The occasions and allurements of sin – Thomas Brooks

He who ventures upon the occasion of sin and then prays, “Lord, lead me not into temptation,” is like him who thrusts his finger into the fire, and then prays that it may not be burnt.

He who will not fly from the occasions and allurements of sin, though they may seem ever so pleasant to the eye, or sweet to the taste shall find them in the end more sharp than vinegar, more bitter than wormwood, more deadly than poison.