligence in his Ministerial work: in which two things are remarkable, viz. (1) The quality of his work,1 which was to stir them up by putting them in remembrance, to keep the heavenly flame of love and zeal lively upon the Altar of their hearts. He well knew what a sleepy disease the best Christians are troubled with, and therefore he had need to be stirring them up, and awakening them to their duty. (2) The constancy of his work, as long as I am in this Tabernacle: (i. e.) as long as I live in this World. The Body is here called a Tabernacle, in respect of its moveableness and frailty, and in opposition to that house made without hands, eternal in the Heavens. And it is observable how he limits and bounds his serviceableness to them, by his commoration in his Tabernacle or Body, as well knowing, after death he could be no longer useful to them or any others in this World. Death puts an end to all our ministerial usefulness: but till that time, he judged it meet and becoming him, to be aiding and assisting their faith: Our life and labour must end together.