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3. The Lustful

3. The Lustfull

Is not to be missed in this Catalogue. The Poet calls amantes, amentes; taking (or rather mistaking) Love for Lust. Indeed it is insana libido, a blinding, blending fascination; a Witch that with her powerful ⟨p. 53⟩charms intoxicates the brains. A Father contemplating in his meditations, how it came to pass, that our forefathers in the infancy of the world, had so many wives at once, answers himselfe. Certè enim fuit consuetudo, non fuit culpa: Whiles it was a custom, it was scarce held a fault. We may say no less of our days: Lasciviousness is so wonted a companion for our Gallants, that in their sense, it hath lost the name of being a sin. They call it Magnatum ludum; and whether it be or no, thence derive to themselves authority and imitation.

Is not to be missed in this Catalogue. The Poet cals amantes, amentes; taking (or rather mistaking) Loue for Lust. Indeed it is insana libido, a blinding, blending fascination; a Witch that with her powerfull ⟨p. 53⟩charmes intoxicates the braines. A Father contemplating in his meditations, how it came to passe, that our forefathers in the infancy of the world, had so many wiues at once, answeres himselfe. Certè enim fuit consuetudo, non fuit culpa: Whiles it was a custome, it was scarce held a fault. Wee may say no lesse of our dayes: Lasciuiousnesse is so wonted a companion for our Gallants, that in their sense, it hath lost the name of being a sinne. They call it Magnatum ludum; and whether it be or no, thence deriue to themselues authority and imitation.