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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.
I. The Original of the body of Man: Formed out of the dust of the ground. Dust was its Original matter: of Dust it was made, and into Dust it must be resolved. Gen. 3.19. The consideration is humbling, and serves to tame the pride of Man,1 who is apt to dote upon his own beauty. Mans body was not made of heavenly matter, as the radiant Sun, and sparkling Stars: No, nor yet of the most precious and Orient earthly matter; God did not melt down the pure and splendid Gold and Silver, or powder the precious Pearls and sparkling Diamonds; but he formed it of the vile and despicable Dust.
I. The Original of the body of Man: Formed out of the dust of the ground. Dust was its Original matter: of Dust it was made, and into Dust it must be resolved. Gen. 3.19. The consideration is humbling, and serves to tame the pride of Man,1 who is apt to dote upon his own beauty. Mans body was not made of heavenly matter, as the radiant Sun, and sparkling Stars: No, nor yet of the most precious and Orient earthly matter; God did not melt down the pure and splendid Gold and Silver, or pouder the precious Pearls and sparkling Diamonds; but he formed it of the vile and despicable Dust.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] Pulverem tenuissimam, ad domandam saperbiam. Fagius.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Pulverem tenuissimam, ad domandam saperbiam. Fagius.
We find that the sprinkling of dust upon new writing prevents many a foul blot: I am sure, the sprinkling of our Originary dust upon our minds by serious consideration, is the way to prevent many a proud boast.