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brutifie_v and_o vilify_v thy_o soul_n that_o resemble_v thou_o to_o a_o beast_n and_o ripen_v theâ—_n for_o the_o devil_n that_o can_v stand_v with_o the_o infinite_a love_n but_o hatred_n of_o god_n o_o flee_v these_o and_o then_o sixthly_a consider_v youthful_a sensual_a pleasure_n be_v not_o only_o short_a of_o their_o time_n and_o vile_a in_o their_o nature_n but_o most_o bitter_a and_o pernicious_a in_o their_o end_n steal_v water_n be_v sweet_a and_o bread_n eat_v in_o secret_a say_v solomon_n prov._n 9_o 17._o but_o in_o the_o end_n it_o bite_v like_o a_o serpent_n prov._n 32._o 27._o and_o stâ—ngeth_v like_o aâ—_n adder_n o_o youth_n such_o be_v all_o sin_n be_v pleasure_n whether_o you_o believe_v it_o or_o no_o yâ—â—_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o feel_v it_o after_o a_o season_n for_o your_o pleasure_n be_v all_o but_o for_o a_o season_n and_o theâ—_n follow_v the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n the_o terror_n of_o conscience_n thâ—_n guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o these_o be_v enough_o to_o drowâ—_n thy_o pleasue_v and_o distract_v thy_o spirit_n like_v to_o that_o kind_n of_o honey_n that_o historian_n teâ—â—_n we_o of_o in_o africa_n luscious_o sweet_a but_o affect_v all_o that_o eat_v of_o it_o with_o a_o mortal_a madness_n and_o frenzâ—_n and_o the_o reason_n they_o assign_v be_v that_o the_o bee_n gather_v it_o from_o poisonous_a weed_n thus_o sensual_a sinful_a pleasure_n aâ—_n solomon_n say_v eccles_n 2._o 2._o affect_v with_o madness_n hence_o in_o the_o 7_o eccles_n 2._o he_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o mourn_v than_o feast_v you_o have_v a_o scripture_n very_o full_a and_o apposite_a to_o this_o purpose_n in_o that_o in_o 20._o job_n 16._o where_o zophar_n speak_v of_o the_o wicked_a pleasure-monger_n say_v he_o shall_v suck_v the_o pâ—ison_n of_o asp_n there_o be_v a_o old_a interpreter_n pagninus_n interpreter_n xantus_fw-la pagninus_n i_o have_v meet_v with_o that_o read_v it_o he_o 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by_o it_o in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o 12._o ver_fw-la it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v gall_n of_o asp_n by_o which_o be_v mean_v both_o the_o bitterness_n and_o destructiveness_n of_o sinful_a pleasure_n his_o wickedness_n say_v zophar_n though_o sweet_a and_o delicious_a in_o his_o mouth_n that_o be_v the_o act_n of_o commit_v it_o yet_o when_o it_o be_v turn_v in_o his_o bowel_n that_o be_v after_o the_o commission_n of_o it_o it_o be_v the_o gall_n of_o asp_n o_o its_o grievous_a to_o he_o he_o wish_v he_o have_v never_o do_v it_o so_o prov._n 5._o 4._o speak_v of_o the_o end_n of_o sin_n be_v pleasure_n he_o tell_v you_o its_o bitter_a as_o wormwood_n it_o be_v like_o a_o pill_n wrap_v up_o in_o sugar_n which_o when_o the_o sugar_n which_o be_v over_o it_o be_v melt_v than_o the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o pill_n show_v itself_o so_o when_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n be_v waste_v than_o the_o sorrow_n appear_v i_o have_v read_v of_o a_o most_o pleasant_a and_o luscious_a sort_n of_o 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23._o 17_o 18._o my_o son_n envy_v not_o sinner_n for_o sure_o there_o be_v a_o end_n and_o a_o sad_a and_o woeful_a end_n too_o envy_v they_o not_o they_o be_v rather_o object_n of_o compassion_n and_o pity_n to_o see_v a_o sinner_n merry_o for_o a_o minute_n swallow_v the_o bait_n of_o pleasure_n and_o then_o to_o consider_v his_o end_n be_v to_o be_v tear_v for_o ever_o with_o the_o hook_n of_o vengeance_n and_o after_o a_o little_a giggle_a and_o foolish_a mirth_n to_o be_v cast_v into_o a_o lake_n of_o â—ire_n and_o brimstone_n for_o ever_o o_o sad_a end_n o_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o forsee_v the_o bitter_a end_n of_o sin_n at_o last_o and_o shun_v it_o by_o forego_v and_o flee_v the_o bewitch_a pleasure_n of_o sin_n at_o present_a and_o wise_a be_v he_o that_o take_v up_o out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o same_o thought_n of_o sin_n now_o amid_o all_o temptation_n and_o allurement_n to_o it_o as_o the_o worst_a at_o last_o will_v be_v force_v to_o take_v up_o out_o of_o 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