An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

Further, Man may well be said to be crushed or die even as a moth, for as the garment breeds the moth, and then the moth eats the garment; so (besides that power of God, or the outward stroke of his hand, of which David spake) mans own ⟨p. 155⟩distempered body breeds ill humours they diseases, and these breed death: As it was with Jonah gourd, so it is with us, we give life and suck to a worm in our own roots, which sucks out our life, causing our leaves to fall, and our goodly branches suddenly to wither.

Further, Man may well be said to be crushed or die even as a moth, for as the garment breeds the moth, and then the moth eates the garment; so (besides that power of God, or the outward stroake of his hand, of which David spake) mans own ⟨p. 155⟩distempered body breeds ill humours they diseases, and these breed death: As it was with Jonas gourd, so it is with us, we give life and suck to a worme in our own roots, which sucks out our life, causing our leaves to fall, and our goodly branches suddenly to wither.

Thirdly, From that sense, he is crushed before Arcturus, or as long as the Stars continue, Observe;

Thirdly, From that sense, he is crushed before Arcturus, or as long as the Starres continue, Observe;

That, as mans state is frail and weak, so it will be, the for ever of this world. Do not look that ever there shall rise up a generation of men, that shall have better houses then houses of clay, or houses stronger built then our present buildings. As we are risen up in our fathers stead, a generation of sinful men; so we are risen up in our fathers stead, a generation of weak mortal men: and our children will arise in the stead of us their fathers, a generation of men, as mortal as we their fathers. Till the whole compages and course of nature be changed, man shall not exchange the infirmity of his nature, He shall never be without crushing sicknesses, till he is above them.