The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please…

The second sort of Meditations are, to consider from what evils death will free thee.

IT freeth thee from a corruptible Body, which was conceived in the weakness of flesh, the heat of lust, the stain of sin, and born in the blood of filthiness, a living Prison of thy Soul, a lively instrument of •in, a very sack of stinking dung: the excrements of whose Nostrils, Ears, Pores, and •ther passages (duly considered) will seem more loathsome than the uncleanest sink •r vault. Insomuch that whereas Trees and Plants bring forth Leaves, Flowers, Fruits, •nd sweet smells; man's body brings forth naturally nothing but Lice, Worms, Rottenness and filthy stinks. His affections are altogether corrupted: ¹and the imaginations […] heart are only evil continually. ²Hence […] is that the ungodly is not satisfied with ⟨p. 396⟩profaneness, nor the voluptuous with pleasures, nor the ambitious with preferments, nor the curious with preciseness, nor the malicious with revenge, nor the lecherous with uncleanness, nor the covetous with gain, nor the drunkard with drinking. New passions and fashions do daily grow: new Fears and Afflictions do still arise; here Wrath lies in wait, there Vain-glory vexeth: here pride lifts up, there disgrace casts down; and every one waiteth who shal• arise in the ruin of another. Now a Ma• is privily stung with Back-biters like fiery Serpents, anon he is in danger to be openly devoured of his enemies, like Daniel's Lions• And a godly man where ere he liveth shall ever be vexed (like Lot) with Sodom's uncleanness.