A discourse concerning the Redeemer's dominion over the invisible world, and the entrance thereinto

But if by all this, we are put quite out of conceit, with the desire of a terrestrial immortality, All that the matter finally results into is, that we think such a Relative of ours Dyed too soon. We ⟨p. 121⟩would not have coveted for him an Eternity on Earth, but only more time. And how much more? or for what? If we were to set the time, 'tis like that when it comes, we should be as averse to a separation, if coexistent, then, as now, and so we revolve into the exploded desire, of a terrestrial immortality, back again at last. If we were to assign the reason of our desire, that would seem as in the present case, a plausible one to some, which is mentioned by Plutarch in his consolation to Apollonius for the loss of his Son, concerning another such case (as he instances in many) of one Elysius an Italian, whose loss of his Son Euthynous, was much aggravated by this, that he was a great Heir. But what was said to that, there, and what is further to be said to any thing of ⟨p. 122⟩that kind, I shall reserve to a more proper place.

But if by all this, we are put quite out of conceit, with the desire of a terrestrial immortality, All that the matter finally results into is, that we think such a Relative of ours Dyed too soon. VVe ⟨p. 121⟩would not have coveted for him an Eternity on Earth, but only more time. And how much more? or for what? If we were to set the time, 'tis like that when it comes, we should be as averse to a separation, if coexistent, then, as now, and so we revolve into the exploded desire, of a terrestrial immortality, back again at last. If we were to assign the reason of our desire, that would seem as in the present case, a plausible one to some, which is mentioned by Plutarch in his consolation to Apollonius for the loss of his Son, concerning another such case (as he instances in many) of one Elysius an Italian, whose loss of his Son Euthynous, was much aggravated by this, that he was a great Heir. But what was said to that, there, and what is further to be said to any thing of ⟨p. 122⟩that kind, I shall reserve to a more proper place.