The Morning of Spiritual Youth Improved, in the Prospect of Old Age and Its Infirmities: Being a Literal and Spiritual Paraphrase on the Twelfth Chapter of Ecclesiastes. In a Series of Letters. — John Shaqi
The Morning of Spiritual Youth Improved, in the Prospect of Old Age and Its Infirmities: Being a Literal and Spiritual Paraphrase on the Twelfth Chapter of Ecclesiastes. In a Series of Letters.Church, J. (John)
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The Morning of Spiritual Youth Improved, in the Prospect of Old Age and Its Infirmities: Being a Literal and Spiritual Paraphrase on the Twelfth Chapter of Ecclesiastes. In a Series of Letters.
Church, J. (John)
Bible. Ecclesiastes -- Commentaries
operations, firm with bone, yet not weighty with flesh; they bend inwards
or turn outwards, they rise upwards or stoop downwards, and they throw
themselves into whatever direction we please. To these are annexed the
_Hands_, and all terminated by the _Fingers_, which give a most graceful
appearance, yet destined to almost incessant employ; though the
extremities or the fingers are an assemblage of the finest fibres, most
acutely sensible; for this reason our Almighty Maker has overlaid them
with an horny substance called _Nails_, to preserve the tender part from
dangerous impressions. Above all, is _the Head_, a majestic dome,
designed for the residence of the Brain; ample to receive it, strong to
uphold it, and firm to defend it. This stately Capital, is screened from
heat, defended from cold, and at the same time much beautified by a
copious growth of Hair, which no ways encumbers the wearer. This is the
_outward_ Man, the noble work of the great God our Saviour, who became
man for our sakes.
It is equally as wonderful to notice the _Inside_ of this house; with the
amazing arrangement of Fibres that unite the several Limbs of the Body,
tough and strong. The small _Membranes_ appointed, enwrap the fleshy
parts, to part some, and form a connection with the others. _Arteries_,
some of which ascend to the Head, others spread themselves over the
shoulders; some extend to the Arms, and others descend to the Feet.
_Veins_, these are appointed to receive the blood from the arteries, and
reconvey it to the heart. _Glands_, whose office it is to filtrate the
passing fluid; an assemblage of _vessels_, complicated and intervolved
with seeming confusion, but with perfect regularity. _Muscles_, wove in
natures finest loom, seem composed of the slenderest fibres, yet indeed
with incredible strength; these, with their tendons, constitute the
instruments of motion; not like a sluggish beast, but quick as lightning.
_Nerves_, surprisingly minute tubes, derived from the Brain, which
gliding into the Muscles, set them on work, depress the power of
sensation through the body, or returning upon any impression from
without, give all needful intelligence to the soul. The _Skin_, like a
curious surtout, exactly fitted, is superadded over the whole, formed of
the most delicate net work. The _Pores_ are minute, and nervous fibres
are multiplied even to a progeny.—The Veins beautifying the human
structure, especially the most conspicuous parts of it; the pliant wrist
and the taper arm, are adorned with them, they spread vermillion over the
lips, and plant roses on the cheeks; while the eye, tinged with glossy
jet, or sparkling with the blue of Heaven, is fixed in an orb of polished
chrystal.
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