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Our sins, that remain unpurged by repentance in our bosoms, are not only diseases themselves to our consciences; but vigorous and rigorous enough, to engender diseases in our carcasses. We are framed and composed of four Elements, Fire, Air, Water, Earth; and have the kindly concurrence of those four original and principal qualities, heat and cold, moisture and dryness to our making up. Their harmony and peaceful content preserve our little world in health; but if those brethren of one house fall at variance with themselves, their strife will undoev•. So easy is it for God to take rods from our own bodies, wherewith to whip us. Though those outward Elements fire, water, and the rest, forbear to lay on us the strokes of vengeance: yet we have those (primordial) humours within us, whose redundance, defect, or distemperature are means able enough to take our breath from us. How evident is this, when

Our sinnes, that remaine vnpurged by repentance in our bosomes, are not only diseases themselues to our consciences; but vigorous and rigorous enough, to engender diseases in our carcases. Wee are framed and composed of foure Elements, Fire, Ayre, Water, Earth; and haue the kindly concurrence of those foure originall and principal qualities, heate and colde, moysture and drinesse to our making vp. Their harmony and peacefull content preserue our little world in health; but if those brethren of one house fal at variance with themselues, their strife will vndoev•. So easie is it for God to take roddes from our owne bodies, wherewith to whip vs. Though those outward Elements fire, water, and the rest, forbeare to lay on vs the strokes of vengeance: yet wee haue those (primordial) humours within vs, whose redundance, defect, or distemperature are meanes able enough to take our breath from vs. How euident is this, when

¹Some have been burned in the pestilent flames of their hot diseases; the violence whereof hath set their blood on fire, wasted their bowels, scorched their veins, withered away their vital spirits, and left the whole body (flagrantem rogum) as it were a burning pile.