thine appetite is subject to thee, and thou canst master it.” Before the Emperor is elected, he is subject to the electors, who reign over him, having it in their power to raise him to imperial dignity or to reject him; but once elected by them, they are subject to him, and he reigns over them. Before the will consents to the appetite, it rules over it, but having consented, the will becomes a slave. In short, this sensuous appetite is verily a rebellious, seditious, restless subject, and we must