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shall_v never_o see_v 48._o psal_n 48._o he_o shall_v not_o see_v light_n for_o ever_o ponder_v this_o well_o say_v st._n chrysostome_n let_v we_o consider_v i_o beseech_v you_o and_o weigh_v mature_o what_o difference_n there_o be_v betwixt_o these_o sober_a matter_n and_o our_o babble_n and_o toy_n if_o a_o man_n have_v use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n and_o leave_v no_o wind_n unsail_v that_o he_o may_v compass_v honour_n riches_n or_o a_o belove_a espouse_v and_o in_o this_o pursuit_n have_v spare_v neither_o labour_n nor_o charge_n till_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o a_o readiness_n to_o solemnize_v the_o nuptial_n and_o then_o another_o shall_v unexpected_o step_v between_o he_o and_o home_n be_v not_o this_o enough_o to_o force_v the_o poor_a man_n off_o his_o sense_n here_o shame_n and_o loss_n meet_v to_o his_o destruction_n which_o must_v be_v endure_v or_o he_o must_v shake_v hand_n with_o fury_n or_o clash_v with_o his_o opposer_n couple_v i_o now_o this_o man_n thus_o 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be_o in_o fault_n i_o neglect_v i_o plunge_v myself_o into_o these_o dreadful_a flame_n whereupon_o my_o pain_n fury_n and_o confusion_n be_v horrible_a be_v immense_a esay_n exclaim_v 32._o esa_n 32._o darkness_n and_o palpableness_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o denn_n for_o ever_o thus_o much_o the_o devil_n themselves_o acknowledge_v when_o they_o be_v upbraid_v in_o possess_v person_n o_o miserable_a wretch_n you_o shall_v never_o see_v god_n whereat_o they_o will_v fume_v fret_v gnash_v the_o tooth_n and_o by_o uncouth_a motion_n of_o the_o body_n manifest_a in_o some_o sort_n how_o incredible_o they_o be_v torture_v upon_o that_o sole_a account_n sect_n 5._o christ_n our_o lord_n brief_o explicate_v his_o most_o bless_a vision_n of_o god_n when_o
dish_n though_o otherwise_o most_o vile_a which_o the_o appetite_n most_o belong_v for_o hence_o it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o one_o may_v offend_v more_o grieveous_o with_o feast_v on_o toadstool_n than_o another_o on_o partridge_n and_o feasant_n esau_n be_v reprehend_v for_o over_o greedy_o gurmandil_v a_o dish_n of_o pulse-pottage_n not_o for_o eat_v fat_a hen_n or_o capon_n the_o three_o fault_n be_v to_o lavish_a too_o much_o time_n and_o treasure_n in_o feast_v many_o feast_n in_o a_o circle_n as_o the_o child_n of_o job_n do_v they_o leave_v scarce_o one_o day_n in_o a_o year_n free_a from_o riot_n and_o excess_n in_o banquet_v parent_n now_o and_o then_o prophesy_v to_o their_o child_n woe_n be_v to_o thou_o my_o boy_n when_o thou_o come_v into_o strange_a country_n where_o thou_o shall_v want_v those_o dainty_n thou_o do_v enjoy_v at_o home_n how_o uncouth_a will_v it_o be_v for_o thou_o either_o to_o take_v pain_n or_o starve_v the_o like_a may_v be_v return_v to_o the_o parent_n woe_n be_v to_o you_o who_o feed_v plentiful_o every_o day_n how_o will_v you_o be_v able_a to_o digest_v hunger_n and_o thirst_n the_o four_o fault_n of_o gluttony_n be_v rash_o to_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o fast_a or_o at_o least_o to_o expound_v they_o as_o they_o listen_v hence_o the_o fast_a of_o forty_o day_n in_o lent_n be_v change_v into_o ten_o or_o twenty_o day_n temperance_n many_o believe_v they_o be_v fast_v when_o they_o be_v not_o drink_v we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o that_o pass_n as_o to_o persuade_v ourselves_o that_o fast_v be_v only_o ordain_v for_o religious_a people_n other_o be_v so_o favourable_a interpreter_n of_o this_o law_n as_o they_o still_o find_v some_o excuse_n to_o free_v they_o from_o fast_v but_o the_o physician_n you_o say_v and_o my_o confessor_n exempt_v i_o from_o fast_v true_a but_o over_o entreat_v by_o your_o importunity_n i_o believe_v they_o will_v be_v of_o another_o opinion_n if_o they_o meet_v with_o one_o less_o eloquent_a and_o more_o indigent_a the_o first_o be_v drunkenness_n the_o origin_n of_o many_o crime_n and_o of_o all_o vice_n the_o most_o dangerous_a because_o if_o a_o drunken_a man_n chance_n to_o fall_v sudden_o which_o be_v not_o unusual_a or_o be_v surprise_v with_o some_o disease_n which_o hale_v he_o to_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n where_o poor_a wretch_n unable_a to_o grieve_v for_o his_o sin_n or_o to_o raise_v his_o mind_n up_o to_o his_o maker_n in_o the_o state_n of_o mortal_a sin_n and_o ignorant_a of_o his_o sad_a condition_n he_o be_v hurry_v away_o to_o eternity_n alas_o a_o prey_n to_o death_n and_o to_o the_o devil_n sect_n 2._o wo_n therefore_o woe_n to_o you_o that_o be_v fill_v spec_fw-la in_o spec_fw-la because_o you_o shall_v be_v hungry_a with_o good_a reason_n say_v reginaldetus_n infinite_a man_n shall_v be_v damn_v for_o this_o sin_n of_o gluttony_n gluttony_n have_v a_o ample_a command_n and_o be_v much_o assistant_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o vice_n 16._o ch_n 16._o lo_o this_o say_v ezechiel_n be_v the_o iniquity_n of_o sodom_n fullness_n of_o bread_n and_o abundance_n and_o the_o idleness_n of_o she_o for_o this_o cause_n our_o saviour_n most_o careful_o warn_v we_o look_v well_o to_o yourselves_o 27.34_o luk._n 27.34_o lest_o perhaps_o your_o heart_n be_v overcharge_v with_o h_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n for_o that_o be_v the_o malice_n of_o this_o vice_n not_o only_o to_o burden_v the_o body_n but_o likewise_o to_o fasten_v the_o soul_n to_o earth_n to_o trample_v it_o under_o foot_n and_o throw_v it_o headlong_o into_o hell_n here_o be_v hunger_n and_o thirst_n here_o be_v a_o long_a fast_o because_o you_o shall_v be_v hungry_a consider_v what_o a_o great_a share_n of_o our_o misery_n it_o be_v that_o we_o neither_o value_n nor_o sufficient_o understand_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o next_o life_n which_o of_o we_o have_v make_v trial_n of_o extreme_a famine_n hence_o we_o weigh_v not_o our_o own_o nor_o the_o famine_n in_o hell_n a_o pattern_n of_o this_o manifest_o appear_v in_o city_n besiege_a and_o in_o close_a prison_n for_o to_o that_o extremity_n be_v people_n bring_v by_o rage_a hunger_n that_o not_o only_a dog_n cat_n and_o horse_n but_o also_o mouse_n serpent_n and_o toad_n be_v greedy_o devour_v by_o they_o they_o pluck_v the_o grass_n up_o by_o the_o root_n they_o strip_v their_o buckler_n off_o their_o skin_n to_o feed_v on_o hunger_n compel_v they_o to_o convert_v into_o man_n meat_n the_o excrement_n of_o bird_n and_o beast_n yea_o and_o the_o body_n too_o of_o their_o dear_a friend_n cambyses_n troth_n lib._n 3._o the_o troth_n as_o seneca_n relate_v conduct_v a_o vast_a army_n through_o sand_n and_o desert_n into_o aethiopia_n but_o be_v scarce_o well_o enter_v upon_o their_o march_n their_o victual_n and_o provision_n fail_v their_o way_n be_v unknown_a unto_o they_o and_o that_o barren_a and_o barbarous_a nation_n afford_v they_o no_o relief_n tender_a sprout_n and_o top_n of_o tree_n supply_v their_o want_n in_o the_o begin_n afterward_o they_o boil_a skin_n or_o what_o ever_o they_o meet_v with_o to_o assuage_v their_o hunger_n in_o fine_a neither_o find_v herb_n rat_n nor_o cattle_n they_o slaughter_v every_o ten_o man_n a_o remedy_n against_o famine_n worse_o than_o famine_n itself_o this_o be_v but_o a_o little_a hunger_n put_v they_o upon_o more_o cruel_a design_n the_o mother_n be_v butcher_v their_o own_o child_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v chicken_n and_o with_o their_o own_o tooth_n tear_v in_o piece_n member_n dear_a than_o their_o life_n this_o may_v yet_o seem_v little_a when_o compare_v to_o more_o wild_a attempt_n how_o often_o have_v people_n in_o prison_n massacre_v themselves_o through_o hunger_n and_o feed_v upon_o their_o own_o limb_n what_o way_n soever_o they_o can_v lay_v hold_n upon_o arm_n or_o shoulder_n thither_o their_o tooth_n hasten_v to_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o themselves_o to_o their_o own_o destruction_n sect_n 3._o now_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n this_o hunger_n which_o we_o behold_v with_o our_o eye_n we_o be_v not_o sufficient_o capable_a of_o and_o how_o then_o shall_v we_o understand_v that_o most_o rage_a and_o eternal_a famine_n in_o hell_n by_o how_o much_o our_o hunger_n be_v more_o rampant_a by_o so_o much_o it_o be_v the_o short_a whereas_o that_o other_o though_o most_o furious_a be_v nevertheless_o everlasting_a wo_n to_o you_o because_o you_o shall_v be_v hungry_a good_a lord_n what_o a_o country_n be_v this_o which_o set_v before_o we_o for_o great_a dainty_n horseflesh_n raw_a mouse_n and_o toad_n with_o pigeon_n dung_n of_o which_o notwithstanding_o we_o can_v obtain_v our_o fill_n we_o will_v esteem_v it_o a_o special_a favour_n to_o part_v from_o life_n but_o even_o that_o be_v deny_v 9_o apoc._n c._n 9_o they_o shall_v desire_v to_o die_v and_o death_n will_v fly_v from_o they_o everlasting_a hunger_n be_v unexplicable_a everlasting_a thirst_n intolerable_a to_o these_o torment_n that_o other_o may_v be_v adjoin_v divine_v affirm_v that_o the_o delight_n in_o heaven_n shall_v be_v so_o abundant_a as_o to_o fill_v all_o the_o member_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o bless_a with_o peculiar_a happiness_n hereupon_o the_o taste_n and_o tongue_n shall_v swim_v in_o a_o juice_n of_o most_o delicious_a sweetness_n in_o so_o much_o that_o each_o one_o of_o the_o bless_a may_v seem_v to_o enjoy_v this_o divine_a repast_n according_a to_o and_o beyond_o all_o they_o can_v desire_v contrary_a wise_a that_o malignant_a tongue_n of_o the_o damn_a shall_v flow_v in_o bitter_a gall_n this_o be_v foretell_v by_o the_o hebrew_n prophet_n 32._o deut._n 2._o ch_n 32._o the_o gall_n of_o dragon_n their_o wine_n and_o the_o venom_n of_o asp_n uncurable_a no_o sweetness_n can_v be_v of_o force_n to_o mitigate_v this_o hunger_n or_o temper_v the_o bitterness_n of_o this_o gall_n their_o torment_n be_v uncurable_a moreover_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o they_o be_v afflict_v with_o most_o cruel_a fit_n of_o the_o toothache_n who_o ever_o have_v experience_v these_o in_o this_o life_n let_v he_o imagine_v how_o afflictive_a they_o will_v be_v after_o death_n in_o case_n there_o be_v no_o other_o torment_n in_o hell_n beside_o those_o of_o the_o tooth_n or_o headache_n or_o gout_n or_o stone_n and_o these_o be_v to_o endure_v for_o ever_o what_o expense_n labour_n and_o royl_n will_v one_o undergo_v to_o be_v quit_v of_o they_o but_o we_o fear_v and_o fear_v not_o these_o thing_n while_o with_o exceed_a cheerfulness_n we_o commit_v sin_n more_o to_o be_v fear_v in_o inn_n now_o and_o then_o we_o feed_v plentiful_o we_o drink_v off_o full_a bowl_n we_o sing_v merry_o we_o dance_v and_o skip_v about_o but_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o host_n bring_v in_o the_o reckon_n and_o call_v his_o guest_n to_o a_o account_n they_o be_v
at_o a_o stand_n they_o look_v one_o upon_o another_o and_o at_o length_n break_v forth_o into_o these_o word_n will_v to_o god_n we_o have_v never_o come_v hither_o our_o shoot_v be_v wonderful_a dear_a while_o we_o be_v here_o on_o our_o journey_n we_o live_v in_o a_o inn_n and_o unmindful_a of_o the_o reckon_n feast_v jovial_o carouse_v till_o within_o night_n sing_v sport_n and_o dance_v but_o who_o will_v discharge_v the_o shot_n o_o people_n ill_o advise_v we_o must_v pay_v a_o just_a reckon_n though_o a_o dear_a one_o it_o be_v we_o have_v banket_v quaff_v and_o play_v the_o good_a fellow_n it_o be_v we_o have_v waste_v our_o health_n age_n and_o substance_n in_o riotous_a company_n keep_v now_o my_o host_n call_v for_o a_o discharge_n just_a debt_n must_v be_v pay_v creditor_n will_v have_v satisfaction_n either_o from_o our_o purse_n or_o person_n we_o have_v eat_v but_o with_o excess_n with_o too_o much_o expense_n and_o delecacy_n we_o have_v feast_v but_o too_o often_o 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they_o gape_v after_o banquet_n and_o costly_a viand_n they_o thirst_v after_o full_a cup_n what_o ever_o you_o say_v of_o famine_n in_o the_o next_o life_n o_o christian_n a_o little_a more_o consideration_n will_v do_v well_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_n be_v not_o forbid_v provide_v it_o be_v not_o against_o conscience_n or_o with_o neglect_n of_o divine_a law_n we_o despise_v good_a counsel_n and_o dare_v transgress_v the_o command_n of_o god_n not_o reflect_v that_o the_o gibbet_n be_v erect_v before_o our_o door_n wo_n to_o you_o that_o be_v fill_v because_o you_o shall_v be_v hungry_a fault_n and_o punishment_n be_v link_v together_o many_o crime_n proceed_v from_o gluttony_n not_o to_o be_v expiate_v even_o with_o most_o rage_a hunger_n and_o
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taste_n at_o least_o of_o the_o bitterness_n of_o hell_n sect_n 6._o this_o hellish_a stink_n fit_o admonish_v we_o how_o many_o way_n we_o offend_v by_o smell_v for_o we_o be_v not_o only_o bind_v to_o keep_v in_o order_n our_o eye_n tongue_n and_o ear_n but_o our_o nose_n also_o though_o for_o the_o most_o part_n we_o will_v not_o abide_v any_o ill_a smell_n hence_o we_o frequent_o have_v a_o aversion_n from_o distress_a captive_n and_o poor_a sick_a folk_n because_o they_o carry_v a_o scent_n of_o garlic_n rather_o than_o saffron_n or_o musk._n therefore_o the_o judge_n out_o of_o the_o cloud_n will_v upbraid_v these_o tenderling_n i_o be_v sick_a and_o in_o prison_n and_o you_o do_v not_o visit_v i_o 25._o mat._n c._n 25._o impatience_n forsooth_o be_v so_o nice_a that_o where_o there_o be_v any_o suspicion_n of_o stink_n thither_o we_o will_v not_o be_v draw_v with_o coach_n and_o horse_n they_o we_o love_v their_o familiarity_n we_o sue_v for_o who_o breath_n cinnamon_n civet_n 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moment_n the_o eye_n of_o god_n observe_v and_o deem_v worthy_a of_o punishment_n it_o be_v here_o worth_a our_o frequent_a and_o serion_n reflection_n to_o know_v what_o the_o holy_a scripture_n mean_v in_o propose_v unto_o we_o the_o stench_n of_o brimstone_n 19_o gen._n c._n 19_o our_o lord_n rain_v upon_o sodom_n and_o gomorah_n brimstone_n and_o fire_n from_o our_o lord_n out_o of_o heaven_n and_o he_o subvert_v these_o city_n and_o all_o the_o country_n about_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o spring_v of_o the_o earth_n this_o shower_n of_o brimstone_n and_o stench_n punish_v the_o heat_n and_o stench_n of_o lust_n this_o rain_n be_v requisite_a to_o cure_v the_o ardour_n of_o luxury_n extreme_a heat_n be_v as_o proper_a to_o the_o fire_n as_o extreme_a stink_n to_o brimstone_n since_o therefore_o they_o be_v corrupt_v with_o lasciviousness_n of_o the_o flesh_n they_o be_v also_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n that_o they_o may_v learn_v by_o their_o punishment_n what_o their_o fault_n deserve_v a_o man_n addict_v to_o venery_n be_v guilty_a of_o a_o twofold_a pain_n while_o he_o live_v he_o wallow_v more_o and_o more_o in_o the_o mire_n of_o impurity_n after_o death_n he_o be_v throw_v into_o a_o bath_n of_o boil_a sulphur_n sect_n 7._o lust_o therefore_o in_o hell_n shall_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n be_v torment_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o st._n gregory_n learned_o assert_n then_o say_v he_o 17._o lib._n 4._o mor._n c._n 17._o the_o rage_a fire_n burn_v those_o who_o carnal_a delight_n have_v pollute_v every_o wicked_a man_n be_v inflame_v with_o a_o proper_a fire_n such_o as_o himself_o have_v enkindle_v in_o his_o heart_n by_o heat_n of_o temporal_a desire_n while_o he_o now_o boil_v with_o these_o now_o with_o those_o and_o set_v his_o thought_n a_o burn_a more_o and_o more_o with_o divers_a allurement_n of_o the_o world_n now_o then_o let_v weep_v expiate_v what_o the_o soul_n negligent_o give_v to_o pleasure_n do_v transgress_v it_o be_v altogether_o worthy_a of_o credit_n that_o few_o be_v plunge_v into_o those_o flame_a gulf_n who_o be_v not_o taint_v with_o stench_n of_o wantonness_n here_o now_o let_v every_o one_o live_a learn_v to_o be_v wise_a in_o time_n and_o beware_v he_o be_v not_o smother_v in_o the_o puddle_n of_o luxury_n wine_n and_o drunkenness_n 4.11_o c._n 4.11_o as_o osee_n testify_v take_v away_o the_o heart_n but_o most_o of_o all_o fornication_n this_o last_o so_o steal_v away_o the_o heart_n that_o it_o hardly_o ever_o restore_v it_o it_o be_v whole_o to_o be_v admire_v and_o dreadful_a above_o measure_n that_o under_o one_o sole_a thought_n which_o divine_v call_v deliberate_a delight_n shall_v lurk_v numberless_a pain_n endless_a torment_n and_o death_n everlasting_a the_o business_n be_v manifest_a 5._o mat._n c._n 5._o whosoever_o shall_v see_v a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o have_v already_o commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o in_o his_o 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and_o all_o that_o be_v careless_o omit_v whence_o they_o will_v condemn_v themselves_o of_o wicked_a folly_n each_o one_o conscience_n cast_v sloth_n in_o their_o tooth_n will_v say_v how_o often_o shall_v thou_o have_v pray_v when_o thy_o time_n pass_v in_o sleep_n or_o play_v thy_o prayer_n be_v seldom_o sluggish_a and_o drowsy_a one_o thou_o pay_v for_o it_o now_o how_o often_o shall_v thou_o have_v fast_v when_o thou_o choose_v rather_o to_o feast_v then_o obey_v but_o now_o chou_a pay_v for_o it_o how_o often_o without_o prejudice_n to_o thy_o estate_n may_v thou_o have_v give_v alm_n when_o thou_o be_v more_o addict_v to_o avarice_n than_o mercy_n thou_o suffer_v for_o it_o now_o how_o often_o be_v thou_o warn_v how_o often_o crave_v to_o pardon_v thy_o enemy_n and_o like_o a_o good_a christian_n forget_v injury_n but_o thou_o will_v not_o thou_o be_v punish_v for_o it_o now_o how_o often_o amid_o cross_n be_v patience_n recommend_v to_o thou_o but_o thou_o refuse_v to_o be_v 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late_o they_o cry_v out_o with_o most_o bitter_a but_o fruitless_a moan_n all_o those_o thing_n be_v pass_v away_o as_o a_o shadow_n but_o in_o our_o naughtiness_n we_o be_v consume_v wisdom_n c._n 5._o it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o avoid_v thing_n forbid_v and_o perform_v thing_n command_v but_o we_o will_v not_o this_o will_v be_v the_o canticle_n of_o the_o conscience_n for_o ever_o their_o worm_n die_v not_o sect_n 4._o the_o three_o cause_n which_o rack_v the_o conscience_n in_o hell_n be_v the_o contemn_v god_n grace_n 29.2.6_o job_n c._n 29.2.6_o job_n make_v a_o wise_a wish_n when_o he_o say_v who_o will_v grant_v i_o that_o i_o may_v be_v according_a to_o the_o former_a month_n when_o i_o wash_v my_o foot_n with_o butter_n and_o the_o rock_n lower_v i_o river_n of_o oil_n job_n 29.2.6_o it_o be_v scarce_o credible_a how_o much_o it_o gaul_n to_o be_v tumble_v down_o from_o the_o height_n of_o plenty_n to_o the_o ebb_n of_o poverty_n the_o damn_a know_v well_o that_o 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night_n and_o day_n to_o repeat_v while_o we_o have_v time_n let_v we_o work_v good_a to_o all_o a_o impure_a conscience_n be_v here_o unquiet_a hereafter_o it_o will_v be_v furious_o torment_v for_o ever_o sect_n 7._o the_o force_n of_o conscience_n be_v incredible_a especial_o after_o the_o scene_n of_o this_o life_n be_v act_v for_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n every_o one_o will_v so_o blush_v at_o his_o own_o fault_n that_o though_o heaven_n be_v set_v open_a and_o the_o soul_n uncleanse_v be_v invite_v to_o enter_v nevertheless_o through_o horror_n of_o its_o own_o stain_n it_o will_v fly_v back_o and_o refuse_v to_o go_v in_o till_o all_o its_o spot_n be_v expiate_v so_o much_o the_o conscience_n have_v aversion_n of_o and_o blush_n at_o she_o own_o offence_n therefore_o while_o we_o have_v time_n let_v we_o work_v good_a to_o all_o for_o as_o st._n austin_n discourse_n who_o ever_o do_v not_o deceive_v himself_o by_o flattery_n understand_v well_o in_o how_o great_a 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mortal_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v chap._n viii_o the_o seven_o torment_n of_o eternity_n in_o hell_n be_v the_o place_n and_o company_n cato_n censor_n a_o man_n of_o approve_a virtue_n be_v accustom_v to_o give_v this_o admonition_n to_o they_o who_o be_v about_o to_o buy_v land_n that_o in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o provide_v for_o good_a neighbour_n a_o ill_a neighbour_n be_v a_o great_a evil_n whence_o that_o say_n of_o themistocles_n deliver_v by_o plutarch_n be_v well_o know_v for_o have_v a_o farm_n to_o sell_v he_o command_v the_o crier_n who_o give_v notice_n of_o the_o sale_n he_o shall_v likewise_o certify_v that_o it_o have_v good_a neighbour_n a_o ruinous_a and_o inconvenient_a building_n if_o it_o be_v near_o bad_a company_n will_v meet_v with_o few_o buyer_n all_o exile_v from_o heaven_n have_v such_o place_n of_o abode_n that_o our_o sty_n and_o dog-kennel_n compare_v to_o they_o may_v seem_v place_n or_o lodging_n fit_a for_o king_n 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for_o you_o but_o for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n it_o sometime_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o a_o schoolmaster_n for_o the_o fault_n of_o onâ—_n command_v rod_n to_o be_v make_v ready_a but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o other_o by_o and_o by_o become_v faulty_a too_o he_o say_v these_o rod_n be_v not_o tie_v together_o for_o you_o but_o because_o you_o have_v commit_v the_o same_o offence_n with_o that_o untoward_a boy_n you_o shall_v likewise_o be_v whip_v with_o he_o in_o like_a manner_n christ_n speak_v to_o his_o enemy_n my_o intent_n be_v you_o shall_v have_v enjoy_v the_o society_n of_o angel_n paradise_n be_v make_v ready_a for_o you_o but_o since_o you_o have_v cast_v away_o all_o goodness_n and_o will_v not_o obey_v i_o but_o the_o devil_n go_v therefore_o go_v go_v and_o make_v your_o abode_n in_o the_o devil_n den_n remain_v in_o that_o company_n yourselves_o have_v provide_v of_o this_o both_o place_n and_o company_n we_o now_o treat_v sect_n 1._o before_o we_o enter_v into_o the_o place_n let_v we_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o ground_n antientent_o at_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o the_o entrance_n into_o yrimaltions_n house_n not_o far_o from_o the_o porter_n lodge_v be_v paint_v upon_o the_o wall_n a_o mighty_a dog_n in_o a_o chain_n over_o who_o be_v write_v in_o capital_a letter_n take_v heed_n take_v heed_n of_o the_o dog_n many_o such_o dog_n as_o these_o be_v in_o hell_n so_o many_o cerberus_n as_o devil_n which_o be_v far_o more_o ravenous_a than_o all_o cerberus_n here_o both_o by_o writing_n and_o word_n i_o exclaim_v take_v heed_n take_v heed_n of_o these_o dog_n but_o now_o let_v we_o look_v upon_o the_o place_n it_o be_v agree_v upon_o as_o well_o by_o ancient_a father_n as_o divine_n that_o those_o comfortless_a cavern_n of_o hell_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n holy_a write_v likewise_o affirm_v the_o same_o for_o after_o they_o who_o rebel_v against_o moses_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o people_n of_o god_n 32_o num._n 16_o five_o 32_o the_o earth_n break_v in_o sunder_o under_o their_o foot_n &_o open_v her_o mouth_n devour_v they_o with_o their_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o their_o substance_n and_o they_o go_v down_o into_o hell_n quick_a cover_v with_o the_o ground_n this_o prison_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v right_o seat_v in_o the_o low_a place_n as_o the_o habitation_n of_o the_o bless_a be_v on_o the_o high_a noble_a and_o most_o pleasant_a of_o that_o prison_n we_o may_v frame_v this_o discourse_n in_o case_n the_o damn_a amount_v to_o thirty_o time_n a_o thousand_o million_o of_o man_n or_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o million_o and_o that_o fiery_a prison_n according_a to_o its_o whole_a dimenfion_n of_o height_n breadth_n and_o length_n contain_v one_o german_a mile_n it_o will_v have_v room_n enough_o for_o that_o wonderful_a number_n of_o man_n streitness_v suit_n well_o with_o the_o prison_n it_o be_v proper_a for_o liberty_n to_o enjoy_v a_o ample_a habitation_n but_o the_o crowd_n of_o 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