The Soul's Conflict with Itself

Those that are in great place, […] most in danger, by yielding to themselves, to loose themselves; for they […] so taken up with the person for a ti• put upon them, that they, both in lo• and speech, and carriage, often sh• that they forget both their nature condition as men, and much more th• supernatural as Christians; and the• fore are scarce counsellable by oth• or themselves, in those things that co• cerne their severed condition that co• cerneth another world. Whereas i• were most wisdom so to think of th• place they bear, whereby they are […] led gods, as not to forget they must […] ⟨p. 61⟩¹their person aside, and die like men: David himself that in this afflicted condition ²could advise with himself, and check himself, yet in his free and flourishing estate neglected the counsel of his friends. Agur was in jealousy of a full condition, and lest instead of saying, what have I done; why am I thus cast down, &c? he should say, Who is the Lord?³

Those that are in great place, 〈…〉 most in danger, by yeelding to themselves, to loose themselves; for they 〈…〉 so taken up with the person for a ti• put upon them, that they, both in lo• and speech, and cariage, often sh• that they forget both their natu• condition as men, and much more th supernaturall as Christians; and the fore are scarce counsellable by oth or themselves, in those things that co cerne their severed condition that co cerneth another world. Whereas i were most wisdome so to think of th place they beare, whereby they are led gods, as not to forget they must