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Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan
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3. Here is her unclean Desire made known; Come lie with me, said
she.

4. Here was a fit opportunity. There was none of the men of the
house there within.

5. Joseph was a young man, full of strength, and therefore the
more in danger to be taken.

6. This was to him, a Temptation, from her, that lasted days.

7. And yet Joseph refused, 1. Her daily Temptation; 2. Her daily
Solicitation: 3. Her daily Provocation, heartily, violently and
constantly. For when she caught him by the Garment, saying, Lie
with me, he left his Garment in her hand, and gat him out. Ay, and
although contempt, treachery, slander, accusation, imprisonment,
and danger of death followed, (for an Whore careth not what
mischief she does, when she cannot have her end) yet Joseph will
not defile himself, sin against God, and hazard his own eternal
salvation.

Atten. Blessed Joseph! I would thou hadst more fellows!

Wise. Mr. Badman has more fellows than Joseph, else there would
not be so many Whores as there are: For though I doubt not but
that that Sex is bad enough this way, yet I verify believe that
many of them are made Whores at first by the flatteries of Badmans
fellows. Alas! there is many a woman plunged into this sin at
first even by promises of Marriage. {60a} I say, by these promises
they are flattered, yea, forced into a consenting to these
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