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But see here the old decrepit goats, that were now scarce able to see or hear or wag abroad, yet these had as lustful minds as the youngest there, and what they could not act because of weakness, yet the strength of their unmortified lusts did make them delight to behold, and attempt to perform so far as they could. It is not age that will quench lust, this fault striketh in the fancy and will not be cured by bodily inabilities, they can love to speak wantonly, and to attempt this worst of evil, that yet are impotent through age. But ah, it is a most undecent thing to see the sins of youth prevailing in times of age, it were monstrous to behold green apples on a tree in winter. If the frost of age cannot nip the blossoms of libidinous desires, how great was that heat! who can think that he is at all mortified in other things, where nature affordeth less help, that hath not prevailed against the things that should even die of themselves. But it is sure, that length of time will not conquer his hateful passion, unless grace be granted from above, the elder adulterer is the most neighing, he desireth so much the more, by how much he can effect less, as you see it in some kind of creatures whom the knife hath caused to cease to be perfect males. O if any old man amongst you have a wanton heart, head, hand, tongue, and gives himself to please himself with dalliances, and lascivious gestures, words and carriages, let him be exceedingly abased in himself, the consideration of ones ancientness makes the least attempt in him more loathsome, then any act in a young stripling, so long as one is carried with the fervour of youth to such offences, there is hope that age will temper, but in whom these fires continue sparkling, when his body is little warmer then a dead carcass, what hope can be conceived of his amendment? what charity can think that he will ever be chaste? for he is not chaste that cannot, but he that will not be lascivious.

But see here the old decrepit goates, that were now scarce able to see or heare or wag abroad, yet these had as lustfull mindes as the youngest there, and what they could not act because of weakenesse, yet the strength of their unmortified lusts did make them delight to behold, and attempt to performe so farre as they could. It is not age that will quench lust, this fault striketh in the fancy and will not be cured by bodily inabilities, they can love to speake wantonly, and to attempt this worst of evill, that yet are impotent through age. But ah, it is a most undecent thing to see the sinnes of youth prevailing in times of age, it were monstrous to behold greene apples on a tree in winter. If the frost of age cannot nip the blossomes of libidinous desires, how great was that heate! who can thinke that he is at all mortified in other things, where nature affordeth lesse helpe, that hath not prevailed against the things that should even die of themselves. But it is sure, that length of time will not conquer his hatefull passion, unlesse grace be granted from above, the elder adulterer is the most neighing, he desireth so much the more, by how much he can effect lesse, as you see it in some kind of creatures whom the knife hath caused to cease to be perfect males. O if any old man amongst you have a wanton heart, head, hand, tongue, and gives himselfe to please himselfe with dalliances, and lascivious gestures, words and carriages, let him be exceedingly abased in himselfe, the consideration of ones ancientnesse makes the least attempt in him more loathsome, then any act in a young stripling, so long as one is carried with the fervour of youth to such offences, there is hope that age will temper, but in whom these fires continue sparkling, when his body is little warmer then a dead carkasse, what hope can be conceived of his amendment? what charity can thinke that hee will ever bee chaste? for hee is not chaste that cannot, but hee that will not be lascivious.