The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…

1. Resist those wanton and unclean thoughts, which do either arise from thine own wicked heart, or are cast in by Satan. Do not revolve them in thy mind, nor suffer them to lodge within thee, but with detestation presently reject them, and cast them away. If thou canst not prevent them in their conception, let it be thy care to destroy them in their birth, that so they may prove abortive. If thou suffer them to live, they will receive growth, and strength to thine utter perdition. Who having fire cast into his bosom, will not so soon as he discerneth it, cast it out? Quench these sparks at their first kindling, lest they break out into such a flame, which will not be quenched.

1. Resist those wanton and unclean thoughts, which do either arise from thine own wicked heart, or are cast in by Satan. Do not revolve them in thy mind, nor suffer them to lodge within thee, but with detestation presently reject them, and cast them away. If thou canst not prevent them in their conception, let it be thy care to destroy them in their birth, that so they may prove abortive. If thou suffer them to live, they will receive growth, and strength to thine utter perdition. Who having fire cast into his bosome, will not so soon as he discerneth it, cast it out? Quench these sparks at their first kindling, lest they break out into such a flame, which will not be quenched.

2. Be very watchful as over thy outward senses, so especially over thine eyes, which are the doors and windows of the soul to let in Lust. Hereupon Job, though an holy man, and in Years, durst not trust his eyes without a guard, but engaged himself by solemn Promise and Covenant not to stand gazing on the beauty of a woman; Job 31. 1. Alexander refused so much as to see Darius his wife, a Lady of incomparable beauty, fearing lest he, who had Conquered the Husband, should be overcome by the Wife. Upon this ground it seems Zeleucus imposed that Law upon the Locrenses, that the Adulterers eyes should be pulled out, because sin entered in at those Casements, therefore he would stop up the Windows.

2. Be very watchful as over thy outward senses, so especially over thine eyes, which are the doors and windows of the soul to let in Lust. Hereupon Iob, though an holy man, and in Years, durst not trust his eyes without a guard, but ingaged himself by solemn Promise and Covenant not to stand gazing on the beauty of a woman;