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A00605
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The honor of chastity A sermon, made and preached by Iohn Featly.
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Featley, John, 1605?-1666.
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1632
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STC 10741; ESTC S101897
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but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n breathe_v upon_o the_o water_n see_v here_o how_o opposition_n adde_n glory_n to_o the_o triumpher_n have_v not_o joseph_n be_v tempt_v he_o have_v not_o be_v prove_v but_o be_v tempt_v have_v he_o consent_v he_o have_v not_o be_v accept_v how_o know_v he_o but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v policy_n in_o his_o mistress_n to_o allure_v he_o to_o wickedness_n not_o intend_v to_o be_v act_v that_o she_o may_v depose_v he_o from_o honour_n who_o perhaps_o she_o hate_v to_o prevent_v a_o injury_n therefore_o in_o his_o repute_n he_o disdain_v the_o power_n of_o his_o mistress_n temptation_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o he_o know_v she_o a_o woman_n and_o therein_o her_o infirmity_n although_o he_o remember_v she_o be_v his_o mistress_n and_o therefore_o instruct_v she_o a_o virtuous_a woman_n be_v like_o the_o jewel_n in_o the_o field_n mention_v in_o the_o gospel_n or_o as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o heaven_n dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o weak_a spectator_n and_o 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seem_v even_o to_o justify_v the_o several_a allurement_n of_o the_o weak_a sex_n by_o more_o horrid_a and_o devilish_a enchantment_n pascitur_fw-la libido_fw-la conviviis_fw-la say_v saint_n ambrose_n nutritur_fw-la deliciis_fw-la vino_fw-la accenditur_fw-la &_o ebrietate_fw-la inflammatur_fw-la this_o be_v not_o to_o learn_v of_o s._n paul_n to_o beat_v down_o our_o body_n and_o keep_v they_o in_o subjection_n nor_o of_o joseph_n in_o my_o text_n to_o contend_v with_o the_o temptation_n because_o to_o consent_v be_v to_o sin_n again_o he_o that_o seeke'_v to_o excuse_v himself_o by_o the_o superfluous_a humour_n of_o a_o pamper_a body_n shall_v rather_o with_o lazarus_n live_v by_o the_o crumb_n than_o fare_v so_o delicious_o with_o gluttonous_a dives_n plutarch_n report's_n of_o antiochus_n king_n of_o asia_n that_o when_o he_o be_v invite_v to_o perform_v a_o visit_n to_o the_o fair_a panthea_n by_o the_o various_a report_n of_o her_o admire_a beauty_n refuse_v to_o go_v reply_v si_fw-mi modo_fw-la illam_fw-la convenero_fw-la quum_fw-la per_fw-la otium_fw-la vacat_fw-la fortasse_fw-la illa_fw-la mihi_fw-la persuasura_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la neglectis_fw-la regni_fw-la negotiis_fw-la illam_fw-la conveniam_fw-la quum_fw-la etiam_fw-la non_fw-la vacat_fw-la if_o say_v he_o i_o shall_v repair_v unto_o she_o now_o my_o leisure_n serve_v his_o i_o perhaps_o she_o will_v so_o take_v i_o by_o her_o allure_a form_n that_o when_o i_o shall_v follow_v the_o affair_n of_o my_o kingdom_n i_o shall_v spend_v my_o time_n with_o she_o when_o i_o have_v no_o leisure_n i_o read_v that_o dionysius_n disinherited_a his_o son_n which_o be_v heir_n to_o his_o kingdom_n for_o defile_v himself_o with_o another_o man_n wife_n the_o egyptian_n punish_v the_o adulterer_n with_o a_o thousand_o stripe_n and_o the_o adulteress_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o nose_n a_o punishment_n continue_v since_o to_o divers_a not_o by_o egyptian_a edict_n to_o the_o woman_n only_o but_o by_o the_o indian_a disease_n even_o many_o time_n to_o both_o the_o delinquent_n if_o these_o example_n which_o be_v fetch_v it_o from_o profane_a author_n want_v the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o persuade_v you_o to_o shun_v this_o sin_n in_o my_o text_n let_v then_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v sharp_a than_o any_o two-edged_a sword_n divide_v between_o the_o joint_n and_o the_o marrow_n of_o he_o that_o run_v on_o still_o in_o this_o wickedness_n who_o so_o commit_v adultery_n with_o a_o woman_n say_v solomon_n lack_v understanding_n he_o that_o do_v it_o destroy_v his_o own_o soul_n proverb_n 6.32_o by_o the_o leviticall_a law_n 20.10_o levit._fw-la 20.10_o the_o adulterer_n and_o adulteress_n be_v both_o put_v to_o death_n zimri_n and_o cozbi_n be_v both_o thrust_v through_o by_o phinehas_n even_o in_o the_o tent_n num._n 25.8_o yea_o and_o twenty_o and_o five_o thousand_o of_o the_o benjamite_n be_v slay_v in_o battle_n by_o the_o israelite_n judg._n 20.46_o what_o shall_v i_o 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sudden_o then_o may_v we_o seek_v for_o help_v when_o we_o find_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o god_n which_o be_v the_o last_o part_n of_o my_o last_o general_n the_o reason_n of_o ioseph_n refusal_n in_o respect_n second_o of_o the_o object_n or_o party_n offend_v god_n how_o can_v i_o do_v &_o c_o to_o question_v a_o deity_n be_v to_o wound_v it_o nay_o to_o suspect_v it_o only_o be_v to_o deny_v it_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v the_o book_n of_o god_n wherein_o his_o majesty_n be_v write_v for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o so_o small_a a_o character_n that_o it_o dazel_n the_o eye_n of_o their_o understanding_n which_o attempt_v to_o pry_v into_o it_o he_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o high_a and_o holy_a place_n have_v command_v all_o to_o the_o knowledge_n and_o service_n of_o himself_o ignorance_n therefore_o of_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n although_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o plead_v a_o excuse_n in_o some_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v at_o the_o most_o but_o a_o tanto_fw-la not_o a_o toto_fw-la as_o the_o schoolman_n speak_v for_o he_o