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The picture of a vvanton her leawdnesse discouered.
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THE PICTVRE OF A VVanton her leawdnesse discouered LONDON Printed by W. White for T. P. and are to be sold in Iuie Lane 1615. To the Christian Reader SAlomon in his Prouers Prou. 5. doth in many Chapters so wisely and pithily describe the impudencie and leawde behauiour of an Harlot Prou. 6. that if men would aduisedly read them Prou. 7. and diligently obey the diuine Counsell in them contained they would refraine comming neere her doores least they might be insnared with her allurements But there are some that frequent Harlots houses to beare their Friend company as they affirme not knowing or at least not considering the corruption of their Nature nor their owne weakenesse to resist temptation nor the danger to walke in the counsell of the vngodly and to stand in the way of sinners Some beeing setled on the Lees of their Sinnes make it almost their dayly practise to conuerse with them not regarding how griuously they offende Almightie GOD transgressing his holy Ordinances nor weighing how they Defile their bodyes which are the Temples of the holy Ghost nor considering into what penurie and want they may be brought to nor fearing the Iudgements and Punishments which God hath threatned to vnchast lyuers Heb. 13. 4. For Fornicators and Adulterors God will iudge Almightie GOD who is holy yea holinesse it selfe rightious in all his wayes and holy in all his workes hating all vncleannesse though he had abundance of Spirit yet hee made but one Man for one Woman and one Woman for one Man ioyning them togeather in holy Matrimonie for the procreation of Children to gather vnto himselfe a Church out of man-kind as also to auoyde Fornication Therefore GOD sayth Exod. 20. Thou shalt not commit Adulterie Know ye not saith S. Paul that your Bodies are the members of Christ 1. Cor. 16. 15. Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them the members of an Harlot God forbidde Yea saith 19 or Know ye not that your Body is the Temple of the holy Ghost which is in you whom ye haue of God and ye are not your owne ye are bought with a price Consider then how such as couple them-selues with Harlots defile the members of Christ and pollute the Temple of the holy Ghost and cut them-selues off from the fellowship of Christ and driue away the holy Spirit from them For what fellowship hath Rightiousnesse with Vnrightiousnesse 1. Cor. 6. 14. What communion hath Light with Darkenesse What concord hath Christ with Beliall Wisedome cannot enter into a wicked heart Wisdom 1. 4. nor dwell in a body subiect to sinne And who doth not know to what penurie yea to extreame beggarie many haue been brought by following of Harlots Pro. 6. 26. For because of the whorish Woman a man is brought to a morsell of Bread Alea Vina Venus tribus his sum factus egenus The example of the Prodigall Child doth plainely declare it And lastly God hath will iudge Fornicators Corporally Spiritually and Eternally Corporally in this life with many foule and noysome Diseases as Batches the French Pox wherewith many are consumed and eate to the bones Spiritually in their Vnderstanding For Hose 4. Fornication and Wine take away a mans heart Pro. 2. 18. Eternally both in body and soule in Hell fire For her House tendes to death Pro. 7. 27. and her Paths to the Graue Therefore Scortorum pertis scribatur Ianua mortis saith S. Paul Bee not deceiued neither Fornicators nor Idolaters nor Adulterers nor Wantons nor Buggerers nor Theeues nor Couetous nor Drunkards nor Raylers 2 Cor. 6. 9. 10. nor Extortioners shall inherite the Kingdome of Heauen And S. Iohn saith But the fearefull and vnbeleeuing Reuel 21. 8. and the abhominable and Murtherers and Whoremongers and Sorcerers and Idolaters and all Lyers shall haue their part in the Lake which burneth with Fire and Brimstone which is the second death And let not the secret Fornicator and close Adulterer Iob 24. 15. whose Eye waiteth for the twilight and saith no eye shall see mee and disguiseth his Face thinke that he shall goe vnseene Heb. 4. 13. For all things are naked and bare to Gods eyes with whom he hath to doe Darkenesse and Light are all one to him Psalm 139. He knoweth the thoughts of all men Iob 21. 27. And will set in order all that they haue done Psalm 50. for he is the searcher of the Heart and Reines Therefore sayth Salomon Prou. 5. 20. Why shouldest thou delight my Sonne in a strange Woman or imbrace the bosome of a stranger 21. For the wayes of man are before the eyes of the Lord and he pondereth all his paths His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe 22. and hee shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne He shall die for fault of instruction 23. and shall goe astray through his great folly These thinges while I considered with my selfe I remembred a Dialogue betweene two written in Latine by that reuerend learned man Erasmus to disswade young Women from this euill kind of life by shewing the abhominable filthinesse thereof I haue inlarged it both with addition of more persons and larger matter endeuouring to warne both young Men and young Women yea and all of what age or condition soeuer to take heed of this foule vice and abhominable sinne which will exclude them out of Heauen if they repent not I know that the multitude of Bookes in this age are many but good Bookes which tende either to the instruction of Vertue or to the destruction of Vice are to be regarded and diligently read But filthy and vnchast Pamphlets whereof the World is too full are fitter to be burned as corrupters of Youth And who soeuer doth so misspende his time and abuse his Witte and peruert the good guiftes and graces of God shall receiue condigne punishment and his owne Bookes shall be produced as witnesses against him I now intreat thee courtious Reader to peruse this little Treatise and if thou thinke it needfull for these times fitte to promote Gods glorie and profitable to men as I hope and am perswaded it is giue God the glorie and pray for mee his vnworthy seruant Thine in the Lord F. S. THE PICTVRE OF A LEAWD HVSWIFE The names of the speakers Thais a Harlot a Courtizan Parmeno a Pandor Sophronius a young Gallant Dorio a Baud. THAIS PArmenio I maruaile I haue not seene Dorio this Morning nor receaued any Sutors from her Parmeno If it please you I will goe for her to know when she will come or when you shall expect any Sutor Thais Nay stay a while But who comes yonder Parme. I know not yet who it should be But he is a proper young man Thais I like him the better But if I am not deceiued it is Sophronius my old Friend who hath been at Rome for
some Lady or Gentlewoman and I my selfe will helpe to preferre you yea and if I can preferre you to a good Match I will giue a reasonable Portion to further it and I will labour to reconcile you to your Parents and to your Breathren and Kinsfolke Thais Blessed be God my Sophronius that brought you hither this day to giue mee this good Counsell and I thanke God that I haue such a Friend that is so carefull for my good and saluation And that you may know how you haue preuayled with mee I submit my selfe wholy to your disposition and am content to be ordered by you in all things But see Dorio is at hand and P. Dorio I am at hand indeed and I haue this good while heard your communication and your conclusion I vtterly mislike and altogether distaste Will you Thais commit your selfe to Sophronius to be ordered Will you giue ouer this pleasant and gainefull kind of life No no my Thais let not him deceiue you to draw you vnto Miserie and Penurie What can you more desire then you haue You haue the Pleasures of this life you haue costly Garments daintie Fare Money at will and the companie of lustie Gallants at commaund and will you leaue this kind of life to waite and attend vpon others who are now attended vpon Will you be at the commaund of others who may your selfe commaund To doe so were extreame follie And you Sophronius who seeme to be so altred from the man you were when you went from vs I doubt not but you will be as kind to Thais as you haue bin for if you haue not her to vse at your command you will haue your haunt some where els therefore play the good fellow do as you haue done and let it not be sayd that you are turned Puritane Sophro. Auoyd thou old Baud I defie thee and thy counsell I vtterly detest I do from my heart hate my former life and doe flie vnto the mercie of God in Iesus Christ And I tell thee Dorio thou art an vncleane woman and an Instrument of the Deuill to corrupt and destroy young persons thy heart is full of Gall and bitternesse Repent therefore if so be the Lord will haue mercie vpon thee Or if thou wilt not God shall punish thee in the end as he hath done many for the same fault Dorio Marie muffe Sophronius are you become a Preacher In sooth sir your yeeres are to young to teach me I meane not to forsake this kinde of life yet I haue vsed it too long to leaue it I will endeauour to bring young Gentlemen to Thais to enioy their pleasure Should not young men reioyce in their youth cheere their hearts in the dayes of their youth and walke in the wayes of their heart and in the sight of their eyes Sophro. I confesse indeed that I am young yet my counsell ought not to be refused in respect of my youth but rather it checketh your old age continuing still in vncleannesse And whereas you say you will not leaue that filthy course of life yet take heed that you harden not your heart against God and so heape vp wrath against the day of wrath And whereas you say you haue vsed it too long to leaue it herein you shew how dangerous a thing it is to accustome ones selfe to any euill It is an easie thing to fall into any sinne but it is hard to get out of it And whereas you say you will be an Instrument to bring others to follie and to impietie know this that thou shalt the more seueerely be punished for asmuch as thou doest not onely euill of thy selfe but art a Soliciter and abettor of others in sin Neither ought yong men liue laciuiously and dissolutely for if they doe God will call them to iudgement for it Dorio I tell thee Sophronius thou art become a precise Foole or rather I thinke thou doest but dally with mee and Thais that we may know and vnderstand thy sharpe Witte But come Sophronius be vnto vs as thou hast been for thou shalt not finde vs changlings Thais Speake Dorio for thy selfe for I tell thee plainely without any equiuocation that Sophronius hath so preuayled with me that I disclay me thee and vtterly detest that filthie and vncleane life whereunto thou hast brought mee for had not GOD in mercie made Sophronius an instrument to reclayme mee I had good cause to curse thee for thou didest draw mee to this abhominable life Thou art shee that did procure mee to forsake my Parents and their good counsaile to practise this odious and wicked course therefore I doe now defie thee and all such leawde Women as you which are the destruction of many young Women about this Cittie bringing them into euill company and giuing them leawd counsell Dorio Why how now Huswife are you become so Holy It doth not agree with your profession Haue not you promised to be ordered and ruled by meet Doe not you call mee Mother and confesse your selfe to bee my Daughter I thinke you dare not forsake mee on this fashion for if you doe I will display your life and make you to be poynted at in the streetes Thais You may tearme mee at your pleasure but your mockes and scornes shall not much offende mee and though I promised to be ordered by you I now see my follie therein and am sorrie for it and I know that euill Promises are better broken then kept And though I called thee Mother I see now to my griefe that thou wert a wicked Mother to mee And though you dare mee and feare mee with discouering my follie I had rather be hated of thee the World poynted at then haue the displeasure of Almightie God but if he loue me as I know he will if I loue him and hate all iniquitie I little care for the hatred of the World For I now see that they which are Gods friendes shall be hated of the World And indeed if you had your desert you deserue to be poynted at and to be seueerely punished for intising of young Maydes vnto follie and I will make you knowne to others that they may take heed of you and others of your fashion Dorio Mary you are a goodly Gossip indeed you will be shortly one of the Holy Sisters I shall haue you shortly one of the Family of Loue I will obserue you and marke your fashions and I sweare by my Honestie if Sophronius were not heere I would so beat thee that thou shouldest not lift thine hands to thy head But I shall find a time to be reuenged of thee for thy malipartnesse Sophre It is the manner of such as you are to frumpe and mocke at such as forsake your euill life and begin to serue God and to make a conscience of their wayes But you shall smart for it one day if you doe not repent And whereas you say you will obserue Thais and marke her life I would wish thee to obserue thy selfe and seriously consider what an abhominable and hatefull life thou doest lead And whereas thou swearest by thy Honestie thou swearest by that thou hast not for such as thou art are at defiance with Honestie and wholly delight in dishonest and shamefull life And whereas thou sayest that thou wouldest beate her if I were absent and doest threaten to be reuenged of her I tell thee thou shamelesse old Baud that if thou doest touch her or doest any way wrong her I will cause thee and thy companions to be punished Dorio Nay then I defie thee thou proud Puritane and if Parmeneo wil helpe me I will scratch out thy eyes for abusing me in this manner but I hope I shall be reuenged of thee ere it be long But Parmeneo come let vs leaue them let vs be gon they are no companie for vs they are a couple of precise Fooles and so they will proue Sophro. I perceiue that thou hast a Harlots face and hast hardned thy heart that thou wilt not repent but know thou thou euill woman that God shall punish thee and all such persons Yee shall be excluded out of heauen and cast downe into Hell this shal be the portion 〈◊〉 Adulterers Fornicators Drunkards and all vncleane â—â—rsons that will not repent Oh that thou such as thou it would consider this be wise and lay hold on grace whiles the day of grace lasteth for when the day of iudgment commeth Pro. 1. 28. it wil be too late to call for mercie for as you stop your eares Zacha. 7. 7. and will not heare God speake vnto you now so he will not heare you then but will say depart from me you workers of iniquitie I know you not Dorio I tell thee thou young Puritane that thou pratest in vaine to mee I am no fit hearer for you I will when I thinke good alter my trade of life and not be at your disposition nor be directed by the best Preacher of the Land Therefore take your Puritane Punke with you you haue made her a holy Sister I and Permeneo will goe seeke some other young Mistris which I doubt not will be more faythfull then your Huswife hath been who hath broken her honest word and so a diew Sophro. Farewell thou old Baud happie are they that are farthest off from such rotten members and from such noisome and infectuous plagues which are able to destroy many And now my Thais consider with me how sinners hardned in sin refuse to heare good counsell and stopp their eares like the deafe Adder refusing to heare the voyce of the Charmer charme he neuer so wisely Shee will shee sayes reforme her life at her pleasure as if shee could repent when she listed whereas it is the gift of God Her purpose is as she saith to corrupt some other as she hath done you But God I trust will crosse her in her euill purpose and confound her wicked enterprise Thais Amen my Sophronius And God Almightie graunt vs his grace to continue in that good course whereinto wee are entred and guide vs with his holy Spirit that the rest of our life may be wholly consecrated vnto him that wee glorifying him in this life mâ—â— be glorified of him in the life to come through Iesâ—â— Christ our Lord. Sophro. Amen Amen FINIS