Ecce homo, the little Parliament unbowelled with, the substance, quality, and disposition of the outward members, and inward faculties, vertues, and properties : the glory of the good ones, and sad condition of rotten back-sliders. Walker, Henry, Ironmonger. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A67203 of text R1687 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing W374A). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. 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A67203) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 60502) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 903:46) Ecce homo, the little Parliament unbowelled with, the substance, quality, and disposition of the outward members, and inward faculties, vertues, and properties : the glory of the good ones, and sad condition of rotten back-sliders. Walker, Henry, Ironmonger. [7], 30 p. Printed by Jane Coe, and are to be sould at her house ..., London : 1644. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. Attributed to Henry Walker. cf. NUC pre-1956. eng Soul. Politics and government -- Religious aspects. A67203 R1687 (Wing W374A). civilwar no Ecce homo; the little Parliament unbowelled: with, the substance, quality, and disposition of the outward members; and inward faculties, ver Walker, Henry, Ironmonger 1644 6959 161 0 0 0 0 0 231 F The rate of 231 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2003-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-08 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-09 Jonathan Blaney Sampled and proofread 2003-09 Jonathan Blaney Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Look not without on Votes alone But see what 's hid in Flesh and Bone . Ecce Homo ; THE Little PARLIAMENT unbowelled : WITH , The substance , quality , and disposition of the outward Members ; and inward faculties , vertues , and properties . The glory of the good ones , and sad condition of rotten Back-sliders . 1 COR. 10. 15. I speak as to wise men : judge Yee what I say . LONDON . Printed by JANE COE , and are to be sould at her house without Creeple-Gate : 1644. TO The Honourable and truely Pious , WILLIAM LENTHALL Esquire ▪ Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons , in Parliament assembled . Renowned Patriot ; WHen I consider those admired gifts wherwith your honor is so excellently qualified : I censure it too much abruptnesse to present such worth with so meane a tallent ; yet having had the happinesse to be an eye-witnesse of your love and countenance to Religion and piety : And knowing how ignorant many are , not only of God , but themselves too ; who may be bettered ( if God please to give a blessing to this my labour ) by the use hereof ; I humbly crave leave to beg this favour to patronize my poore endeavours , published for the meditation of those who know better , and instruction of those that know lesse : That all who use it , may savingly know God , and themselves ; which for you and all Gods people , is the prayers of Your humble Servant , Henry VValker . The Contents of the Chapters contained in this Booke . CHAP. I. Seweth what the soul is . Chap. 2. Sheweth whence the souls come ▪ when and how they enter into the bodies . Chap. 3. Sheweth the purity of the soul . Cha. 4. Sheweth how the soul is defiled with ●…ginall sin . Chap. 5. Sheweth how the Sensative part of the soule . Chap. 6. The powers of the souls essence . Chap. 7. The fuclties of the soul . Chap. 8. That when the body dieth , the soul neither sleepeth nor perisheth , but goeth immediately , either to joy or torment . Chap. 9. Souls remain where they are sent till the Resurrection . Chap. 10. The inward faculties , and vertues of the body . Chap. 11. Of the vitall spirits . Chap. 12. Of the periurbations , and passions of the minde . Chap. 13. Of the particular faculties of the mind●… . Chap. 14. The distinction of the faculties of the soul , from the faculties of the minde . Chap. 15. The leading of the flesh , or spirit one by the other . Chap. 16. Of the resurrection , Chap. 17. Of Hell . Chap. 18. Of Heaven . A SECRET Disclosed . CHAP. I. Sheweth what the soul of man is . I. SOme a define the soul to be the Spirit of life , created after the Image of God , and inspired into the body of man . II. Others say it is an understanding spirit , the second part of the substance of man , which doth not perish , when it departeth from the body , but is immortall . III. But the true description of the soul ( according to the diffinition of great learned men ) is this ; Namely , that the soule of man is a spirituall substance , infused of God into the body of man , that being joyned thereto , may give it life , direct , and rule it , and being separated from the body , doth not perish , but live immortally , and eternally . ●… . The soul is a very substantiall essence , and not a qualitie . A qualitie without a substance , is not sensible of joy or torment . But the soul of man is in it self sensible of joy or sorrow . Ergo . The soul of man is a very substantiall essence . The soul of the rich glutton was tormented in Hell . The soul of the theef was with Christ in Paradice . The souls under the Altar did cry aloud . 2. This substance of the soul is not of these usuall and known natures , which we touch , and perceive , with these senses of the body , which are corporall , but a spirituall substance . That substance which consisteth neither of earth , water , ayr , nor fire , neither of any of them severally , of part of them , or of them all joyned together , doth consist , not of a corporall , but of a spirituall substance . But the substance of the soul doth consist , neither of earth , air , fire , nor water ; of any of them , nor of all of them . Ergo : The soul of man is not a corporall , but a spirituall substance . God breathed the soul of Adam into his body . First , God made Adam a naturall body ; then gave him a spirituall soul . The body was a type of Adam , the soul a type of Christ : therefore , when the body , the earthly part of man dyeth : the soul which is spirituall , dieth not , but departeth pointeth it . 3. The soul of man , is of God infused into the body , and not received by generation from the parents . That which we received from our parents , we received by generation from them ; but we received not our souls by generation from our paretns , but from God who gave them . Ergo . We received not our souls from our parents , but from God . God 〈◊〉 saith Zechariah ) formed the spirit of man within him : Our parents are the fathers of our bodies , but God is himself , the father of our souls ; therefore , when we die , the soul perisheth not with the body in death , but returneth to God that gave it . CHAP. II. Sheweth whence the souls come , when , and how , they enter into the bodies . I. SOme have thought , that the soul doth slide from Heaven . II. Others have thought , that the soul hath its originall from the proper substance of God . III. Some do beleeve , that all the souls being once made together , are reserved in the treasure-house of God , and so sent into the bodies after the perfection thereof . IIII. Others do suppose , that as the body cometh of the body , so the soul ( also ) springeth of the soul . V. Others have declared , that the souls of men , are daily made of God , and so sent into the bodies . VI . Lastly , others of better approved judgements in this particular : affirm , the soul to be made by God of nothing , and to be powred of God into the body , when that the fruit is made perfect in the mothers womb , with shape , and all other parts . It is the Lord that fashioneth the soul of man in him , and preserveth man by it . CHAP. III. Sheweth the puritie of the soul . THe soul is created of God , pure , and holy ; as God createth it , in its own simple nature , in respect of God . What God createth to praise his name , he createth pure , and holy , Isai. 43. 7. But God createth the soul of man to praise his name , Psal. 119. 175. Ergo . God createth the soul of man pure , and holy : Therefore , saith Austine , Anima recens creata , ab omni delicto immunis : The soul newly created , is void of all offence ; that is , in respect of God . CHAP. IV. Sheweth how the soul is defiled by originall sin . THe soul of man , beingr ceated in the middest of the body , in an unclean and polluted place doth forthwith ( being coopled to the body ) begin to be uncleane , because the body in which it is created , is defiled by propogation from our parents throug originall sin . Though the body bee defiled by propogation from our parents , through sin , yet doth not sin springfrom the body , but from the soul ; Matth. 15. ●…8 . so that the soul is properly the principall agent in sin , and the body the instrument of the soul . The purest rain water that comes from heaven , no sooner falls upon the earth ( on a durty place ) but it becomes forthwith , the moisture of that durt , and with it polluted . So doth the soul of man , which God from heaven places in the body , a durty defiled place , it is no sooner coopled therewith , but becomes forthwith to be unclean . The reward of sin is death . But sin is not in the body till the soul come . Ergo , The soul that sinneth with the body is guilty of death . Object . If sin be an adjunct of the soul , not of the body , so that it is not in the body before the soul come , and that the soul is created of God , pure and ●…nspotted , and so placed in the body , where shall we place originall sin . Answer . Originall ▪ sin , is neither proper to the body , nor to the soul , but is , Hominis peccatum , a sin of the whole man , neither the body must be respected alone , nor the soul alone , but as they do joyntly make one man , and so enter into one condition , and are partakers each of others woe , or welfare . CHAP. V. Sheweth the sensative part of the soule . THe sensative part of the soule is that which is touched with the sence , either of Joy , or grriefe . This joy of the soul cannot be hindred by man , where it is , it is not in mans power to take it away . Ioh. 26. 22. So also , neither can all the comforts in the world ; ease a soule that is grieved , except the soul it self be touched with the sence of joy . This joy or grief , doth arise in the soul : First , from the sence of its present condition : Secondly , In respect of its future expectation . 1. From the sense of the present condition of the soul , doth arise either joy or griefe ; Thus : The soul of man doth either rejoyce ( in the sensative part thereof ) under some present concived good ; or else grieveth under some present conceived evill , & that may be , when the Imagination of the soul , being fixed on something which it hath or wanteth , the judgement doth either like or detest it , and so accordingly , doth rejoyce or grieve in the enjoying , or want thereof . As for example . A man that is Rich , imagineth with himselfe what good is in Riches , if the judgement liketh that estate which he enjoyes ? then is his soul joyful in the enjoying thereof , for the present . Again , A man whose minde is on pleasure : the judgement liketh it , and therefore rejoyseth in enjoying it , and grieveth , in being abridged from it ▪ Again , A man whose imaginations are towards God , the judgement being cleere , and seeing the good that is in God , the soul doth rejoyce to worship him and is grieved because of sin : but if the imaginations deceive the heart : and the judgement be corrupted , so that he cannot see any sweetnesse therein , then doth Gods worship become a burthen to the soule . 2. This joy or grief doth arise in the soul from the sence of its future expectation . When the mind is set on something that shall befall man , the Imagination conciveth it either to be good or evill and thereupon doth either fear it , or with hope desire it , which breedeth either joy , or grie●… in the soul . As when the minde is set on Jesus Christ , desiring salvation through him , the Imagination conceiveth it to be good or evil , so to do and accordingly as we minde created comforts , or 〈◊〉 ourselves on Christ as our chiefest good , so fear doth greive , or hope rejoyce our soules . A man that seeketh felicity from the creature , if the judgement conceive it to be evil , then though the heart of man be delighted therewith , yet doth not the soul desire it , but is grieved thereat , but if the Imagination conceive it to be good then doth the soul desire it , hope for it , and rejoyce in the thought thereof . When the soul desires Christ , apprehending the glory that is in him , here is rejoycing . Hen●… is the soul , ( even in this life ) delight●… in the hope of its glory in heaven , 〈◊〉 tormented with fear of its horror i●… hell . CHAP. VI . Of the powers of the souls essence . THe soul of man , being really one thing , hath three powers , Memoriam , Int●…llectum , & Voluntatem : Memorie , understanding , and will , which three make one essent all soul , but in property , they are distinct : For the propertie of the memorie , as to remember ; the understrnding to perceive , and understand : The will to chuse ; out of the memory springeth intelligence , and out of both , the will . Herein the soul may appear to be created after the Image of God , because the Deity hath three persons : the Father , the Son , and the Holy Ghost , which three constitute one essenciall God , yet every person hath this property . From the Father , cometh the Son , and from both the Holy Ghost . CHAP. VII . Treateth of the faculties of the soul . THe faculties of the soul are those inward gifts , which God hath framed in it , for the helpe of it self ? As the Lord hath given the body members ; so hath he given the soul faculties . With the Judement we allow or disallow ; With the understanding we perceive and apprehend . With the Affection we love and delight in things . The desire seeketh and waiteth for what it doth effect ▪ with the Will we chuse to follow what we desire : With the minde we are servent in seeking what we chuse . By the memory we retain in mind , &c The Iudgement being rightly informed we walk in peace , and serve God with comfort , but when the Iudgement is corrupted : all joy is gone . The understanding being inlightened , we abhor sin , but when the understanding is darkned , wee are beguiled with sin . The Affection being set upon a good object , bringeth life ; but being set on earthly things makes us in danger of the wrath of God , &c. Thus as the mouth receiving poison ; The hand receiving a vveapon ; The feet leading into the sea , &c. Is the way to destroy the body , So to have the Desire , Minde , Affection , &c. set on worldly things is the way to destroy both soul and dody . But being set on God , on heavenly things : they make the soul glorious ; The body the temple of the glorious Spirit , and both soul and body , Heir of eternall glory , through Christ Jesus . CHAP. VIII . Sheweth , that when the body dyeth , the soul neither sleepeth , nor perisheth , but immediately is received either to ioy or torment . 1 SOme say , that it is the doctrine of Heretickes , to perswade themselves , that they shall ●…scend into Heaven , and to be inhanced to the sight of Father , before the generall resurrection of the dead . 2. Others do imagine that the soul perisheth , when the body dies . 3. But the Sripture proveth plainly that the soul being loosed from ihe body , doth forthwith , either ascend to glory , or descend to tormment , not that the soul receiveth the perfection of its estate till the Resurrection , yet doth the soul enjoy either reall blisse , or miserie , when the bodie dies , in part , which after the day of resurection , shall be absolute , both of soul and body . The bodie indeed dieth , as Paul saith , because of sin , but the soul dieth not . Rom. 8. CHAP. IX . Sheweth that the soules remain●… where they are sent till the Resurrection . 1 SOme beleeve that the souls of persons deceased have often times apeared . 2 Others have declared , that Sacrifices , and prayers of the living have much profited the soules of men th●… were dead . 3. The Lord doth forbid to aske , or to seek any truth of the Spirits 〈◊〉 the dead . The Prophets do send 〈◊〉 from such Oracles , to the Law and Testimony of Gods Word . The Evangelists teach us in the Gospel , th●… those that are dead rise not again i●… apparitions . Obeict . But many , partly by A●… Magicke , have been raised , as Samuel 1 Sam. 28. Answ. Chrisostome answereth thi●… objection very fully . The questio●… being asked ? What shall we say 〈◊〉 those voyces which say , I am such ●… soul : He answers . That voice ( sait●… he which speaketh these things ) is no●… the soul of any parson departed , but it is the Devill , which doth faine these things to deceive the hearers ; Such words are to be Counted Old wives tales , and foolish fables of Children , for the soul separate from the body , faith B. Alley , doth not wander in this world , for the souls of the righteous are in the hands of God ; and the souls of sinners after their departure are presently carried to their place of torment . Obiect . But the souls of some have returned again into their bodies ; after departure , and they have lived on earth again , As Lasarus , Iohn . 11. To this objection , Tertul : makes answer ( saying ) Although the power of God , hath called again certain souls into their bodies : in token of his might and right ; This was done in example of the Resurrection , when the power of God , whether by the Prophets , or by Christ , or else by the Apostles , did render soules , then into their bodies : it is declared by the sensible , and sufficient truth , that this is the very form of the truth , that thou maist iudg every incorporat apparition of the dead to be deceits , & delusions . CHAP. X. Treateth of the inward vertues and faculties of the bodie . THe inward vertues ; and faculties of the body are such which stirre up the powers to action : Which are of three sorts . The first , cometh from the brain , and sedeth the sence and moving into all the body through the muscles , and nerves , by motion , which feedeth all the senses , outwardly , and the imagination reason and memory , inwardly . The second carrieth life through all the body ; which either dilateth the hart , and arteries , from whence mirt●… and love ariseth , or else doth constrain and binde the arteries , and heart , from whence ariseth , melancholy sadnesse , and revenge . The third cometh from the liver , and sendeth the nourishment through all the body ; which doth 1. attract tha●… which is proper . 2. retain that which is d●…awn . 3. digest that which is retaine●… 〈◊〉 expell that which is hurtfull , ( as Low saith . ) CHAP. XI . Treateth of the vitall spiritg of the body . THe substance of the spirits in mans body , is the most pure ; and thinnest of the blood , which passeth through all the body , to the effect , the members may do their proper actions , abounding most in the heart , arteries , braines , and nerves , which are of three sorts . The first rem●…ineth in the braine , which passeth from thence to the ears & other parts , but chiefly to the eyes : Therefore these who are ●…linde have their other vertues more strong . The second is that which is in the heart , and Arteries ; and is made of the evaporations of the blood , and of the aire , laboured in the lig●…s , by the force of vitall heat , and thereafter is diffused through the members , for the Conservation of the naturall heate . The third is that which is ingendred in the liver , and vaines , and there remaineth , while theliver maketh the blood ; and other naturall operations . The use of it is , to helpe the conconcoction ; As saith Lowe . CHAP. XII . Treateth of the perturbations , and passions of the minds . THe minde being governed by reason , is preserved from extremity in passion . But being without reason , such passions , and perturbations , do●… arise , which bringeth great mutations , into the naturall heate , in so much that ( as some have written ) many dye by the passions , and perturbations of the minde . This is caused when the passions of the midne , doth either dilate , or comprimce the heart , for the vitall spirits , and cast forth , by the great dilation of the heart , as also retained by the great Compression thereof . As for example : Joy , Hope , Love , &c. These being out of reason , do ( through the passion of the minde ) so dilate the heart : that they cast forth the spirits . And sadnesse , fear , envie , &c. do recall the vitall spirits inwardly , to the center of the body , whence many times ensueth death . CHAP. XII . Treateth of the particular passions of the minde . THe particular passions of the minde are many : but chiefly these , Mirth , Sadnesse , Fear , anger , Shamefastnesse , Envy , Hatred , Hope , Love , &c. I. Mirth , or Joy , is an affection of the minde , of a thing good , and pleasant , by the which the blood , and spirits are pleasantly spread , for the present , by the dilation of the heart , but if it be great , and last any long space , death often ensueth , because the heart is altogether destitute of blood . As a Pollicritia b Phillipedes , and many others , who have died through extremity of joy . 2. Sadnesse is an affection , that doth revoke the naturall heate inwardly , to the Center of the body ; which in time presseth the heart , and drieth up the body : hindreth the government of the spirit vitall : which is sometimes so weakne●… , that it is not able to go with the blood , through the rest of the body , so wasteth the body , in such sort , that it becommeth attrified , and leane , wherupon death often insueth . 3. Feare , is a motion which revoketh the spirits to the heart the Center of the body ; whereby the naturall heat , is suffocated , causing trembling , which sometimes causeth many women to that are with childe fall in labour : somtimes * through feare , death ensueth to men , or women . 4. Anger is a sudden revocation or calling backe of the spirits , to the externall parts , with an appetite of revenge . It inflameth the whole habitude of the body , the spirits and blood are troubled , as also the braines , it bindeth the heart , and lights . Whereof Dangerous siknesses are often caused , and sometimes death ensueth . 5. Shamefastnesse is a motion whereby one knoweth , or suspecteth some notise to bee taken of one for the same fault ; for which he would be be angry with himselfe . In this passion , the blood first returneth in ( saith Haly Abbas ) and sodainly cometh out again , which maketh the Cheeks often very redde lib. 5. Of this passion some dy●… : As Diod●… ; Homer , and others . 6. Envy is a heavy oppression of the heart , angry at some conceived good thing an other doth enjoy . 7. Hatred is an old malicious habitude , bred of anger , by the which the heart would revenge the injurie . 8. Hope is a motion by the which the heart desireth the good ●…ure , it openeth and dilateth the heart 9. Love is a fervent motion , by the which the heart desireth 〈◊〉 , and endeavoureth to draw unto it , a conceived good , assuredly , and apparantly ( as Lowe saith . ) CHAP XIV . Sheweth how the faculties of the soul , are distinguished from the faculties of the minde . THe soul is not of any corporall substance , but spirituall , as hath beene shewed before ; therefore the pure faculties of the soule must needs be spirituall also . The faculties of the minde of the internall part of the body of man , is of a naturall disposition , as the body it self is ; whole greatest & chiefest guide is at the highest , but reason . Therefore as God that is spirituall , is infinitely more glorious in his divine essence , then can be conceived in mans reason ; so is the faculties of the soul of a farre higher nature then the faculties of the minde can reach . That of the soul is spirituall , that of the minde is carnall . CHAP. XV . Sheweth , how the flesh is led by the spirit , or the spirit by the flesh . VVHen all the faculties of the soul , and all the powers of the body , do minde fleshly things ; then is the soulled by the flesh ; but when all the faculties of the minde are set on spirituall things , then are the powers of the flesh led by the spirit . As for example ; If the divell present a man with some object of sin , as Lust , Covetousnesse , Pride , Envie , Murther , ●…tc . If the love hereof be so great and earnest that this man runs headlong to the act hereof without consideration ; then doth he so bind the faculties of the soul , that he captivates them under the bondage of the flesh ; but if he resist these sins to which he is entised , by advising and deeply considering in his soul the evill thereof , then is the flesh overcome , and led by the spirit . These combates between the flesh and the spirit are dive as ; but according to the love or hatred we ●…ear to the thing about which we strive , so will the minde be affected or disaffected therewith , and advance the prosecution thereof accordingly , whither it be ●…les aly or spirituall . When a man doth apprehend something in his thoughts , being moved thereto either by outward sence , or inward motion , when the will is ready presently either to chuse or refuse it ; this ariseth from the flesh ; but when the understanding brings it first to the judgement , and comparing it with the role of Gods word , without any affection ●…o the thing , other then the Word doth approve , or disapprove thereof ; and so doth will , desire , and seek after it ; this is of the spirit . CHAP. XVI . Treateth of the Resurrection of the Body . IT is to be understood , that there is a naturall body , and there is a spirituall body , as Paul saith : The naturall body is the first , which we haveby generation from our parents ; The spirituall body , is that which is la●… 〈◊〉 so by Christ ▪ 〈◊〉 when we are first estated in grace in this world ; but the bodies of the e●…ect shall be ma●…e so when they ●…scend into heaven ; for this corruptible body of flesh and bloud , cannot inherit the Kingdome of heaven . When the elect dye , their naturall bodies are as seed ●…wn in the ground , but at the resurrection they shall be raised in their spirituall bo●…es , without 〈◊〉 imperfections or any deformity ▪ they shall hav●… their sen●… made pure , and be rais●…d with an heavenly and spirituall bod●… ; c●…pable of inheriting heaven , and ●…ith Christ shall as●…d to i●…mortal joy to all Eternity . Every part that is in 〈◊〉 bodie o●… Gods Elect , shall r●…se without all deformity 〈◊〉 superfluity wha●…soever , as Augustine saith ; That the 〈◊〉 so often 〈◊〉 , and the 〈◊〉 so often paired , shall not with deformity come again ●…o their places , when the body riseth at the day of judgement ; and where the Lord saith , one haire of our head shall not p●…sh , it is not s●…oken of the length of our hairs , but of the number of them ; for all the hairs of our head are numbred . The age and quantity of the bodies , when they shall rise again , saith Austine , shall be in that measure , in the measure of perfect state of youth , even in the measure of the age of the ful●…sse of Christ ; that is , the age to which Christ came ; All shall rise again ( as the 〈◊〉 have written ) in the age in which Christ dyed and rose again , in 〈◊〉 ●…oever they die . CHAP. XVII . 〈◊〉 of Hell . HEll signifieth a Pit , a grave , death it se●… , the sta●…e of the dead , hell , and the place of the damned spirits . 1. Hell signifieth a grave , having relation to the body . 2. Hell signifieth the horrible dismaying of the minde , and feeling of the wrath of God ; with a taste ( as it were ) of the feeling of the infernall paines for sin , having relation to the minde . 3. Hell signifieth the place of the damned spirits , having relation to soul and body . Concerning the locall place of the damned , it is farre from heaven ; a place where is nothing but horrour and misery , but whether it be on the earth , in the earth , in the ayre , or any other place , it is not revealed ; therefore I shall answer with Socrates , who being demanded of a certain person ▪ what was done in hell ? deri●…ing the curiositie of the question , he answered , that he never went thither , nor communed with any that returned from thence . CHAP. XVIII . Treateth of Heaven . THe Scholasticall Divines do say , that Heaven is taken three manner of wayes ; 1. It signifieth those things that be under the soul . 2. Those things that be in the soul . 3. Those things that be above the soul . 1. Those things that be under the soul , are such things as the corporall eyes behold beyond , or above the faculty of nature ; that is to be alienated from the corporall sences : As 〈◊〉 was when he saw theDan ▪ 5 ▪ ●…and writing upon the wall . This is the first Heaven . 2. Those things that be in the soul , are such things as cause the soul to be list up , and taken by imagination or spirit , to know or see any thing supernaturally ; As Peter was wrapt and taken , when he saw the sheet sent sent down from heaven . This is to be wrapt and taken unto the second Heaven . 3 Those things that be above the soul , are such things as are intelligible ; and the nature of them not to be understod , by any sence or phantasie , when they are , or have been seen , and thus Paul was rapt , and taken unto the third heaven , because he was so alienated from his sences , and so inhansed above all Corporall th●…ngs and visions , that he saw things Intelligible , simply , purely and plainly , even after that manner as the Angels , and the souls separated from the bodie do see , 〈◊〉 ( that which is more ) did see God by Essence , as Austin doth expressely write : to avoide curiosity . In a word ( and so to conclude ) Christ saith to his Disciples ; Let not your hearts be troubled : ye beleeve in God , beleeve , also in ●…e , in my Fathers house are many dwelling places , if it were not so , I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you ; and though I go to prepare a place for you I will come again , & receive you unto my self , that where I am there may ye be also . Therfore instead of curios●…y , let us rather labour to be Christs Disciples , that these promises may belong to us , that so we may not bee too curious to search for the shadow , but may finde Christ Jesus the Life , the Truth , and the Way : and by him salvation . To whom with the Father , and the holy Ghost , be all honour , and glory fo●… ever , Amen . FINIS ▪ Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A67203e-670 a Pithagoras . 〈◊〉 Alley . ●…s . 13. ●…aelec . 2●… ●…actanti . opifi●…ia ●…ei . Argu. Example . Luk. 16. Luke . 23. Apo. 6. Augustin . de quanti●…at . animae . cap. 1. Argu. Cassiod●… Austine ▪ Exampl●… Gen. 2. 7 1 Cor. 1●… 4●… Gen. 35. ●… Argume●… D. Wille●… Synops. ●…b . 12 ▪ 9. ●…l . 12. 17. ●…le . 12 ▪ 7. ●…lato . ●…rigen . 〈◊〉 , ●…anichies , riscilians . ●…ertullian , 〈◊〉 ▪ West-Church . H●…erome ▪ B ▪ Alley , Prael . 2. 〈◊〉 the soul . Resp. 3. Psal. 33. 1 Iob 10. Argument . Conclus●…on . De natur●… grat . co●… pelag. l●… 3. c. 10. ●… . Wille●… . ●…nops . ●…l . 864. ●…lat . 15. 18. ●… . VVillet , ●…l . 1107. ●…imile . Rom. 6. 2 ▪ Argum Ephes. 1●… Objctio Answer D. Will●… originall sin quest . ●…ohn 29. 22. ●…sal . 73. 21. ●…he cause ●…f ioy ●…r Griefe . Pet. 1. 1. 10. 26. 15. Deut. 31. 12 Ro●… . 2. 15. 1 Example . 2 Example . 3 Example . Psal. 32. 10. 1 Tim. 6. 19. 1 Example . 2 Example . 3 Example . Conclusion . B. Alley on the Triaity . praecel . 3. Acts. 8. 33. Iob. 23. 2 Cor. 7. 15. Isa. 26. 8. Math. 18. 14. 2 Cor. 7. 7. 1 Cor. 1 5 2 Isa. 59. 8. 2 Pet 2. 12 , 13 , 14. Collo . 3. 2 , 3 , 6. Ephes. 2. 3. Psal. 37. 4 11. 2 Chron. 29. 3. Isa 11 10. 1 Cor. 3. 16 Gal 4. 7. Iren●… Sad . 1 Cor. 13. Luke 23. 43 1 Cor. 15. Eccle. 12. 7. Luke . 16. Policarpus . Eclesia●… ▪ hist. l. 4. Rom. 8. 10. Raba●…s . Ar. Bis. of Magun . Bellarmin . Deut. 18. Esay 8. Luk. 16. Objection 1 Sam. 28. Answer . On Matth. B. Allemi●…el . on apparition . Obiection Iohn 11. Answer . Lib ▪ de anima . Galen l. de facultat natural . p. Lowe . discourse . Lowe p. 2●… Andreas d●… lortaine . Democritus , and other philosephers have pu●… out their eyes , to the end their understrnding might be more cleer . Aristole . Hipocrates . Epist. 6. Galen . 2. de sum . caus. c. 5. method . ●… . H●…nricus Ranzaurus , de cons. Vale●…ud . Example . a Aristole reporteth such a vvoman so died . b A writer of playes , who because he overcame one in dispute fell in to such an extratordinary ioy , that he died vvith the passion thereof ! V●…lerius Maximus , VVriteth of two women , Chilon , and Diogora , vvho died for ioy , for th●… the happy returne of their sons from the VVarres , who had overcome their enemies , lib. 9. chap. 12. Gallius reporteth of one Diogoras , vvho vvhen he did see his 3. som crowned at Olimpus , for their vertue , died for ioy , embracing them in the presence of the whole people . Hen. Ram . de consualetud . We have many examples , hereof daily . Cornelius Agrippa de ●…accul . philosilius c. 63. * Divers learned men do affitme , that men have growen white in 25. yeers , only by the aprehension , and fear of death . Antonius Beneven . writeth , of a body that dyeth for feare , by seeing a vision , as he thought , of two men , clad in black , when he was going to Schole , the which boy , through the extreame passion of fear , died eight dayes after about the same time , De abditis mor. causis . Or an ardent heate , or ebullation of blood , in the heart , with desire of of revenge . Plinie telleth that one Diodorus , Profesor of Dialectick●… , having ●…●…uestion propounded unto him , and not answering as he should , died for shame . Valer●…us Maximus reporteth , that Homer died for ●…ame because he could not answer a question propounded to him by ce●…ain Fishers . Lovve . Rom. 8. Not the mind which is of the faculty of the soul , but that which is of the bodie . Luke 5. 21. 1. Cor. 2. ●… . Vers. 9. Rom 8. ●… . Rom. 8. 5. Example . Gal. 5. 17. 2 Cor. 10. Example . 1 Cor. 15. 44 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 De civitate Dei , lib 〈…〉 Luk. 21.18 Math. 10 . 3●… 〈…〉 Master of 〈◊〉 B. Alle●… 〈◊〉 on Hell Ionah . 3 Psal. 11●… Iames 3. ●… Psal. 4. 17. Math. 10. 28 Luk. 10. 15. Pro ▪ 27. 20 ▪ Mark . 8. 12. Objction . Socrates . B. Alle ▪ Misc. coeli . Act. 10. 2 Cor. ●…2 . 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 1●… 〈◊〉 . 14.