A nosegay of divine truths; wherein the chief points of religion are ingeniously discussed, and also the doctrines of predestination, reprobation, &c. rightly determined: Highly necessary for all Christians to peruse. And digested into 50 chapters; both French and English, for the benefit of those who are desirous to improve themselves in the French or English tongues. By P.B. formerly of the order of S. Francis, now a convert to the Church of England

CHAP. XXXVIII. The Condition of an holy Soul after She is separated from her Body.

AS soon as the Holy Soul is gone out from her Body, She is, as I have said just now, carried into Hea∣ven by the Holy Angels; then in the presence of all Blessed Souls, Friends, and Relations dead in the Grace of God she hath this comfort to hear these words. Come thou Blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdom which is prepared for thee from the beginning of the World. Well done and well come good and faithfull Ser∣vant, enter into thy Masters Joy; receive the Crown of Glory promised to them that are faithfull till death. If, for the

maintaining the truth of the Gospel, she hath endured in this world several Torments, she shall receive the Crown of Martyrdom. If she did overcome the lusts of the flesh, and submit her concupiscence to the law of the Spirit, she shall obtain the Crown of Virginity. If in Marriage she were always faithfull and did never defile her Conjugal Bed, she shall receive the Crown of Chastity. If she did always give good example, relieve the needy, preach the word of God, convert Souls, turning them from sin to righteousness, she shall obtain an incorruptible Crown of Glory, that shall shine eternally, and be cloathed with that fair white Garmnet, whereof it is spoken in the Revelations. She will re∣joyce because the winter of her afflic∣tions is past, and seeth her self free from all diseases, troubles, and other Infirmi∣ties which are the common attendants of a Man as long as he is in this World. She will rejoyce because she seeth her self in a place, wherein there is a light without any darkness, a beauty with∣out any deformity, a happiness without any trouble, a comfort without any

end, wherein the law is love, and life Eternity, and whose glory is such that according to St. Paul, no tongue is able to express it, nor understanding to con∣ceive. And in that happy and glorious state, in the Company of an innumera∣ble number of Saints and Angels, in the sweet and lovely presence of her God and Saviour, she thanks and prai∣ses him for all his Mercies, Favours, and Kindness. She sings an eternal Allelu∣jah, and saith aloud, praise, honour and glory, and power, and thanks be unto thee O Blessed Lamb, who settest upon the Throne, wast killed and hast redeemed us to God by the Blood out of every Kindred, and Tongue, and People, and Nation, and hast made us unto our God Kings and Priests to raign with thee in thy Kingdom for evermore, Amen.