Bait for Covetousness

Martin de Golin, master of the Teutonio order, was taken prisoner by the Prussians, and delivered bound to be beheaded. But he persuaded his executioner first to take off his costly clothes, which otherwise would be spoiled with the sprinkling of the blood. Now the prisoner, being partially unbound to be unclothed, and finding his arms somewhat loosened, struck the executioner to the ground, killed him afterwards with his own sword, and so regained both his life and liberty. ..... We are all Achans by nature, and the Babylonish garment is a bait for our oovetousness; whilst therefore we ask to take the plunder of this wardrobe, we let go the mastery we had formerly of it.— T. Fuller