2. There was a fitness in each part for its task. The eye was fit to see, the tongue to talk, &c. So that it is observed by Galen, though he were an heathen, yet considering the frame of the body, he fell in admiration of it; so ⟨p. 183⟩that he professed, that it was not possible for a natural cause to bring forth such an effect. Rom. 16.8. Yield not your members instruments to unrighteousness. He calls the members instruments. The Devil oftentimes tunes the tongue, and he seeth out of an adulterous eye▪ yea, his malice vents it self in an unruly tongue. Look again in the 19. verse, and there it's said, a mans members should be servants to holiness, tools or instruments that should be under the power of God. In a tool, there is both the metal, and the making, as in a saw or axe; so there is in the parts of the body, which are tools serviceable to wisdom, and the power of holiness, that they may work their works ⟨p. 184⟩thereby. An hand is a tool, whereby the merciful heart may deal mercifully. We say, in such a case, Here is a gracious tongue, a chaste eye, &c. so the hand is the Almoner of a merciful heart: so that this image of God in the body, is wide from that of the Papists.
2. There was a fitnesse in each part for its taske. The eye was fit to see, the tongue to talke, &c. So that it is observed by Galen, though hee were an heathen, yet considering the frame of the body, he fell in admiration of it; so ⟨p. 183⟩that hee professed, that it was not possible for a naturall cause to bring forth such an effect. Rom. 16.8. Yeeld not your members instruments to unrighteousnesse. He calls the members instruments. The Devill oftentimes tunes the tongue, and hee seeth out of an adulterous eie▪ yea, his malice vents it selfe in an unruly tongue. Looke againe in the 19. verse, and there it's said, a mans members should be servants to holinesse, tooles or instruments that should bee under the power of God. In a tool, there is both the metall, and the making, as in a saw or axe; so there is in the parts of the body, which are tooles serviceable to wisedome, and the power of holinesse, that they may work their works ⟨p. 184⟩thereby. An hand is a toole, whereby the mercifull heart may deale mercifully. Wee say, in such a case, Here is a gracious tongue, a chast eye, &c. so the hand is the Almoner of a mercifull heart: so that this image of God in the body, is wide from that of the Papists.
