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           THE
           DIFFERENCE
           Between
           the
           Present
           and
           Future
           STATE
           OF
           OUR
           BODIES
           ,
           Considered
           in
           a
           SERMON
           ,
        
         
           By
           Ieremy
           Collier
           ,
           
             M.
             A.
          
           
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Sam.
             Smith
          
           at
           the
           Prince's
           Arms
           in
           St.
           Paul's
           Church-yard
           .
           1686.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           IMPRIMATUR
           ,
        
         
           
             
               April
               23.
               1686.
               
            
          
           
             Hen.
             Maurice
             ,
             R
             mo
             .
             P.
             &
             D.
             Wilhelmo
             Archiep.
             Cant.
             à
             Sacris
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.
             29.
             
          
           
             And
             as
             we
             have
             born
             the
             Image
             of
             the
             earthy
             ,
             so
             we
             shall
             also
             bear
             the
             Image
             of
             the
             heavenly
             .
          
        
         
           WHether
           the
           Soul
           in
           the
           State
           of
           Separation
           acts
           independently
           of
           Matter
           ,
           purely
           by
           the
           strength
           of
           her
           own
           powers
           ,
           or
           whether
           in
           order
           to
           the
           better
           understanding
           her self
           and
           other
           Beings
           ,
           she
           makes
           use
           of
           a
           Body
           of
           Air
           shaped
           out
           into
           such
           Limbs
           and
           Sences
           as
           she
           hath
           occasional
           employment
           for
           ;
           whether
           or
           no
           the
           want
           of
           her
           old
           companion
           is
           supplied
           this
           way
           ,
           is
           uncertain
           .
           But
           whatever
           abatements
           of
           happiness
           the
           pious
           Soul
           may
           suffer
           for
           want
           of
           a
           suitable
           Body
           between
           the
           time
           of
           Death
           ,
           and
           the
           General
           Judgment
           ,
           then
           we
           are
           sure
           this
           inconvenience
           will
           be
           removed
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           be
           repossessed
           of
           its
           antient
           Seat
           out
           of
           which
           Violence
           or
           Nature
           had
           forced
           it
           .
        
         
         
           Now
           this
           certainty
           of
           the
           Resurrection
           is
           a
           Doctrine
           ,
           which
           helps
           the
           meanest
           understanding
           to
           conceive
           the
           Nature
           of
           the
           Happiness
           of
           the
           other
           World
           ,
           and
           consequently
           must
           needs
           prove
           a
           great
           and
           universal
           encouragement
           to
           the
           practice
           of
           our
           Duty
           .
           For
           in
           regard
           we
           have
           always
           been
           used
           to
           dwell
           in
           these
           houses
           of
           Clay
           ,
           the
           generality
           would
           not
           have
           been
           so
           well
           able
           to
           apprehend
           the
           happiness
           of
           pure
           and
           uncompounded
           Spirits
           ;
           but
           would
           have
           been
           apt
           to
           have
           thought
           that
           the
           loss
           of
           their
           Bodies
           would
           have
           deprived
           them
           of
           no
           small
           part
           of
           themselves
           ;
           and
           consequently
           would
           not
           have
           been
           so
           willing
           to
           resign
           them
           or
           expose
           them
           to
           hardship
           and
           inconvenience
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           Religion
           :
           But
           now
           since
           we
           are
           assured
           that
           this
           visible
           part
           of
           us
           ,
           which
           we
           are
           so
           well
           acquainted
           with
           ,
           shall
           be
           quitted
           only
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           and
           then
           restored
           us
           with
           all
           desirable
           advantages
           ;
           yet
           Mortality
           shall
           be
           swallowed
           up
           of
           life
           ,
           and
           we
           shall
           exchange
           the
           Image
           of
           the
           earthy
           for
           that
           of
           the
           heavenly
           ;
           what
           can
           we
           more
           rationally
           infer
           than
           the
           last
           verse
           of
           this
           Chapter
           ?
           
           
             Wherefore
             be
             ye
             stedfast
             ,
             immovable
             ,
             always
             abounding
             in
             the
             work
             of
             the
             Lord
             in
             as
             much
             as
          
           no
           part
           of
           our
           being
           is
           lost
           ,
           and
           consequently
           no
           part
           of
           
             our
             labour
             is
             in
             vain
             in
             the
             Lord.
             
          
        
         
           That
           by
           the
           Image
           of
           the
           earthy
           is
           meant
           that
           mortal
           corruptible
           body
           which
           we
           have
           derived
           to
           us
           from
           Adam
           ,
           is
           plain
           from
           the
           verse
           before
           the
           text
           ;
           
             The
             first
             man
             was
             of
             the
             earth
             earthy
             ,
             the
             second
             man
             is
             the
             Lord
             from
             Heaven
             ,
          
           and
           then
           it
           follows
           ,
           
             as
             we
             have
             born
             the
             Image
             of
             the
             earthy
             we
             shall
             also
             bear
             Image
             of
             the
             Heavenly
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           because
           the
           nature
           of
           opposite
           qualities
           is
           best
           discovered
           by
           their
           being
           compared
           ,
           therefore
           that
           it
           may
           the
           more
           plainly
           appear
           wherein
           the
           advantage
           of
           changing
           the
           earthy
           for
           the
           heavenly
           consists
           ;
           I
           shall
           in
           the
        
         
           First
           place
           mention
           those
           inconveniencies
           and
           defects
           to
           which
           our
           bodies
           are
           subject
           now
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           to
           prove
           that
           the
           qualities
           of
           glorified
           bodies
           will
           be
           opposed
           to
           those
           defects
           ,
           and
           free
           from
           those
           inconveniences
           we
           are
           now
           sensible
           of
           .
        
         
         
           3.
           
           I
           shall
           draw
           some
           practical
           conclusions
           from
           the
           consideration
           of
           this
           difference
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Those
           bodies
           we
           now
           have
           are
           inconvenient
           upon
           these
           following
           accounts
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Because
           of
           the
           weakness
           and
           uselessness
           of
           them
           when
           we
           have
           them
           first
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Because
           their
           best
           condition
           is
           but
           of
           a
           short
           continuance
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Because
           our
           being
           liable
           to
           the
           disorders
           of
           passion
           proceeds
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           from
           them
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Because
           they
           make
           us
           subject
           to
           pain
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           Because
           they
           hinder
           the
           operations
           of
           the
           mind
           in
           its
           pursuit
           after
           truth
           and
           knowledge
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           They
           are
           inconvenient
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           the
           weakness
           and
           usefulness
           of
           them
           when
           we
           have
           them
           first
           .
        
         
           Though
           our
           deriving
           our
           Beings
           from
           those
           of
           our
           own
           Nature
           ,
           and
           coming
           Infants
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           is
           a
           great
           promoter
           of
           kindness
           and
           good
           correspondence
           ,
           and
           tends
           very
           much
           to
           support
           of
           Government
           and
           Society
           ;
           yet
           it
           must
           be
           granted
           ,
           that
           we
           lose
           something
           (
           tho
           not
           so
           much
           )
           by
           it
           another
           way
           .
           For
           the
           Soul
           at
           her
           first
           entrance
           ,
           
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           indisposition
           of
           the
           body
           ,
           is
           uncapable
           of
           acting
           rationally
           ,
           and
           is
           forced
           to
           wait
           till
           she
           hath
           fit
           instruments
           to
           work
           with
           ;
           and
           when
           we
           do
           begin
           to
           judge
           of
           objects
           ,
           we
           measure
           the
           good
           and
           evil
           of
           them
           by
           the
           pleasure
           of
           inconvenience
           which
           the
           body
           receives
           from
           thence
           :
           Now
           because
           we
           are
           accustomed
           at
           first
           for
           several
           years
           together
           to
           make
           our
           sences
           Umpires
           of
           the
           value
           of
           things
           ,
           this
           forestalls
           our
           judgment
           ,
           with
           a
           good
           opinion
           of
           them
           ,
           which
           makes
           us
           more
           inclinable
           to
           please
           them
           afterwards
           ,
           and
           gives
           our
           reason
           a
           greater
           trouble
           in
           the
           managing
           of
           them
           than
           otherwise
           it
           would
           have
           had
           .
        
         
           Besides
           in
           our
           Infancy
           unpleasant
           and
           frightful
           things
           make
           a
           deep
           impression
           upon
           us
           both
           because
           of
           the
           fluid
           and
           pliable
           nature
           of
           the
           Brain
           ,
           and
           because
           we
           have
           not
           judgment
           to
           discover
           the
           worst
           of
           things
           nor
           strength
           to
           resist
           them
           ,
           and
           therefore
           through
           our
           own
           weakness
           ,
           and
           the
           indiscretion
           of
           those
           we
           sometimes
           happen
           to
           converse
           with
           ;
           we
           are
           apt
           to
           take
           up
           odd
           prejudices
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           possess'd
           with
           unaccountable
           fears
           ,
           which
           the
           reason
           of
           our
           
           whole
           life
           often
           finds
           impossible
           to
           conquer
           :
           It
           must
           be
           granted
           therefore
           that
           Adam
           had
           a
           great
           advantage
           above
           his
           posterity
           ,
           by
           being
           created
           a
           perfect
           man
           ,
           without
           running
           through
           the
           weakness
           and
           folly
           of
           Infancy
           and
           Childhood
           :
           For
           in
           regard
           his
           Body
           was
           prepared
           for
           the
           Soul
           to
           act
           in
           at
           their
           first
           meeting
           ;
           he
           was
           not
           so
           liable
           to
           be
           imposed
           upon
           by
           ill
           customs
           ,
           and
           senseless
           imaginations
           ,
           because
           he
           was
           always
           capable
           of
           judging
           of
           them
           :
           And
           therefore
           his
           desires
           and
           fears
           must
           be
           better
           proportioned
           to
           the
           nature
           of
           things
           ;
           than
           they
           would
           have
           been
           if
           his
           reason
           had
           come
           to
           him
           byassed
           and
           tinctured
           with
           those
           impressions
           ,
           which
           the
           long
           weakness
           &
           unserviceableness
           of
           his
           body
           had
           made
           upon
           it
           .
        
         
           A
           2d
           Inconvenience
           of
           our
           Bodies
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           highest
           condition
           they
           are
           capable
           of
           arriving
           at
           ,
           is
           but
           of
           a
           short
           continuance
           :
           They
           are
           a
           considerable
           part
           of
           our
           lives
           a
           working
           up
           into
           any
           tolerable
           degree
           of
           usefulness
           ,
           before
           which
           time
           they
           signifie
           little
           more
           to
           us
           than
           the
           Bodies
           of
           Brutes
           do
           ;
           and
           when
           they
           are
           once
           fitted
           for
           the
           service
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           and
           we
           begin
           to
           understand
           what
           
           they
           are
           good
           for
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           long
           before
           they
           decline
           into
           Age
           and
           Indisposition
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           seem'd
           to
           be
           a
           Palace
           before
           ,
           turns
           to
           a
           Prison
           ,
           and
           hath
           little
           either
           of
           pleasure
           or
           convenience
           in
           it
           .
           For
           though
           our
           Youth
           is
           not
           placed
           upon
           such
           a
           precipice
           as
           immediately
           to
           tumble
           from
           its
           highest
           station
           into
           a
           decrepit
           condition
           ;
           yet
           when
           life
           is
           going
           down
           the
           Hill
           ,
           its
           motion
           is
           not
           so
           slow
           ,
           but
           that
           it
           may
           be
           perceived
           in
           a
           little
           time
           ,
           especially
           if
           it
           be
           pushed
           forward
           by
           any
           accidental
           distemper
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Sences
           grow
           flat
           ,
           and
           do
           not
           enjoy
           and
           relish
           their
           respective
           objects
           with
           that
           quickness
           and
           eager
           satisfaction
           which
           they
           formerly
           did
           .
           But
           if
           this
           was
           all
           the
           alteration
           we
           were
           liable
           to
           ,
           we
           ought
           possibly
           rather
           to
           account
           it
           an
           advantage
           than
           a
           loss
           ,
           because
           the
           lessening
           of
           sensual
           delights
           would
           rebate
           the
           edge
           of
           our
           desires
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           submit
           to
           the
           Laws
           of
           Religion
           with
           less
           reluctancy
           .
           But
           the
           flower
           of
           Youth
           does
           not
           only
           go
           off
           quickly
           ,
           but
           which
           is
           more
           to
           be
           regretted
           ,
           the
           fruit
           of
           it
           too
           ;
           and
           the
           abatement
           of
           the
           Sences
           vigour
           ,
           is
           usually
           followed
           with
           an
           apparent
           decay
           of
           strength
           .
           Thus
           life
           ,
           when
           it
           is
           once
           fermented
           
           to
           the
           height
           ,
           hath
           its
           spirits
           continually
           flying
           off
           ,
           till
           it
           is
           drawn
           to
           the
           Less
           ,
           and
           that
           part
           of
           it
           only
           remains
           which
           oftentimes
           makes
           us
           uneasie
           both
           to
           our selves
           and
           others
           :
           so
           that
           when
           the
           mind
           is
           embarked
           in
           any
           design
           of
           considerable
           length
           and
           advantage
           ;
           it
           is
           usually
           set
           a
           shore
           upon
           the
           other
           World
           before
           it
           hath
           reached
           its
           intended
           port
           ;
           or
           else
           forced
           to
           spend
           that
           stock
           of
           time
           and
           abilities
           which
           remains
           ,
           in
           stopping
           the
           Leakage
           and
           piecing
           up
           the
           ruins
           of
           the
           Vessel
           ;
           which
           is
           not
           only
           a
           hindrance
           of
           the
           main
           business
           ,
           but
           is
           likewise
           a
           very
           troublesome
           employment
           .
        
         
           A
           3.
           
           Inconvenience
           of
           our
           bodies
           consists
           in
           their
           making
           us
           subject
           to
           passion
           ;
           That
           our
           passions
           ,
           at
           least
           the
           violence
           of
           them
           ,
           are
           immediately
           caused
           by
           the
           motion
           of
           the
           spirits
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           finer
           parts
           of
           the
           Blood
           ,
           will
           appear
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           ,
           that
           those
           who
           have
           a
           greater
           stock
           of
           spirits
           supplied
           them
           from
           youth
           or
           intemperance
           ,
           are
           soonest
           overborn
           which
           disorders
           of
           this
           nature
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           God
           made
           our
           minds
           subject
           to
           the
           impressions
           of
           Passion
           upon
           a
           very
           good
           account
           ;
           that
           by
           such
           unusual
           commotions
           within
           us
           ,
           we
           might
           be
           awakened
           ,
           and
           as
           
           it
           were
           roused
           up
           to
           pursue
           those
           things
           which
           are
           useful
           ,
           and
           avoid
           the
           contrary
           ,
           with
           the
           greater
           vigour
           and
           industry
           :
           For
           if
           we
           had
           nothing
           but
           dry
           reason
           and
           cool
           Blood
           to
           contrive
           and
           execute
           for
           us
           ,
           our
           apprehensions
           in
           many
           cases
           would
           be
           too
           flow
           ,
           and
           our
           endeavours
           faint
           :
           But
           notwithstanding
           the
           advantage
           the
           Passions
           were
           design'd
           to
           give
           us
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           commonly
           managed
           ,
           they
           do
           more
           harm
           than
           good
           :
           For
           we
           are
           apt
           either
           to
           place
           them
           upon
           wrong
           Objects
           ,
           to
           fly
           them
           to
           too
           high
           a
           pitch
           ,
           or
           to
           continue
           them
           upon
           us
           when
           they
           ought
           to
           be
           discharged
           ,
           which
           makes
           us
           hasty
           in
           our
           Resolutions
           ;
           injurious
           and
           careless
           in
           our
           words
           and
           actions
           ;
           they
           make
           us
           dote
           almost
           to
           Frensy
           upon
           trifles
           ,
           and
           by
           being
           too
           kindly
           entertained
           by
           us
           ,
           improve
           a
           sudden
           disgust
           against
           our
           Neighbour
           into
           a
           setled
           and
           habitual
           malice
           ;
           infinite
           almost
           are
           the
           indecencies
           and
           sins
           which
           the
           ill
           Government
           of
           our
           Passions
           betrays
           us
           to
           ;
           they
           discompose
           the
           whole
           frame
           of
           mind
           and
           body
           ,
           disquieting
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           disordering
           the
           other
           ;
           the
           effects
           of
           them
           are
           different
           according
           to
           their
           nature
           ,
           and
           the
           power
           they
           have
           gotten
           over
           
           our
           reason
           ;
           sometimes
           they
           make
           men
           languish
           and
           pine
           away
           with
           envy
           or
           desire
           ;
           sometimes
           through
           an
           excess
           of
           fear
           they
           betray
           them
           into
           worse
           inconveniencies
           than
           those
           they
           were
           afraid
           of
           :
           Some
           are
           said
           to
           have
           absolutely
           lost
           their
           wits
           in
           their
           anger
           ,
           and
           raved
           themselves
           into
           Bedlam
           ;
           and
           others
           we
           may
           observe
           are
           over-joyed
           to
           perfect
           folly
           and
           ridiculousness
           .
        
         
           Now
           ,
           though
           a
           great
           part
           of
           our
           present
           vertue
           and
           future
           reward
           depends
           upon
           the
           due
           management
           of
           our
           Passions
           ;
           neither
           can
           they
           come
           up
           to
           this
           height
           which
           I
           have
           mentioned
           ,
           without
           our
           own
           fault
           ;
           yet
           in
           regard
           our
           bodies
           are
           the
           immediate
           instruments
           of
           their
           violence
           ,
           we
           must
           grant
           they
           are
           inconvenient
           upon
           this
           account
           :
           For
           if
           our
           reason
           was
           quick
           enough
           to
           apprehend
           and
           pursue
           our
           interest
           of
           it self
           ,
           without
           being
           spurred
           upon
           duty
           by
           Passion
           ;
           if
           the
           mind
           had
           sufficient
           power
           to
           command
           the
           body
           upon
           its
           utmost
           ,
           without
           being
           concerned
           with
           its
           motions
           any
           farther
           than
           it
           thought
           fit
           ;
           our
           condition
           would
           be
           much
           more
           perfect
           and
           secure
           :
           For
           if
           we
           knew
           we
           are
           naturally
           invincible
           ,
           we
           need
           not
           give
           our selves
           the
           trouble
           of
           standing
           
           upon
           our
           guard
           ,
           then
           we
           should
           be
           free
           from
           all
           inward
           tumults
           and
           the
           ill
           consequences
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           then
           ,
           as
           the
           power
           of
           Passion
           declined
           ,
           that
           of
           Reason
           would
           grow
           up
           and
           flourish
           ;
           and
           the
           pleasures
           of
           the
           mind
           would
           more
           than
           counter-ballance
           those
           which
           we
           lost
           by
           shaking
           off
           some
           of
           our
           correspondence
           with
           the
           body
           ;
           and
           we
           might
           have
           delight
           equal
           to
           those
           of
           a
           corporeal
           transport
           without
           the
           violence
           and
           danger
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Our
           bodies
           are
           inconvenient
           ,
           because
           they
           make
           us
           liable
           to
           suffer
           pain
           .
        
         
           It
           must
           be
           confessed
           that
           the
           state
           of
           separation
           does
           not
           exempt
           us
           from
           having
           ungrateful
           perceptions
           ,
           but
           in
           some
           respects
           makes
           us
           more
           obnoxious
           to
           them
           if
           we
           lye
           under
           any
           moral
           indisposition
           :
           For
           when
           the
           Soul
           is
           disengaged
           from
           the
           oppression
           and
           soil
           of
           the
           body
           ,
           it
           will
           act
           upon
           it self
           with
           greater
           vigour
           ,
           and
           make
           the
           Springs
           of
           Thought
           go
           much
           smarter
           than
           they
           do
           now
           ;
           so
           that
           ill
           men
           will
           be
           made
           much
           more
           powerful
           to
           torment
           themselves
           ;
           insomuch
           that
           it
           may
           be
           a
           question
           whether
           all
           the
           Fire
           ,
           and
           Feinds
           in
           Hell
           ,
           are
           a
           greater
           punishment
           to
           the
           wicked
           than
           the
           guilt
           
           of
           their
           own
           Consciences
           ;
           besides
           ,
           the
           Passions
           which
           I
           have
           mentioned
           ,
           when
           they
           are
           violent
           ,
           bring
           an
           easiness
           along
           with
           them
           .
        
         
           But
           then
           the
           reason
           why
           I
           distinguish
           pain
           from
           the
           trouble
           which
           proceeds
           either
           from
           passion
           ,
           or
           the
           more
           abstracted
           and
           immediate
           operations
           of
           the
           mind
           ,
           is
           ,
           because
           the
           Soul
           is
           not
           only
           liable
           to
           this
           disturbance
           purely
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           its
           Union
           with
           the
           Body
           ,
           but
           because
           it
           is
           perfectly
           out
           of
           our
           power
           to
           prevent
           it
           .
           For
           ,
           let
           a
           man
           be
           never
           so
           innocent
           and
           compos'd
           ,
           let
           Prudence
           and
           Religion
           secure
           him
           never
           so
           well
           against
           Vice
           and
           Passion
           ;
           yet
           there
           is
           no
           fence
           against
           bodily
           pain
           :
           This
           proceeds
           from
           those
           motions
           over
           which
           the
           Will
           hath
           little
           or
           no
           command
           ;
           and
           when
           we
           consider
           what
           a
           vast
           number
           of
           parts
           the
           Body
           consists
           of
           ,
           many
           of
           which
           are
           very
           fine
           and
           slenderly
           tyed
           together
           (
           otherwise
           they
           would
           be
           unserviceable
           )
           and
           upon
           this
           account
           are
           easily
           put
           into
           disorder
           ,
           when
           we
           consider
           how
           ignorant
           the
           generality
           are
           of
           the
           frame
           and
           constitution
           of
           their
           Bodies
           ;
           of
           the
           due
           proportion
           ,
           and
           quality
           of
           their
           nourishment
           ;
           how
           careless
           and
           immoderate
           they
           are
           often
           in
           their
           Labours
           ,
           Recreations
           
           and
           Passions
           ,
           to
           which
           if
           we
           add
           the
           sometimes
           sudden
           alterations
           of
           seasons
           ,
           &
           many
           other
           unavoidable
           accidents
           ,
           when
           we
           consider
           all
           these
           things
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           we
           have
           great
           cause
           to
           admire
           and
           bless
           the
           providence
           of
           God
           that
           our
           bodies
           are
           not
           oftener
           put
           out
           of
           order
           than
           they
           are
           .
           Now
           ,
           though
           some
           decays
           of
           the
           Body
           are
           unobserved
           by
           us
           ,
           yet
           generally
           when
           there
           is
           any
           considerable
           jarr
           made
           in
           the
           wheels
           of
           this
           curious
           Machine
           ;
           when
           the
           harmony
           of
           the
           humours
           is
           disturb'd
           ;
           when
           the
           strings
           are
           wound
           up
           too
           hard
           ,
           or
           too
           slack
           ;
           when
           any
           thing
           of
           this
           nature
           happens
           ,
           the
           Soul
           usually
           hath
           notice
           of
           it
           ,
           which
           unacceptable
           news
           is
           that
           which
           we
           call
           pain
           ,
           which
           is
           sometimes
           so
           pungent
           and
           afflicting
           ,
           that
           it
           makes
           all
           worldly
           blessings
           insignificant
           to
           us
           ,
           insomuch
           that
           there
           are
           not
           many
           who
           have
           experienced
           any
           accute
           distemper
           ,
           who
           would
           not
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           put
           to
           their
           choice
           ,
           prefer
           health
           and
           poverty
           ,
           to
           violent
           pains
           and
           diseases
           ,
           though
           supported
           and
           gilded
           over
           with
           never
           so
           much
           wealth
           and
           honour
           .
        
         
           Now
           if
           it
           be
           asked
           why
           God
           hath
           made
           the
           Soul
           so
           deeply
           sensible
           of
           the
           injuries
           which
           the
           Body
           receives
           ,
           I
           suppose
           these
           following
           
           Reasons
           (
           without
           adding
           any
           more
           )
           may
           be
           a
           sufficient
           satisfaction
           to
           such
           an
           enquiry
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Therefore
           we
           may
           rationally
           conclude
           that
           God
           hath
           made
           the
           Soul
           liable
           to
           impressions
           of
           this
           nature
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           be
           more
           careful
           to
           preserve
           the
           body
           from
           falling
           into
           decay
           .
           Pain
           I
           observed
           before
           was
           an
           unwelcome
           and
           grating
           sense
           of
           some
           injury
           which
           the
           body
           suffered
           ,
           now
           if
           the
           Soul
           was
           not
           intimately
           affected
           with
           alterations
           of
           this
           nature
           ,
           and
           concerned
           upon
           its
           own
           account
           to
           procure
           the
           welfare
           of
           its
           companion
           ;
           we
           have
           reason
           to
           believe
           a
           great
           many
           bodies
           would
           be
           very
           indifferently
           provided
           for
           .
           For
           the
           mind
           would
           be
           so
           much
           taken
           up
           with
           its
           own
           business
           ,
           that
           were
           it
           not
           admonished
           of
           the
           necessities
           of
           the
           Body
           by
           partaking
           of
           the
           inconveniencies
           of
           them
           ,
           they
           would
           be
           often
           neglected
           ;
           men
           of
           Covetous
           ,
           Ambitious
           or
           Contemplative
           minds
           ,
           rather
           than
           have
           their
           designs
           ,
           and
           pleasures
           interrupted
           ,
           would
           be
           apt
           to
           deny
           the
           body
           its
           due
           maintenance
           in
           eating
           and
           sleeping
           ;
           if
           they
           were
           not
           importuned
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           were
           forced
           upon
           justice
           ;
           by
           the
           trouble
           and
           uneasiness
           of
           watching
           and
           abstinence
           ,
           were
           it
           not
           for
           the
           pain
           of
           a
           wound
           or
           distemper
           ,
           we
           
           should
           often
           let
           them
           run
           till
           they
           were
           incureable
           :
           In
           this
           case
           many
           would
           serve
           their
           bodies
           as
           they
           do
           their
           houses
           ,
           which
           because
           they
           do
           not
           feel
           them
           smart
           when
           they
           decay
           ,
           they
           let
           them
           drop
           for
           want
           of
           timely
           repairing
           .
        
         
           A
           second
           reason
           why
           God
           made
           the
           Soul
           sensible
           of
           bodily
           pain
           ,
           may
           be
           ,
           that
           its
           virtue
           might
           have
           the
           fairer
           tryal
           .
           To
           be
           above
           the
           threatnings
           of
           ill
           men
           ,
           and
           to
           submit
           to
           any
           pain
           and
           hardship
           ,
           rather
           than
           depart
           from
           those
           Opinions
           and
           Practices
           which
           we
           believe
           to
           be
           right
           and
           necessary
           ,
           is
           an
           argument
           of
           true
           greatness
           of
           mind
           ,
           and
           the
           highest
           testimony
           of
           a
           good
           man.
           Now
           the
           Body
           ,
           by
           laying
           us
           open
           to
           almost
           all
           sorts
           of
           injuries
           we
           are
           capable
           of
           receiving
           ,
           gives
           us
           an
           opportunity
           of
           exercising
           our
           Patience
           and
           Fortitude
           in
           suffering
           in
           obedience
           to
           God's
           commands
           .
           To
           these
           virtues
           the
           imperfection
           and
           defenceless
           state
           of
           our
           Bodies
           advances
           us
           ;
           for
           ,
           were
           we
           proof
           against
           all
           misfortune
           ,
           we
           should
           be
           uncapable
           of
           this
           honour
           ;
           for
           patience
           supposes
           us
           to
           lye
           under
           the
           sense
           of
           a
           present
           evil
           ;
           take
           away
           the
           affliction
           ,
           and
           there
           will
           be
           no
           appearance
           of
           the
           virtue
           left
           behind
           ;
           neither
           can
           Fortitude
           have
           any
           place
           ,
           except
           we
           believe
           our selves
           within
           the
           reach
           of
           danger
           ;
           for
           what
           courage
           can
           it
           be
           to
           encounter
           
           any
           thing
           ,
           when
           we
           know
           it
           's
           impossible
           for
           us
           to
           be
           hurt
           ?
        
         
           A
           third
           Reason
           why
           God
           hath
           subjected
           the
           Soul
           to
           bodily
           pain
           ,
           is
           ,
           for
           the
           correction
           of
           our
           vices
           .
           Many
           sins
           do
           naturally
           bring
           indisposition
           and
           diseases
           upon
           the
           Body
           ,
           the
           dread
           and
           experience
           of
           which
           does
           not
           seldom
           restrain
           and
           bring
           us
           off
           from
           them
           :
           Besides
           ,
           pain
           and
           sickness
           ,
           by
           convincing
           men
           how
           insignificant
           ,
           or
           rather
           troublesom
           their
           life
           is
           to
           them
           ,
           &
           what
           a
           slender
           hold
           they
           have
           of
           it
           ,
           are
           oftentimes
           a
           good
           expedient
           ,
           not
           only
           for
           the
           reclaiming
           those
           vices
           which
           depend
           upon
           the
           ill
           use
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           but
           of
           a
           general
           Reformation
           :
           For
           ,
           did
           mens
           Bodies
           fret
           out
           like
           their
           cloaths
           ,
           without
           any
           considerable
           trouble
           to
           those
           that
           wore
           them
           ,
           we
           have
           reason
           to
           believe
           the
           Soul
           would
           fare
           much
           the
           worse
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           be
           oftener
           sent
           into
           the
           other
           World
           in
           an
           unprovided
           and
           forlorn
           condition
           .
        
         
           So
           that
           without
           question
           ,
           we
           are
           as
           much
           bound
           to
           thank
           God
           for
           the
           infirmities
           ,
           and
           pains
           which
           flow
           from
           our
           constitution
           ,
           as
           for
           the
           health
           and
           pleasure
           of
           it
           .
           Besides
           ,
           we
           have
           reason
           to
           account
           it
           a
           great
           mercy
           that
           God
           hath
           bound
           the
           Soul
           so
           gently
           to
           the
           Body
           ,
           that
           a
           short
           struggle
           ,
           if
           it
           happens
           to
           prove
           boisterous
           ,
           
           will
           let
           it
           loose
           ;
           so
           that
           according
           to
           Epicurus
           his
           Maxim
           ,
           it
           's
           impossible
           for
           that
           pain
           which
           is
           violent
           to
           continue
           long
           ,
           whereas
           ,
           had
           the
           Union
           of
           the
           Soul
           and
           Body
           been
           so
           strong
           ,
           that
           a
           man
           might
           have
           continued
           under
           the
           sharpest
           torments
           for
           some
           months
           or
           years
           together
           ,
           how
           difficult
           would
           patience
           have
           been
           then
           ?
           what
           an
           advantage
           would
           the
           worst
           men
           have
           had
           over
           the
           best
           ,
           and
           have
           been
           able
           by
           their
           cruelty
           to
           have
           almost
           tyred
           out
           the
           bravest
           and
           most
           resolute
           virtue
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           The
           present
           constitution
           of
           our
           Bodies
           is
           inconvenient
           ,
           because
           it
           hinders
           the
           mind
           in
           her
           pursuit
           after
           knowledge
           .
           Knowledge
           next
           to
           goodness
           is
           the
           highest
           exaltation
           of
           humane
           nature
           ,
           and
           sets
           us
           at
           the
           greatest
           distance
           from
           the
           Brutes
           beneath
           us
           :
           Now
           that
           the
           present
           condition
           of
           our
           Bodies
           does
           hinder
           our
           proficiency
           in
           this
           so
           excellent
           an
           accomplishment
           ,
           appears
           from
           what
           has
           been
           said
           already
           .
           As
        
         
           1.
           
           Because
           we
           are
           born
           Infants
           ,
           and
           the
           body
           is
           unfit
           for
           the
           Soul
           to
           exercise
           its
           functions
           in
           ;
           in
           which
           state
           of
           our
           infancy
           we
           pass
           a
           great
           many
           wrong
           judgments
           upon
           things
           ,
           so
           that
           when
           we
           come
           to
           the
           use
           of
           our
           reason
           ,
           we
           are
           not
           only
           void
           of
           true
           knowledge
           ,
           but
           have
           
           a
           great
           many
           things
           to
           unlearn
           ;
           which
           mistakes
           it's
           very
           difficult
           to
           shake
           off
           .
           Now
           though
           these
           prejudices
           relate
           chiefly
           to
           our
           proficiency
           in
           the
           knowledge
           of
           natural
           causes
           ,
           yet
           it
           must
           be
           aknowledged
           in
           the
        
         
           Second
           place
           ;
           That
           the
           passions
           which
           the
           Body
           subjects
           us
           to
           ,
           are
           sometimes
           an
           occasion
           that
           we
           do
           not
           examine
           things
           with
           that
           deliberation
           and
           indifferency
           which
           is
           necessary
           to
           the
           finding
           ▪
           out
           moral
           Truth
           ;
           and
           consequently
           make
           us
           inclinable
           to
           some
           practical
           Opinions
           rather
           than
           others
           :
           For
           according
           as
           the
           particular
           Byasse
           of
           our
           Bodies
           disposes
           us
           to
           any
           excess
           of
           hope
           or
           fear
           ,
           of
           anger
           or
           pleasure
           ;
           if
           we
           are
           not
           careful
           ,
           our
           apprehensions
           of
           Religion
           will
           bend
           into
           a
           compliance
           with
           the
           Genius
           and
           Tendency
           of
           these
           passions
           .
           For
           when
           Reason
           is
           either
           bribed
           ,
           or
           discomposed
           by
           the
           Affections
           ,
           it
           is
           than
           more
           likely
           to
           pronounce
           amiss
           upon
           things
           ,
           than
           when
           the
           mind
           is
           even
           and
           impartial
           :
           For
           example
           ,
           a
           man
           of
           a
           melancholick
           and
           gloomy
           temper
           ,
           if
           he
           gives
           way
           to
           it
           ,
           will
           be
           in
           some
           danger
           of
           perplexing
           his
           imagination
           with
           infinite
           and
           unreasonable
           fears
           concerning
           God
           Almighty
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           was
           a
           Humoursom
           or
           implacable
           Being
           ;
           and
           consequently
           such
           a
           person
           may
           be
           more
           easily
           proselyted
           
           to
           the
           Doctrines
           of
           Superstition
           ,
           or
           despair
           :
           Whereas
           another
           of
           a
           bolder
           and
           more
           sanguine
           Constitution
           ,
           will
           be
           rather
           tempted
           to
           presume
           too
           much
           upon
           Gods
           goodness
           ,
           magnifying
           his
           mercy
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           his
           wisdom
           and
           justice
           :
           And
           if
           he
           happens
           to
           fall
           upon
           ill
           Books
           or
           Company
           ,
           he
           will
           be
           dispos'd
           to
           dilute
           his
           Creed
           with
           Principles
           of
           Libertinism
           ,
           that
           so
           he
           may
           make
           it
           more
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Complexion
           of
           his
           Body
           ,
           and
           reconcile
           it
           with
           the
           use
           of
           unlawful
           pleasures
           :
           But
           here
           we
           must
           observe
           that
           these
           motives
           do
           but
           incline
           ;
           they
           by
           no
           means
           force
           us
           upon
           mistakes
           ;
           so
           that
           then
           when
           we
           are
           swayed
           by
           them
           ,
           it
           is
           our
           own
           fault
           :
           The
           reason
           why
           I
           mentioned
           them
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           take
           the
           greater
           care
           to
           enquire
           into
           the
           particular
           defects
           ,
           and
           propensities
           of
           our
           temper
           ;
           and
           form
           our
           judgment
           with
           a
           suitable
           caution
           and
           suspition
           of
           our selves
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Bodily
           pain
           is
           likewise
           no
           small
           impediment
           to
           the
           enlarging
           our
           understandings
           ,
           because
           while
           it
           continues
           upon
           us
           ,
           it
           takes
           off
           our
           thoughts
           from
           other
           things
           ,
           and
           fixes
           them
           only
           upon
           that
           which
           troubles
           us
           :
           And
           oftentimes
           when
           it
           is
           over
           ,
           it
           leaves
           such
           ill
           effects
           behind
           it
           by
           altering
           the
           Texture
           of
           the
           Brain
           or
           Blood
           ;
           that
           the
           mind
           hath
           not
           fit
           instruments
           to
           assist
           
           it
           in
           the
           work
           of
           close
           and
           constant
           Meditation
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           generality
           are
           forced
           to
           spend
           a
           great
           part
           of
           their
           time
           in
           providing
           for
           the
           necessities
           of
           life
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           have
           little
           leisure
           to
           attend
           to
           the
           improvement
           of
           their
           minds
           :
           But
           let
           them
           not
           be
           discouraged
           upon
           this
           account
           if
           they
           take
           care
           to
           live
           well
           in
           this
           World
           ;
           their
           utmost
           curiosity
           and
           thirst
           after
           knowledge
           shall
           be
           satisfied
           in
           the
           next
           ;
           without
           being
           encumbered
           with
           that
           labour
           and
           difficulty
           which
           attends
           very
           inconsiderable
           Attainments
           here
           .
           Then
           as
           the
           Apostle
           informs
           us
           ,
           
             We
             shall
             know
             even
             as
             we
             are
             known
             ,
             and
             see
             God
             as
             he
             is
             ,
             in
             whom
             all
             the
             Treasures
             of
             Wisdom
             and
             Knowledge
             are
             hid
             .
          
           1
           Cor.
           13.
           
           Joh.
           1.
           3.
           
           To
           what
           hath
           been
           said
           upon
           this
           Argument
           if
           we
           add
           that
           considerable
           number
           of
           hours
           which
           those
           who
           are
           most
           covetous
           of
           their
           time
           are
           obliged
           to
           spend
           in
           eating
           ,
           sleeping
           and
           recreation
           ;
           we
           shall
           see
           that
           he
           had
           great
           reason
           for
           his
           Opinion
           ,
           who
           hath
           told
           us
           ,
           that
           Art
           is
           long
           ,
           and
           Life
           but
           short
           .
        
         
           But
           notwithstanding
           these
           inconveniencies
           with
           which
           our
           bodys
           are
           attended
           in
           this
           state
           of
           imperfection
           ,
           we
           are
           not
           to
           complain
           as
           if
           God
           had
           dealt
           hardly
           with
           us
           ;
           because
           they
           are
           not
           just
           such
           as
           we
           could
           desire
           them
           ;
           let
           us
           rather
           consider
           that
           if
           the
           conveniencies
           of
           them
           were
           
           much
           less
           than
           they
           are
           ,
           it
           was
           more
           than
           God
           owes
           us
           ;
           besides
           ,
           how
           impatient
           soever
           men
           may
           sometimes
           be
           under
           extremity
           of
           pain
           ,
           yet
           their
           general
           behaviour
           is
           a
           plain
           argument
           that
           they
           have
           no
           contemptible
           Opinion
           of
           their
           Bodies
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           commonly
           loath
           to
           leave
           them
           when
           they
           are
           at
           their
           worst
           condition
           :
           Let
           us
           therefore
           be
           thankful
           that
           God
           hath
           made
           them
           so
           commodious
           for
           us
           now
           ,
           and
           hath
           promised
           to
           improve
           them
           to
           the
           utmost
           of
           our
           wishes
           afterwards
           ;
           which
           brings
           me
           to
           the
           second
           thing
           at
           first
           propounded
           ,
           viz.
           to
           shew
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           Qualities
           of
           Glorified
           Bodies
           are
           opposed
           to
           those
           defects
           ,
           and
           free
           from
           those
           inconveniencies
           we
           are
           now
           sensible
           of
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           They
           will
           be
           very
           much
           refined
           ,
           and
           consequently
           fitter
           for
           the
           Soul
           to
           act
           with
           .
           
             It
             shall
             be
             raised
             a
             spiritual
             body
             ,
          
           1
           Cor.
           15.
           44.
           which
           implies
           that
           it
           shall
           be
           changed
           into
           an
           exalted
           and
           vigorous
           condition
           :
           All
           grossness
           and
           feculency
           which
           adheres
           to
           it
           now
           ,
           shall
           be
           purged
           off
           ;
           all
           unevenness
           and
           roughness
           of
           parts
           will
           then
           be
           filed
           into
           an
           exact
           serviceableness
           ,
           and
           the
           Soul
           will
           no
           longer
           labour
           under
           the
           disorders
           of
           an
           unweildy
           and
           incompliant
           constitution
           :
           The
           Body
           will
           then
           be
           exactly
           at
           its
           
           beck
           ,
           and
           execute
           all
           its
           commands
           with
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           dispatch
           .
           That
           Quality
           which
           we
           call
           Heaviness
           ,
           which
           hinders
           our
           motion
           ,
           and
           confines
           us
           to
           the
           lower
           part
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           will
           then
           no
           more
           molest
           us
           ;
           for
           the
           Refined
           Body
           by
           its
           nearer
           resemblance
           to
           the
           Air
           about
           it
           ,
           the
           improved
           Activity
           of
           its
           Spirits
           ,
           and
           the
           greater
           force
           the
           Soul
           will
           in
           all
           probability
           have
           to
           set
           them
           a
           work
           .
           By
           these
           advantages
           we
           shall
           be
           enabled
           to
           meet
           the
           Lord
           in
           the
           Air
           ,
           and
           fly
           up
           into
           the
           Regions
           of
           light
           and
           happiness
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           Soul
           may
           be
           the
           better
           accommodated
           ,
           the
           Sences
           will
           be
           improved
           in
           two
           respects
           beyond
           what
           they
           are
           now
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           They
           will
           be
           larger
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           able
           to
           take
           in
           more
           objects
           at
           a
           time
           ,
           and
           reach
           them
           at
           a
           father
           distance
           than
           they
           can
           now
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           They
           will
           be
           quicker
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           whatever
           notices
           they
           convey
           to
           the
           Mind
           ,
           will
           be
           more
           intimately
           and
           vigorously
           communicated
           to
           it
           :
           Upon
           which
           two
           accounts
           they
           must
           afford
           the
           Soul
           a
           much
           greater
           pleasure
           than
           they
           do
           now
           .
           And
           that
           the
           Sences
           will
           be
           thus
           improved
           ,
           follows
           from
           a
           principle
           ,
           which
           every
           one
           that
           owns
           the
           Resurrection
           must
           grant
           ,
           namely
           ,
           that
           Glorified
           Bodies
           will
           be
           endued
           with
           far
           greater
           Activity
           than
           they
           are
           at
           their
           highest
           
           condition
           here
           ;
           now
           we
           know
           men
           have
           a
           more
           full
           and
           delightful
           use
           of
           their
           sences
           in
           their
           youth
           than
           at
           any
           other
           time
           .
        
         
           Now
           of
           all
           the
           sences
           ,
           those
           of
           Seeing
           and
           Hearing
           are
           not
           only
           the
           most
           instructive
           to
           the
           mind
           ,
           but
           likewise
           the
           most
           refined
           ,
           and
           as
           I
           may
           say
           ,
           the
           most
           creditable
           sences
           :
           Therefore
           we
           need
           not
           question
           but
           they
           will
           accompany
           the
           Bodies
           of
           the
           Saints
           to
           Heaven
           and
           possibly
           that
           of
           Smelling
           too
           ;
           but
           as
           for
           the
           two
           other
           grosser
           sences
           ,
           they
           belong
           to
           a
           State
           of
           imperfection
           ,
           and
           are
           too
           coarse
           and
           insignificant
           to
           have
           much
           employment
           there
           ;
           for
           ought
           we
           know
           they
           may
           be
           changed
           into
           two
           new
           ones
           of
           a
           more
           spiritualized
           and
           refined
           nature
           ;
           which
           it
           is
           not
           possible
           for
           us
           to
           understand
           or
           conceive
           till
           we
           are
           possessed
           of
           them
           ;
           which
           we
           shall
           cease
           to
           wonder
           at
           if
           we
           consider
           that
           were
           a
           man
           born
           Deaf
           or
           Blind
           it
           would
           be
           impossible
           for
           him
           to
           have
           the
           Vulgar
           notion
           of
           sound
           or
           colour
           :
           Nay
           ,
           I
           may
           add
           ,
           he
           could
           have
           no
           imaginable
           Idea
           of
           these
           qualities
           except
           he
           received
           some
           description
           of
           them
           from
           others
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           And
           as
           the
           Bodies
           of
           the
           Saints
           will
           be
           defective
           or
           superfluous
           in
           nothing
           ,
           but
           be
           exactly
           fitted
           for
           the
           service
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           so
           likewise
           
           they
           will
           be
           much
           more
           splendid
           &
           grateful
           than
           now
           they
           are
           ;
           which
           is
           another
           property
           of
           the
           Image
           of
           the
           Heavenly
           :
           Instead
           of
           those
           obscure
           and
           unamiable
           qualities
           they
           appeared
           in
           here
           ,
           they
           will
           be
           decked
           with
           light
           as
           with
           a
           garment
           ,
           and
           be
           cloathed
           with
           Majesty
           and
           Honour
           ;
           they
           will
           then
           be
           all
           beauty
           and
           brightness
           without
           any
           disfiguring
           blemish
           ,
           any
           scars
           remaining
           ,
           except
           of
           those
           wounds
           they
           have
           received
           in
           their
           Masters
           cause
           ,
           which
           then
           probably
           will
           shine
           out
           with
           a
           more
           orient
           and
           distinguishable
           lustre
           .
           This
           is
           indeed
           to
           bear
           the
           Image
           of
           the
           Heavenly
           ,
           of
           which
           we
           are
           assured
           from
           more
           places
           than
           the
           Text.
           As
           Philip.
           3.
           21.
           the
           Apostle
           affirms
           ,
           
             Our
             Saviour
             shall
             change
             our
             vile
             Bodies
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             be
             like
             his
             glorious
             Body
             ,
          
           a
           representation
           of
           which
           we
           have
           at
           his
           Transfiguration
           ,
           though
           I
           believe
           but
           a
           faint
           one
           ,
           and
           yet
           the
           Evangelists
           tell
           us
           ,
           
             his
             face
             shone
             like
             the
             Sun
             ,
             and
             his
             Raiment
             with
             the
             Reflection
             was
             white
             and
             glistering
             .
          
           Mat.
           17.
           
           Luk.
           9.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Bodies
           of
           the
           Saints
           will
           be
           impassible
           :
           They
           will
           then
           be
           fortified
           against
           all
           accidents
           and
           diseases
           ,
           and
           be
           no
           longer
           subject
           to
           any
           painful
           or
           dishonourable
           alterations
           ;
           Time
           and
           death
           will
           have
           no
           power
           over
           them
           .
           
           St.
           Iohn
           after
           he
           hath
           described
           the
           general
           Resurrection
           ,
           Rev.
           20.
           in
           the
           21
           
             chap.
             v.
          
           4.
           proceeds
           to
           mention
           the
           unchangeable
           happiness
           of
           the
           Heavenly
           Inhabitants
           ,
           where
           enlarging
           upon
           their
           privative
           advantages
           ,
           he
           informs
           us
           ,
           that
           there
           shall
           be
           no
           more
           death
           ,
           neither
           sorrow
           ,
           nor
           crying
           ,
           neither
           shall
           there
           be
           any
           more
           pain
           ;
           for
           the
           former
           things
           are
           passed
           away
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           states
           of
           imperfection
           and
           mortality
           is
           over
           ,
           Whereas
           ,
           did
           not
           all
           things
           stand
           at
           a
           stay
           ;
           were
           not
           the
           perfections
           of
           the
           Body
           permanent
           and
           unalterable
           ,
           secured
           against
           all
           injury
           and
           decay
           ;
           if
           there
           was
           not
           pain
           ,
           we
           may
           be
           sure
           there
           would
           be
           sorrow
           to
           lose
           the
           least
           part
           of
           so
           glorious
           a
           condition
           .
           Now
           which
           way
           our
           Bodies
           shall
           be
           made
           immortal
           ,
           signifies
           not
           much
           to
           know
           ;
           possibly
           they
           may
           have
           such
           an
           advantageous
           change
           from
           the
           Laws
           of
           Motion
           ,
           from
           the
           Figure
           of
           their
           parts
           ,
           or
           the
           temperature
           of
           the
           Climate
           ,
           as
           may
           preserve
           them
           from
           suffering
           any
           alteration
           ,
           or
           loss
           of
           parts
           ;
           or
           if
           the
           parts
           do
           fly
           off
           as
           they
           do
           now
           ,
           it
           's
           easie
           with
           God
           to
           supply
           them
           with
           new
           ones
           immediately
           made
           fit
           ,
           without
           the
           trouble
           of
           eating
           ,
           or
           concoction
           :
           But
           whether
           by
           any
           of
           these
           ways
           ,
           or
           which
           of
           them
           they
           will
           continue
           
           immortal
           ,
           whether
           by
           the
           settled
           course
           of
           Providence
           ,
           or
           by
           Miracle
           ,
           is
           neither
           material
           to
           dispute
           ,
           nor
           possible
           to
           determine
           ;
           that
           they
           will
           continue
           so
           ,
           we
           are
           sure
           ,
           for
           as
           with
           him
           that
           hath
           made
           this
           Promise
           ,
           nothing
           is
           impossible
           ,
           so
           likewise
           he
           is
           Faithful
           and
           cannot
           deny
           himself
           .
           It
           is
           more
           proper
           for
           us
           to
           prepare
           our selves
           by
           a
           vertuous
           Life
           for
           so
           blessed
           an
           immortality
           ,
           than
           vainly
           to
           enquire
           into
           the
           mystery
           of
           it
           :
           The
           best
           way
           of
           satisfying
           our
           curiosity
           is
           to
           endeavour
           to
           be
           accounted
           worthy
           to
           obtain
           that
           World
           ,
           and
           the
           Resurrection
           from
           the
           dead
           ;
           for
           we
           need
           not
           doubt
           but
           that
           those
           who
           are
           possessed
           of
           this
           priviledge
           will
           understand
           the
           causes
           which
           make
           it
           such
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           goodness
           of
           God
           will
           enable
           the
           Saints
           to
           explain
           the
           Philosophy
           of
           their
           happiness
           .
        
         
           Now
           from
           what
           we
           experience
           here
           ,
           we
           may
           in
           some
           measure
           conceive
           how
           considerable
           an
           addition
           it
           will
           be
           to
           our
           happiness
           to
           have
           our
           Earthy
           part
           refined
           into
           such
           a
           state
           of
           perfection
           as
           I
           have
           been
           describing
           :
           To
           have
           the
           wisdom
           and
           experience
           of
           Age
           without
           the
           sickness
           and
           uneasiness
           attending
           it
           ;
           and
           the
           sprightlyness
           and
           vigour
           of
           youth
           separated
           from
           its
           usual
           rashness
           and
           indiscretion
           .
           What
           a
           
           glorious
           change
           must
           it
           be
           to
           have
           these
           inobsequious
           ,
           and
           cadaverous
           Bodies
           possessed
           of
           the
           three
           only
           desirable
           qualities
           ;
           being
           made
           to
           the
           height
           of
           our
           wishes
           suitable
           ,
           illustrious
           ,
           and
           immortal
           ?
        
         
           I
           shall
           now
           in
           the
        
         
           Third
           place
           proceed
           to
           draw
           some
           inferences
           from
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           different
           state
           of
           our
           Bodies
           here
           ,
           and
           hereafter
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           frail
           condition
           of
           our
           Bodies
           here
           ,
           and
           the
           improvements
           they
           will
           be
           advanced
           to
           hereafter
           ,
           ought
           to
           make
           us
           entertain
           a
           low
           opinion
           of
           the
           pleasures
           of
           sence
           ;
           both
           because
           we
           are
           permitted
           but
           a
           short
           enjoyment
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           because
           they
           are
           only
           fit
           for
           us
           while
           we
           are
           in
           a
           state
           of
           imperfection
           :
           We
           should
           consider
           that
           the
           Body
           is
           not
           able
           to
           provide
           for
           it self
           ;
           it's
           pleasures
           are
           not
           of
           it's
           own
           growth
           ,
           but
           must
           be
           supplied
           from
           Forreign
           Parts
           ,
           and
           consequently
           are
           infallible
           marks
           of
           our
           want
           and
           dependance
           ;
           and
           therefore
           to
           have
           a
           strong
           desire
           for
           ,
           or
           high
           Opinion
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           does
           but
           discover
           our
           own
           weakness
           to
           be
           the
           greater
           ;
           and
           that
           we
           preposterously
           value
           our selves
           upon
           the
           Poverty
           of
           our
           condition
           :
           What
           are
           these
           satisfactions
           but
           only
           short
           respits
           from
           bodily
           
           pain
           and
           trouble
           ?
           for
           after
           the
           uneasiness
           of
           hunger
           and
           thirst
           is
           over
           ,
           the
           pleasure
           of
           eating
           and
           drinking
           immediately
           ceases
           ;
           and
           to
           continue
           the
           action
           any
           longer
           is
           more
           a
           burthen
           ,
           than
           a
           refreshment
           :
           Those
           therefore
           who
           are
           capable
           of
           the
           greatest
           bodily
           pleasure
           ,
           must
           have
           the
           strongest
           sence
           of
           want
           and
           uneasiness
           upon
           them
           ;
           for
           unless
           they
           are
           thus
           prepared
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           flat
           and
           unaffecting
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           Now
           who
           would
           desire
           a
           Fever
           only
           for
           the
           satisfacton
           of
           drinking
           in
           it
           ;
           or
           be
           in
           love
           with
           extreme
           poverty
           because
           of
           the
           unusual
           pleasure
           which
           is
           then
           taken
           in
           receiving
           the
           Charity
           of
           others
           ?
        
         
           The
           Body
           therefore
           is
           only
           so
           far
           to
           be
           indulged
           as
           is
           necessary
           to
           put
           it
           into
           the
           best
           condition
           to
           be
           employed
           by
           the
           Soul
           ;
           for
           as
           it
           should
           not
           be
           tyrannized
           over
           ,
           that
           being
           the
           way
           to
           make
           it
           both
           troublesom
           and
           unserviceable
           ;
           so
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           we
           should
           be
           careful
           to
           maintain
           the
           Soveraignty
           of
           the
           mind
           ;
           that
           whenever
           Reason
           and
           Religion
           requires
           it
           ,
           we
           may
           have
           power
           to
           controul
           our
           sences
           ,
           and
           be
           pleased
           with
           the
           victory
           :
           But
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           to
           make
           the
           Soul
           a
           Slave
           to
           the
           Body
           ;
           to
           employ
           the
           powers
           of
           Reason
           (
           the
           Image
           of
           the
           Glorious
           God
           )
           in
           providing
           for
           
           the
           gratification
           of
           the
           Animal
           Life
           ;
           is
           a
           most
           degenerous
           and
           dangerous
           abuse
           of
           so
           great
           a
           priviledge
           :
           And
           when
           God
           hath
           made
           us
           little
           lower
           than
           the
           Angels
           ,
           ought
           we
           not
           to
           blush
           to
           make
           our selves
           less
           than
           the
           Beasts
           that
           perish
           ?
           Now
           that
           sensuality
           does
           degrade
           us
           in
           this
           manner
           is
           apparent
           ,
           it
           being
           unquestionably
           more
           scandalous
           and
           uncreditable
           to
           abuse
           the
           use
           of
           Reason
           ,
           than
           to
           want
           it
           ;
           for
           the
           one
           only
           argues
           natural
           incapacity
           ;
           which
           because
           it
           could
           not
           be
           prevented
           ,
           is
           no
           just
           reproach
           to
           any
           Being
           ;
           but
           the
           other
           besides
           ingratitude
           to
           the
           Doner
           implies
           most
           egregious
           folly
           ;
           for
           what
           can
           be
           more
           senceless
           than
           to
           be
           inapprehensive
           of
           the
           Prerogative
           of
           our
           nature
           ,
           and
           to
           misapply
           and
           squander
           away
           the
           fairest
           opportunities
           of
           being
           happy
           ?
        
         
           A
           man
           that
           makes
           himself
           a
           Beggar
           by
           ill
           Menage
           ,
           and
           Luxury
           ,
           is
           in
           the
           true
           estimation
           of
           things
           a
           much
           more
           despicable
           person
           than
           he
           that
           is
           born
           to
           that
           low
           condition
           ,
           and
           fixed
           in
           it
           by
           those
           impotencies
           and
           defects
           of
           body
           or
           mind
           which
           were
           irresistably
           forced
           upon
           him
           .
           The
           rational
           Brute
           therefore
           is
           most
           certainly
           the
           meanest
           ,
           because
           he
           stupidly
           undervalues
           the
           dignity
           of
           his
           Being
           ,
           and
           employs
           the
           highest
           qualities
           in
           the
           most
           sordid
           drudgery
           .
           
           Whereas
           other
           creatures
           act
           according
           to
           the
           Instincts
           and
           Appetities
           which
           Providence
           hath
           put
           into
           them
           ,
           it
           being
           as
           impossible
           for
           them
           to
           rise
           above
           their
           natures
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           dishonourable
           for
           us
           to
           sink
           below
           ours
           .
           But
           this
           practice
           is
           not
           only
           dishonourable
           but
           dangerous
           ,
           for
           if
           we
           give
           our selves
           up
           to
           the
           disorders
           of
           Appetite
           ,
           and
           make
           our
           Bodies
           instrumental
           in
           sinning
           ;
           besides
           the
           diseases
           which
           intemperance
           often
           exposes
           them
           to
           here
           ,
           we
           shall
           find
           the
           sad
           consequence
           of
           it
           in
           the
           other
           World
           ;
           where
           they
           will
           be
           joined
           to
           the
           Soul
           only
           to
           encrease
           its
           misery
           by
           putting
           it
           into
           a
           new
           capacity
           of
           suffering
           .
           For
           the
           Apostle
           assures
           us
           ,
           if
           we
           live
           after
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           and
           make
           Provision
           to
           fulfil
           the
           Lusts
           thereof
           ,
           we
           shall
           die
           ,
           for
           to
           be
           carnally
           or
           sensually
           minded
           is
           death
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           cannot
           expect
           to
           live
           hereafter
           except
           we
           mortify
           the
           deeds
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           Rom.
           8.
           6
           ,
           13.
           
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           We
           ought
           to
           be
           contented
           with
           the
           trouble
           ,
           the
           present
           infirmities
           of
           our
           Bodies
           may
           put
           us
           to
           .
        
         
           God
           hath
           made
           our
           Bodies
           of
           a
           frail
           Constitution
           ,
           and
           liable
           to
           many
           inconveniencies
           ;
           that
           we
           might
           aspire
           after
           a
           higher
           and
           more
           confirmed
           happiness
           ;
           and
           not
           place
           it
           in
           the
           
           satisfaction
           of
           our
           sences
           ,
           which
           are
           so
           easily
           made
           unacceptable
           to
           us
           by
           diseases
           ,
           or
           quickly
           stupified
           and
           worn
           out
           with
           Age.
           Besides
           ,
           upon
           the
           account
           that
           our
           Bodies
           make
           us
           liable
           to
           pain
           and
           diseases
           ,
           we
           have
           thereby
           an
           occasion
           of
           exercising
           many
           virtues
           ,
           which
           otherwise
           we
           could
           not
           have
           :
           If
           we
           were
           not
           liable
           to
           pain
           and
           uneasiness
           ,
           there
           could
           be
           no
           such
           thing
           as
           a
           contented
           Poverty
           ;
           and
           an
           humble
           Resignation
           to
           providence
           in
           affliction
           and
           distress
           ;
           the
           essence
           of
           these
           virtues
           would
           be
           lost
           in
           such
           impregnable
           circumstances
           :
           For
           to
           be
           contented
           when
           a
           man
           neither
           feels
           ,
           nor
           fears
           any
           evil
           ,
           is
           not
           so
           much
           a
           commendation
           ,
           as
           a
           necessary
           action
           ;
           it
           being
           as
           impossible
           to
           be
           troubled
           when
           we
           have
           what
           we
           have
           a
           mind
           to
           ,
           as
           to
           be
           perfectly
           pleased
           when
           we
           have
           not
           :
           I
           confess
           to
           be
           thus
           fortified
           against
           injury
           and
           want
           ,
           argues
           a
           great
           happiness
           of
           nature
           ,
           but
           a
           moral
           perfection
           it
           is
           not
           ;
           and
           consequently
           deserves
           admiration
           ,
           but
           not
           reward
           .
           The
           Honour
           of
           our
           Christian
           warfare
           consists
           in
           the
           laboriousness
           and
           hazard
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           strength
           of
           our
           virtue
           lies
           in
           the
           weakness
           of
           our
           condition
           ;
           and
           though
           we
           are
           made
           a
           little
           lower
           than
           the
           Angels
           ,
           yet
           (
           with
           all
           respect
           be
           it
           spoken
           
           to
           those
           superiour
           Beings
           )
           upon
           this
           account
           we
           seem
           to
           have
           some
           advantage
           of
           them
           ;
           for
           their
           station
           being
           above
           the
           reach
           of
           misfortune
           ,
           makes
           them
           incapable
           of
           suffering
           upon
           the
           score
           of
           Virtue
           and
           Religion
           .
           We
           ought
           not
           therefore
           to
           complain
           because
           God
           hath
           made
           our
           Bodies
           liable
           to
           many
           inconveniencies
           here
           ;
           but
           to
           resist
           the
           temptations
           they
           expose
           us
           to
           ,
           with
           resolution
           to
           bear
           the
           pains
           and
           infirmities
           of
           them
           ,
           with
           submission
           and
           contentedness
           ,
           considering
           that
           in
           a
           discreet
           and
           Christian
           management
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           a
           great
           part
           of
           our
           obedience
           ,
           and
           future
           reward
           consists
           :
           It
           is
           not
           long
           before
           we
           shall
           be
           dismist
           from
           this
           service
           ,
           and
           when
           death
           shall
           be
           swallowed
           up
           in
           Victory
           ,
           and
           this
           mortal
           shall
           put
           on
           immortality
           ,
           then
           it
           will
           be
           a
           pleasure
           to
           survey
           the
           difficulties
           of
           our
           past
           life
           ,
           and
           the
           very
           thoughts
           of
           our
           former
           troubles
           will
           be
           an
           addition
           to
           our
           happiness
           .
        
         
           Haec
           olim
           meminisse
           juvabit
           .
        
         
           And
           therefore
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           we
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           over-timerous
           ,
           lest
           we
           should
           impair
           the
           strength
           of
           
           our
           Constitution
           ,
           but
           lay
           it
           out
           freely
           upon
           Religious
           and
           Worthy
           Actions
           .
        
         
           Health
           is
           not
           chiefly
           to
           be
           desired
           for
           the
           sensual
           pleasure
           it
           affords
           ,
           but
           because
           we
           are
           then
           in
           the
           best
           condition
           to
           serve
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           useful
           to
           the
           society
           we
           live
           in
           :
           Let
           it
           not
           therefore
           be
           our
           great
           aim
           to
           keep
           our
           Bodies
           in
           Reparation
           ,
           and
           ingloriously
           slumber
           out
           our
           time
           for
           fear
           of
           wearing
           them
           out
           too
           fast
           ;
           but
           according
           to
           our
           several
           Stations
           and
           Callings
           ,
           let
           us
           diligently
           employ
           them
           for
           our
           own
           real
           interest
           ,
           and
           that
           of
           others
           ;
           making
           them
           contribute
           to
           the
           improvement
           of
           Reason
           ,
           and
           the
           exercise
           of
           Virtue
           :
           If
           they
           decay
           in
           such
           service
           ,
           they
           will
           fall
           with
           honour
           ,
           and
           rise
           with
           advantage
           .
           The
           best
           way
           of
           consulting
           their
           future
           advancement
           is
           ,
           not
           to
           dote
           upon
           them
           now
           :
           If
           we
           would
           have
           them
           flourish
           in
           immortal
           youth
           ,
           and
           beauty
           hereafter
           ,
           we
           must
           neither
           be
           too
           fond
           in
           indulging
           ,
           nor
           too
           curious
           in
           adorning
           of
           them
           :
           We
           must
           not
           out
           of
           an
           effeminate
           niceness
           to
           preserve
           their
           agreeableness
           ,
           decline
           any
           proper
           austerities
           ,
           or
           opportunity
           of
           doing
           good
           .
           In
           short
           ,
           if
           we
           expect
           these
           earthy
           Bodies
           should
           bear
           the
           Image
           of
           the
           Heavenly
           ,
           we
           must
           employ
           
           them
           generously
           and
           religiously
           ;
           suffer
           the
           inconveniencies
           of
           them
           with
           Patience
           and
           Christian
           Courage
           ,
           and
           please
           them
           with
           temperance
           and
           reservedness
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .