A just and seasonable reprehension of naked breasts and shoulders written by a grave and learned papist ; translated by Edward Cooke, Esquire ; with a preface by Mr. Richard Baxter.

Boileau, Jacques, 1635-1716., Cooke, Edward, fl. 1678.

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The Second Part. Concerning the vain and frivo∣lous excuses that those Wo∣men make, who go with their naked Necks and Shoul∣ders.

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XXIX.

ALAS! according to the Do∣ctrine of St. Clemens Alexandrinus, there are many occasions in which a Christian sins,* only because he does not live in such a strict and mo∣dest manner, as might be sufficiently exemplary to restrain and curb the liber∣tinisme of Sinners, and to inspire in them a shame and horror of their crimes, or a fear of the Page 98 Judgments of Almighty God. What can we think of those Maids and Women, who by their immodest nakedness do become a very strong and pressing occasion of Sin? who, far from going a∣bout by their modesty to suppress the impure and filthy sentiments which their sight may beget in the hearts of Men, do renew and bring a double accession to them by their immodesty? who, far from doing any thing to shew their repugnancy to Libertinism, do favour and cherish it by shew∣ing themselves so shamlessly nak∣ed?

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