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A word to the aged. By Mr. Will. Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College…
A word to the aged. By Mr. Will. Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and late preacher of the word of God at Yarmouth.
Boston: printed by John Foster for J.G. i.e, 1679
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.
CHAP. IV.
The OLD MANS Will and Legacies.
Quest. But what good thing should the old man leave, or give unto his posterity by his last Will
QVest. But what good thing should the old man leave, or give unto his posterity by his last Will
Reas, 1. Why first, he must be sure to give his Soul unto God while he lives, for if a man gives his Soul to the world and devil while he lives what right hath he to give it unto God when he dyes? If I give away an house or Land while I live, can I justly give it to another when I dye? and if I give away my Soul to sin, world, or devil while I live, how can I justly give it unto God when I dye? it being a Maxim in the common Law, that Vendens candem rem duobus falsarius est.
Reas, 1. Why first, he must be sure to give his Soul unto God while he lives, for if a man gives his Soul to the world and devil while he lives what right hath he to give it unto God when he dyes? If I give away an house or Land while I live, can I justly give it to another when I dye? and if I give away my Soul to sin, world, or devil while I live, how can I justly give it unto God when I dye? it being a Maxime in the common Law, that Vendens candem rem duobus falsarius est.