A41668:388
The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…
The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan showing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by S. and B.G. for Nevil Simmons, 1676
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Filthy and obscene talk is another occasion and incentive of Lust. For as the Apostle speaketh, 1 Cor. 15. 23. Evil communications corrupt good manners. Many, I know, take too much liberty to themselves herein, and make nothing of it, but do flatter themselves with a conceit of the purity of their hearts. But let such know, that filthy and unclean words do argue a filthy and unclean mind. Obscene words being but the excrements and overflowings of a carnal and corrupt heart: for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh. Thy stinking breath smells of a foul Stomach.
3. Lascivious Pictures, wherewith too many do adorn, or rather disgrace their houses. For what are they indeed but dumb Orators to persuade to Lust? and lively Presidents out of which a wanton heart will easily take out a pattern of Uncleanness for its own imitation? They are worse than obscene words, because they vanish, and are gone: whereas lascivious Pictures do abide and infect many, one after another. For it is found by experience, that wanton objects do engender wanton fancies and imaginations, which tend to filthy and unclean actions. Beware therefore, O young man, of gazing on lascivious Pictures; rather turn away thine eyes from beholding enticing, and bewitching vanities.
3. Lascivious Pictures, wherewith too many do adorn, or rather disgrace their houses. For what are they indeed but dumb Orators to perswade to Lust? and lively Presidents out of which a wanton heart will easily take out a pattern of Uncleanness for its own imitation? They are worse than obscene words, because they vanish, and are gone: whereas lascivious Pictures do abide and infect many, one after another. For it is found by experience, that wanton objects do ingender wanton fancies and imaginations, which tend to filthy and unclean actions. Beware therefore, O young man, of gazing on lascivious Pictures; rather turn away thine eyes from beholding inticing, and bewitching vanities.