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A15845 The drunkard's character, or, A true drunkard with such sinnes as raigne in him viz. pride. Ignorance. Enmity. Atheisme. Idlenesse. Adultery. Murther. with many the like. Lively set forth in their colours. Together with Compleat armour against evill society. The which may serve also for a common-place-booke of the most usuall sinnes. By R. Iunius. Younge, Richard. 1638 (1638) STC 26111; ESTC S120598 366,817 906

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703._o tenthly_a frequent_a in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n ibid._n eleventhly_o meditate_v what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o ibid._n twelfthly_a think_v on_o the_o union_n we_o have_v with_o christ_n ibid._n thirteenthly_a consider_v that_o god_n ever_o behold_v they_o 704._o 14_o often_o think_v of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n ibid._n fifteenthly_a consider_v the_o heinousness_n of_o this_o sin_n and_o the_o ●vills_n which_o accompany_v it_o 705._o sixteenthly_a abstain_v from_o drunken_a company_n 709._o for_o all_o depend_v upon_o this_o seventeenthly_a abstain_v from_o drinking-place_n 710._o report_n of_o necessity_n we_o must_v be_v evil_a speak_v of_o by_o some_o 756_o the_o evil_a report_n of_o evil_a man_n a_o honour_n 763_o reputation_n he_o of_o most_o reputation_n that_o can_v drink_v most_o 139._o reward_v of_o drunkard_n 146._o and_o swearer_n 104._o they_o shall_v have_v a_o double_a portion_n of_o vengeance_n to_o other_o man_n 464_o righteous_a the_o 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reason_n 94._o happy_a if_o they_o be_v keep_v by_o themselves_o 230._o shame_n drunkard_n will_v mitigate_v their_o own_o shame_n by_o discredit_v the_o good_a 374._o singularity_n a_o virtue_n when_o vice_n be_v in_o fashion_n 225._o sin_n against_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n 467._o open_a and_o scandalous_a sin_n how_o evil_a 472._o to_o multiply_v the_o same_o sin_n often_o 473_o to_o commit_v one_o sin_n on_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o 473._o how_o one_o man_n sin_n may_v extend_v itself_o to_o million_o yea_o after_o age_n 539._o drunkard_n not_o only_a sin_n but_o make_v other_o sin_n too_o 493._o the_o devil_n show_v the_o sweet_a of_o sin_n but_o hide_v the_o bitter_a of_o punishment_n until_o afterward_o 734._o custom_n of_o sin_n take_v away_o the_o sense_n of_o sin_n 427._o slander_n drunkard_n raise_v slander_n of_o the_o godly_a 358._o of_o which_o seven_o reason_n 366._o how_o apt_a man_n be_v to_o believe_v slander_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o to_o spread_v they_o 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