P. 18. The Human Soul's Immortality proved alfo from the Scriptures of the Old Teftament From the Scriptures of the New Teftament p. 27. Some Words of Advice to 3 forts of Perfons p. 29. That there is no After-Life can never be demonftrated p. ༣༠, The Belief of a future State the most fafe Opi nion p. 32. The moft Advantagious one even in this Life p. 33. P. 43: The Introduction to the fecond Difcourfe P. 41. The different Conditions of Men in this and the next Life Objections against God's Goodness and Fuftice, arifing from the Profperity and Adverfity of bad and good Men in this Life Thefe Objections answered P. 46. A farther Vindication of God's Goodness and fuftice, with respect to the generally promifcuous Difpenfations of Divine Providence in this Life ibid. p. 48. The Souls of Men active and fenfible after Death p. 51. The Opinion of the Extinction, or fo much as Sleep or Infenfibility of the Human Soul after Death, confuted Objections against the Soul's Immortality anfwered p. 53 p. 57. The Souls of Men in Joy or Torment as foon as departed hence p. Sc. What meant by the particular Fudgment at each Man's Death The Human Soul's Existence p. 62. immediately after Death proved by Scripture Proved by Philofophick Arguments p. 66. p. 80. The The future retributive Juftice of God, made void by the Opinion of the Author The Animal Spirits in Man's Body, not the Caufe of Thought and Reafon in him Thought not caufed by Matter and Motion p. 93. The Terrors and Self-condemnations of the Damn- ibid. ibid. The Damned Shall probably fee the Glory of the Blefjed Objections answered which are made by the main- p. III. From the Prayers of our Church Heavenly Happiness capable of a progreffive in- Farthes Farther Proofs from the Primitive Fathers of no middle-place of Refidence to the deceafed Souls Knowledge of former Friends and Relations in Heaven, whether likely and probable The Converfe of Saints in Heaven probably like that of Angels, an Intuitive Converse p. 133. An Attempt to make this apprehended as to the The prefent Torments in Hell by a material Flame, The Defcription of the prefent Spiritual Torments The Reafon why the prefent Spiritual Torments of Flame p. 142. The Infliction of Eternal Punishmen's for Finite Temporary Sins, no Injustice in God p. 138. The fad Reflections of a feparate Soul in Hell, re- From the prefent State of Men, in this World, we can make no Fudgment of their future Conditi- The having good things in this Life, fingly confi- dered, no caufe of future Damnation P. 145. The having evil things here, no cause of future p. 157. Sceptical Perfons and Sinners unconvinced and unconverted by the Scriptures, not to be convinced and converted by a Miracle, or by one fent unto them from the State of the Dead The unalterable Condition of both the Blessed and the Damned, in the other World p. 161. The Gulph fixed between the Blessed and the Damned, binders not but that departed Souls may return hither after Death, to make difcovery of Murthers, or Goods unjustly detained from their right owners, &c. p. 167. The Angels of Heaven have made occafional Vifits by Commiffion from God, to Perfons here on Earth; and therefore even good Souls departed may by a parity of Reafon come from Heaven on Earth, for the good Ends and Purpofes aforementioned That it was the Opinion of our Lord's Difciples, that there are fuch things as Apparitions made by deceafed Human Spirits; proved p. 168. 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