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so may wee see men, NONLATINALPHABET, like trees. It is the allusion of that renowned Heathen, that Man is planta inuersa, a tree turned vpside downe: his head is the root, his body the trunke, his armes and legges the maine branches, his fingers and toes the lesser bough•s, his skinne the barke, his soule the life of the whole. And in the sacred Scripture, we find it a familiar metaphor, to expresse Man by a tree: Either make the tree good, |
so may we see men,, like trees. It is the allusion of that renowned Heathen, that Man is Planta inuersa, a tree turned upside down: his head is the root, his body the trunk, his arms and legs the main branches, his fingers and toes the lesser bough•s, his skin the bark, his soul the life of the Whole. And in the sacred Scripture, we find it a familiar metaphor, to express Man by a tree: Either make the tree good, |
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