A65285:2489
A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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2. Few that are entangled in the Sin of Adultery recover out of the Snare. Prov. 2.19. None that go to her return again. That made some of the Ancients conclude that Adultery was an unpardonable Sin. But not so: David repented, and Mary Magdalen was a Weeping Penitent. Her Amorous Eyes that had sparkled with Lust, she seeks to be revenged of them, she washed Christ's Feet with her Tears. So that some have recovered out of the Snare. But None that go to her return, that is, very few. It is rare to hear of any who are enchanted and bewitched with this Sin of Adultery, that recover out of it. Eccles. 7.26. Her Heart is Snares and Nets, and her Hands as Bands. Her Heart is Snares, that is, she is subtle to deceive ⟨p. 375⟩those who come to her. And, Her Hands are Bands. That is, Her Embraces are powerful to hold and entangle her Lovers. Plutarch said of the Persian Kings, They were Captives to their Concubines. They were so inflamed, that they had no Power to leave their Company. This Consideration may make all fearful of this Sin; None that go to her return again. Soft Pleasures harden the Heart.
2. Few that are intangled in the Sin of Adultery recover out of the Snare. Prov. 2.19. None that go to her return again. That made some of the Ancients conclude that Adultery was an unpardonable Sin. But not so: David repented, and Mary Magdalen was a Weeping Penitent. Her Amorous Eyes that had sparkled with Lust, she seeks to be revenged of them, she washed Christ's Feet with her Tears. So that some have recovered out of the Snare. But None that go to her return, that is, very few. It is rare to hear of any who are inchanted and bewitched with this Sin of Adultery, that recover out of it. Eccles. 7.26. Her Heart is Snares and Nets, and her Hands as Bands. Her Heart is Snares, that is, she is subtile to deceive ⟨p. 375⟩those who come to her. And, Her Hands are Bands. That is, Her Embraces are powerful to hold and intangle her Lovers. Plutarch said of the Persian Kings, They were Captives to their Concubines. They were so inflamed, that they had no Power to leave their Company. This Consideration may make all fearful of this Sin; None that go to her return again. Soft Pleasures harden the Heart.