The harmonie of Holie Scriptures vvith the seuerall sentences of sundry learned and vvorthy vvriters : collected for the comfort of all such as are desirous to seeke after theyr soules health / by I.B.

§. 7.

Besides these former places of holy scrip∣ture, wee finde also diuers other proofes in the booke of God, concerning this poynt: as namely, the hopefull speech of Dauid; vvho when newes was brought him, that his base-borne child (for whom hee fasted, prayed, and wept) was dead, hee lamented no longer, but presently washed his handes and called for meate. And being demaun∣ded the reason thereof by his seruants: hee aunswered; I shall goe to him, but he shall not returne to mee.

Also; when old Tobias was derided of his kinsfolkes and acquaintance, and scof∣fingly demaunded by thē, where his hope was, for the which he had doone almes and buried the dead, (considering he was now,

euen after the finishing of a good vvorke, suddainly smitten blinde?) hee, nothing there-with dismayed, confidently rebuked them, saying; Say not so; for, wee are the children of holy men; and looke for the life, which God shall giue vnto them that neuer turne their beleefe from him.

The same Tobias also at another time, to witnesse vnto the worlde vvhat confident hope hee alwaies had of the soules immor∣talitie, earnestly requested of the Almigh∣tie, that his spirit might be taken from him, and that his body might be dissolued and become earth.

The like may be read in the prayer of E∣lias, whē he desired to die, saying: ô Lord, I pray thee take my soule, for I am no bet∣ter then my Fathers. &c.

Notes

• 2, Sam, 12. 23.
• Tobie, 2.
• Tobie, 3, 6,
• 1, Reg, 19, 4