on pujryofe so entrap young Chriitiaa», and with 
evil thoughts tO;extinguifh the flower of virtues as 
fooii as budded, and but beginning to appear, but 
efpecially in young men, when they have but juft 
begun to lead an honeftlifct I could oy many ex- 
amples flievv how young men are in love with vice, 
as Drunkennefs, filthy and obfcene fongs, immo- 
deft pidlures, &c. fo that it was too truly faid by 
fome of the Fathers, that the yomhful age of mo ft 
is facri^ced t» the Devil, the' beft part of moft 
men af C'fpent in the worft things j no one can take 
this little young Fox but Chrift, therefore we ought 
earneftly to implore him, that he would govern 
and enlighten our youth by his Hoi y Spiri t ; the 
heft time to take this Dox is while young, we ought 
betimes to ftop the firft beginnings of vice, before 
they become a habit} as we ufe to fay,/>n»«jp«/ 
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Fot in tire fore$:ited place of the C amides it is 
faid, thatthefe Foxes Xwq to be taken when the 
Winter is paft, and the fhowers are over, when the 
voice of the T »rtle is heard, &c. Hence fome of 
xhtWoly Fathers anderftand.by thiefe little Foxes, 
Heretjcks that lay. v?a(h?-and defliroy the Vineyard, 
that is the C^«?'c/»;|pd ^s in that place there is no 
mention madeof Tjgers, tsopardsy Bears, 
&c.,becaufe the Ghurch never receiyeth fuch hurt 
frotn open Enemies, rj though they £hed much 
blood, but rather ^-fych perfecutioos it is the 
more inereafed, and gi^oweth the bettef, according- 
t®,tbofe Verfes, ' . 
