IDENTILIN$$  F140HH1|EdHerb|ms. EL 6893, ff. 43v-44v\JPK\1-6-93\mf\P:T-LP\o\6-2-93\C:JGW\9-29-99; JSC 10-17-00
140.HH1.0HE  A letter to S%5r%6 Edward Harbert
140.HH1.001  Man is a lump, where allbeasts[sic] kneaded bee
140.HH1.002  wisdome maks him an Arke, where all agree
140.HH1.003  The foole in whome, those beasts do lyue at jarr
140.HH1.004  is sport to others, & a Theater,
140.HH1.005  nor scapes her soe, but is himself their pray,
140.HH1.006  all, w%5ch%6 was man, in him is eat away
140.HH1.007  And now his beasts on one another feed,
140.HH1.008  yet coople[sic] in anger, & new monsters breed [CW:om]
140.HH1.009  How happie's her that hath due place assign'd [f.44]
140.HH1.010  to his beasts, & dis=forrested his mynde;
140.HH1.011  Empal'd himself, to keep them out not in;
140.HH1.012  can sowe, & dare trust corne, where they haue %V\ben
140.HH1.013  Can vse his horse, goate, wolfe & euery beast;
140.HH1.014  & is not Asse himself, to all the rest.
140.HH1.015  Else man, not onlie is the herde of Swyne;
140.HH1.016  but hee's thos devills too, that did enclyne
140.HH1.017  then, to a hedlong rage; & made them worse;
140.HH1.018  for man can add weight, to heavens heaviest /curse
140.HH1.019  As sowles (they say) by o%5r%6 first touch takes in
140.HH1.020  the poisnous tincture; of originall synne.
140.HH1.021  So to y%5e%6 punishments which God doth fling,
140.HH1.022  or%>>o%5r%6< apprehension contributes the sting
140.HH1.023  to vs; as to his chickens, hee doth cast
140.HH1.024  Hemlock, & wee as men his hemlock taste,
140.HH1.025  wee doe infuse, to *%>>>w<<hat he meant for meate
140.HH1.026  Corrosiues, or intrince%>>>inteince<<[Mvar:>>%Jintense%K] cold or heate
140.HH1.027  For God, no such specifique poyson hath,
140.HH1.028  as kills, men know not how; his fiercest wrath
140.HH1.029  hath no antipathy, but may be good,
140.HH1.030  at least for Phisick, if not for foode.
140.HH1.031  Thus man, that mi>%Vg<ht be his pleasure%Ys%Z is his rod,
140.HH1.032  & >>%Vis<< his deuill, what%>>>%Yw%Z%Vt<<hat might bee his God.
140.HH1.033  Since then, our business, is to rectifie
140.HH1.034  nature, to what is%>>it< was; wee are led awry
140.HH1.035  by them whoe man to vs in little showe
140.HH1.036  greater then due, no forme we can bestow
140.HH1.037  On him, for man into himself can drawe
140.HH1.038  all his faith can swallow, >%Vor< reason *%>>>%Y*%Z<< chawe, [CW:om]
140.HH1.039  all y%5t%6 is fild, & all that w%5ch%6 doth fill [f.44v]
140.HH1.040  all the round world to man is but a pill
140.HH1.041  In all it works not, but it is in all
140.HH1.042  poisnous, or purgatiue, or cordiall
140.HH1.043  for knowledge kindles calentures in some
140.HH1.044  & is to others icy Opium
140.HH1.045  As braue as true, is y%5t%6 profession than 
140.HH1.046  w%5ch%6 yo%5u%6 do vse to make, y%5t%6 yo%5u%6 know man
140.HH1.047  This makes it credible, yo%5u%6 haue dwelt vpon
140.HH1.048  all worthy books, & now are such a one
140.HH1.049  Actions are authors, & of theise in you
140.HH1.050  your frends find every day a mart of /new.
140.HH1.0SS  [whirlwind flourish]
140.HH1.0$$  even no'd ll. ind 3 spaces