It is said of the virtuous woman (Prov. 31.21.) That she is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are all clothed with scarlet, or, double garments. The great and most wise God hath prepared such clothing for mans inward parts, that he needs not fear snow or cold, he hath provided double garments, two suits, skin and flesh. Flesh is an under garment, and skin is an upper garment: flesh covers the bones, and skin covers the flesh. Anatomists observe, That man hath two distinct coats of skin upon his flesh, or mans skin is a lined garment, yet differing from other garments, for here the lining is uppermost. This uppermost skin, or as some call it, the scarf-skin is without sense, you may thrust a needle through it without pain. There was great reason it should be so, that it might defend the skin under it from external injuries, as also attemper the exquisite sense thereof, and so become the medium or mean of touching: for all sensation is made by some mean, and is either altogether hindered, or much disturbed by the immediety of the object and the organ. Hence when this cuticle or scarf-skin is off or broken, the gentlest touch upon that bared part, breedeth much pain, but spoileth the true sensation. Under this curtain or scarf-skin, the true and proper skin lieth; The Greeks call [Greek or Hebrew], because it may be flayed off, or [Greek or Hebrew], quasi [Greek or Hebrew], a band, because it compasseth or knitteth together the whole body. This skin is a seamless garment, yet it hath divers out-lets made for the relief and ease of nature; some of which are obvious to sense, others called pores, are both innumerable and imperceptible.
It is said of the vertuous woman (Prov. 31.21.) That she is not afraid of the snow for her houshold, for all her houshold are all clothed with skarlet, or, double garments. The great and most wise God hath prepared such clothing for mans inward parts, that he needs not fear snow or cold, he hath provided double garments, two sutes, skin and flesh. Flesh is an under garment, and skin is an upper garment: flesh covers the bones, and skin covers the flesh. Anatomists observe, That man hath two distinct coats of skin upon his flesh, or mans skin is a lined garment, yet differing from other garments, for here the lining is uppermost. This uppermost skin, or as some call it, the scarf-skin is without sense, you may thrust a needle thorow it without pain. There was great reason it should be so, that it might defend the skin under it from externall injuries, as also attemper the exquisite sense thereof, and so become the medium or mean of touching: for all sensation is made by some mean, and is either altogether hindered, or much disturbed by the immediety of the object and the organ. Hence when this cuticle or scarf-skin is off or broken, the gentlest touch upon that bared part, breedeth much pain, but spoileth the true sensation. Under this curtain or scarf-skin, the true and proper skin lieth; The Greeks call 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, because it may be flaied off, or 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, quasi 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, a band, because it compasseth or knitteth together the whole body. This skin is a seamelesse garment, yet it hath divers out-lets made for the relief and ease of nature; some of which are obvious to sence, others called pores, are both innumerable and imperceptible.
