404 ObjsSiions to the 'immateriality

and purpose even of a waking state wouldhave been frustrated. The active nature ofthe soul therefore was by all means to be re-strained at some times, that the body mightbe in a condition to obey it at other times.Or again, we may perhaps fancy that at leastthe foul might have acted by itself while westeep, without using any part of the body,or molesting it in any manner. But if ithad been thus indulged, if it had not beenmade dependent on the body to be limitedby it all manner of ways, if it might havebecome a separate person at pleasure (so tosay); it would have neglected the body alto-gether, and avoided being concerned in thosethings which are to be done in a state of uni-on. How tedious and hateful must the bodyhave been to it then! But now it loves it; che-rishes it as something belonging to itself ;drudges for it! To think and act this minuteas separate spirits do, and the next minute tothink and act as our embodied spirits must do>who are tied down to follow and obey the lawsof matter, had been inconsistent: the transi-tion must have appeared shocking and unna-tural. The Union demands that foul and body•should make but one person; but in this cafe

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