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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.
Some help we may have to understand the nature thereof, by comparing it with that Worship and Service which we perform to God here in this state of imperfection, and by considering the agreements and disagreements betwixt them. In this they agree, that the worship above and below are both addressed and directed to one and the same Object; Father, Son, and Spirit; all centres and terminates in God. They also agree in the general quality, and common Nature; they are both spiritual Worship. But there are divers remarkable differences betwixt the one, and other, as will be manifest in the following collation.
Some help we may have to understand the nature thereof, by comparing it with that Worship and Service which we perform to God here in this state of imperfection, and by considering the agreements and disagreements betwixt them. In this they agree, that the worship above and below are both addressed and directed to one and the same Object; Father, Son, and Spirit; all centers and terminates in God. They also agree in the general quality, and common Nature; they are both spiritual Worship. But there are divers remarkable differences betwixt the one, and other, as will be manifest in the following collation.
1. All our Worship on Earth is performed and transacted by Faith, as the instrument and mean thereof, Heb. 11.6. He that cometh to God must believe, &c. In Heaven Faith ceaseth and sight takes place of it, 1 Cor. 5.7. There we see, what here we only believe. There are now before us, Ordinances, Scriptures, Ministers, and the Assemblies of Saints in the places of worship: but if we have any communion with God, by or among these, we must set our selves to believe those things we see not. By realizing and applying invisible things, we here get sometimes, and with no small pains, a taste of Heaven, and a transient glance of that glory. In this service our Faith is put hard to it, it must work and fight at once. Resolutely act, whilst sense and reason stand by contradicting and quarrelling with it. And if with much ado, we get but one sensible touch of Heaven upon our Spirits, if we get a little spiritual warmth and melting of our affections towards God, we call that day a good day, and it is so indeed.