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For all creatures were cursed for his sake, and his curse was to die the death, even his soul as well as his body; he that was the Image of God must die the death, and turn to dust: besides, it was Adams soul which was commanded not to eat of the forbidden fruit, therefore that life and soul of them both must die: neither
is any thing capable to die but life and soul: is it not the life and soul that gro••ns under sickness? is it not the life and soul of man that fears the pains of death? the body is not sensible of pain at all: for we see that when a mans Arm or leg is cut off that limb feels no pain at all: but the rest of the body that hath life in it, is sensible of pain and fear of death, because his life and soul is in him stlil, so that nothing dies but life and soul, for it is the life and soul that eats, drinks, walks and talks, that doth rejoyce and is glad, and that is sorrowful and doth grieve, that doth g od and doth evil: it is the soul that lives, and the soul that dies, there∣fore it is said, The soul that sins shall die: is it not the soul that doth murder, commit adultery and steal: and w••en God said, Thou shalt not do no murder. thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, did he not give this law to t••e soul of man as well as his body: and could the body act any of these things without the life and soul, therefore without controversie the soul that sins must and doth die.
And when man sheddeth mans bloo••, doth he kill the soul or life of the man, I or no: if the soul slips out of the bo••y of man when mans blood is shed, and his soul receive no harm: why then doth Iudg••s put men to death that did shed the other mans blood: he did but separate his soul from his body, he did not kill the soul of the man, and will you put him to d••ath for parting two friends one from th•• other, viz his soul from his body, and pe••∣haps his soul is g ne to God, a better place th••n it was in his b••∣dy, yet we see the man must be hanged for separating the soul from the body; but if Penn shall object and say, that when the Iudge giveth sentence upon a man for murder, that he shall be hanged till he is dead, that this mans soul did not die notwith∣standing his body was hanged according to the Iudges sentence, by Penns Assertion it must be so: for, saith he, the soul and life cannot die as it is life, but if Penn and those of that opinion were but hanged but one half-hour, they would find by experience that their souls were killed and were dead in their bodies, as all others are that are hanged.
But the Scripture saith, and so do we, that nothing doth or can die, but life only; so that it may be clear to those that are not stone-blind, that the soul of man is mortal and doth die, neither can it be separated from the body, but as both are begot toge∣ther and both born together, so both live together and both die together, and both are laid in the Grave together until the Resur∣rection; God shall raise that dead soul into a new life, and that new life shall have a new body, even as the grain of wheat leav∣eth the old bo••y b••hinde in the earth, and bringeth forth a new body with increase; so shall the soul of man, when it is quick∣ned again by the Powerful Word of God, it shall bring forth a new body, every seed it•• own body with increase, to the righte∣ous increase of jo••s eternal, and to the wicked increase of eter∣nal miseries. This is the true interpretation and meaning of this place of Scripture.
Secondly, Penn b••i••gs 1 Kings 17.211 to prove, the soul goeth out of the bo••y and doth not die, where Eliah prayed ihat the Childes soul might come into him again.
Answer, The meaning is, that Elijah did pray in faith unto God to strengthen his faith, that he might have power to raise this childs li••e out of death again, therefore he stretched himself upon the child, and ••rayed, that the Childs soul might come into him again; th••t is, that the Childs life and soul might quicken in the body of t••e Chi•••• again, for Elijah knew the soul of the Chil••e was dead. y••t by the war n fl••sh, and the faith and prayer of th•• Prop••et, 〈…〉〈…〉b g••t life in the Child again, so that the s••ul that was ••ead i•• the bo••y of the Childe, is become life in the Chi•••• again; and that life that di•• quicken out of death, by the power o•• faith, and Prayer of t e Prophet it runs through the veins of the Childes body, and so t••e Childs soul may be said to come into him again, so that the soul n••ver w••nt out of the Childs body, but was absolutely dead in the body, for this I say, if the soul of the Childe had bin gone out of th•• body, then Elijah did
not raise the dead childe to life again, for it cannot properly be said he raised the dead child to life, if the soul of the child was not dead, but slipt out of the body, and lived in some o••her place without any body at all, if the soul went to God while it was ab∣sent from the body, sure God would never have parted with the innocent soul of the childe agai••.
And I know, that Elijah would not have done the child so much wrong, as to pray to God to send the childs soul from heaven a∣gain to this earth, for the chil••e to suffer another sickness, and another turning out of t••e body afterwards, as Penn doth vainly imagine; but the thing is clear, where true light is in the under∣standing, that Elijah did raise the Child, whose soul was absolute∣ly dead in the body of the child to life again, and Elijah by the power of fa th and prayer, for he prayed in faith, and whatso∣ever he asked in faith he received; and he asked this of God, that he might have power to raise the soul of this child that was dead to life again, and it was granted him; the Prophet Elisha did the same thing to another childe afterward, so that nothing is more sure then that the life and soul of man is mortal, and doth die with the body, and cannot be separated one from the o∣ther; this is the ttue interpretation and meaning of this place of Scripture.
Thirdly, Penn quotes Luke 12 4. The words are these, And I say unto you, my Friends, Be not afraid of them that can kill the body, and after that havt no more that they can do.
Answer, The meaning is, that Christ did forewarn his disciples not to be afraid of persecu••ion for his s••ke, nor of death it self, for he knew that some of them should suff••r death for their faith in him; for they can put you to deat•• but once, that is the fi st death, or natural death, and when they have done so, there is no more that they can do, so that the fi••st death they can put you to is counted but as killing the body, b••cause they cannot kill your
natural life and soul, except they kill your natural body; and be∣cause they cannot come at your soul except they kill your body first, therefore ir may be called but killing the body, and after that men have no more that they can do, though the malice of the devil would do more if they could, but he can but kill this na∣tu••al lfie, because the devil is but natural himself, therefore he can kill no further ••hen his power can reach, which is to kill this natural life, and that which is counted but k••lling the body.
But, saith Christ, I will forewarn you whom you shall fear; Fear him that is able to destroy b••th soul and body in hell, that is, fear him that is able to cast soul and body into Hell in the Re∣surrection, when he shall raise them again, then will God cast them bodies and souls into hell, that put you to this natural death, or first death, which was but for a moment, and then they had no more that they could do; but their death shall be the second death, where body and soul shall be cast into hell-fire, where the worm of consci••nce never dies, nor the fire of hell will never be quenched to eternity; this will God do in the Resurrection, where death shall always live and never die to eternity, theref••re fear him that hath such a power to punish with eternal death, to cast those Persecutors and Murderers that killed your b••dies into a lake of hell for ever and ever: so that no souls can be cast into hell-fire without bodies; for as no soul can act any good with∣out its body, n••ither can any soul act any evil without its body, so that body and soul together shall receive the reward of the good actions of faith and patience, and other vertues of everlast∣ing life in the Kingdom of eternal glory, both body and soul, and that body and soul that hath done evil, by persecution and shed∣ding of blood, and other unrighteous actions shall receive the reward of their deeds in the Resurrection, shall be cast both body and soul into hell-fire, where their torment shall have no end, be∣cause it is eternal, so that the soul cannot be punished in hell-fire without its body, nor no soul can be made happy in heaven with∣out
its body; but take notice, that every soul and body both righ∣teous and un••ighteous doth taste of the first death, and when God shall raise the dead soul again, the soul or life will be a new life, and it will bri••g forth a new body with it, every seed of life its own body, so that the body cannot be killed only, but the soul is killed also, which could not be if the soul were not mor••al, as well as the body; for those souls and bo∣dies which God doth cast into Hell are not mortal, but immortal and eternal, both soul and body, and can never cease to be there∣fore called Hell, which is the second death, where the Wo••m ne∣ver dies, nor the Fire never goeth out to Eternity; so that no soul is capable of torment in hell fire without a body, nor no soul capable to enjoy eternal salvation without a body; and this can∣not be till the Resurrection, which Penn the Quaker and the whole body of them doth deny the Resurrection of the dead with bo∣dies, ot that there will be any such general day of Resurrection, ot at least they hope there will be no such thing, which if there be not then it will be well for Penn, and the rest - but if there be such a thing, as I do know by faith there will, then will Penn and others of them suffer those torments aforementioned; and this is the true interpretation and meaning of Christ in this place of Scripture.