DISCOURSE

Concerning the

Happiness of Good Men,

AND THE

Punishment of the Wicked,

IN THE

NEXT WORLD, &C.

Under the following Heads: Viz.
I. Concerning the true Rea- IV. Concerning the Gospel
fon and Foundation of our Evidence of Immortal Life.
Faith and Hope of Immor- (V. That Salvation, which is
tal Life.

wrought for us by Christ,

II. Concerning the Natural gives us the most sure and

and Moral Arguments of a certain Hopes of a blessed

Future State.

Immortality.

III. What farther Evidence VI. The Conclusion. A Com-
the Law of Mofes gives us parison between the Gain of
of the Immortality of the the World, and the Loss

Soul, and a Future State. I of the Soul.
By WILLIAM SHERLOCK, D. D.

late Dean of St. PAUL's.

5-22 - Apr

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. THE

CONTENTS.

С Н А

E Introdu&tion,

Page 1.

.. . CH A P. I.

Concerning the True Reason and Foundation of our

Faith and Hope of Immortal Life,
Şect. 1. That we must resolve the Certainty of our

Faith as to another Life wholly into ä Divine Re-
velation,

Ibid.

Şect. 2. Of what Use Natural and Moral Arguments

are for the Proof of the Immortality of the Soul, and,

a Future State,

Çoncerning the Natural and Moral Argųments of a

Future State,

Şect. 1. That there is no Appearance of Reason against

the Belief of another Life,

Şect. 2. The first Natural Argument for Immortality,

from the Nature of the Soul,

Şect. 3. The Immortality of the Soul proved from the

Universal Consent of Mankind in this Belief,

, p. 70.

A Digression concerning Connate Ideas, or Inbred

Knowledge,

.. p. 77:

Şect. 4. The Immortality of the Soul prov'd, from the

Natural Desires of Immortality, and the Justice of

the Divine Providence,

. CH A P. III.

What farther Evidence the Law of Moses gives us

of the Immortality of the Soul and a Future State,

p. 116.

Sect. i. The Mofaical Evidence, for the Immateriality

of the Soul,

Ibid.

Sect. 2.

P. 46.

p. 101.

Sect. 2. Concerning the Universal Consent in the Be-

lief of a Future State, and the Natural Desires of

Immortality.

p. 128.

Sect. 3. The Mofaical Evidence of a Future State,

from the Divine Providence,

p. 141.

Sect. 4. The Immortality of the Soul prod'd from God's

· Covenant with Abraham,

p. 150.

Sect. 5. The Proofs of the Immortality of the Soul, from

the Law of Moses,.

P. 189.

...CH A P. IV

Concerning the Gospel-Evidence of Immortal Life,

si p. 203.
Sect. 1. The Gospel-Notion of Life and Immortality,

Ibid.

Sect. 2. The Gospel-Promises- of Life and Immorta-

"lity,

: : p. 209.

Sect." 3. The Promises of Immortal Life confirmod by

the Resurrection of Christ from the Dead, p. 228.

. C'H A P. V. . .

That Salvation which is wrought for us by Christ, gives

· us the most sure and certain Hopes of a blessed Im-

. mortality,

.: p. 242.

Sect. i. That we must be saved by a Saviour ; and
what kind of Samyiour Sinners want,

Ibid.

Sect. 2. The Eternal Godbead of our Saviour is the

only certain Foundation of all our Hopes of Salvati-

on, and Immortal Life. . p. 257.

Sect. 3. The Visible Reconciliation of human Nature

in the Incarnation of the Son of God, p. 278.

Sect. 4. The Death of Christ a true Expiatory Sacri-

·fice to redeem Mankind from Death, 1. p. 286.

Sect. 5. The Conquest of Death by the Death and Re-

Surreation of Christ,

. p. 318.

Sect. 6. The Covenant of Pardon and Inmortal Life,

· realed with the Blood of Christ,

p. 354.

The Conclusion. A Comparison between the Gain

of the World, and the Loss of the Soul, p. 377.

a .. 2

A DIS-

A DISCOURSE

OF THE Immortality of the Soul,

AND A FUTURE STATE.

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The INTRODUCTION.

no HE Serious Consideration of Death

a and Judgment is absolutely neceffiVATN

r y to the Wise and Religious Go

vernment of our Lives. That we

must die, disparages all prefent Enjoyments; and if we suffer fuch Thoughts to sink into our Souls, they naturally moderate our Affections, and set bounds to our use of them. That we shall be judged, and rewarded and punished,

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