The Soul's Conflict with Itself

Comeliness riseth out of the fit proportion of divers members to make up one body, when every member hath a beauty in it self, and is likewise well suited to other parts; A fair face and a crooked body, comely upper parts, and the lower parts uncomely, suit not well; because comeliness stands in oneness, in a fit agreement of many parts to one; when there is the head of a man, and the body of a beast, it is a monster in nature; And is ⟨p. 140⟩it not as monstrous for to have an understanding head, and a fierce untamed heart? It cannot but raise up a holy indignation in us against these risings, when we consider how unbeseeming they are; What do these base pass• in a heart dedicated to God, and given up to the government of his Spirit? what an indignity is it for Princes to go a foot, and servants on horse-ba• for those to rule, whose place is to […] ruled? as being good attendants, b• bad guides. It was Chams curse to be• servant of servants.

Comelinesse riseth out of the fit proportion of divers members to make up one body, when every member hath a beauty in it selfe, and is likewise well suited to other parts; A faire face and a crooked body, comely upper parts, and the lower parts uncomely, suit not well; because comelinesse stands in onenesse, in a fit agreement of many parts to one; when there is the head of a man, and the body of a beast, it is a monster in nature; And is ⟨p. 140⟩it not as monstrous for to have an understanding head, and a fierce untame• heart? It cannot but raise up a holy indignation in us against these risings, when wee consider how unbeseeming they are; What doe these base pass• in a heart dedicated to God, and given up to the government of his Spirit? what an indignity is it for Princes to goe a foot, and servants on horse-ba• for those to rule, whose place is to 〈…〉 ruled? as being good attendants, b• bad guides. It was Chams curse to be sevant of servants.