We are already almost advanced to the brink of the Pit, by People's unlearning only what once they were taught, of the Honour and Advantage of _Marriage_, and the mutual Duties of Husbands and Wives, which are indeed so grosly forgot, that the Offenders have well nigh made their own Doctrine against it, appear to be true: But then it cannot confuse it self better, then by bidding so fair to destroy all the Comfort and Use of a _Social Life_: For if Mankind cannot indeed be happy in Wedlock, they are in a very deplorable State. It was deservedly thought a Monstrous Error in those that declaimed against Marriage of old, as bringing more Creatures into the World to Sin, and be punished for it; tho' Salvation and Purity were their design: How much then above these are they to be blamed, who wou'd fain bring it into discredit, without any intent to keep Souls from Miscarrying, or set an unspotted life in it's place; but on purpose to spread their _Abominations_ the wider, in defiance of all the Threatnings of God denounced against them, and those they defile. And who then that had any serious concern for the Glory of God, or the welfare of Men in this life or the next, wou'd not stop and consider a while with themselves, how far they shou'd give any countenance to such _Recreations_, as tend to disturb even the best of their present Enjoyments and Peace, and lead to extreme _Despair_ in the _End_? For however Men may with vain words be sadly deceived, _the Wrath of God cometh upon the Children of Disobedience, because of these things_, and when they have mock'd all they can, they will find that He is _a Consuming fire_. Compassion, then, one wou'd think, shou'd work upon those that are good, to discourage by all their Endeavours, such Customs as bring on the ruine of many, and do hurt to the whole, tho' they shou'd have strength to go in, without being tainted themselves: Not that they can pretend to be safe even from taking _Infection_, if once their _Preservatives_ come to be frequently used, and to lose their Virtue, as they will by degrees. At least they will want a great deal of fulfilling the duty incumbent upon them to _Adorn their Holy Profession_, and can hardly assure themselves of their being redeemed from the vain Conversation they had in the World. Those allowances to this, at best, _careless spending of time_, which a little share in it, will bring them to make, cannot chuse but abate a great part of their _Zeal_, and slacken their pace in their spiritual Course; to which these _Entertainments_ are so flat a Reverse, that _Dying daily_, and going to them, set out as they are, can scarce have their good Opinion together.