Saying "No" to lust (Herbert Palmer)

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Reformed Covenanter

Cancelled Commissioner
Or, May not any, the unmarried at least, especially young people, take liberty to use some light and wanton carriage sometimes? No.

Or, Wanton speethes? No.

Or, Wanton looks? No.

Or, At least have lustful, and wanton thoughts? No.

Herbert Palmer, An endeavour of making the principles of Christian religion, namely the Creed, the Ten Commandments, the Lord’s prayer, and the Sacraments, plain and easy tending to the more speedy instruction of the meanest capacities, and weakest memories, and for the making trial also of their understandings, who though they have attained some measure of saving knowledge, yet through the weakness of their abilities cannot express even that which they do conceive (3rd edn, London: Thomas Underhill, 1644), p. 28.
 
On a lighter note, I am I the only one who could not help thinking of the famous scene of Hitler saying "Nein, nein, nein!!!" when reading this extract? :stirpot:
 
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