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esay_n 5.11_o 12._o and_o 56.12_o for_o by_o this_o sin_n the_o heart_n be_v harden_v the_o spirit_n quench_v and_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n with_o all_o its_o lust_n so_o strengthen_v that_o it_o keep_v they_o in_o final_a impenitency_n esay_n 22.12_o 13_o 14._o and_o 28.7_o 8._o rom._n 13.13_o 14._o gal._n 5.21_o 1_o cor._n 6.10_o eph._n 5.18_o 1_o pet._n 2.11_o yea_o the_o soul_n by_o it_o be_v make_v like_o a_o city_n break_v down_o and_o without_o wall_n prov._n 25.28_o by_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o these_o unclean_a beast_n which_o wallow_v in_o the_o mire_n of_o sensuality_n these_o brutish_a drunkard_n which_o transform_v themselves_o through_o excess_n be_v even_o those_o swing_n who_o the_o legion_n carry_v headlong_o to_o the_o sea_n or_o pit_n of_o perdition_n mat._n 8.32_o for_o otherwise_o the_o worst_a of_o beast_n will_v be_v find_v in_o a_o far_o better_a condition_n §_o 3._o and_o indeed_o to_o give_v beast_n their_o due_n it_o be_v a_o wrong_n to_o beast_n to_o call_v drunkenness_n their_o sin_n for_o general_o they_o be_v sober_a keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o moderation_n and_o know_v when_o they_o have_v drink_v enough_o beast_n also_o keep_v the_o prerogative_n of_o their_o creation_n whereas_o drunkard_n lose_v yea_o shame_n they_o nor_o do_v beast_n like_o drunkard_n prove_v cruel_a to_o themselves_o &c._n &c._n so_o that_o in_o many_o particular_n a_o beast_n be_v a_o man_n to_o such_o man_n but_o see_v this_o prove_v also_o such_o be_v the_o power_n of_o sin_n that_o it_o make_v god_n become_v man_n angel_n become_v dâ—vils_n and_o man_n become_v beast_n but_o this_o sin_n this_o vile_a and_o odious_a sin_n of_o drunkenness_n have_v a_o more_o superlative_a power_n for_o wine_n bereave_v the_o drunkard_n not_o only_o of_o reason_n and_o speech_n which_o two_o thing_n distinguish_v beast_n and_o man_n but_o likewise_o of_o sense_n and_o motion_n wherein_o beast_n excel_v stock_n and_o stone_n for_o it_o so_o blockify_v they_o for_o the_o present_a that_o they_o may_v fit_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o heathen_a which_o have_v eye_n and_o see_v not_o ear_n and_o hear_v not_o tongue_n and_o speak_v not_o nose_n and_o smell_v not_o no_o not_o their_o own_o vomit_n hand_n and_o handle_v not_o foot_n and_o walk_v not_o be_v as_o dead_a man_n that_o can_v neither_o sit_v stand_v nor_o go_v §_o 4._o or_o if_o they_o will_v notwithstanding_o all_o this_o be_v take_v for_o man_n yea_o admit_v as_o man_n they_o have_v some_o advantage_n above_o beast_n or_o stock_n it_o be_v a_o miserable_a advantage_n that_o only_o make_v they_o apt_a to_o evil_n yea_o the_o worst_a of_o evil_n and_o capable_a of_o a_o hell_n which_o be_v all_o the_o advantage_n they_o have_v for_o to_o what_o man_n may_v they_o be_v liken_v they_o be_v but_o like_o that_o lunatic_n man_n mention_v mat._n 17.15_o 16._o who_o be_v sore_o vex_v with_o a_o evil_a spirit_n fall_v ofttimes_o into_o the_o fire_n and_o ofttimes_o into_o the_o water_n who_o all_o the_o disciple_n can_v nor_o cure_v until_o the_o master_n himself_o come_v or_o like_o that_o man_n speak_v of_o mark_n 5.2_o to_o 6._o who_o be_v possess_v with_o the_o devil_n live_v among_o the_o grave_n and_o cut_v himself_o with_o stone_n and_o who_o no_o man_n can_v tame_v for_o they_o love_v none_o but_o base_a company_n base_a place_n and_o base_a course_n and_o what_o do_v their_o frequent_a and_o horrible_a oath_n but_o cut_v they_o deep_o than_o those_o stone_n do_v he_o nor_o be_v moses_n or_o aaron_n cesar_n or_o paul_n minister_n of_o the_o word_n or_o minister_n of_o the_o sword_n able_a to_o restrain_v or_o tame_v they_o you_o may_v think_v it_o a_o hard_a say_n as_o the_o disciple_n do_v that_o of_o our_o saviour_n john_n 6.53_o to_o 61._o but_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o from_o god_n word_n that_o the_o â—â—â—porall_a possession_n of_o evil_a spirit_n be_v not_o so_o rare_a as_o the_o spiritual_a be_v rife_o for_o no_o natural_a man_n be_v free_a as_o for_o instance_n one_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o error_n 1_o tim._n 4.1_o another_o the_o spirit_n of_o fear_n 2_o tim._n 1.7_o another_o the_o spirit_n of_o fornication_n hos_fw-la 4.12_o another_o the_o spirit_n of_o falsehood_n mat._n 24.11_o another_o the_o spirit_n of_o blasphemy_n rev._n 2.9_o and_o 13.1_o 5_o 6._o another_o the_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n rom._n 11.8_o another_o the_o spirit_n of_o giddiness_n esay_n 29.9_o to_o 15._o another_o the_o spirit_n of_o pride_n all_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n 1_o cor._n 2.12_o but_o drunkard_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v possess_v with_o more_o evil_a spirit_n or_o devil_n than_o mary_n magdalen_n be_v for_o every_o reign_a sin_n whereof_o each_o drunkard_n have_v more_o than_o a_o good_a many_o be_v a_o devil_n as_o augustine_n basil_n and_o gregory_n affirm_v beside_o other_o scripture_n make_v plain_a that_o they_o be_v as_o true_o though_o spiritual_o carry_v by_o evil_a spirit_n into_o the_o deep_n 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22.22_o and_o peter_n mat._n 16.22_o 23._o stretch_v forth_o their_o hand_n and_o act_n by_o they_o as_o he_o do_v by_o herod_n acts._n 12.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o still_o do_v by_o magistrate_n when_o they_o cast_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n into_o prison_n revel_v 2.10_o so_o that_o as_o paul_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n can_v say_v i_o live_v not_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o gal._n 2.20_o so_o may_v drunkard_n say_v we_o live_v not_o but_o the_o devil_n live_v in_o we_o 2_o cor._n 4.4_o john_n 14.30_o eph._n 2.2_o 2_o tim._n 2.26_o not_o that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o a_o violation_n either_o from_o satan_n or_o any_o else_o nor_o can_v the_o wicked_a man_n tax_v any_o for_o his_o yield_v but_o himself_o only_o this_o be_v the_o difference_n drunkard_n be_v drive_v as_o free_a horse_n that_o need_v only_a the_o shake_n of_o the_o hand_n to_o the_o tavern_n to_o the_o sive_n to_o this_o or_o that_o evil_a company_n or_o wicked_a action_n yea_o they_o be_v so_o at_o the_o devil_n beck_n that_o he_o need_v no_o more_o but_o hold_v up_o his_o finger_n suggest_v the_o thought_n or_o say_v the_o word_n and_o it_o be_v do_v as_o if_o he_o appoint_v they_o to_o lie_v they_o will_v lie_v if_o he_o command_v they_o to_o deceive_v they_o will_v deceive_v if_o he_o bid_v they_o slander_n they_o will_v slander_v and_o that_o as_o false_o as_o he_o if_o he_o persuade_v they_o to_o revenge_n to_o persecute_v etc._n etc._n they_o will_v do_v it_o as_o spiteful_o and_o full_o as_o he_o can_v do_v they_o himself_o and_o so_o of_o every_o other_o sin_n if_o he_o but_o say_v to_o they_o let_v there_o be_v a_o oath_n a_o quarrel_n
the_o whole_a world_n afford_v a_o expurgation_n of_o this_o melancholy_n yea_o i_o will_v appeal_v from_o yourselves_o in_o drink_n to_o yourselves_o in_o your_o sober_a fit_n whether_o it_o fare_v not_o with_o you_o as_o it_o do_v with_o menippus_n who_o go_v down_o into_o hell_n to_o seek_v content_a for_o what_o be_v this_o other_o in_o mitigate_a the_o pang_n of_o conscience_n then_o as_o a_o saddle_n of_o gold_n to_o a_o gaul_v horse_n or_o a_o draught_n of_o poison_n to_o quench_v a_o man_n thirst_n alas_o they_o which_o strive_v to_o cure_v their_o present_a misery_n in_o this_o case_n with_o present_a mirth_n have_v not_o their_o misery_n so_o much_o take_v away_o as_o change_v and_o of_o temporal_a make_v eternal_a thou_o have_v take_v thy_o pleasure_n say_v abraham_n to_o that_o belly-god_n fry_a in_o hell_n flame_n therefore_o be_v thou_o now_o torment_v luke_n 16.25_o little_o do_v drunkard_n consider_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o fisher_n sin_n his_o hook_n pleasure_n his_o bait_n fool_n his_o fish_n or_o the_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o even_o make_v a_o recreation_n of_o misery_n sport_v themselves_o in_o their_o sin_n round_o about_o the_o pit_n brink_n without_o fear_n when_o as_o they_o be_v every_o hour_n ready_a to_o tople_n into_o hell_n that_o bottomless_a gulf_n of_o easeless_a and_o everlasting_a flame_n they_o spend_v their_o day_n in_o mirth_n say_v job_n and_o sudden_o they_o go_v down_o into_o hell_n job_n 21.13_o indeed_o your_o charm_n may_v with_o their_o pleasantness_n bring_v conscience_n into_o some_o short_a slumber_n but_o it_o wake_v eftsoons_o and_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o your_o spell_n rage_v as_o before_o yea_o if_o but_o sickness_n come_v these_o carnal_a delight_n will_v run_v from_o you_o affright_v like_o rat_n from_o a_o house_n on_o fire_n pleasure_n like_o orpah_n kiss_n but_o part_n only_a grief_n like_o ruth_n weep_v and_o tarry_v with_o you_o no_o joy_n will_v down_o till_o there_o be_v hope_n of_o a_o pardon_n as_o it_o fare_v with_o condemn_a person_n so_o that_o no_o hand_n can_v heal_v you_o but_o the_o very_a same_o which_o wound_v you_o the_o wound_n of_o the_o mind_n can_v only_o be_v cure_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o teach_v what_o be_v to_o be_v say_v what_o to_o be_v know_v what_o to_o be_v believe_v what_o to_o be_v avoid_v and_o what_o not_o thus_o in_o stead_n of_o repent_v and_o labour_v in_o a_o lawful_a call_n which_o say_v fulgentius_n be_v the_o only_a cure_n of_o melancholy_n and_o destruction_n of_o all_o vice_n they_o add_v sin_n to_o sin_n leave_v god_n remedy_n to_o seek_v remedy_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o office_n be_v not_o to_o quench_v fire_n but_o to_o kindle_v it_o even_o the_o fire_n of_o lust_n with_o the_o fire_n of_o drunkenness_n here_o and_o with_o those_o two_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n hereafter_o but_o §_o 15._o second_o to_o this_o may_v be_v add_v the_o drunkard_n idleness_n as_o another_o cause_n yea_o idleness_n be_v the_o cause_n both_o of_o drunkenness_n melancholy_a and_o all_o the_o residue_n of_o evil_n which_o accompany_v the_o same_o for_o as_o idleness_n be_v the_o devil_n only_a opportunity_n so_o it_o be_v the_o most_o corrupt_a fly_n that_o can_v blow_v in_o any_o humane_a mind_n we_o learn_v to_o do_v ill_a by_o do_v what_o be_v next_o it_o nothing_o a_o idle_a person_n be_v good_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o propagate_v sin_n as_o ground_n unoccupied_a produce_v nothing_o but_o noisome_a and_o unprofitable_a thing_n the_o soul_n be_v like_o a_o river_n that_o be_v always_o in_o progression_n the_o heart_n like_o a_o wherry_n either_o go_v forward_a or_o backward_o if_o the_o mind_n be_v not_o busy_v with_o good_a thought_n it_o will_v fill_v with_o evil_a cogitation_n the_o death_n of_o the_o one_o be_v but_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o other_o now_o drunkard_n general_o either_o do_v nothing_o or_o that_o which_o be_v worse_o than_o nothing_o all_o the_o drunkard_n labour_n be_v to_o satisfy_v his_o lust_n and_o all_o his_o life_n nought_o else_o but_o a_o vicissitude_n of_o devour_a and_o vent_v as_o how_o many_o of_o they_o make_v it_o their_o whole_a trade_n and_o employment_n to_o keep_v company_n to_o go_v from_o their_o bed_n to_o the_o taphouse_n for_o the_o drunkard_n think_v no_o wine_n good_a that_o be_v bring_v over_o two_o threshold_n from_o the_o taphouse_n to_o the_o playhouse_n where_o they_o make_v a_o match_n for_o the_o brothel-house_n and_o from_o thence_o back_o to_o the_o tavern_n and_o so_o to_o bed_v again_o or_o else_o they_o spend_v the_o whole_a day_n yea_o every_o day_n in_o howse_v and_o bowl_v and_o take_v tobacco_n for_o they_o only_o sit_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v lie_v down_o to_o sleep_v and_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v this_o be_v all_o their_o exercise_n herein_o lie_v all_o their_o worth_n and_o no_o marvel_n for_o if_o the_o world_n be_v a_o man_n god_n pleasure_n must_v needs_o be_v his_o religion_n the_o company-keeper_n be_v the_o barren_a piece_n of_o earth_n in_o all_o the_o orb_n the_o commonwealth_n have_v no_o more_o use_n of_o he_o than_o jerchoam_n have_v of_o his_o wither_a hand_n he_o be_v like_o the_o dumb_a jack_n in_o a_o virginal_a for_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o voice_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n what_o be_v record_v of_o margites_n namely_o that_o he_o never_o plough_v nor_o dig_v nor_o do_v any_o thing_n all_o his_o life_n long_o that_o may_v tend_v to_o any_o good_a be_v true_o verify_v in_o he_o he_o be_v not_o more_o nimble_a tongue_v then_o lazy_a hand_a as_o julian_n confess_v of_o himself_o drunkard_n be_v like_o so_o many_o gnat_n for_o as_o gnat_n do_v nothing_o but_o play_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o warm_a sun_n and_o sing_v and_o when_o they_o have_v do_v sit_v down_o and_o sting_v the_o next_o hand_n or_o face_n they_o can_v seize_v upon_o so_o drunkard_n miserable_o spend_v their_o good_a hour_n in_o wicked_a or_o unprofitable_a pastime_n sit_v down_o and_o backbite_v their_o neighbour_n 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