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

4. Intimate and needless society with the wicked, will make thee liable to their punishments. He that walketh with wise men shall be wise, but a Companion of Fools shall be destroyed, Prov. 13. 20. that is, whosoever partake with wicked men in their wicked ways and courses, shall assuredly partake with them in their punishments.

Therefore S. John, as it is recorded of him, going to the Bath at Ephesus, there met Ebion, and Cerinthus, two blasphemous Heretics, belching out their blasphemies against Christ: whereupon he made all the haste he could out of their company, fearing some eminent Judgment from the Lord to fall upon them. Who was no sooner departed, but presently the house fell ⟨p. 136⟩down, and destroyed them with their Companions.

Therefore S. Iohn, as it is recorded of him, going to the Bath at Ephesus, there met Ebion, and Cerinthus, two blasphemous Hereticks, belching out their blasphemies against Christ: whereupon he made all the haste he could out of their company, fearing some eminent Judgment from the Lord to fall upon them. Who was no sooner departed, but presently the house fell ⟨p. 136⟩down, and destroyed them with their Companions.

Ah Young Man, know assuredly, that if thou needlessly and frequently associatest thy self with wicked and profane persons, thou wilt partake of their Plagues. If therefore thou art engaged into evil company, speedily withdraw thy self from them. The Physicians rule, in reference to persons infected with the Plague, is good to be observed towards profane company; Cito, Long, Tarde.