The Fountain of Life Opened

First, What mere external pains, and outward afflictions can do. These prey upon, and consume our spirits. So David complains, Psal. 39.11.¹ When thou with rebukes, correctest man for iniquity; thou makest his beauty to consume away as a Moth, (i. e.) look as a Moth frets and consumes the most strong and well wrought garment, and makes it sear and rotten without any noise, so afflictions wast, and wear out the strongest bodies. They make bodies of the firmest constitution, like an old rotten garment. They shrivel and dry up the most vigorous and flourishing body, and make it like a bottle in the smoke, Psal. 119.83.

First, What meer external pains, and outward afflictions can do. These prey upon, and consume our spirits. So David complains, Psal. 39.11.¹ When thou with rebukes, correctest man for iniquity; thou makest his beauty to consume away as a Moth, (i. e.) look as a Moth frets and consumes the most strong and well wrought garment, and makes it seary and rotten without any noise, so afflictions wast, and wear out the strongest bodies. They make bodies of the firmest constitution, like an old rotten garment. They shrivel and dry up the most vigorous and flourishing body, and make it like a bottle in the smoke, Psal. 119.83.

1. 1Sicut enim uter fumo maceratur, & torrefit; ita animus assiduis doloribus & continuo malorum aesta exhauritur & c•nsumitur. Moller. in Loc.