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soul_n	body_n	death_n	separation_n	20,420	5	10.8447	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29110	The eye of faith, looking at eterntty [sic] being the sum and substance of a sermon, preached in the Cathedral Church of York, the sixth Sunday after Trinity, July the second, 1665 / by Christopher Bradley ...	Bradley, Christopher, d. 1678.	1666 (1666)	Wing B4124; ESTC R20241	13,160	32

two Scripture-Truths 1. The immortality of the Soul and 2. the happiness or misery of the life to come which will last to all eternity As for the first though it hath been oft impugned both by ancient Hereticks and modern Schismaticks yet that the Soul of man is not only a spiritual Essence which actuates the body in which it is but an immortal Essence too which shall overlive the body we have good proof both from the Old and New Testament see Eccl. 12.7 Luke 23.46 and not only the ancient Fathers but the learned Gentiles by the light of Nature and dull spectacles of Philosophy have asserted this Truth If I were to speak to Heathens I might imitate St. Paul who confuted the Athenians Cretians and others out of their own Greek Poëts but seeing thanks be to God I speak to Christians I need not tell you what opinion Plato Pythagoras Aristotle and others held of the Souls immortallity seeing it is a received Axiom in Philosophy Anima rationalis est immortali● that the rational Soul is immortal And if the Soul be immortal and shall be re-united to the body at the Resurrection then it must have an Vbi a place of eternal bliss or misery And not only the Scriptures but the Greek and Latine Poëts do make mention of Heaven and Hell their Elysian fields and Tartarean Dungeon and the like As for the glories of the life to come and miseries of the second death Heathens as well as Christians have much written Now if we would know wherein the blessedness of the life to come doth consist both the Scriptures and the Fathers tell us that it consists in the Beatifical vision of Almighty God Mat. ● 8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God In thy Presence is fulness of joy Ps 16. ult and at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore saith the Psalmist And St. Austin tells us Visio Dei beatifica sola est summum bonum nostrum that only the beatifical vision of God is our chiefest good As for the miseries of the life to come they consist in a separation from the Presence of God as St. Paul intimates 2 Thes 1.9 Rev. 20.6 this is called the second Death not properly but Analogically for as the death of the body is the separation of the Soul from the body so the death of the Soul is the separation of the Soul from God Poena damni est p●●talior quam poeta sensus Mortem sine morte 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And this Divines call the punishment of loss which they say is greater than the punishment of sense Hence it is that some of the Fathers call this second Death a death without death or a never-dying death it is a liveless life such is the miserable condition of the second Death 2. This Doctrine reproves and condemns those that mind only earthly things Phil. 3.19 Whose end is destruction whose God is their belly whose glory is in their shame who mind earthly things Sensual Atheists Epicures Epicuri de grege porci Libertines called not only in Scripture but in prophane Authors swine and dogs Heb. 12.16 Prophane Esau sold his birthright for one morsel of meat and prophane men sell Heaven for a little earth the joys of eternal life for the pleasures of sin which are but for a season Whence is it that any should hold the Soul to be mortal but from a principle of Epicurism when for ought that I could ever read the immortality of the Soul was never positively denied by any Sect of Philosophers except the Epicures who placing the chief happiness or summum bonum in corporal pleasures were as it were engaged to cry down the Soul The third lesson we may learn from hence is to teach us the Reason why they that truly fear God and mind the salvation of their souls dare not run with others to the like sensuality and excess of riot and therefore saith St. Peter 1 Pet. 4.4 5. they think it strange speaking evil of you who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead They look at the reckoning-day they look at eternity they consider how they may get through this troublesome world with good Consciences 2 Pet. 1.5 6 7 8 9. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 They give all diligence to add to Faith Vertue to Vertue Knowledge c. but he that lacketh these thingr is blind and cannot see afar off he cannot look at Eternity but the other labour to grow in Grace that they may be prepared for the Kingdom of Glory The fourth lesson which is the main instruction of this point is to exhort us in all things to look at eternity And this indeed is that which we must all aim at if we have any of that zeal to the Kingdom of Heaven which was so eminent in the Patriarchs Prophets Apostles Martyrs Confessors as to be left upon Record for our instruction Now that we may look at our spiritual and eternal condition 1. We must labour for a lively and saving Faith in Jesus Christ Faith is the eye of the Soul to see as the hand of the Soul to receive 2. Labour to live by faith 2 Cor. 5. ● and not by sense Let us not so much consider what shall become of us in this Life as what shall become of us to all Eternity And let us alwaies remember that eternal life is begun in this life called the life of Grace Grace and Glory differ only in degrees Grace is the imitation of Glory and Glory the consummation of Grace none can live the life of Glory but such as live the life of Grace here without Regeneration there is no salvation Christ told Nichodemus Jo. ● 3 Except a man be borne againe he cannot enter into the Kingdome of Heaven So that while this life lasteth eternal life must be acquired or lost for ever Now give me leave a little to speak to all conditions of men that hear me Heb. 13. ●1 and I beseech you Brethren suffer the word of Exhortation by a particular Application 1. You that are Magistrates and Governors either in Church or State let all your actings be for the glory of God the honour of the King the Good Peace Welfare and Tranquility of the places where you live fulfil the end of Magistracy which is to suppress sin and vice and to encourage vertue and piety that people may lead under you 1 Tim. 2.2 a quiet and a peaceable life in all godliness and honesty And may more cheerfully and willingly 1 Pe●● 13 14 Submit themselves to every Ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as supreme or unto Governours as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and for the praise of them that do well That so you may give a good account at the last day and