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zimry_n and_o cosby_n what_o a_o filthy_a thing_n be_v it_o for_o a_o child_n of_o god_n a_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o a_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o redeem_v with_o no_o less_o price_n than_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o to_o take_v the_o same_o body_n and_o to_o make_v it_o the_o member_n of_o a_o harlot_n s._n gregory_n compare_v this_o sin_n to_o a_o fiery_a furnace_n the_o mouth_n whereof_o be_v gluttony_n the_o flame_n pride_n the_o sparkle_v filthy_a word_n the_o smoke_n a_o evil_a name_n the_o ash_n poverty_n the_o end_n shame_n and_o confusion_n whoredom_n beside_o the_o infamy_n of_o the_o world_n waste_v the_o good_n wither_v the_o body_n decay_v health_n shorten_v life_n and_o make_v a_o
to_o pick_v and_o steal_v the_o wit_n to_o quarrel_v the_o strength_n to_o murder_v the_o foot_n which_o can_v scarce_o stand_v be_v swift_a to_o shed_v blood_n and_o the_o mouth_n to_o belch_v out_o blasphemy_n against_o their_o maker_n and_o thus_o i_o have_v show_v you_o what_o drunkenness_n be_v and_o that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o avoid_v it_o we_o will_v set_v down_o the_o fearfulness_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o that_o it_o be_v condemn_v in_o the_o high_a court_n of_o heaven_n &_o in_o the_o inferior_a court_n of_o man_n conscience_n as_o a_o capital_a cry_a sin_n against_o which_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n thunder_v out_o his_o sentence_n of_o eternal_a malediction_n against_o all_o those_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o be_v they_o of_o never_o so_o great_a quality_n and_o esteem_n in_o the_o world_n say_v woe_n unto_o they_o that_o rise_v up_o early_o to_o follow_v drunkenness_n 1._o isay_n 5._o 1._o and_o unto_o they_o that_o continue_v until_o night_n till_o the_o wine_n do_v inflame_v they_o and_o again_o woe_n to_o 1._o isay_n 28._o 1._o the_o drunkard_n of_o ephraim_n which_o terrible_a woe_n that_o it_o may_v not_o take_v hold_n upon_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n he_o forewarn_v they_o and_o advise_v they_o to_o take_v heed_n 34_o luk._n 21._o 34_o that_o their_o heart_n be_v not_o oppress_v with_o drukennes_n thus_o we_o see_v what_o entertainment_n this_o sin_n find_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n he_o tell_v we_o plain_o that_o drunkard_n shall_v not_o 5._o 1_o cor._n 5._o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n now_o let_v we_o also_o see_v what_o countenance_n it_o have_v have_v of_o man_n in_o all_o age_n the_o father_n in_o their_o time_n condemn_v paenit_fw-la â—brietas_fw-la est_fw-la flagitiorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la mater_fw-la culparumque_fw-la materia_fw-la ad_fw-la sacras_fw-la virg_n esi_fw-la blandus_fw-la daemon_n dulce_fw-la venenum_fw-la quid_fw-la ebriâ—tate_fw-la miserabilius_fw-la chrys_n ebriâ—sus_fw-la cum_fw-la absorbet_fw-la vinum_fw-la absorbetur_fw-la a_o vino_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr paenit_fw-la it_o augustine_n say_v drunkenness_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o villainy_n the_o matter_n of_o fault_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o vice_n and_o in_o ather_fw-la place_n he_o call_v it_o a_o allure_a devil_n and_o a_o please_a poison_n and_o another_o father_n by_o ask_v a_o question_n set_v forth_o the_o fearfulness_n of_o this_o sin_n say_v what_o be_v more_o miserable_a than_o the_o sin_n of_o drunkenness_n see_v the_o live_a creature_n by_o drunkenness_n be_v become_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a again_o when_o the_o drunkard_n devour_v the_o wine_n he_o be_v devour_v of_o wine_n this_o sin_n be_v condemn_v by_o the_o wise_a heathen_a by_o nature_n light_n solon_n ordain_v in_o his_o law_n that_o if_o a_o prince_n be_v find_v drink_v he_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n then_o much_o more_o a_o private_a man_n the_o indian_n ordain_v that_o if_o a_o woman_n will_v adventure_v to_o kill_v the_o king_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o drunkenness_n she_o shall_v for_o her_o reward_n marry_v his_o successor_n and_o seneca_n call_v drunkenness_n a_o voluntary_a madness_n thus_o we_o see_v what_o verdict_n god_n and_o man_n pass_v upon_o this_o sin_n of_o drunkenness_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o see_v it_o in_o its_o own_o colour_n we_o will_v show_v how_o and_o wherein_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n be_v offend_v by_o this_o filthy_a sin_n 1._o the_o drunkard_n sin_v against_o god_n in_o make_v of_o his_o belly_n his_o idol_n nay_o his_o god_n so_o say_v the_o apostle_n who_o god_n be_v 19_o phil._n 3._o 19_o his_o belly_n he_o better_o love_v it_o and_o be_v more_o careful_a to_o please_v it_o than_o he_o be_v his_o god_n 2._o a_o drunkard_n be_v unfit_a to_o serve_v god_n for_o if_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n how_o far_o be_v drunkard_n from_o this_o service_n which_o he_o require_v or_o how_o unfit_a for_o any_o good_a exercise_n take_v he_o from_o the_o pot_n and_o he_o be_v as_o dead_a as_o a_o door_n nail_n let_v he_o go_v to_o church_n and_o he_o will_v sleep_v out_o the_o sermon_n and_o so_o wrap_v himself_o under_o that_o curse_n of_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n negligent_o exhort_v he_o to_o sobriety_n and_o he_o will_v say_v that_o be_v the_o way_n to_o engender_v melancholy_a examine_v he_o of_o worldly_a affair_n and_o he_o will_v talk_v of_o that_o tomorrow_o the_o only_a mean_n to_o make_v he_o speak_v of_o sense_n be_v to_o tell_v he_o that_o there_o be_v good_a wine_n come_v home_o from_o spain_n or_o france_n and_o then_o he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o prepare_v he_o a_o doublet_n a_o quarter_n wide_a in_o the_o waist_n then_o his_o former_a that_o he_o may_v pour_v the_o wine_n down_o the_o more_o free_a into_o his_o paunch_n which_o gape_v like_o hell_n for_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n and_o then_o when_o be_v belly_n be_v full_a of_o wine_n and_o his_o head_n void_a of_o wit_n than_o you_o 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one_o of_o they_o more_o bold_a than_o the_o rest_n step_v forth_o and_o confess_v truth_n say_v o_o king_n it_o be_v true_a we_o speak_v much_o evil_n of_o thou_o and_o shall_v have_v speak_v much_o more_o if_o our_o wine_n have_v not_o fail_v us._n by_o which_o we_o may_v see_v that_o drunkenness_n be_v accompany_v with_o backbiting_a and_o slander_v 3._o as_o the_o drunkard_n sin_v against_o god_n and_o his_o neighbour_n so_o in_o especial_a manner_n he_o sin_v against_o the_o poor_a in_o that_o by_o his_o great_a expense_n in_o drink_v he_o have_v not_o wherewith_o to_o relieve_v they_o for_o his_o wealth_n be_v not_o give_v he_o to_o spend_v in_o tipple_a but_o that_o he_o shall_v break_v his_o bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a &_o pour_v out_o his_o drink_n to_o the_o thirsty_a 4._o in_o a_o special_a manner_n he_o sin_v against_o his_o own_o family_n against_o his_o wife_n in_o spend_v her_o portion_n in_o his_o drunken_a excess_n against_o his_o child_n in_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o patrimony_n and_o of_o other_o necessary_n and_o as_o he_o show_v himself_o a_o thief_n abroad_o in_o deprive_v his_o family_n of_o their_o due_n so_o he_o play_v the_o tyrant_n at_o home_n for_o either_o he_o rail_v fight_n or_o swear_v when_o he_o come_v home_o or_o else_o he_o disgorge_v his_o unsavoury_a stomach_n in_o such_o a_o shameful_a manner_n that_o he_o be_v more_o fit_a to_o lie_v in_o a_o hog_n sty_n among_o swine_n then_o among_o those_o which_o fear_v god_n and_o so_o by_o make_v himself_o a_o slave_n to_o his_o sin_n he_o utter_o deprive_v himself_o of_o all_o good_a report_n among_o man_n and_o at_o last_o poverty_n like_o a_o arm_a man_n arrest_v he_o so_o that_o as_o in_o his_o youth_n he_o will_v drink_v nothing_o but_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n in_o his_o age_n he_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o drink_v water_n or_o else_o perish_v for_o thirst_n for_o so_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n he_o that_o love_v 17_o pro._n 21_o 17_o wine_n and_o oil_n shall_v not_o be_v rich_a and_o this_o sin_n do_v not_o only_o bring_v poverty_n but_o also_o infatuate_v and_o deprive_v the_o understanding_n of_o reason_n and_o common_a sense_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o lot_n who_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o daughter_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o aware_a of_o his_o down-lying_a nor_o of_o his_o uprise_n so_o that_o drunkenness_n 35_o gen._n 19_o 35_o produce_v the_o same_o operation_n that_o deadly_a poison_n do_v it_o deprive_v of_o reason_n and_o expose_v to_o danger_n cyrus_n in_o his_o childhood_n be_v ask_v by_o his_o grandfather_n why_o he_o do_v not_o drink_v wine_n at_o the_o feast_n answer_v because_o say_v he_o i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v poison_n for_o at_o the_o last_o feast_n i_o observe_v that_o those_o
which_o drink_v of_o it_o be_v deprive_v of_o their_o understanding_n also_o this_o sin_n bring_v sickness_n and_o disease_n upon_o the_o body_n the_o forerunner_n of_o death_n and_o as_o the_o wise_a heathen_a say_v drunkenness_n requite_v one_o hour_n 39_o ebrietas_fw-la unius_fw-la horae_fw-la hilarem_fw-la infamiam_fw-la longi_fw-la temporis_fw-la taedio_fw-la pensat_fw-la sen._n ep_v 39_o merry_a madness_n with_o a_o long_a time_n of_o sorrow_n thus_o we_o have_v discover_v the_o heinousness_n and_o fearfulness_n of_o the_o sin_n we_o will_v now_o set_v down_o some_o effect_n it_o produce_v first_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o thraldom_n second_o the_o confusion_n of_o honesty_n three_o the_o compliment_n of_o vice_n &_o voluptuousness_n four_o the_o badge_n of_o folly_n we_o will_v make_v good_a all_o these_o by_o example_n the_o first_o be_v plain_a in_o this_o because_o the_o root_n and_o original_n of_o shame_n and_o disgrace_n be_v in_o wine_n whereby_o noah_n become_v the_o slave_n of_o drunkenness_n 6._o gen._n 6._o and_o so_o be_v scorn_v of_o his_o own_o son_n second_o it_o be_v the_o confusion_n of_o honesty_n because_o whosoever_o be_v taint_v with_o this_o sin_n he_o be_v exile_v from_o the_o company_n of_o good_a man_n and_o be_v subject_a to_o ill_a report_n three_o what_o can_v there_o be_v more_o filthy_a than_o a_o drunken_a man_n who_o mouth_n stink_v body_n tremble_v tongue_n prate_v and_o discover_v all_o his_o secret_n many_o time_n to_o his_o great_a disgrace_n the_o ancient_a roman_n in_o detestation_n of_o this_o sin_n of_o drunkenness_n paint_v it_o out_o in_o this_o sort_n first_o they_o picture_v the_o image_n of_o a_o boy_n next_o they_o paint_v a_o horn_n in_o his_o hand_n &_o upon_o his_o head_n they_o set_v a_o crown_n of_o glass_n they_o picture_v he_o a_o child_n to_o show_v that_o drunkenness_n make_v a_o man_n childish_a and_o unfit_a for_o any_o employment_n of_o weight_n they_o give_v he_o a_o horn_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v always_o publish_v his_o own_o secret_n and_o they_o crown_v he_o with_o glass_n to_o show_v that_o he_o boast_v of_o his_o riches_n when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o poor_a man_n upon_o which_o i_o infer_v that_o drunkenness_n be_v hurtful_a to_o all_o estate_n for_o if_o a_o poor_a man_n be_v a_o drunkard_n he_o shall_v never_o be_v rich_a if_o a_o rich_a man_n be_v a_o drunkard_n he_o shall_v quick_o consume_v his_o substance_n if_o he_o be_v a_o young_a man_n it_o will_v infect_v his_o youth_n that_o there_o will_v be_v little_a hope_n of_o he_o and_o if_o a_o old_a man_n than_o he_o be_v past_a hope_n therefore_o you_o man_n that_o be_v endue_v with_o reason_n and_o profess_v yourselves_o to_o be_v christian_n see_v the_o filthiness_n of_o this_o sin_n hate_v it_o in_o other_o and_o much_o more_o detest_v it_o in_o yourselves_o for_o the_o heathen_a can_v say_v by_o nature_n light_n there_o be_v nothing_o ebrietas_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la tam_fw-la treâ—run_v 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