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

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.

4. Stage-plays. Many of which are stuffed with filthy and obscene speeches, and set forth with many lascivious gestures, by which they are very apt to infect the mind with Effeminate Lust, and dispose the ⟨p. 90⟩heart for unclean and filthy actions. The Stage is a decoy for the Stews.

5. Undecent, and garish attire. Men and Women's strange Apparel doth oft stir up Lust, both in themselves, and others also; especially when such parts as ought to be covered, are left naked. In