Follow him about; never let him out of your sight; be sure before you begin, be sure you have the joint in his harness, the spot in his heel, the chink in his wall full in your eye.

I do not surely need to tell you not to scatter our snares for souls at random, he went on.

Give the minister his study Bible, the student his classic, the merchant his ledger, the glutton his well-dressed dish and his elect year of wine, the gossip her sweet secret, and the flirt her fool.

Study them till they are all naked and open to your sharp eyes.

Find out what best makes them forget even for one night their misery and ply them with that.