This is designed to warn all young men against the lusts of
uncleanness. As they regard the welfare of their souls, let them take
heed of strange women, lewd women, whom they ought to be strange to, of
the mouth of strange women, of the kisses of their lips (ch. vii. 13),
of the words of their lips, their charms and enticements. Dread them;
have nothing to do with them; for, 1. Those who abandon themselves to
that sin give proof that they are abandoned of God: it is a deep pit,
which those fall into that are abhorred of the Lord, who leaves them to
themselves to enter into that temptation, and takes off the bridle of
his restraining grace, to punish them for other sins. Value not thyself
upon thy being in favour with such women, when it proclaims thee under
the wrath of God. 2. It is seldom that they recover themselves, for it
is a deep pit; it will be hard getting out of it, it so besots the mind
and debauches the conscience, by pleasing the flesh.