360. It will much aggravate the condemnation of some, that they have been so careful of their bodies, and so careless of their souls; they are so taken up with ⟨p. 263⟩the things of this world, (which are but half goods, for they reach but half, and the worse half of man) that ye rise early, go to bed late, and eat the bread of carefulness, for their bodily accommodations, when their poor souls may sink or swim, that's left at six and seven, the soul is not in all their thoughts. One said he had so much business to do, that he must trust God with his soul, he could not look after it. Most men are like the woman, who when her house was on fire, so minded the saving her goods, that she forgot her child, and left it burning in the fire; at last being minded of it, she cries out, oh my child, oh my child! So men scrabble here for a little pelf, and let their souls be consumed with the fiery heat of cares, and at death cry out, oh my soul, oh my soul! how (ah how) mad are most, that while they pamper their bodies, starve their souls, for so much ⟨p. 164⟩eating and drinking takes away their stomachs to spiritual things. What care and pains do men and women take to clothe and neatifie the body, when the poor soul goeth naked and bare, and hath not one rag of righteousness to cover it. So curious and nice about their dressing, and keeping their house, that there must not be one hair out of place, nor so much as a spot in a rubbed room, yet so negligent of their souls, that that goes in its night-clothes, (underest) all the day long; that many times under a silken and satin suit, there's a very course soul; in a clean neat house, a sluttish soul; under a beautiful face, a deformed soul; under a fair out-side, a foul in-side; Would thou that readest beest not guilty. Ah dear hearts, if the body be more worth then raiment, surely the soul is more worth then the body. Oh what a weight doth the Scripture lay upon this word Soul, ⟨p. 165⟩'tis the emphasis of the Text where 'tis: Hear, and your soul shall live; He that sinneth, wrongeth his own soul; Fear him that can kill the body, and throw the soul into Hell. What will it profit a man to gain the world, and lose his soul? Soul-mercy is the greatest mercy; Soul-promises the most precious promises; Soul-salvation the greatest salvation; and therefore to neglect the soul, is the greatest neglect;
360. It will much aggravate the condemnation of some, that they have been so careful of their bodies, and so careless of their souls; they are so taken up with ⟨p. 263⟩the things of this world, (which are but half goods, for they reach but half, and the worse half of man) that ye rise early, go to bed late, and eat the bread of carefulness, for their bodily accommodations, when their poor souls may sink or swim, that's left at six and seven, the soul is not in all their thoughts. One said he had so much businesse to do, that he must trust God with his soul, he could not look after it. Most men are like the woman, who when her house was on fire, so minded the saving her goods, that she forgate her childe, and left it burning in the fire; at last being minded of it, she cries out, oh my childe, oh my childe! So men scrabble here for a little pelf, and let their souls be consumed with the fiery heat of cares, and at death cry out, oh my soul, oh my soul! how (ah how) mad are most, that while they pamper their bodies, starve their souls, for so much ⟨p. 164⟩eating and drinking takes away their stomachs to spiritual things. What care and pains do men and women take to clothe and neatifie the body, when the poor soul goeth naked and bare, and hath not one rag of righteousnesse to cover it. So curious and nice about their dressing, and keeping their house, that there must not be one haire out of place, nor so much as a spot in a rubb'd room, yet so negligent of their souls, that that goes in its night-clothes, (undrest) all the day long; that many times under a silken and sattin sute, there's a very course soul; in a clean neat house, a sluttish soul; under a beautiful face, a deformed soul; under a fair out-side, a foul in-side; Would thou that readest beest not guilty. Ah dear hearts, if the body be more worth then raiment, surely the soul is more worth then the body. Oh what a weight doth the Scripture lay upon this word Soul, ⟨p. 165⟩'tis the emphasis of the Text where 'tis: Hear, and your soul shall live; He that sinneth, wrongeth his own soul; Fear him that can kill the body, and throw the soul into Hell. What will it profit a man to gain the world, and lose his soul? Soul-mercy is the greatest mercy; Soul-promises the most precious promises; Soul-salvation the greatest salvation; and therefore to neglect the soul, is the greatest neglect;
