The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

for I am fearfully and wonderfully made, marvellous are thy works, and that my Soul knoweth right well, my substance was not hid from thee when I was made in secret, and thine eyes did se• my substance, yet being unperfect, and in thy book all my members were written, which i• continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them, how precious are thy thoughts unto me O God, how great is the sum of them? It is an addition of wonders, that as the body groweth in bigness, ability and capacity for the Soul to act in, and by; ⟨p. 22⟩[…] ⟨p. 23⟩[…] ⟨p. 22⟩so the Soul grows to its appointed bigness and capacity for action, and no bigger then God hath appointed; the chief time of the Souls moral growth is after the body hath done growing. There is great difference of Souls, though we see and know the increase of the Body, but know not the wisdom and power of God how he doth perform it, so we are much more ignorant how the Lord performeth the growth of Souls, and how the Soul is adapted & fitted to the body, & that in every part, and unto every purpose; It is also wonderful to observe the different bigness of Souls with the adapting of the body for the Soul, it is better to say, the body is fitted for the Soul, then to say the Soul is fitted for the body, though both be true. Gluttons and drunkards, and unclean persons, and lazy, &c. do spoil their bodies and unfit them for their Souls use, it is a point of great wisdom to govern and order the body for the use and service of the Soul. Again, we may observe great likeness and unlikeness of bodies and Souls, which cometh to pass by a wonderful and powerful operation of Gods wisdom, the foundation whereof is laid in the first matter of the body, and so in the created matter of the Soul, bodily port, complexion, features, gestures, dispositions, inclinations, &c. are patronymic gifts and effects. Esther was a gallant woman, and was of the stock of Saul, who was a gallant man, none like him among all the people, and •et there were gallant men at that time in Israel. Both body and Soul of Jesus Christ were extraordinary, therefore he grew in a more eminent and excellent manner then any of mankind. s humane nature, both body and soul, were making fit and preparing to be a sacrifice to God for the sin of man.