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All other men derived from them are called derivative. Let us declare the aforementioned. First, the devil proposed the fruit to Eva Eve to be eaten; behold, suggestion. Second, Eva Eve saw that the wood was delectable to the sight and pleasant to eat; behold, advertence. Third, she says that the Lord had prohibited them from the use of that fruit, lest they die; behold, discussion. Fourth, the devil responding that they would not die, but would be like gods knowing good and evil, she began to be delighted; behold, delectation. Fifth, she, sensing no danger in the use of that fruit, consented internally to the diabolical voice. Sixth, she, burning with desire at the sight of that beautiful and pleasant fruit, ate; behold, consent in deed.
So also is everyone enticed to sin: first, one begins at a dance in a certain village; second, I, hearing the singing of it or seeing it, open my eyes to look; third, I argue within myself that this is not good, namely, to look at that dance, while I indulge in the pleasure; fourth, I am delighted not only in the sight of the dance and the hearing of the song,