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This Suitor is dangerous, and prevails much with the soul: a handsome fellow if you pluck off his skin: for this saith Saint Jude, is spotted all over. A virgin well natured, well nurtured, that sets ought by herself, will not fasten her love on a lazar, leper, or ulcerous Moore. Why then. Oh why should the soul, so heavenly generate thus become degenerate, as to wed her affections to the polluted flesh. God, indeed, once married the soul to the body, the Celestial to a terrene nature, but to the lusts of the body, which Paul calls the flesh, he never gave his consent. This clandestine ⟨p. 23⟩match was made without the consent of Parents, of God our Father, of the church our mother; therefore most sinful, most intolerable. Cashier then this saucy Suitor, who (like some riotous younger brother, with some great heir) promiseth much, both of estate and love; but once married, and made Lord of all, soon consumes all to our final undoing. He breaks open the Cabinet of our heart, and takes out all the Jewels of our graces; and stints not his lavishing, till he hath beggared us. This is the third Suitor.

This Sutour is dangerous, and preuailes much with the soule: a handsome fellow if you plucke off his skin: for this saith Saint Iude, is spotted all ouer. A virgin well natur'd, well nurtur'd, that sets ought by herselfe, will not fasten her loue on a lazar, leper, or vlcerous Moore. Why then. Oh why should the soule, so heauenly generate thus become degenerate, as to wed her affections to the polluted flesh. God, indeed, once married the soule to the body, the Celestial to a terrene nature, but to the lusts of the body, which Paul cals the flesh, he neuer gaue his consent. This clandestine ⟨p. 23⟩match was made without the consent of Parents, of God our Father, of the church our mother; therfore most sinnefull, most intollerable. Cashier then this sawey Sutour, who (like some riotous yonger brother, with some great heire) promiseth much, both of estate and loue; but once married, and made Lord of all, soone consumes all to our finall vndoing. He breakes open the Cabinet of our heart, and takes out all the Iewels of our graces; and stintes not his lauisning, till he hath beggerd vs. This is the third Sutour.