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simple_a and_o gentle_a high_a and_o low_a none_o but_o cherish_v and_o harbour_v it_o the_o great_a person_n as_o saul_n a_o king_n great_a politician_n as_o jeroboam_n and_o the_o simple_a swain_n the_o sluggard_n have_v a_o excuse_n to_o spare_v his_o pain_n a_o lion_n be_v in_o the_o way_n and_o take_v any_o 13._o prov._n 26._o 13._o one_o without_o his_o excuse_n and_o call_v he_o a_o very_a poor_a man_n indeed_o what_o the_o prophet_n note_v of_o the_o idolater_n he_o that_o be_v so_o empoverisht_v â—â—_o isa_n 4â—_n â—â—_o that_o he_o have_v no_o oblation_n yet_o seek_v a_o piece_n of_o timber_n that_o will_v not_o rot_v to_o make_v a_o
abomination_n that_o attend_v it_o as_o so_o many_o familiar_n or_o evil_a spirit_n dance_v about_o the_o cup._n we_o may_v say_v with_o the_o prophet_n every_o table_n be_v full_a of_o vomit_n and_o every_o bed_n full_a of_o uncleanness_n â—1_n esaâ—_n 2d_o 8._o hâ—s_n 4._o â—1_n whoredom_n wine_n and_o new_a wine_n have_v take_v away_o england_n heart_n and_o glory_n this_o with_o other_o sin_n have_v fill_v the_o cup_n of_o our_o iniquity_n and_o cause_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o just_a judgement_n to_o give_v we_o that_o cup_n of_o tremble_v to_o drink_v of_o pestilence_n fire_n sword_n have_v be_v the_o portion_n of_o our_o cuo_o yet_o thou_o see_v it_o not_o and_o say_v with_o solomon_n drunkard_n when_o i_o awake_v i_o will_v to_o it_o again_o 5._o prov._n 23._o ult_n joel_n 1._o 5._o awake_v you_o drunkard_n weep_v and_o howl_v all_o you_o drinker_n of_o wine_n say_v the_o prophet_n and_o consider_v how_o many_o fearful_a woe_n be_v pronounce_v against_o this_o beastly_a sin_n of_o drunkenness_n there_o be_v one_o woe_n isa_n 5._o 11._o another_o isa_n 5._o 22._o a_o three_o isa_n 28._o 1._o a_o four_o habak_n 2._o 15._o beside_o many_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n matth._n 24_o 49_o 50_o 51._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 10._o gal._n 5._o 21._o woe_n upon_o woe_n the_o drunkard_n have_v one_o woe_n upon_o his_o face_n prov._n 23._o 29._o who_o have_v woe_n who_o have_v sorrow_n but_o he_o another_o in_o his_o state_n prov._n 23._o 21._o another_o on_o his_o ragged_a back_n ibid._n another_o all_o over_o his_o body_n disease_n ache_n cramp_n gout_n etc._n etc._n breed_v by_o this_o distemper_n another_o worse_a upon_o his_o heart_n and_o understanding_n hos_fw-la 4._o 11._o and_o the_o worst_a of_o all_o yet_o behind_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 10._o gal._n 5._o 21._o there_o be_v a_o woe_n for_o the_o morning-drunkard_n isa_n 5._o 11._o a_o woe_n for_o the_o afternoon_n and_o evening-drunkard_n isa_n 5._o 11._o a_o woe_n for_o the_o merry_a drunkard_n isa_n 5._o 12._o a_o woe_n 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