The covetous man reasons with himselfe in his bed: where wee should bonum omissum, malum commissum, tempus amissum, deflere. David sayth, "Lord, I remember the in my bed."
"I will pull doune;" surely he was a man of this age, pul downe colledges, churches, cyties, kingdomes; every one cryes "Downe with Jerusalem!" An easy matter to pull downe that which was in building forty yeares; he will build it agen, soe will not many an other doe.
fo. 106.
The foole when his owne belly is full thinkes all the worlde hath enoughe. "Eate soule! drinke soule!" a hog may say as much. I will pull downe, I will build; here is all "I," nothing but himselfe. Presumption that he shall enjoy all; whence he noted his infidelity, security, carnality, ευτραπελἱα.
Of the soule. The soule is the image of God, Christi redempta sanguine, hæres cum angelis, capax cælestis beatitudinis, simplex, immortalis, incorporea. It useth organa, instruments. God giveth, not man begge[tte]th it. 21 Exod. 22. Creando infunditur, infundendo creatur. God is the father of soules, and the soule returneth to God that gave it; Ecclesiastes. Anima imago Dei, in justitia et dominio.
Relligion of the Turk more towards their Alcoran then our to the Scripture; speake but against that there it is death. He that dishonoureth his father, or disobeyeth the magistrat, every where punished, but for Gods dishonour fewe take care or vengeance.
This thought he spake to himselfe, but God puls him by the sleeve, and calls him by his name, "Thou foole!"
The godly give up their soules, but the soules of the wicked are taken from them.
fo. 106b.
March 1602.
Femme que dona s'abandona,
Femme que prende se vende,
Femme que regarde son honneur
Non veult prendre ne donner. (My cosen.)