Pneumatologia, a treatise of the soul of man wherein the divine original, excellent and immortal nature of the soul are opened, its love and inclination to the body, with the necessity of its separation from it, considered and improved, the existence, operations, and states of separated souls, both in Heaven and Hell, immediately after death, asserted, discussed, and variously applyed, divers knotty and difficult questions about departed souls, both philosophical, and theological, stated and determined, the invaluable preciousness of humane souls, and the various artifices of Satan (their professed enemy) to destroy them, discovered, and the great duty and interest of all men, seasonable and heartily to comply with the most great and gracious design of the Father, Son, and Spirit, for the salvation of their souls, argued and pressed / by John Flavel ...

A View of the Soul as separated, considered three ways in this Table of Death.

• First, In its general Nature as a Soul separated, four ways, viz.
  • 1. The Nature of Sepa∣ration, and that both
    • 1. Mental and Intellectual, the usefulness of which is shewed.

      p. 192

    • 2. Real and Physical; and that either

      1. In ••ieri, its foregoing pains.

      p. 195

      2. In facto esse, its dividing stroke.

      p. 196

  • 2. The Notices and Signs of approaching death, where

    1. The Reasons against it are weighed.

    p. 250

    2. The Evidences for it are produced.

    p. 253

  • 3. The Changes made by separation, both upon

    1. The Body visibly.

    p. 193

    2. The Soul more considerably in several respects.

    p. 199

  • 4. The Souls ability both to exist and act when se∣parate, proved

    1. By its understanding some things now without Phantasms or help of the Body.

    p. 205

    2. The Absurdities of the contrary Hypothesis.

    p. 207

• Secondly, As a Soul in Christ, In eight Particulars, viz.
  • 1. The proper Season of its separation, which is not

    1. Till the Work of Sanctification be wrought out upon it.

    p. 208

    2. Till the whole Work of Obedience be finished by it.

    p. 209

    3. And then it goes with all its graces and Comforts with it.

    p. 209

  • 2. The Ministry of An∣gels at the time of Se∣paration

    1. Not out of pure Necessity, as though it could not ascend to God without them.

    p. 203

    2. But to grace and adorn that day.

    p. 204

  • 3. Their Residence after death opened both
    • 1. Negatively

      1. They wander not up and down the World.

      p. 211

      2. They abide not about our Graves.

      p. 212

      3. They are not detained in Purgatory.

      p. 212

      4. They fall not into a Swoon, or sleep.

      p. 21••

    • 2. Positively, they ascend to God immediately; for

      1. Heaven is ready for them.

      p. 21••

      2. They are ready for it.

      p. 214

      3. Scriptures are for it.

      p. 214

      4. Nothing in reason against it.

      p. 214

  • 4. The life of holy separate Souls in re∣spect of their
    • 1. Pleasure which transcends

      1. All the Sensitive pleasure here.

      p. 218

      2. All the Intellectual pleasure here.

      p. 219

      3. All the Spiritual Pleasure here.

      p. 221

    • 2. Knowledge which is

      1. More perfect in degree.

      p. 223

      2. More easie in its acquisition.

      p. 224

    • 3. Communion with God which

      1. Excels that here in ten Respects.

      p. 227

      2. Admits a double change.

      p. 232

  • 5. The Idea of a Soul in Glory.

    p. 242

  • 6. The Apparitions of departed Soul•• where

    1. The Arguments for it are produced.

    p. 260

    2. Concessions about it laid down.

    p. 266

    3. Reasons against it urged, and Objections answered.

    p. 270

  • 7. The Discourse and Speech of the Spirits of the just.
    • 1. That they do Converse in Heaven.
    • 2. Yet without words or sound.

      1. More clear.

      p. 274, &c.

      2. More quick.

      p. 274, &c.

    • 3. By an act of the Will which is
  • 8. Their desires of Re∣union, where

    1. The Reasons against it are weighed.

    p. 282

    2. The Arguments proving it produced.

    p. 284

• Thirdly, As a damned Soul, in two things.
  • 1. The Idea or Representation of a damned Soul in respect of

    1. The place where its Torment••

    p. 334

    2. The Misery what its Torment••

    p. 345

    3. The Instrument its Torment••

    p. 346

    4. The Aggravations of its Torment••

  • 2. The Various Methods of destroying precious Souls

    1. By Satan.

    2. By Men.

    p. 398

    3. By themselves.

  • 3. The only season of Salvation noted and pressed upon all.

    p. 450