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^''77- for fome time ; after which, it departs to a certain place 



December. ^ ^ 



' ' ' deflincd for the reception of the fouls of men, where it 



exifts in eternal niglit ; or, as they fometimes fay, in twi- 

 light, or dawn. They have no idea of any permanent pu- 

 nifliment after death, for crimes that they have commited 

 on earth ; for the fouls of good and of bad men are eat in- 

 difcriminaiely by God. But they certainly confidcr this 

 coalition with the Deity as a kind of purification neceflfary 

 to be undergone, before they enter a Hate of blifs. For, 

 according to their doc'lrrine, if a man refrain from all con- 

 necflion with women fome months before death, he pafTe.s 

 immediately into his eternal manfion, without fuch a pre- 

 vious union, asifaheady, by this abflincnce, he were pure 

 enough to be exempted from the general lot. 



They are, however, far from entertaining thofe fublime 



conceptions of happinefs, which our religion, and, indeed, 



reafon, gives us room to expedl hereafter. The only great 



privilege they fecm to think they fhall acquire by death, is 



immortality; for they fpeak of fpirits being, in fome mea- 



iure, not totally diverted of thofe paflions which aifluated 



them when combined with material vehicles. Thus, if 



Ibuls, who were formerly enemies, fliould meet, they have 



many conflicts ; though, it fhould fcem, to no purpofe, as 



they are accounted invuhierablein this invifible (late. There 



is a fimilar rcafoning with regard to the meeting of man 



and wife. If the liulband dies firlt, the foul of his wife is 



knovv^n to him on its arrival in the land of fpirits. '1 hey 



refumc their former acquaintance, in a fpacious lioufe, 



called Tourooa, where the fouls of the dcccafcd aflcmble to 



recreate thcmfelvcs with the Gods. She then retires with 



him to his fcparate habitation, where they remain for ever, 



and have an ofl'spring ; which, however, is entirely fpiri- 



tual ;. 



