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of_o their_o power_n trick_n and_o trim_n themselves_o that_o they_o may_v be_v see_v and_o like_v of_o and_o both_o old_a and_o young_a among_o we_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n utter_o ignorant_a of_o the_o very_a principle_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o their_o duty_n towards_o god_n or_o man_n and_o beside_o the_o wanton_a eye_n there_o be_v also_o in_o those_o meeting_n 15.33_o 1._o cor._n 15.33_o wanton_a tongue_n and_o evil_a speaking_n corrupt_v good_a manner_n they_o be_v even_o as_o a_o pair_n of_o bellows_n to_o blow_v and_o kindle_v the_o coal_n of_o lust_n to_o make_v it_o burn_v but_o saint_n paul_n charge_v 4.29_o ephe._n 4.29_o let_v no_o corrupt_a communication_n proceed_v out_o of_o your_o mouth_n but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a to_o the_o use_n of_o edify_v that_o it_o may_v minister_v grace_n to_o the_o hearer_n 4.6_o col._n 4.6_o let_v your_o speech_n be_v gracious_a always_o and_o powder_v with_o salt_n 5.3_o ephe._n 5.3_o but_o fornication_n and_o all_o uncleanness_n and_o covetousness_n let_v it_o not_o be_v once_o name_v among_o you_o as_o become_v saint_n but_o above_o all_o thing_n idleness_n be_v a_o great_a nourisher_n of_o filthy_a lust_n and_o give_v leisure_n to_o the_o eye_n to_o behold_v and_o spy_v out_o that_o which_o be_v the_o bane_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o therefore_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n say_v true_o 26._o ecclus._n 33_o 26._o idleness_n bring_v much_o evil_n and_o as_o david_n be_v by_o his_o eye_n bring_v to_o lust_n after_o bathsheba_n so_o his_o idleness_n bring_v his_o eye_n to_o behold_v she_o for_o send_v joab_n to_o fight_v against_o rabbah_n a_o city_n of_o the_o ammonite_n himself_o remain_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o after_o his_o noone-sleep_n walk_v in_o his_o gallery_n he_o see_v bathsheba_n and_o lust_v after_o she_o it_o be_v therefore_o good_a counsel_n that_o saint_n jerome_n give_v to_o rusticus_n always_o be_v do_v somewhat_o that_o the_o devil_n may_v find_v thou_o occupy_v and_o in_o observe_v these_o and_o such_o like_a rule_n we_o shall_v if_o not_o pluck_v out_o our_o eye_n yet_o may_v we_o have_v a_o antidote_n to_o preserve_v our_o soul_n from_o the_o danger_n thereof_o q._n you_o have_v teach_v what_o be_v forbid_v in_o this_o commandment_n i_o desire_v to_o hear_v what_o be_v herein_o command_v a._n even_o that_o which_o s._n paul_n in_o these_o word_n teach_v 4._o 1._o thes_n 4.3_o 4._o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n your_o sanctification_n &_o that_o you_o shall_v abstain_v from_o fornication_n that_o every_o one_o of_o you_o shall_v know_v how_o to_o keep_v his_o vessel_n in_o holiness_n and_o honour_n and_o not_o in_o the_o lust_n of_o concupiscence_n q._n but_o how_o may_v we_o perform_v this_o a._n it_o be_v a_o thing_n hard_a for_o man_n to_o perform_v yet_o if_o we_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v our_o best_a endeavour_n herein_o in_o diet_n we_o must_v be_v temperate_a in_o apparel_n modest_a not_o give_v to_o garishnesse_n and_o every_o new_a fashion_n in_o 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