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Reas. 3. From the emptiness of the Soul or Appetite after all this labour. The mouth is a narrow Portal, not above two or three Inches square, and the Stomach not above a hand breadth square, the whole man not above five Foot long: and yet when a man hath laboured to fill all these, and provided him of store for many years, yet his mind is not satisfied, but his inordinate desire after ⟨p. 111⟩the means of his maintenance (like a Dropsy thirst) is never filled. And thus fareth it with the Learned Scholar, the rich Churl, the Industrious and prudent poor man: These Vanities fall alike to them all, how much less is the immortal soul filled?

Reas. 3. From the empriness of the Soul or Appetite after all this labour. The mouth is a narrow Portal, not above two or three Inches square, and the Stomach not above a hand bredth square, the whole man not above five Foot long: and yet when a man hath laboured to fill all these, and provided him of store for many years, yet his minde is not satisfyed, but his inordinate desire after ⟨p. 111⟩the means of his maintenance (like a Dropsy thirst) is never filled. And thus fareth it with the Learned Scholler, the rich Churle, the Industrious and prudent poor man: These Vanities fall alike to them all, how much less is the immortal soul silled?

Reas. 4. From the wandringness of the unsatisfied desire, which like the Bee runneth from flower to flower, and sucketh honey and wax till it be laden, and yet still laboureth for more till sometimes it be stockned in its Hive through abundance of honey.

Reas. 4. From the wandringness of the unsatisfyed desire, which like the Bee runneth from flower to flower, and sucketh honey and waxe till it be laden, and yet still laboureth for more till sometimes it be stockned in its Hive through abundance of honey.