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The holy longing
The holy longing: or, The saints desire to be with Christ: delivered in a sermon at Al-hallows Lombard-street, Aug. 24. 1658. At the funeral of Mr. Jacob Stock. / By Thomas Watson minister of Stephens Walbrook in the city of London.The holy longing: or, The saints desire to be with Christ: delivered in a sermon at Al-hallows Lumbard-street, Aug. 24. 1658. At the funeral of Mr. Jacob Stock. / By Thomas Watson minister of Stephens Walbrook in the city of London.
London: printed by E.M. for Ralph Smith, 1659
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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.
2. From the connection of the words, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; we clearly see that the soul of a believer doth not sleep in the body after death, (a drowsy opinion) but goes immediately to Christ.* Upon the divorce of the soul from the body, there follows an Espousal of the soul to Christ, 2 Cor. 5. 8. Absent from the body, present with the Lord. *It were better for believers to stay here, if they did not presently go to Christ after death. For here the Saints are daily improving their graces, here they have many praelibamina, sweet tastes of Gods love, so that it were better to stay here; and Paul wished that which would be to his loss, if the soul should sleep in the body, and not go immediately after death to Christ.*
2. From the connexion of the words, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; we clearly see that the soul of a believer doth not sleep in the body after death, (a drowsie opinion) but goes immediately to Christ.* Upon the divorce of the soul from the body, there follows an Espousal of the soul to Christ, 2 Cor. 5. 8. Absent from the body, present with the Lord. *It were better for believers to stay here, if they did not presently go to Christ after death. For here the Saints are daily improving their graces, here they have many praelibamina, sweet tasts of Gods love, so that it were better to stay here; and Paul wished that which would be to his losse, if the soul should sleep in the body, and not go immediately after death to Christ.*
- *Dicunt Anabaptistae animas usque ad resurrectionem corporum sopore quodam pressas, nec in bono esse nec in malo. Estius.