What will it profit a man to win the whole world and to lose his own soul? 1saith our glorious Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus, the soul of man is a spiritual, immortal,2 substance which did flow from God,3 and cannot die with the body, but return to God that gave it, unless it rebel against his Father and Maker, his laws and true Church, and hath no true lively faith to save himself by applying Christs righteousness to himself by a lively faith; then these souls must die the everliving death of torment, but God made the soul of man righteous, but he hath sought to himself many inventions: the bodies of all men must turn to dust again until the day of the Lord come, and then shall the dead hear the voice of the Son of God,4 and shall stand up in more strength and spiritual power, and meet our Lord Jesus to be judged, every one according to our faith and works. The body of man hath five senses, seeing hearing, smelling, tasting and feeling; the living and immortal soul hath in him understanding and knowledge, the will and the remembrance, imaginations, the affections and wisdom to rule the senses of the body and the evil lusts of the soul, which join with the body to sinful actions, but let wisdom, and grace and knowledge look up to God for help and strength to withstand them, and as the body hath hands and feet, so hath the living soul in him many faculties: Faith is a virtue of the soul, unbelief is a vice, humility as a virtue of the soul, pride is a vice, the love of God and his ⟨p. 2⟩Saints a virtue of the soul, hatred a vice, zeal for Gods glory and true worship a virtue of the soul, coldness a vice, […] a virtue lying a vice there i• a virtue, ••nely a vice […] a ver••e of the soul, envy a vice, thankfulness a virtue of the soul, unthankfulness a vice, bounty and freeness of mind of the gifts which we have received of God, riches or knowledge are both of them a virtue of the soul, covetousness, and hiding Gods talents in the earth, vice speaking honourably of God, and of the word of God, a virtue of the soul: swearing cursing, blasphemy, and mocking of the word of God, great vices of the soul: wit, policy, valour, sound judgement and discerning of spirits are Gods good gifts, and should be used well:
What will it profit a man to win the whole world and to lose his own soule? 1saith our glorious Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus, the soule of man is a spirituall, immortall,2 substance which did flow from God,3 and cannot die with the body, but returne to God that gave it, unlesse it rebell against his Father and Maker, his laws and true Church, and hath no true lively faith to save himselfe by applying Christs righteousnesse to himselfe by a lively faith; then these souls must die the everliving death of torment, but God made the soule of man righteous, but he hath sought to himselfe many inventions: the bodies of all men must turn to dust again untill the day of the Lord come, and then shall the dead heare the voice of the Sonne of God,4 and shall stand up in more strength and spirituall power, and meet our Lord Jesus to be judged, every one according to our faith and workes. The body of man hath five senses, seeing hearing, smelling, tasting and feeling; the living and immortall soule hath in him understanding and knowledge, the will and the remembrance, imaginptions, the affections and wisdome to rule the senses of the body and the evill lusts of the soule, which joyne with the body to sinfull actions, but let wisdome, and grace and knowledge look hp to God for help and strength to withstand them, and as the body hath hands and feet, so hath the living soule in him many faculties: Faith is a vertue of the soule, unbeliefe is a vice, humility as a vertue of the soule, pride is a vice, the love of God and his ⟨p. 2⟩Saints a vertue of the soule, hatred a vice, zeal for Gods glory and true worship a vertue of the soule, cold•esse a vice, 〈…〉 a vertue lying a vice there i• a vertue, ••nely a vice 〈…〉 a ver••e of the soule, envie a vice, thankfulnesse a vertue of the soule, unthankfulnesse a vice, bounty and freenesse of minde of the gifts which we have received of God, riches or knowledge are both of them a vertue of the soule, covetousnesse, and hiding Gods talems in the earth, avice spealing honourably of God, and of the word of God, a vertue of the soule: swearing cursing, blasphemie, and mocking of the word of God, great vices of the soule: wit, policy, valour, sound judgement and discerning of spirits are Gods good gifts, and should be used well:
- 1Mat. 16.26.
- 2Psal. 31.8.
- 3Eccles. 22.7.
- 4Luke 23.43.
