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2. The Souls sanity is not less precious, though more neglected.¹ It was made in the image of the most high God. which Image consisted (in lumine mentis, reclitudine cordis, affectuum moderation, as some.) in the brightness of the mind, rightness of the heart, and just governance of the affections. Or as others: It was (^g libertas arbitrij, intellectus sapientiae, & potentia obedientiae.) freedom of will, wisdom of understanding, (kingdom or) power of obedience: ^hfor here to serve was to reign. Herein consisted the health. The privation of these perfect habits, is not less than the sickness of it. This health thus lost, cannot be recovered, but by him that was sick to the death for us: neither is it hindered!, when he will bestow it. For ⁱgrace is not refused of the hard heart, because it takes away the hardness of that heart it lights on. Christ madefies it with his water, and mollifies it with his blood, both which issued out of his ^kside at one wound, and followed the murdering spear of a Soldier, to save them which fight under his Standard.

2. The Soules sanitie is not lesse precious, though more neglected.¹ It was made in the image of the most high God. which Image consisted (in lumine mentis, reclitudine cordis, affectuum moderatione, as some.) in the brightnesse of the minde, rightnesse of the heart, and iust gouernance of the affections. Or as others: It was (^g libertas arbitrij, intellectus sapientiae, & potentia obedientiae.) freedom of will, wisedome of vnderstanding, (kingdome or) power of obedience: ^hfor heere to serue was to raigne. Heerein consisted the health. The priuation of these perfect habites, is not lesse than the sicknesse of it. This health thus lost, cannot be recouered, but by him that was sicke to the death for vs: neither is it hindred!, when he will bestow it. For