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for_o every_o cause_n stretch_v not_o thy_o hand_n wheresoever_o it_o look_v and_o thrust_v it_o not_o with_o it_o into_o the_o dish_n eat_v modest_o that_o which_o be_v set_v before_o thou_o and_o devour_v not_o lest_o thou_o be_v hate_v leave_v then_o off_o first_o for_o nurture_n sake_n and_o be_v not_o insatiable_a lest_o thou_o offend_v when_o thou_o sit_v among_o many_o reach_v not_o thy_o hand_n out_o first_o of_o all_o how_o little_a be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o man_n well_o teach_v and_o thereby_o he_o belch_v not_o in_o his_o chamber_n nor_o feel_v any_o pain_n a_o wholesome_a sleep_n come_v of_o a_o temprate_a belly_n he_o rise_v up_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o be_v well_o at_o ease_n with_o himself_o but_o pain_n be_v watch_v and_o choler_n like_o disease_n and_o pang_n of_o the_o belly_n be_v insatiable_a man_n if_o thou_o be_v enforce_v to_o eat_v arise_v go_v forth_o and_o empty_a thy_o stomach_n and_o then_o take_v thy_o rest_n so_o shall_v thou_o bring_v no_o sickness_n 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by_o surfeit_n have_v many_o perish_v and_o he_o that_o dyet_v himself_o prolong_v his_o life_n thus_o far_o the_o old_a testament_n let_v we_o now_o hear_v what_o the_o gospel_n say_v testament_n luke_o 6._o 24._o woe_n be_v to_o you_o that_o be_v rich_a for_o you_o have_v receive_v your_o consolation_n woe_n be_v to_o you_o that_o be_v full_a for_o you_o shall_v be_v hungry_a woe_n be_v unto_o you_o that_o now_o laugh_v for_o you_o shall_v wail_v and_o weep_v again_o 21._o 34._o take_v heed_n lest_o at_o any_o time_n your_o heart_n be_v oppress_v with_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n and_o care_n of_o this_o life_n lest_o that_o day_n come_v upon_o you_o unaware_o for_o as_o a_o snare_n shall_v it_o come_v on_o all_o they_o that_o dwell_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n watch_z therefore_o and_o pray_v continual_o that_o you_o may_v be_v count_v worthy_a to_o escape_v all_o these_o thing_n that_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v and_o that_o you_o may_v stand_v before_o the_o son_n of_o man._n rom._n 13._o 12._o the_o night_n be_v past_a and_o the_o day_n be_v at_o hand_n let_v we_o therefore_o cast_v away_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o let_v we_o put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o light_n so_o that_o we_o walk_v honest_o as_o in_o the_o day_n not_o in_o drunkenness_n or_o gluttony_n nor_o in_o chamber_v or_o wantonness_n nor_o in_o strife_n or_o envy_v but_o put_v you_o on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o take_v no_o thought_n for_o the_o flesh_n to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o it_o and_o luke_n 17._o in_o the_o day_n of_o no_n they_o eat_v and_o drink_v they_o marry_v wife_n and_o be_v give_v in_o marriage_n even_o until_o the_o day_n that_o no_o enter_v into_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o flood_n come_v and_o destroy_v they_o all_o thus_o far_o the_o scripture_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o father_n st._n ambrose_n gluttony_n in_o one_o of_o his_o sermon_n say_v that_o ill_a minister_n wait_v upon_o the_o throat_n which_o always_o covet_v but_o be_v 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