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afflictive_a and_o unpleasant_a we_o find_v among_o other_o two_o idea_n in_o our_o soul_n which_o we_o fear_v and_o dread_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v the_o idea_n of_o our_o misery_n and_o our_o duty_n the_o idea_n of_o our_o misery_n comprehend_v that_o of_o the_o frailty_n of_o the_o world_n of_o our_o own_o mortality_n our_o sin_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n our_o vice_n infirmity_n and_o of_o the_o shame_n which_o natural_o follow_v '_o they_o the_o idea_n of_o duty_n include_v a_o thousand_o obligation_n which_o be_v painful_a to_o such_o a_o voluptuous_a soul_n as_o we_o troublesome_a and_o disagreeable_a to_o a_o heart_n affect_v with_o nothing_o but_o pleasure_n mortify_v to_o pride_n and_o intolerable_a to_o self-love_n hence_o the_o most_o trivial_a occupation_n the_o most_o insipid_a diversion_n the_o most_o infructuous_a knowledge_n the_o most_o unacceptable_a employment_n become_v the_o object_n of_o our_o
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do_v in_o his_o arrogant_a heart_n be_v not_o this_o babylon_n the_o great_a city_n which_o i_o have_v build_v by_o the_o power_n of_o my_o may_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o conceive_v that_o gluttony_n be_v a_o more_o criminal_a pleasure_n than_o those_o we_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o it_o destroy_v the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n debase_v the_o mind_n call_v it_o down_o from_o those_o sublime_a and_o lofty_a contemplation_n to_o which_o it_o natural_o tend_v to_o the_o sordidness_n of_o sensuality_n which_o make_v it_o a_o slave_n to_o banquet_n and_o table_n as_o if_o they_o be_v the_o source_n of_o its_o happiness_n atque_fw-la affigit_fw-la humi_fw-la divinae_fw-la particulam_fw-la aurae_fw-la but_o the_o pleasure_n of_o excess_n in_o eat_v general_o consider_v be_v not_o near_o so_o criminal_a as_o drunkenness_n which_o not_o only_o impair_v the_o body_n and_o debase_v the_o mind_n but_o discomposes_a our_o reason_n and_o suspend_v we_o for_o some_o time_n from_o the_o glorious_a character_n of_o rational_a creature_n a_o man_n by_o this_o dangerous_a pleasure_n mortgage_n his_o reason_n and_o become_v responsible_a for_o all_o the_o misdemeanour_n which_o this_o deprivation_n may_v occasion_v he_o to_o commit_v so_o that_o as_o there_o be_v no_o vice_n in_o nature_n but_o may_v possible_o ensue_v upon_o this_o loss_n of_o our_o understanding_n drunkenness_n may_v be_v say_v to_o involve_v and_o comprehend_v all_o other_o vice_n the_o pleasure_n of_o love_n produce_v not_o quite_o so_o sensible_a irregularity_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v of_o no_o less_o dangerous_a consequence_n love_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o drunkenness_n and_o infatuation_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o heart_n of_o one_o who_o give_v up_o himself_o to_o the_o swinge_n of_o this_o passion_n this_o be_v the_o intoxication_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o other_o of_o the_o body_n the_o former_a be_v guilty_a of_o a_o open_a extravagance_n expose_v to_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o world_n the_o latter_a dote_v in_o reality_n though_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v the_o use_v of_o his_o reason_n also_o the_o former_a renounce_v only_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n whereas_o the_o other_o renounce_v at_o once_o both_o his_o mind_n and_o heart_n notwithstanding_o i_o must_v own_v that_o thus_o far_o the_o disorder_n of_o drunkenness_n be_v much_o more_o sensible_a and_o perhaps_o real_o more_o enormous_a but_o when_o we_o come_v to_o consider_v the_o opposition_n of_o these_o two_o passion_n to_o the_o good_a of_o society_n and_o our_o conversation_n with_o god_n we_o find_v irregular_a love_n to_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n more_o criminal_a than_o drunkenness_n because_o this_o occasion_n in_o we_o but_o a_o transient_a disorder_n whereas_o the_o other_o be_v attend_v with_o a_o continue_a and_o last_a exorbitance_n moreover_o love_n be_v often_o the_o occasion_n of_o manslaughter_n than_o wine_n drunkenness_n be_v sincere_a and_o open-hearted_n but_o the_o whole_a intrigue_n of_o love_n be_v 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that_o of_o the_o sense_n they_o reduce_v all_o to_o bodily_a intemperance_n and_o do_v it_o see_v that_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n there_o be_v as_o many_o different_a sort_n of_o voluptuousness_n as_o there_o be_v variety_n of_o delight_n for_o it_o to_o abuse_v and_o as_o great_a diversity_n of_o delight_n as_o there_o be_v passion_n which_o move_v and_o agitate_v our_o soul_n covetousness_n which_o seem_v willing_a to_o deprive_v itself_o of_o the_o most_o innocent_a pleasure_n and_o to_o adopt_v in_o their_o place_n none_o but_o labour_n fatigue_n disquietude_n and_o fear_n fail_v not_o of_o its_o pleasure_n for_o all_o that_o which_o retrieves_z the_o loss_n of_o that_o sweetness_n it_o renounce_v populus_fw-la i_o sibilat_fw-la say_v the_o miser_n describe_v by_o horace_n at_o ego_fw-la mihi_fw-la plaudo_fw-la ipse_fw-la domi_fw-la dum_fw-la nummos_fw-la contemplor_fw-la in_o arcâ_fw-la the_o power_n of_o enjoy_v temporal_a good_n be_v the_o same_o to_o he_o that_o the_o 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this_o pleasure_n be_v proportion_v to_o the_o degree_n of_o that_o hatred_n which_o give_v it_o birth_n hence_o a_o poet_n of_o our_o age_n who_o have_v a_o competent_a knowledge_n of_o man_n heart_n express_v the_o excess_n of_o hatred_n by_o the_o excess_n of_o pleasure_n shall_v cloud_n disgorge_v their_o flame_n upon_o this_o place_n and_o thunder_n to_o the_o ground_n these_o building_n raze_v shall_v thy_o proud_a laurel_n into_o ash_n waste_v and_o all_o the_o roman_a stock_n new_a breathe_v their_o last_o i_o can_v endure_v these_o object_n in_o my_o fight_n cause_v they_o myself_o and_o dye_v even_o with_o delight_n incredulity_n fortify_v itself_o with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o all_o the_o other_o passion_n which_o attack_v religion_n and_o be_v delight_v with_o uphold_v such_o doubt_n as_o favour_v the_o interest_n of_o their_o disorder_n and_o impiety_n which_o seem_v to_o do_v evil_a for_o evil_n sake_n and_o without_o any_o further_a advantage_n yet_o have_v its_o secret_a 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