John Trapp on Psalms 139:14

Verſ. 14 I will praiſe thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully, made] [illegible: 1 span] operibus t[illegible: 2 letters]s, ſaith Montan[illegible: 1 letter]s; neither can I wonder enough at thy workmanſhip. The greateſt miracle in the World is man; in whoſe very body (how much more in his ſoul?) are miracles enow (betwixt head and feet) to fill a volume. Auſtin complaineth that men much wonder at high mountains of the earth, huge waves of the Sea, deep falls of rivers, the vaſtneſs of the Ocean, the motions of the ſtars, & relinquunt ſeipſos nec mirantur, but wonder not at all at their wonderfull ſelves.Fernel. de ab [illegible: 3 letters]. rerum cau [illegible: 2 letters]. Galen, a prophane Phyſician, writing of the excellent parts of mans body, and comming to ſpeak of the double motion of the lungs could not chuſe but ſing an hymn to that God, whoſoever hee were, that was author of ſo excellent and admirable a peece of work.

And that my ſoul knoweth right well] That is, ſo well, as to draw hearty praiſes from mee to my Maker. But for any exact inſight, hear Salomon; As thou knoweſt not what is the way of the ſpirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even ſo thou knoweſt not the works of God, who maketh all, Eccleſ. 11.5. Some read the words thus, Thy works are wonderfull, and ſo is my ſoul which knoweth right well. q. d. my rationall and intelligent ſoul is an admirable peece indeed. Nothing in the World, ſaith one, is ſo well worthy to bee wondred at as man, nothing in man, as his ſoul.