Christian religion

First, his craft in applying himself to the woman, whom he seeing to be in doubt of the punishment, contents himself with it, and abstaineth from a precise denial, whither he would willingly draw her: because he esteemed that the woman would not come so far, and that in a flat denial he should have been bewrayed; which notwithstanding in the latter end of this sentence he doth by implication flatly deny.

First, his craft in applying himselfe to the woman, whom he seeing to be in doubt of the punishment, contents himselfe with it, and abstaineth from a precise deniall, whither hee would willingly draw her: because hee esteemed that the woman would not come so farre, and that in a flat denial he should haue been bewraied; which notwithstanding in the latter end of this sentence hee doth by implication flatlie denie.

What learn you from thence?

What learne you from thence?

That the Devil proceedeth by degrees, and will […] at the first move to the grossest: as in Idolatry first to be present: after to kneel only with the knee, keeping his conscience to himself: lastly, to the greatest worship. In whoredom, first to look, then to dally, &c. and therefore that we resist the evil in the beginning.

That the Diuell proceedeth by degrees, and will 〈…〉 at the first moue to the grossest: as in Idolatrie first to be present: after to kneele only with the knee, keeping his conscience to himselfe: lastly, to the greatest worship. In whoredome, first to looke, then to dallie, &c. and therefore that we resist the euill in the beginning.