The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

5. Learn to suspect things that are delightful, Gen. 3.6. The woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes. Carnal pleasures are forbidden fruit, Agrippina poisoned her husband ⟨p. 58⟩in that meat he loved best: the Devil tempts us with dishes sweetly poisoned. Love and delight, pari passu ambulant, walk together, and keep the same pace: many a man hath been undone by riches and honours, and worldly comforts like the Bee that is drowned in its own honey. Christians be careful; Every one of us hath Eves sweet tooth in our heads.

5. Learn to suspect things that are delightful, Gen. 3.6. The woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes. Carnal pleasures are forbidden fruit, Agrippina poysoned her husband ⟨p. 58⟩in that meat he loved best: the Devil tempts us with dishes sweetly poysoned. Love and delight, pari passu ambulant, walk together, and keep the same pace: many a man hath been undone by riches and honours, and worldly comforts like the Bee that is drowned in its own honey. Christians be careful; Every one of us hath Eves sweet tooth in our heads.

6. Labour to act that grace in especial manner, which is contrary to thy beloved sin: for instance, if passion be thy darling sin labour to act the grace of meekness, if excess the grace of temperance, if uncleanness the grace of chastity: let me tell you, where grace is helped by nature, upon the account of a mans temper and constitution, there a little grace will go far: but when grace is to be employed against nature, it had need to be strong and active: your Watermen in some cases take their ease, and their Boats will go of themselves, but when wind and tide is against them, then they must labour at the Oar, hic labour, hoc opus.