John Trapp on Proverbs 11:17

Verſ. 17. The merciful doth good to his own ſoul] His chief buſineſs is with and for himſelf: how to ſet all to rights within, how to keep a continual Sabbath of ſoul, a conſtant compoſedneſs. He will not violate his Conſcience to get or retain riches, as verſ. 16. or purchaſe earth, with the loſs of heaven.Corpus ſive corpor quaſi cordi[illegible: 1 letter] por, i. e. puer ſive famulu[illegible: 1 letter]; [illegible: 1 letter]a forma qua Mancipor. Quintipor. Camer. And in as much as the body is the ſouls ſervant (and ſhould therefore be neither ſupra negotium, nor infra negotium, but par negotio, fit for the ſouls buſineſs) it ought not to be pined or pinched with penury, and over-much abſtinence, as thoſe Impoſtors, Coloſſ. 2.23. and our Popiſh Merit-mongers that ſtarve their Genius, and are cruel to their own fleſh. Theſe ſhall one day hear, Who required theſe things at your hands?