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24._o greenhill_n on_o ezekiel_n 16.49_o d._n hammonds_n practical_a catechism_n l._n 3._o sect._n 3_o boltons_n direction_n for_o walk_v p._n 195._o mr._n clerk_n mirror_n cap._n 1.61_o edit_fw-la 3._o 2._o as_o for_o intemperance_n in_o drink_v it_o never_o abound_v more_o it_o have_v debase_v our_o nobility_n stain_v our_o gentry_n beggar_a the_o yeomanry_n pollute_v the_o nation_n and_o make_v the_o earth_n to_o groan_v under_o we_o so_o that_o it_o will_v as_o fain_o be_v deliver_v of_o we_o as_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n will_v of_o her_o birth_n what_o place_n what_o city_n what_o town_n or_o village_n what_o market_n or_o meeting_n what_o feast_n or_o fair_n that_o be_v not_o defile_v with_o drunkenness_n we_o may_v take_v up_o the_o prophet_n complaint_n isaiah_n 28.8_o all_o place_n be_v full_a of_o vomit_v and_o filthiness_n vomit_v be_v one_o of_o the_o beastly_a fruit_n of_o drunkenness_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n clear_a we_o have_v drunkard_n of_o all_o 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esquire_n and_o lord_n etc._n etc._n 2._o be_v there_o not_o some_o minister_n who_o by_o their_o place_n be_v bind_v to_o witness_v against_o this_o sin_n both_o in_o life_n and_o doctrine_n that_o say_v as_o those_o isaiah_n 56._o ult_n come_v let_v we_o fill_v ourselves_o with_o strong_a drink_n this_o make_v so_o many_o erroneous_a minister_n especial_o in_o episcopal_a time_n isaiah_n 28.7_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o prophet_n have_v err_v through_o wine_n baccalam_fw-la this_o cloud_n the_o understanding_n darken_v the_o mind_n rob_v man_n of_o reason_n and_o turn_v they_o into_o beast_n hence_o the_o lord_n forbid_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n the_o use_n of_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n when_o they_o be_v to_o come_v into_o the_o congregation_n to_o execute_v their_o office_n levit._fw-la 10.9_o why_o so_o v._o 10_o 11_o that_o they_o may_v put_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o holy_a and_o profane_a and_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o publish_v all_o 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non_fw-la a_o toto_fw-la it_o may_v extenuate_v but_o it_o can_v total_o excuse_v but_o he_o that_o sin_v presumptuous_o i._n e._n witting_o and_o wilful_o purposely_o and_o proud_o desperate_o and_o despiteful_o out_o of_o contempt_n of_o god_n law_n be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o by_o death_n so_o much_o the_o phrase_n import_v not_o only_o a_o cut_n off_o by_o excommunication_n but_o a_o cut_n off_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o magistrate_n exod._n 31.14_o levit._fw-la 17.4_o and_o 20.2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o because_o he_o do_v thereby_o reproach_v the_o lord_n and_o do_v as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v nor_o his_o judgement_n worthy_a of_o fear_n exod._n 21.14_o numb_a 15.30.32_o and_o because_o magistrate_n many_o time_n be_v partial_a and_o negligent_a in_o cut_v off_o such_o presumptuous_a sinner_n therefore_o the_o lord_n himself_o threaten_v and_o undertake_v the_o do_v of_o it_o deut._n 21.20_o 21._o a_o obstinate_a glutton_n a_o drunkard_n must_v die_v for_o it_o quest._n but_o how_o shall_v we_o know_v a_o drunkard_n answ._n by_o his_o affection_n word_n and_o action_n 1._o by_o his_o affection_n when_o man_n love_n and_o desire_n be_v set_v on_o strong_a drink_n so_o that_o they_o rise_v early_o to_o follow_v it_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o have_v no_o money_n and_o so_o can_v not_o be_v drink_v aug._n ay_o but_o if_o thy_o heart_n be_v set_v upon_o the_o sin_n thou_o be_v a_o drunkard_n for_o god_n judge_v of_o we_o by_o our_o affection_n and_o not_o by_o our_o action_n that_o we_o be_v which_o we_o resolve_v and_o desire_v to_o be_v whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o evil_a then_o a_o man_n live_v in_o a_o sin_n when_o he_o love_v it_o though_o he_o do_v not_o or_o can_v act_v it_o 2._o by_o a_o man_n talk_n out_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o
a_o fool_n in_o israel_n 2_o sam._n 13.12_o 13_o 4._o it_o destroy_v the_o body_n it_o consume_v the_o radical_a moisture_n and_o so_o shorten_v the_o life_n it_o impair_v the_o strength_n prov._n 31.3_o and_o waste_v the_o flesh_n prov._n 5.11_o and_o make_v man_n liable_a to_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o magistrate_n who_o ought_v to_o punish_v adulterer_n with_o death_n virg._n levit._n 20.10_o gen._n 38.24_o deut._n 22.22_o yea_o the_o pharisee_n though_o they_o dispense_v with_o other_o sin_n yet_o judge_v adulterer_n worthy_a of_o death_n john_n 8.5_o the_o anabaptist_n allege_v this_o text_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o to_o destroy_v the_o coercive_a power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n i_o shall_v therefore_o take_v a_o little_a pain_n to_o vindicate_v it_o 1._o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o plead_v for_o the_o woman_n in_o favour_n of_o adultery_n for_o he_o condemn_v even_o adulterous_a aspect_n matth._n 5.28_o and_o charge_v she_o to_o go_v gualther_n and_o sin_n no_o more_o in_o this_o or_o any_o other_o kind_n viz._n willing_o and_o deliberate_o 2._o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o say_v absolute_o that_o the_o sin_n deserve_v not_o condemnation_n 108._o or_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o punish_v it_o but_o he_o only_o tell_v she_o neither_o do_v i_o condemn_v thou_o q._n d._n though_o the_o sin_n deserve_v punishment_n yet_o that_o be_v the_o magistrate_n duty_n i_o have_v no_o commission_n to_o take_v his_o sword_n into_o my_o hand_n the_o end_n of_o my_o come_n into_o the_o world_n be_v not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o save_v not_o to_o punish_v as_o a_o magistrate_n but_o to_o forgive_v not_o to_o take_v away_o temporal_a life_n but_o to_o purchase_v eternal_a 3._o the_o pharisee_n come_v to_o ensnare_v christ_n but_o he_o snare_v they_o q._n d._n the_o fact_n be_v evident_a but_o who_o be_v you_o that_o demand_v justice_n against_o she_o look_v into_o the_o book_n of_o your_o conscience_n o_o you_o hypocrite_n and_o see_v if_o you_o be_v not_o guilty_a 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accuratam_fw-la disquisitionem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tumidi_fw-la inflati_fw-la vanâ_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la opinion_n quae_fw-la diictur_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inflor_fw-la â—umeo_fw-la superbio_fw-it grotius_n qui_fw-fr sibiipsis_a magni_fw-la pretii_fw-la videntur_fw-la homines_fw-la heming_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fuâ—iosè_fw-la delirans_fw-la aretius_n there_o be_v a_o elegant_a paranomasia_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o scripture_n be_v no_o enemy_n to_o rhetoric_n see_v my_o schooles-guard_n p._n 150_o 151._o v._o lactant._n institut_n divin_n l._n 3._o c._n 19_o against_o those_o see_v sibyl_n in_o psal._n 16.5_o tom._n 1._o p._n 341_o 342._o etc._n etc._n harsnet_n on_o repentance_n p._n 370._o etc._n etc._n downams_n warfar_o l_o 2._o c._n 5._o mortuus_fw-la per_fw-la culpam_fw-la prodigalitatis_fw-la &_o luxuriae_fw-la revixit_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la dignus_fw-la est_fw-la deorum_fw-la 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etc._n etc._n fenner_n on_o isaiah_n 58.4_o p._n 407._o fol._n p._n 2._o quidam_fw-la volunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d poni_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nam_fw-la veritas_fw-la tei_fw-la cujusque_fw-la ex_fw-la vi_fw-la &_o operatione_n deprehenditur_fw-la gerhard_n in_o locum_fw-la quid_fw-la prodest_fw-la si_fw-la deum_fw-la gestamus_fw-la in_o frente_n &_o vitia_fw-la in_o animo_fw-la recondamus_fw-la aug._n vomicae_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o dehonestamenta_fw-la religionis_fw-la qui_fw-la sub_fw-la forma_fw-la ejus_fw-la vim_o abnegant_fw-la quorum_fw-la culpâ_fw-la fit_a ut_fw-la religio_fw-la malè_fw-la audiat_fw-la d._n sibbs_n concio_fw-la ad_fw-la clerum_fw-la in_o 2_o tim._n 1.14_o ab_fw-la hypocritis_fw-la multò_fw-la majus_fw-la est_fw-la periculum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quam_fw-la à _fw-la manifestis_fw-la hostibus_fw-la nam_fw-la tyranni_fw-la sunt_fw-la extra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la eos_fw-la metuunt_fw-la &_o fugiunt_fw-la ab_fw-la 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power_n of_o godliness_n 3._o the_o great_a contempt_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n 4._o the_o great_a inconsideration_n of_o the_o death_n of_o so_o many_o choice_n prophet_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n mr._n obad._n sedgwick_n at_o mr._n strongs_n funeral_n see_v schooles-guard_n rule_n 12._o see_v a_o excellent_a description_n of_o these_o monster_n not_o man_n in_o a_o book_n entitle_v the_o irreligion_n of_o the_o northern_a quaker_n p._n 28._o etc._n etc._n v._o the_o relation_n of_o nayleâ—s_n trial_n before_o the_o house_n monstrum_fw-la nullâ_fw-la virtute_fw-la redemptum_fw-la juven_n qâ—id_fw-la eo_fw-la infelicius_fw-la cui_fw-la jam_fw-la esse_fw-la malum_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la seneca_n how_o far_o a_o reprobate_n may_v go_v see_v my_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n cap._n 2._o edit_fw-la 2._o p._n 26._o and_o hildersham_n john_n 4._o lect._n 37._o and_o ward_n on_o matth._n 5.34_o and_o doctor_n bolton_n see_v on_o isaiah_n 58.2_o p._n 263.265_o etc._n etc._n altingius_n problema_fw-la 51._o tom._n 2._o p._n 192._o suffragium_fw-la britan_n in_o synod_n dordrech_n ad_fw-la art_n 5._o p._n 246._o see_v mr._n strong_a on_o that_o text._n in_o his_o 31._o ser._n p._n 735._o see_v mr._n gournalls_n accurate_a treatise_n on_o ephes._n 6.10_o p._n 7._o see_v mr._n john_n downam_n plea_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o mr._n bernard_n of_o bat._n his_o way_n to_o good_a work_n maxima_fw-la pars_fw-la sanitatis_fw-la est_fw-la velle_fw-la sanari_fw-la clemangiis_fw-la affecâ—us_fw-la virum_fw-la indicat_fw-la a_o part_n praedominante_fw-la fit_a denominatio_fw-la though_o it_o be_v but_o smoke_n and_o not_o a_o flame_n though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o wick_n in_o the_o socket_n likely_a to_o die_v and_o go_v out_o then_o continue_v which_o we_o use_v to_o throw_v away_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o quench_v it_o i._n e._n he_o high_o prize_v it_o it_o be_v a_o meiosis_n love_n see_v that_o text_n clear_o vindicate_v â—nd_n expound_v in_o mr._n