5. Then fifthly and lastly, you have comfort against Death, or how true Christians may stay and support themselves in the hour of death, or in parting with godly relations: and because nothing is more effectual in order to this, then that comfortable assurance of present enjoyment, or being with Christ at that very instant, when the breath leaves us; something was offered to confirm the souls immortality, it was but a little which was said, had it been more it would not have bin too much: It was not delivered as it is matter of controversy, to grieve any who are differently persuaded: but as 'tis matter of comfort, suiting with the occasion, that so sorrowful spirits might be consolated, having for several years found the usefulness and sweetness of the doctrine under the like dispensation my self: What is more plainly laid down in holy Scripture then this: and those Arguments that so much establish me in the belief hereof are many, one is taken from our Saviours own words, Because man cannot kill the soul Mat. 10. 28. If men cannot kill it then 'tis not mortal: As also the consideration of its nature being spirit, might I not reason thus, If the noble part of man sometimes called ⟨image 6⟩soul be spirit, then 'tis immortal: but 'tis called spirit in several places: and again, doth not the name of spirit declare its nature: a spirit in its nature is invisible, and its very essence is life, if it should cease to live, if would be spirit no more. Thirdly, the Scripture shows, that at death the body goes one way, and the spirit goes another, namely, to God that gave it: we may judge also of the nature of the spirit or soul of man, if we consider how nothing but God himself can satisfy it, lives upon divine and immortal food, and therefore sure must be of like nature: what does show more clearly that our bodies are earthly, or made of earth, as the consideration of their being fed, and sustained from the earth, so say I on the contrary hand in respect of the soul; 'tis fed with spiritual and immortal food, ergo such is its nature; but not to trouble you with things of this kind further, Reader, let it be thy Chief care to prepare for thy eternal state, for be sure it will be but a little while, and thou wilt find either to thy everlasting joy and comfort, or else to thy everlasting woe and sorrow: the truth of this doctrine of the Souls;
5. Then fifthly and lastly, you have comfort against Death, or how true Christians may stay and support themselves in the hour of death, or in parting with godly relations: and because nothing is more effectual in order to this, then that comfortable assurance of present enjoyment, or being with Christ at that very instant, when the breath leaves us; somthing was offered to confirm the souls immortality, it was but a little which was said, had it been more it would not have bin too much: It was not delivered as it is matter of controversie, to grieve any who are differently perswaded: but as 'tis matter of comfort, suiting with the occasion, that so sorrowful spirits might be consolated, having for several years found the usefulness and sweetness of the doctrine under the like dispensation my self: What is more plainly laid down in holy Scripture then this: and those Arguments that so much establish me in the beleef hereof are many, one is taken from our Saviours own words, Because man cannot kill the soul Mat. 10. 28. If men cannot kill it then 'tis not mortal: As also the consideration of its nature being spirit, might I not reason thus, If the noble part of man somtimes called ⟨image 6⟩soul be spirit, then 'tis immortal: but 'tis called spirit in several places: and again, doth not the name of spirit declare its nature: a spirit in its nature is invisible, and its very essence is life, if it should cease to live, if would be spirit no more. Thirdly, the Scripture shews, that at death the body goes one way, and the spirit goes another, namely, to God that gave it: we may judge also of the nature of the spirit or soul of man, if we consider how nothing but God himself can satisfie it, lives upon divine and immortal food, and therefore sure must be of like nature: what does shew more clearly that our bodies are earthly, or made of earth, as the consideration of their being fed, and sustained from the earth, so say I on the contrary hand in respect of the soul; 'tis sed with spiritual and immortal food, ergo such is its nature; but not to trouble you with things of this kinde further, Reader, let it be thy Chief care to prepare for thy eternal state, for be sure it will be but a little while, and thou wilt find either to thy everlasting joy and comfort, or else to thy everlasting wo and sorrow: the truth of this doctrine of the Souls;
