The Scripture saith there was a certaine man:
A certaine man? but I do read no where,
Of any certaine woman[88] mention'd there:
A certaine man, a phrase in Scripture common,
But no place shewes there was a Certaine Woman:
And fit it is, that we should ground our faith
On nothing more than what the Scripture saith.
[88] This is hardly warranted by fact. See Mark xii. 42; Luke xi. 27; Luke xxiv. 22.
[12.]A fellow once said
He would ne're keep his Bed,