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.