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thus_o seduce_v and_o draw_v away_o which_o be_v a_o horrid_a mischief_n for_o which_o those_o who_o have_v any_o remainder_n of_o conscience_n leave_v can_v but_o grieve_v in_o the_o esteem_n of_o those_o debauchee_n i_o say_v who_o assoon_o as_o they_o immerse_v '_o emselve_n in_o those_o villainy_n lose_v all_o sense_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o man_n and_o the_o nobility_n of_o his_o extraction_n mankind_n be_v value_v but_o little_a above_o dog_n and_o swine_n which_o they_o see_v engender_v much_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o they_o do_v themselves_o that_o be_v to_o say_v indifferent_o with_o all_o of_o their_o species_n that_o they_o meet_v according_a to_o their_o brutal_a appetite_n without_o reason_n or_o consideration_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o god_n the_o good_a of_o society_n or_o the_o honour_n and_o dignity_n of_o man_n so_o that_o they_o corrupt_v themselves_o in_o what_o they_o know_v natural_o as_o bruit_n beast_n as_o the_o holy_a scripture_n express_v it_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o society_n there_o be_v so_o little_a charity_n friendship_n and_o respect_n for_o one_o another_o a_o debauch_a man_n look_v upon_o all_o woman_n to_o be_v taint_a with_o this_o vice_n woman_n common_o show_v less_o disrespect_n for_o debauch_a man_n than_o man_n show_v for_o lewd_a woman_n yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o will_v have_v more_o esteem_n for_o those_o that_o they_o believe_v to_o be_v free_a from_o that_o vice_n which_o render_v those_o that_o be_v taint_v with_o it_o contemptible_a even_o to_o person_n that_o be_v most_o vicious_a themselves_o though_o they_o make_v use_v of_o they_o for_o asswage_v their_o brutish_a lust_n and_o hence_o it_o come_v that_o they_o do_v ready_o call_v all_o woman_n whore_n and_o bitch_n and_o child_n son_n of_o whore_n or_o young_a dog_n which_o occasion_n many_o quarrel_n law-suit_n and_o insolence_n yea_o sometime_o murder_v it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v express_v what_o prejudice_n this_o vice_n do_v to_o commerce_n in_o those_o country_n which_o lie_v commodious_o for_o traffic_n by_o sea_n and_o therefore_o be_v oblige_v to_o take_v more_o care_n therein_o than_o other_o because_o plenty_n produce_v nourish_v and_o entertain_v this_o vice_n if_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o person_n of_o honour_n love_v the_o public_a welfare_n and_o keep_v good_a discipline_n and_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o be_v more_o mischievous_a in_o such_o country_n than_o elsewhere_o from_o this_o it_o be_v that_o plato_n say_v mare_fw-la improbitatis_fw-la magister_fw-la the_o sea_n teach_v wickedness_n and_o hence_o also_o it_o be_v that_o the_o poet_n feign_v that_o venus_n be_v breed_v of_o the_o froth_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o that_o a_o latin_a poet_n express_v it_o thus_o hispanae_fw-la navis_fw-la magister_fw-la dedecorum_fw-la pretiosus_fw-la emptâ—…r_fw-la imply_v that_o master_n of_o ship_n spare_v no_o cost_n to_o debauch_v woman_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o contrary_a to_o the_o growth_n of_o a_o state_n either_o in_o number_n of_o man_n or_o riches_n than_o to_o suffer_v whordom_n to_o go_v unpunished_a it_o trouble_v i_o to_o think_v that_o among_o so_o many_o able_a man_n who_o have_v treat_v of_o commerce_n and_o of_o what_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o none_o of_o they_o have_v observe_v that_o this_o vice_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a obstacle_n to_o the_o prosperity_n of_o a_o nation_n i_o know_v a_o state_n to_o which_o i_o wish_v well_o from_o the_o bottom_n of_o my_o heart_n to_o which_o it_o occasion_n the_o loss_n of_o diverse_a million_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la which_o i_o can_v eaâ—…ily_o demonstrate_v and_o be_o very_o certain_a that_o if_o they_o will_v give_v necessary_a order_n in_o good_a earnest_n for_o prevent_v it_o which_o will_v not_o be_v so_o difficult_a to_o do_v neither_o as_o be_v general_o believe_v at_o least_o for_o the_o great_a part_n there_o will_v be_v abundance_n of_o more_o people_n than_o there_o be_v and_o trade_n art_n manufacture_n and_o agriculture_n will_v thrive_v there_o a_o great_a deal_n better_o than_o they_o do_v man_n woman_n and_o child_n will_v be_v abundant_o more_o healthsul_n and_o few_o of_o they_o will_v in_o comparison_n die_v of_o consumption_n this_o vice_n must_v be_v abundant_o great_a in_o popish_a than_o protestant_a country_n because_o the_o popish_a clergy_n favour_v it_o by_o their_o principle_n auricular_a confession_n their_o own_o example_n and_o that_o of_o the_o court_n of_o româ—…_n as_o also_o by_o the_o easiness_n of_o absolution_n in_o confess_v themselves_o to_o a_o priest_n who_o be_v himself_o immerse_v in_o such_o impurity_n or_o by_o give_v he_o money_n a_o good_a dinner_n or_o hire_v he_o to_o say_v mass_n etc._n etc._n the_o unchastity_n of_o all_o their_o clergy_n male_a and_o female_a cause_v by_o their_o celibacy_n and_o execrable_a moral_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o chief_a prelate_n at_o rome_n be_v a_o very_a great_a prejudice_n to_o popish_a kingdom_n which_o it_o fill_v with_o adultery_n fornication_n incest_n and_o crime_n yet_o more_o execrable_a yea_o with_o million_o of_o open_a and_o hide_a crime_n as_o abortion_n murder_n and_o such_o like_a for_o the_o clergy_n who_o be_v guilty_a of_o those_o vice_n make_v no_o scruple_n so_o they_o can_v but_o conceal_v they_o to_o murder_v both_o the_o mother_n and_o child_n as_o to_o protestant_a state_n it_o be_v well_o enough_o know_v that_o they_o be_v infect_v with_o this_o vice_n by_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o the_o popish_a one_o and_o it_o be_v confident_o assert_v &_o not_o without_o ground_n that_o in_o the_o two_o last_o reign_n all_o those_o sort_n of_o disorder_n be_v favour_v in_o england_n for_o the_o better_a and_o more_o easy_a establishment_n of_o popery_n article_n xviii_o relate_v to_o the_o drunkenness_n of_o the_o popish_a clergy_n which_o as_o well_o as_o their_o incontinence_n be_v chargeable_a upon_o the_o moral_n of_o their_o church_n for_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o clergyman_n except_o some_o bishop_n and_o curate_n in_o the_o big_a town_n and_o some_o particular_a man_n in_o monastries_n be_v drunkard_n and_o by_o their_o example_n the_o common_a people_n do_v most_o become_v so_o this_o vice_n do_v likewise_o occasion_n abundance_n of_o mischief_n though_o much_o less_o than_o the_o other_o as_o i_o can_v here_o demonstrate_v contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o man_n if_o it_o be_v proper_a the_o truth_n of_o this_o appear_v by_o this_o one_o thing_n viz._n that_o the_o popish_a clergy_n be_v unchaste_a by_o principle_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n of_o necessity_n because_o marriage_n be_v forbid_v to_o they_o that_o so_o they_o may_v have_v less_o dependence_n upon_o the_o state_n and_o may_v be_v more_o profitable_a and_o apply_v themselves_o with_o the_o great_a application_n to_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o pope_n which_o they_o call_v the_o church_n and_o beside_o this_o libertinage_n which_o please_v they_o infinite_o make_v they_o love_v the_o pope_n and_o his_o religion_n which_o grant_v they_o so_o great_a privilege_n whereof_o other_o be_v deprive_v viz._n that_o they_o may_v enjoy_v woman_n without_o any_o trouble_n as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v practise_v by_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n who_o to_o assure_v themselves_o of_o the_o fidelity_n of_o their_o clergy_n grant_v they_o a_o great_a liberty_n in_o this_o matter_n than_o be_v allow_v in_o other_o part_n of_o italy_n now_o one_o may_v easy_o judge_v what_o disorder_v this_o example_n of_o the_o libertinage_n of_o the_o clergy_n must_v necessary_o produce_v in_o society_n and_o what_o ravage_n they_o make_v of_o the_o woman_n chastity_n by_o their_o auricular_a confession_n and_o absolution_n and_o what_o influence_n those_o thing_n have_v upon_o the_o woman_n and_o maid_n who_o be_v by_o this_o mean_v deliver_v into_o their_o hand_n as_o a_o prey_n
another_o reason_n which_o prove_v that_o fornication_n be_v incomparable_o more_o mischievous_a in_o a_o country_n than_o drunkenness_n be_v this_o that_o it_o be_v a_o crime_n common_a to_o both_o sex_n so_o that_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v which_o of_o the_o two_o be_v most_o addict_v to_o it_o whereas_o drunkenness_n be_v more_o particular_o the_o vice_n of_o men._n another_o reason_n be_v this_o that_o whordom_n be_v contrary_a to_o propagation_n as_o i_o have_v say_v already_o and_o corrupt_v all_o the_o source_n of_o generation_n in_o a_o particular_a manner_n and_o ruine_v the_o body_n of_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n as_o much_o and_o more_o than_o drunkenness_n ruin_v those_o of_o man_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o be_v abundant_o more_o pernicious_a than_o the_o other_o i_o can_v bring_v 30_o more_o reason_n to_o prove_v this_o if_o the_o place_n be_v proper_a this_o last_o article_n concern_v their_o drunkenness_n make_v it_o evident_a that_o this_o crime_n do_v great_a prejudiâ—…e_n to_o a_o country_n if_o it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o by_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o wine_n brandy_n cider_n etc._n etc._n which_o they_o consume_v without_o necessity_n but_o beside_o this_o vice_n ruin_v abundance_n of_o family_n shorten_v the_o day_n of_o abundance_n of_o man_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o though_o in_o lesser_a number_n occasion_n the_o loss_n of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o time_n with_o many_o quarrel_n and_o murder_n and_o make_v people_n brutish_a and_o dull_a as_o well_o as_o fornication_n but_o we_o will_v lay_v aside_o those_o two_o last_o article_n if_o the_o reader_n please_v and_o count_v they_o as_o nothing_o though_o the_o prejudice_n they_o do_v go_v far_a than_o can_v be_v imagine_v for_o its_o clear_a enough_o that_o the_o other_o which_o i_o have_v propose_v already_o occasion_n above_o two_o hundred_o million_o loss_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la throughout_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n and_o they_o can_v be_v ascribe_v to_o nothing_o else_o but_o popery_n whereas_o they_o may_v perhaps_o cavil_v at_o the_o two_o last_o and_o say_v that_o the_o protestant_n be_v incontinent_a and_o likewise_o drunken_a as_o well_o as_o the_o papist_n if_o it_o be_v well_o advert_v to_o it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o four_o of_o the_o 18_o article_n that_o i_o have_v propose_v do_v alone_o amount_v to_o above_o 200_o million_o of_o liures_fw-fr per_fw-la annum_fw-la viz._n those_o of_o their_o holiday_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v in_o mainmort_n lent_n and_o other_o fast-day_n and_o the_o few_o tax_n that_o the_o french_a clergy_n pay_v in_o comparison_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n popery_n occasion_n the_o same_o mischief_n proportionable_o in_o all_o other_o popish_a country_n and_o in_o some_o more_o as_o spain_n and_o portugal_n which_o it_o have_v great_o dispeople_v by_o the_o incontinence_n and_o celibacy_n of_o their_o clergy_n and_o the_o consequence_n of_o these_o disorder_n by_o the_o great_a number_n of_o their_o ecclesiastic_n the_o spirit_n of_o persecution_n and_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o popery_n in_o the_o expulsion_n of_o the_o moor_n and_o jew_n and_o by_o their_o inquisition_n etc._n etc._n but_o as_o italy_n be_v near_a to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n she_o have_v thereby_o contract_v great_a vice_n also_o than_o other_o nation_n all_o sin_n against_o nature_n be_v in_o vogue_n there_o and_o poison_v cozenage_n imposture_n and_o a_o certain_a effeminacy_n and_o cowardliness_n which_o the_o priest_n and_o monk_n have_v introduce_v there_o with_o all_o vice_n imaginable_a whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o spark_n of_o the_o courage_n greatness_n of_o soul_n and_o generosity_n of_o the_o ancient_a roman_n to_o be_v see_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o country_n more_o easy_a to_o be_v conquer_v by_o a_o powerful_a neighbour_n than_o that_o france_n be_v also_o owe_v to_o popery_n and_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n for_o their_o have_v infect_v she_o in_o some_o measure_n with_o the_o habit_n of_o diverse_a of_o those_o unnatural_a crime_n which_o be_v so_o common_a in_o italy_n that_o the_o spaniard_n say_v of_o the_o italian_n that_o be_v infect_v therewith_o in_o italia_n todo_fw-es and_o of_o those_o crime_n the_o religious_a convent_v and_o monastry_n the_o monk_n jesuit_n and_o their_o scholar_n with_o some_o great_a man_n in_o france_n be_v accuse_v it_o be_v also_o well_o enough_o know_v that_o the_o art_n of_o poison_v be_v bring_v into_o france_n from_o italy_n by_o the_o ecclesiastic_n the_o maltotes_n or_o the_o great_a imposition_n be_v another_o calamity_n introduce_v upon_o france_n by_o its_o communion_n with_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n the_o pope_n that_o be_v the_o great_a tyrant_n of_o the_o world_n furnish_v example_n of_o it_o upon_o their_o own_o subject_n in_o italy_n and_o the_o romish_a religion_n and_o the_o confessor_n of_o prince_n and_o of_o their_o minister_n have_v furnish_v they_o with_o lesson_n of_o the_o same_o equivocation_n perfidiousness_n in_o all_o treaty_n ambigâ—…ous_a expression_n in_o all_o transaction_n and_o public_a act_n have_v be_v consecrate_a by_o the_o example_n of_o popish_a council_n especial_o that_o of_o trent_n which_o form_v a_o great_a number_n of_o decree_n capable_a of_o diverse_a contrary_a sense_n which_o have_v occasion_v division_n among_o diverse_a sect_n of_o their_o monk_n and_o many_o of_o their_o divine_n whereof_o that_o infallible_a tribunal_n as_o they_o call_v it_o of_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o cardinal_n will_v never_o determine_v the_o sense_n for_o fear_v of_o disoblige_v some_o one_o of_o the_o party_n though_o they_o do_v it_o every_o day_n in_o the_o most_o insolent_a and_o impudent_a manner_n in_o regard_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o which_o they_o attribute_v the_o most_o absurd_a and_o extravagant_a sense_n imaginable_a with_o a_o surprise_v impiety_n all_o europe_n in_o general_n be_v oblige_v to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n for_o the_o false_a and_o curse_a politic_n that_o reign_n almost_o in_o all_o its_o court_n and_o have_v banish_v thence_o probiâ—…y_n sincerity_n upright_a intention_n fidelity_n justice_n truth_n generosity_n so_o that_o they_o be_v nâ—…w_o fill_v with_o cozenage_n deceit_n and_o eâ—…eminacy_n the_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v moreover_o become_v a_o grand_a pattern_n and_o teacher_n of_o irreligion_n and_o profanity_n now_o for_o several_a age_n it_o be_v from_o the_o pope_n that_o roman_n catholic_n prince_n have_v learned_a to_o profane_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o to_o corrupt_v people_n daily_o by_o offer_n of_o temporal_a reward_n to_o abjure_v the_o religion_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o follow_v they_o of_o which_o we_o see_v sad_a example_n every_o day_n as_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o even_o of_o some_o sovereign_a prince_n we_o have_v reason_n to_o say_v when_o we_o consider_v all_o those_o thing_n well_o that_o the_o papacy_n or_o the_o pope_n deserve_v abundant_o better_o the_o title_n of_o infidel_n or_o hereditary_a enemy_n of_o christendom_n than_o the_o turk_n though_o â—…e_n assume_v to_o himself_o the_o name_n of_o the_o common_a father_n of_o christendom_n if_o any_o opiniater_n will_v still_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o deny_v that_o popery_n do_v not_o occasion_n the_o loss_n of_o 200_o million_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la through_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n i_o be_o satisfy_v that_o he_o will_v be_v account_v any_o great_a master_n of_o reason_n by_o such_o judicious_a person_n as_o have_v read_v my_o argument_n but_o i_o say_v however_o that_o though_o it_o shall_v not_o amount_v to_o above_o one_o half_a or_o one_o three_o of_o that_o sum_n it_o will_v be_v a_o argument_n cogent_a enough_o for_o the_o abolish_n it_o and_o sufficient_a proof_n of_o the_o falsehood_n of_o that_o pretend_a religion_n among_o those_o direful_a effect_n which_o popery_n occasion_n perpetual_o and_o necessary_o in_o the_o dominion_n that_o be_v thereunto_o subject_a i_o have_v not_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o those_o which_o may_v be_v call_v pass_v and_o accidental_a though_o they_o have_v also_o a_o determinate_a cause_n and_o proceed_v from_o the_o same_o original_a viz._n the_o first_o principle_n of_o popery_n which_o we_o may_v call_v the_o soul_n of_o it_o and_o constitute_v the_o essential_a form_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n viz._n ambition_n pride_n and_o avarice_n which_o have_v make_v and_o do_v make_v from_o time_n to_o time_n a_o horrible_a ravage_n in_o christian_a country_n nay_o through_o the_o whole_a world_n i_o be_o certain_a that_o if_o we_o shall_v reckon_v up_o those_o accidental_a mischief_n which_o popery_n occasion_n from_o time_n to_o time_n in_o france_n the_o sum_n will_v be_v much_o â—…bove_n 200_o million_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la how_o many_o unjust_a war_n have_v it_o kindle_v in_o france_n both_o intestine_a and_o foreign_a history_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o ambition_n of_o the_o
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the_o pope_n who_o make_v use_n of_o the_o credit_n that_o they_o have_v acquird_v in_o the_o quality_n of_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o domineer_v over_o sovereign_n and_o their_o people_n under_o pretence_n of_o religion_n have_v subject_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o by_o million_o of_o crime_n of_o all_o sort_n this_o be_v so_o far_o from_o destroy_v what_o i_o have_v say_v that_o it_o confirm_v the_o same_o for_o if_o they_o have_v raise_v themselves_o by_o those_o wicked_a method_n they_o have_v do_v incredible_a mischief_n to_o mankind_n which_o be_v just_a the_o same_o as_o in_o every_o country_n and_o city_n there_o be_v villain_n who_o succeed_v in_o robbery_n and_o injustice_n though_o they_o be_v look_v upon_o with_o horror_n as_o the_o plague_n of_o society_n who_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o state_n and_o deserve_v to_o be_v total_o root_v â—…ut_o this_o be_v it_o which_o have_v oblige_v the_o pope_n in_o order_n to_o cover_v their_o injustice_n as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v to_o corrupt_v and_o change_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o to_o conceal_v the_o scripture_n from_o the_o people_n and_o after_o have_v establish_v moral_n contrary_a thereunto_o to_o over-turn_a the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o faith_n that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v a_o proportion_n betwixt_o the_o maxim_n of_o their_o government_n and_o their_o opinion_n and_o that_o their_o tyranny_n may_v not_o be_v discover_v by_o the_o inequality_n betwixt_o they_o this_o be_v it_o that_o bring_v forth_o the_o fine_a doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n the_o inâ—…allibility_n of_o the_o church_n and_o many_o other_o for_o if_o they_o have_v not_o overturned_a the_o right_n of_o god_n and_o man_n in_o their_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o government_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n and_o if_o they_o have_v not_o extinguish_v all_o the_o light_n of_o revelation_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o 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person_n all_o this_o be_v apparent_o come_v to_o pass_v very_o natural_o and_o by_o the_o little_a that_o we_o know_v of_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n heart_n we_o may_v perceive_v that_o those_o who_o be_v very_o ambitious_a be_v able_a to_o commit_v insensible_o and_o by_o degree_n proportionable_o to_o the_o opposition_n they_o meet_v with_o whether_o it_o be_v by_o the_o establish_v law_n or_o by_o man_n million_o of_o crime_n and_o trample_v under_o foot_n all_o law_n humane_a and_o divine_a we_o have_v all_o of_o we_o those_o seed_n of_o injustice_n and_o pride_n and_o if_o god_n do_v not_o restrain_v we_o by_o his_o providence_n but_o present_v such_o opportunity_n unto_o we_o as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o the_o pope_n to_o become_v master_n of_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v by_o degree_n become_v as_o wicked_a as_o they_o nemo_n repent_v fit_a turpissimus_fw-la no_o man_n arrive_v to_o the_o height_n of_o wickedness_n but_o by_o degree_n and_o in_o
of_o this_o i_o maintain_v that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a there_o be_v but_o two_o religion_n in_o the_o world_n one_o who_o doctrine_n be_v well_o found_v on_o scripture_n and_o reason_n but_o the_o moral_n impious_a and_o the_o maxim_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n tyrannical_a and_o tend_v to_o the_o oppression_n and_o ruin_n of_o prince_n and_o their_o dominion_n and_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o other_o be_v abominable_a contrary_a to_o scripture_n and_o good_a sense_n but_o its_o moral_a practice_n good_a and_o its_o ecclesiastical_a government_n tend_v to_o the_o advantage_n of_o sovereign_n and_o their_o people_n to_o make_v country_n flourish_a rich_a and_o populous_a and_o maintain_v peace_n and_o tranquillity_n in_o they_o there_o be_v no_o man_n of_o sense_n but_o will_v confess_v the_o second_o religion_n will_v deserve_v the_o protection_n of_o the_o state_n better_o than_o the_o first_o so_o that_o if_o the_o protestant_n shall_v 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