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A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written
A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas AdamsA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas Adams
London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Jacob Bloome, 1633London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Iacob Bloome, 1633
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3 By avoiding beautiful temptations.m Flee fornication: Resist other sins, flee this. Stand not to try thy strength, but run away. Parthus tutus ab hoste suga est. Joseph stood not to bandy terms, and dispute with his mistress, but fled from her. If thou wilt endure conference with an Harlot, she will conquer. Like Ulysses, stop thine ears, her charms shall not take thee. Many have run out of their wits for women, 1 Esdr. 4.26. Satan having conquered the woman, never came at the man, but left the woman to do that; he thought she would be devil enough to tempt man. Solomon with all his wisdom, Sampson with all his strength, were thus mastered. One overcame a Lion, yet a Lioness overcame him. The other could find out the Harlot from the true mother; yet a Harlot found out him, and made him forget his Maker.n The people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. The daughters of Moab, light by nature, for they were begot in Incest. Lots daughter lay with her own father while he was drunk, and called her son Moab; which signifies, The son of her father. Impudent strumpet, not to be ashamed of so foul and horrible a fact! Thus they were light, and that by nature; they had it by kind, it cost them nothing. Even the sons of GOD were ⟨p. 126⟩tempted to folly by the daughters of men, Gen. 6. A woman fair is mans snare: think them thy she-devils, sent and taught to seduce and spill thy soul. Meretrix quò pulchrior, eò perniciosior, Aug. A Harlot the more beautiful, the more baneful. Rara concordia formae & pudicitiae; It is rare to see a woman chaste that's poor and fair. Stat quaevis quavis meretrix mercabilis art. Bring gold enough, a little cunning shall serve for whoredom; the Devil makes his high-ways easy. Perhaps all do not sell their bodies, that sell their souls; some sin, but set no price on it. I am persuaded that no one Inducement so soon turns women to Popery, as their Indulgence to this sin. Venialia dicunt, sed vaenalia sunt; If God would afford pardons on the Popes rates, this sin would be infinite. But non sic respondetur Domino: His Justice will not be so answered.
3 By avoiding beautifull temptations.