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sense_n 1._o in_o the_o last_o day_n man_n shall_v be_v intemperate_a in_o eat_v ordinary_a food_n will_v not_o content_v they_o they_o must_v have_v the_o lamb_n out_o of_o the_o flock_n &_o the_o calf_n out_o of_o the_o stall_n to_o maintain_v their_o lust_n they_o will_v eat_v for_o pleasure_n and_o not_o for_o need_v to_o pamper_v themselves_o and_o not_o to_o preserve_v nature_n they_o will_v study_v how_o they_o may_v please_v the_o flesh_n and_o make_v provision_n for_o it_o that_o they_o may_v fulfil_v the_o lust_n thereof_o rom._n 13._o ult_n elijah_n be_v so_o temperate_a that_o a_o angel_n be_v send_v to_o bid_v he_o arise_v and_o eat_v 1_o king_n 19.9.7_o but_o in_o our_o day_n man_n be_v so_o intemperate_a that_o we_o have_v need_n of_o angel_n to_o bid_v we_o hold_v and_o abstain_v from_o our_o excessive_a eat_n and_o drink_v how_o many_o unfit_a themselves_o hereby_o for_o the_o duty_n of_o their_o calling_n when_o a_o man_n experimental_o know_v that_o such_o a_o 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feast_v as_o occasion_n require_v answ._n yes_o the_o lord_n give_v we_o liberty_n to_o eat_v and_o drink_v not_o only_o for_o necessity_n but_o also_o for_o delight_n thus_o josephs_n brethren_n use_v the_o creature_n beyond_o mere_a necessity_n approbantur_fw-la gen._n 43._o ult_n for_o delight_n not_o for_o excess_n god_n have_v not_o only_o give_v we_o water_n to_o quench_v our_o thirst_n but_o wine_n to_o delight_n and_o revive_v we_o psal._n 104.15_o prov._n 31.6_o so_o that_o feast_n in_o itself_o be_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o may_v lawful_o be_v use_v as_o occasion_n require_v when_o isaak_n be_v wean_v abraham_n make_v a_o feast_n gen._n 21.8_o jethro_n make_v a_o feast_n for_o aaron_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n exodus_fw-la 18.12_o hester_n feast_v the_o king_n and_o haman_n hest._n 5.5_o christ_n himself_o be_v at_o a_o feast_n more_o than_o once_o luke_n 5.29_o john_n
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