396 Hdc Wisdom o/GOD Part If. 



Particulars I might enlarge upon, but becaufe 

 they come in here only as they refer to the 

 Tongue,, it may fuffice to have mentioned them 

 fummarily. 



^hirdlyy Let us hence learn duly to prize and 

 value our Souls. Is the Body fuch a rare Piece, 

 what then is the Soul ? The Body is but the Hufk 

 or Shell, the Soul is the Kernel , the Body is but 

 the Cafk, the Soul the precious Liquor contained 

 in it ', the Body is but the Cabinet, the Soul the 

 Jewel; the Body is but the Ship or Veflel, the 

 Soul the Pilot ; the Body is but the Tabernacle, 

 and a poor Clay Tabernacle or Cottage too, the 

 Soul the Inhabitant; the Body is but the Ma- 

 chine or Engine, the Soul that ov^v 77, that 

 adluates and quickens it ; the Body is but the 

 dark Lantern, the Soul or Spirit is the Candle of 

 the Lord that burns in it: And feeing there is 

 fuch difference between the Soul and the Body in 

 refped of Excellency, furely our better Part chal- 

 lenges our greateft Care and Diligence to make 

 Provifion for it. Bodily Provifion is but half 

 Provifion, it is but for one Part of a Man, and 

 that the meaner and more ignoble too, if we con- 

 fider only the Time of this Life ; but if we con- 

 lider a future Eftate of endlefs Duratipn after this 

 Life, then bodily Provifion will appear to be, I 

 do not fay, quarter Provifion, but no Provifion at 

 all in comparifon, there being no Proportion be- 

 tween 



