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On-the
Excellettcy
of
the
Soul.
209
God
accounts
it
a
fpecial
part of
his
glory,
that
hee makes
the
fpirirs
of men; bee
is
the Father of fpirits: But now
I
(hall
not enter into that
controverfie
of
the
Generation
of
the
foul;
thus
far thefe
Scriptures wirh
others do
evidence, that
God
hath
a
more fpecial
hand in
the producing
of
this
fpiri-
tual fubftance,
than
hee hath in
ocher
Creatures.
2
And
further,
The
foul
is
only
under
Gods
command:
No
Creature
can have power over
the
foul
of
a
man,
he may
force
his
body,
but
his
foul
cannot
bee forced
by
men
or
Angels.
3
Yea,
And
it
is under
the
power
of
no
Creature
to
infii
evil
upon
it
:
Fear
not
them,
faith
Chrtfl, that
can
kill
the
body,
and
can do
no
more;
there
is
all
they
can do, they can
Mat.
to.ZB:
but
kill
the
body, fear not them,
but
fear
him ,
who
after
Ltik.
i
a.
4'
ç
hee
bath.
killed
the
body,
bath
power
te
c41
the feud
into
Hell,
yea,
I
fay
unto
you,
fear
him,
faith Chrift.
So
that it
appears-
by
the Text,
that
there
is
no Creature can
do hurt
ro
the
foul;
the
Devils themfelves
they cannot
do
it;
they
can pro-
pound
objee}s
before the foul, but except
the
foul
do con
-
fent, they
cannot
force it;
it
is
onely.
God that
bath
power
over
the
foul, therefore faith
Ora,
fear
him,
that
is,
fear
God that bath
this
power;
all
other creatures,
this
is
all
their
do,
as
wee may fay,
they
are able
to
kill
the
body.
4
But
further, The
excellency
of
the
foul
of
man, in refe-
rence unto
God, appears
efpecially
in
the
large
extent of capa-
city
that it hath
to
receive
the
Image
of
God,
and
irs
ability
to
work
according
as
God
doth work
himfelf,
and
to
enjoy
communion with
God,
and
to
receive
the
communication
of
thofe choice
exèellencies
that God
bath
to
communi-
cate;
thefe
things
Phew
the excellency
of
the
foul
:
the
large
extent
I
fay
of the
foul
in
the
capacity
it
bath
of
good
(of
di-
vine
good.)
As
Firll,
It
is
that
that
is
capable to
have
the
Image of
God
fampt
upon
it
;
Whatfoever the
body hath,
it
is
but in way
of
refle,;
}ion
from the foul; wee know thofe
Princes that
are
greatand
rich
Princes, except
neceflity
compells them,
do
not
ufe
to
(tamp
their Image
upon
Leather,
or
Brafs,
or Cop-
D
d
per,