;.90 Chap.31. ßín Expcftion upon the Book of J o a. Verf.9. o f s grange woman drop at an honey- combe, andher mouth io fmoo- ther then ogle. The lips of man or womandrop fweetly like an ho- neycombe, when the Bees that make it are honeft and gracious thoughts in the heart; But the honeywords which drop from the lips ofa ftrange woman, are made by flinging watpes, by vile grace:eie, helldh thoughts. And therefore a harlot is full of luit not of love, her kiffe hath venotne in it, and all the honey which drops from her lips is pernicious poyfon. And yet with this poy- fonous honey of her lips, andwithber mouth ( that is, the words -ofher mouth) which is fmoother then oyle, fineallures and de- ceives the heart of vaine man. We find this the iffue of her glo- z:ngdifeourfe ( Pro. 7.21. ) Withmuchfaire/freech, Ace caufed him toyeeld, with the flattering of her lips, Jhe forced him ; her words led him away captive toher will ; the young man, whom this harlot enticed, is expreffed by a word which implyeth him cafieand perfwadable, one that would be Toone catcht with a mouth full ofgood words, But the plyed him fo fait and gave him fo manymouth fulls of goodwords, that the put akind of force upon him, andwonne him over to her belle, that is, to her ill courbes, whether be would or no. How wofull is that vi&ory where fin rides in triumph, and how terrible a force is it which makes a breach, whereat the Devil enters. Yet the young man could not plead this force as his excufe. It was his owne folly which fub;e ted him toher force;And howmuch (Dever the for- ma /a ad liái ced him, the had the leave of his owne heart. Nothing com- dinem vit off, pells luft but it felfe, nor is any man properly forced to that with nil ipf, Nefcit which he is delighted. Noman commits fornication againft his quod c uhl( eogt. will ; Only to (hew that there is a great force in aharlots flatte- ry, it is here fayd, With theflattery of her lip !heforcedbirn. Fifthly , The-heart ofa man is fometimes deceived by the gay attire, and vaine- dre fes,and newfangled fafhions of a woman. Though fbee be not beautiful!, though (leehath not many fine words , yet her fine cloathes may prove a fnare ; Harlots have their proper attire when they intend to deceive. This Solomon reports as one way by which the young manwas deceived (Pro. 7. 1o.) Behold there met him a woman with the attireofan bar - ht ; thee was fitted for the purpofe from head to foot to de- «ive. The Prophet ( Zak. 13. 4. ) intimates, that Tome abed .ßo meare a roughgarment to deceive. A harlot weareth loft (liken gar-
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