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en
the Excellency of the Soul.
fometime
hear
the
word,
but the time
and all
the
charge
they
are at
for
their
fouls
,
they look upon
it
even almofl
as
loa
,
and
fo
grudge
.it,
and
io
would fain
bee about
force
thing
for
their bodies;
fpeak
to them
about
praying
in
their
families,
they have
bufinefs
,
and what
is
all
their
bufinefs
for,
but onely
for their
bodies ?
Indeed
wee
flieuld
rather
turn
our plea the other
way,
and bee
loath to
fpare time
for
our outward
eflate,
rather than for our foals,
thofe
immo
tal
fouls
of
ours
.;
it
is
a
wonder
how any
one
that
knb
vs
the
worth of
his
foul,
can
finde
in
his
heart, but
upon
meet
neceffity, and
out
of duty, to fpare time for his outward
condition.
The
foul is
dishonoured when
the
time
and
coil that
is
bellowed about
it
is
grudged,
as
if
it
were meer-
ly
loft, and
call
away.
Sixthly,
Again
wee
dihonour
our fouls
when
as
wee
lay
not
up
provision
for
them
againfi an
evil day,
this
is a
difho-
nour put
upon
them.
Seventhly,And
lailly,
you
difhonour
your
fouls,
when
as
you
think
to fads
fie
them
with
any
thing
but God
himfelf;
if
you
should have any
of
your
friends
that
are
of
quality
come
to
your houfe,
if
you
thould fet
a
bowl
of
fwill
be-
fore them, and think
to
fatisfie
their
hunger
that
way,
they
would think
it
a
great
difhonour
to
them. Now
if
you
do
think to
fatisfie
your fouls with
any thing
herebut God
him-
felf
,
you
do
as
it
were bring
bones
to let
before
a
Prince.
It
was a
fpeech unworthy
of
a
man
Which
wee
read of
in
the
Gofpel.
concerning,
rich, Dives
,
Soul, Soul,
rake
thine
eafe, thou haft
gook
lade
up
for many
years. Soul,
Soul,
eat,
drink,and
take
thine eafe
;
.Why
,
what
hadthat
to
do
with
eatingaand drinking?, How unworthy
was
this,
I
fay,
of
one
that
.find.
an
immortal foul thus
to
fpeak
:
Oh
this
is a
great
dishonour
that
is
put upon
the
foul.
Now
then
learn
wee in
a
right way
to
put
honour
upon
our fouls
,
and
to
love them ,
and
make them bur
Darlings;
sand
manifest your love
to
your fouls,
Firíf,
By
having
your
thoughts often
upon
them;
wee
ma-
nifefi
our love
to
a
friend;by
having
our thoughts
run
upon-
him: