The monster of sinful self-seeking, anatomized together with a description of the heavenly and…The monster of sinful self-seeking, anatomizd together with a description of the heavenly and…

That man who seeks the good of his Soul, more than the good of his body, seeks himself after a Divine manner. The Body ¹of Man is the worst half of Man, vilissima pars hominis, The shell, the box, the carcass of Man. Intus est, quod homo est, The Soule of Man is the Man of Man. Animus uniuscujusque is est quisque. And therefore he that seeks to get his Soul beautified with grace, to be made Christs picture, and a real member of his body, this Man, and this Man only, seeks himself. He that seeks the good of his body, to the hurt of his Soul, doth not seek himself, but the destruction both of Body and Soul. That Man that makes such a fire, as to burn himself and his house, doth not seek the good of himself nor his house. That Merchant that so over-loads his Ship, as to drown it, and himself, doth not seek his own good. Even so that Man that over-pampers his Body, that laboureth curare cutem, magis quam animam, to stuff his body with dainty food, to clothe his body with fine apparel, and in the mean time to neglect his most precious Soul, this Man doth not seek himself, but ruin himself. For the happiness of the Body, depends upon the happiness of the Soul. If the Soul go to Hell at death, the Body at the great resurrection will go thither also: And therefore he that beats down his ⟨p. 9⟩body, and brings it into subjection, and labours to make it a fit servant to his soul, that endures hardship with his body, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ, that wears and tires out his body in the service of God; that works with his body for the good of his soul; this is the true, heavenly, and blessed self-seeker.

That man who seeks the good of his Soule, more than the good of his body, seeks himselfe after a Divine manner. The Body ¹of Man is the worst halfe of Man, vilissima pars hominis, The shell, the boxe, the carcasse of Man. Intus est, quod homo est, The Soule of Man is the Man of Man. Animus uniuscujusque is est quisque. And therefore he that seeks to get his Soule beautified with grace, to be made Christs picture, and a reall member of his body, this Man, and this Man onely, seeks himselfe. He that seeks the good of his body, to the hurt of his Soule, doth not seeke himself, but the destruction both of Body and Soule. That Man that makes such a fire, as to burne himself and his house, doth not seek the good of himselfe nor his house. That Merchant that so over-loads his Ship, as to drowne it, and himselfe, doth not seek his owne good. Even so that Man that over-pampers his Body, that laboureth curare cutem, magis quam animam, to stuffe his body with dainty food, to cloath his body with fine apparell, and in the mean time to neglect his most pretious Soule, this Man doth not seek himselfe, but ruine himselfe. For the happinesse of the Body, depends upon the happinesse of the Soule. If the Soul goe to Hell at death, the Body at the great resurrection will goe thither also: And therefore he that beates downe his