[b]Beware of the nail and the hammer!
(William Secker, "The Consistent Christian" 1660)
"Flee from youthful lusts--and pursue righteousness,
faith, love, and peace." 2 Timothy 2:22
Flee from youthful lusts and worldly delights. These
bees carry honey in their mouths--but they have a
sting in their tails! When this Jael brings forth her
milk and her butter--then beware of the nail and
the hammer! Death is in the pot--while you are
tasting the soup!
The world always presents a deadly potion--in the
gilded cup of worldly pleasure. If the cup is sinful--
do not taste it; reason forbids you to taste known
poison! The fish is caught upon the hook--by leaping
at the bait! Sin is like a river, which begins in a quiet
spring--but ends in a tumultuous sea.