r a 8 Beatstie j 'tieredfrom truevenue is to becontemned. which he vouchfafeth onlyunto the humble,andoppofeth himfelfe againfi them,punifhing them oftentimes in that wherein they glorie, and catching them in their owne in. ueigling nets,which they fpredout for others; like Abfalon who was hanged with bis own haire,that whereinhe chief- lygloricd,be madeby God the infirument ofhis ruine. 4,Sea,I But as this worldly beautie is hurtfull to them that have Beaunedeeci- it,foallo toothers that behold it: for firll,itfcrueth forno- seal andaüu_ thingbeing feuered from verme and true godlineffe,but for retb moo /lane. a curious vaile to hide vnderit all finne, and tomake wic- kedneffe it fell, whenit is difguifed with it,topafl'e vnfinfpe- fled. And this wasthat vizard wherewith that notable hy- pocrite Saulwas fo adorned, that hee deceived both good Samuel,andall the people,caufing him toexcoll him, as not x_Samao,i4, being to bematched among all the refl,and mouing them to fhoutefor ioy,and to crie aloude,Godfaue the King.But much more doth it hurt, as it is vied by the diucll and the world for abaize toallure men vnto finne ; and as a fhining flame to lettheir hearts on fire with vnlawfulllufls.In which Formefamere- refped a beautifull womanwithout vertue, is compared to trixduleeve, a fwecte poyfon which killeth with delighì,and theirglan- nesum, cing lookes to theBroke ofScorpions, or the fling of Vi- Volutevenerie, pers,which bringeth deathin a fweete flumber; or elfe to a babel nis. burningcoale which being it felfe firfikindled, inflamech fcorpionir, g r thole altothat are mere vnto it; or asSalomoncomparethit, toa fword,which,whilefi it glittereth,woundeth,yea a two Prou.Ç4. edged fvvord, the onehurting thofc chat haue it,with pride, the other chofe which behold it, with lull and wantonnes. And thus were the tonnes ofGod wounded, whilefl they Gen.6,ts, beheldthe beautie ofthedaughters ofinen;thus was Pate. Gen.;y.z. ?hamwife inflamed with the fight oflofeph; thuswas e4nt- z.Sam.e3.1.z, nontick oflufl,hauingfufferedhis eyesto drinke theirfill of > .Sam.rr.z, this fweete poyfon; yea andwith this (hare was holy David caught, whilefl hiseyes wantonly wandred andbeheld the beautieofhis feruants wife. And hence it is that Salomon feeking to preferue his youthfull fcholler from the finne of vncleannes, thinketh it not enough to haue him fo farre off lrou.;.x4.: ;, from thebeautiful hatlot,thac he cannotheart thebewitch- ing
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