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1. His first allurement is a mellifluous language, able to blanch mischief. His words drop Nectar, as if he had been brought up at Court. And by his Logic he can make quidlibit ex quolibet, anything of every thing: so by his Rhetoric he can make (stones) hard hearted worldlings dance to his pipe, as it is fabled of Orpheus, Cusus ex ore non tam ver•a, quam mella fluunt, as I have read of Origem. Every syllable is like a drop of honey from his lips. Magicis verborum viribus, quasi transformat homines. There lies a magic in his tempting speech, able to enchant, and transform mens hearts, making a voluptuous man a hog, an oppressor, a Wolfe, the lustful a Goat, the Drunkard a Devil. His arguments are not empty, but carry the weight of golden eloquence, the musical sound of profit and pleasure.

1. His first allurement is a mellifluous language, able to blanch mischiefe. His words drop Nectar, as if hee had beene brought vp at Court. And by his Logicke hee can make quidlibit ex quolibet, anything of euery thing: so by his Rhetoricke hee can make (stones) hard hearted worldlings dance to his pipe, as it is fabled of Orpheus, Cusus ex ore non tam ver•a, quam mella fluunt, as I haue read of Origem. Euery syllable is like a drop of honey from his lips. Magicis verborum viribus, quasi transformat homines. There lies a magicke in his tempt•ng speech, able to inchant, and transforme mens hearts, making a voluptuous man a hogge, an oppressor, a Wolfe, the lustfull a Goate, the Drunkard a Diuell. His arguments are not empty, but carry the weight of golden eloquence, the musicall sound of profite and pleasure.

2 Besides his captiving elocution, he mends the ill fabric of his person with rich accoutrements. He wears all his clothes,¹ as Saint Paul saith, in the fashion. He hath change of suites. He puts on pride, when he goes to the Court: Bribery, when he goes to the Hall: Ebriety, when to a Tavern: Prodigality, when he shuffles in among Gallants: Usury, when he would walk in the Exchange: & Oppression, when he would ride down into the Country. Only, Avarice is the girdle of his loins, he is never without it. It is fashion, to be of any fashion, & to apply himself to thy humour, whom he courts. He hath a suit to speed of his suite, to please thy affection.