, ▁and ▁hurt full ▁to ▁none .) ▁ ▁Sw et nam ▁describes ▁in ▁this ▁document ▁what ▁he ▁views ▁as ▁the ▁sin ful , ▁dece iving , ▁worth less ▁nature ▁of ▁women . ▁He ▁addresses ▁his ▁remarks ▁to ▁young ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁as ▁if ▁warning ▁them ▁about ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁w om ank ind . ▁He ▁c ites ▁personal ▁experiences ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁well - known ▁bib lic al ▁and ▁classical ▁figures ▁to ▁authentic ate ▁his ▁claims . ▁Obviously ▁intended ▁for ▁a ▁male ▁audience , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁pam ph let ▁takes ▁the ▁com ical ▁form ▁of ▁what ▁we ▁might ▁today ▁call ▁sex ist ▁j okes . ▁For ▁example , ▁Sw et nam ▁writes , ▁" A ▁gentleman ▁on ▁a ▁time ▁said ▁to ▁his ▁friend , ▁' I ▁can ▁help ▁you ▁to ▁a ▁good ▁marriage ▁for ▁your ▁son .' ▁His ▁friend ▁made ▁him ▁this ▁answer : ▁' My ▁son ,' ▁said ▁he , ▁' sh all ▁stay ▁till ▁he ▁have ▁more ▁wit .' ▁The ▁Gent le man ▁replied ▁again , ▁saying , ▁' If ▁you ▁marry ▁him ▁not ▁before ▁he ▁has ▁wit , ▁he ▁will ▁never ▁marry ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁he ▁lives .' " ▁ ▁His ▁borrow ing ▁of ▁authority ▁from ▁Bib lic al ▁figures ▁was ▁far ▁more ▁powerful ▁and ▁infl am mat ory , ▁especially ▁in ▁Protest ant ▁England . ▁Most ▁material ▁in ▁attacks ▁on ▁women ▁and ▁in ▁their ▁defence ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁Bible , ▁by ▁all ▁writers ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁debate . ▁An ▁important ▁part ▁of