l._n 21._o unlawful_a for_o lawful_a p._n 393._o l._n 32._o evil_n for_o end_n p._n 437._o l._n 21._o false_o or_o safe_o p._n 455._o l._n 22._o prove_v for_o rove_a a_o exposition_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n deliver_v in_o several_a lecture_n exod._n 20.1_o 2._o and_o god_n speak_v all_o these_o word_n say_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o have_v bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n be_v through_o god_n strength_n resolve_v to_o essay_n the_o open_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n all_o that_o we_o shall_v say_v by_o way_n of_o preface_n shall_v be_v to_o give_v you_o a_o account_n or_o the_o motive_n which_o have_v engage_v we_o in_o this_o work_n t_o â—e_n first_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o this_o scripture_n it_o be_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o intend_v as_o a_o comprehensive_a sum_n of_o his_o people_n duty_n and_o commend_v to_o we_o from_o this_o that_o though_o all_o the_o scripture_n be_v his_o word_n 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a_o aw-band_n to_o keep_v from_o gross_a out-breaking_a into_o these_o sin_n but_o join_v they_o with_o the_o care_n of_o the_o world_n he_o show_v that_o there_o may_v be_v and_o oft_o be_v a_o indisposition_n for_o that_o day_n even_o from_o the_o inward_a frame_n of_o the_o mind_n occasion_v by_o sensual_a inclination_n and_o desire_n when_o nothing_o do_v outward_o appear_v now_o put_v what_o have_v be_v say_v to_o trial_n and_o you_o will_v find_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o he_o who_o by_o surcharge_v himself_o stagger_v vomit_v or_o have_v no_o use_n of_o reason_n who_o in_o scripture_n be_v account_v guilty_a of_o these_o evil_n but_o many_o more_o as_o will_v be_v
deliberation_n and_o choice_n and_o that_o on_o this_o ground_n drunkenness_n may_v in_o part_n extenuate_v the_o resolute_a pertinaciousness_n of_o the_o fact_n yet_o it_o aggredge_v guilt_n upon_o the_o person_n on_o the_o former_a account_n it_o be_v once_o answer_v by_o one_o who_o be_v desire_v to_o spare_v a_o person_n that_o have_v commit_v murder_n in_o his_o drunkenness_n and_o to_o impute_v it_o to_o his_o wine_n that_o he_o shall_v so_o do_v but_o he_o will_v hang_v up_o the_o flagon_n wherein_o the_o wine_n be_v and_o see_v the_o man_n make_v himself_o so_o his_o punishment_n be_v just_a for_o have_v he_o not_o be_v the_o flagon_n of_o that_o wine_n that_o sin_n may_v have_v be_v prevent_v let_v i_o touch_v on_o some_o particular_a ill_n which_o it_o be_v possible_a be_v more_o abound_v and_o less_o look_v to_o then_o beastly_a drunkenness_n yet_o hateful_a to_o god_n and_o take_v not_o i_o pray_v the_o mention_v of_o they_o ill_o for_o they_o will_v by_o unstrain_a 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