"To nothing are we more prone than to the dream of immortality on earth, unless death is frequently brought before our eyes." Calvin Gen. I:230

"The mitigation of sorrow is chiefly to be sought for, in the hope of a future life." Calvin Gen 2:477

"The ceremony of mourning over the dead arose from a good principle; namely, that the living should meditate on the curse entailed by sin upon the human race" Calvin Gen. II:476