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forswear_n drunkenness_n whoredom_n and_o bribery_n i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a how_o distasteful_a these_o discourse_n will_v be_v to_o their_o palate_n who_o have_v already_o rellish_v the_o sweetness_n of_o these_o sin_n and_o do_v still_o nuzle_v they_o in_o their_o bosom_n as_o their_o dear_a darling_n but_o i_o have_v already_o learned_a that_o if_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o my_o labour_n to_o please_v man_n 1.10_o gal._n 1.10_o i_o shall_v but_o thereby_o get_v this_o testimony_n unto_o my_o own_o conscience_n that_o i_o be_o not_o the_o servant_n of_o jesus_n christ_n yet_o may_v i_o true_o say_v thus_o much_o for_o the_o answer_n of_o all_o cavil_n and_o calumniation_n that_o i_o have_v not_o willing_o intend_v to_o displease_v any_o man_n but_o have_v labour_v to_o advance_v the_o good_a of_o all_o for_o god_n and_o my_o own_o conscience_n can_v bear_v i_o witness_n that_o i_o have_v not_o in_o any_o spleneticke_a and_o satirical_a humour_n aim_v at_o the_o disgrace_n of_o any_o man_n person_n profession_n or_o call_v but_o have_v have_v my_o only_a quarrel_n against_o their_o sin_n nor_o yet_o discover_v their_o nakedness_n that_o they_o may_v be_v laugh_v to_o scorn_v but_o that_o themselves_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o may_v hide_v it_o and_o turn_v from_o their_o sin_n by_o true_a repentance_n may_v escape_v those_o judgement_n which_o they_o have_v deserve_v in_o the_o day_n of_o god_n visitation_n if_o any_o notwithstanding_o my_o just_a apology_n shall_v yet_o take_v exception_n they_o shall_v but_o by_o their_o kick_a show_n that_o i_o rub_v on_o their_o sore_n and_o by_o their_o complain_v manifest_a their_o guiltiness_n for_o in_o particular_a i_o accuse_v none_o who_o do_v not_o stand_v accuse_v before_o god_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o these_o of_o all_o other_o have_v lest_o cause_n to_o be_v offend_v see_v if_o at_o all_o i_o handle_v they_o rough_o it_o be_v not_o to_o hurt_v but_o to_o cure_v they_o of_o their_o wound_n of_o sin_n which_o otherwise_o may_v fester_v to_o their_o destruction_n and_o thus_o pray_v that_o these_o and_o all_o other_o my_o labour_n may_v tend_v to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o elect_a i_o commend_v thou_o to_o god_n protection_n 20.32_o act._n 20.32_o and_o unto_o the_o word_n of_o his_o grace_n which_o be_v able_a to_o build_v thou_o further_o and_o to_o give_v thou_o a_o inheritance_n among_o they_o which_o be_v sanctify_v from_o lothburie_n in_o london_n the_o 30._o of_o october_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1608._o thou_o in_o the_o lord_n i._o d._n a_o treatise_n of_o swear_v wherein_o be_v show_v the_o lawful_a use_n of_o a_o oath_n and_o also_o the_o diverse_a abuse_n thereof_o both_o by_o vain_a swear_n and_o impious_a forswear_n chap._n i._n what_o a_o oath_n be_v and_o of_o the_o diverse_a form_n ceremony_n and_o end_n thereof_o although_o it_o be_v not_o my_o purpose_n in_o this_o my_o discourse_n of_o swear_v treatise_n §._o sect._n 1._o the_o main_a scope_n of_o this_o treatise_n to_o entreat_v copious_o and_o full_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o oath_n and_o of_o all_o question_n coincident_a thereunto_o which_o will_v require_v a_o large_a tractate_n than_o one_o so_o bound_v within_o the_o strait_n of_o time_n and_o distract_v with_o multitude_n of_o business_n can_v convenient_o publish_v and_o be_v not_o so_o necessary_a because_o many_o other_o have_v excellent_o and_o happy_o labour_v in_o this_o argument_n but_o principal_o to_o speak_v against_o the_o abuse_n of_o oath_n by_o vain_a swear_n and_o impious_a forswear_n whereby_o the_o glorious_a name_n of_o god_n be_v exceed_o dishonour_v in_o our_o time_n yet_o forasmuch_o as_o contrary_n compare_v and_o oppose_v do_v best_a illustrate_v one_o another_o and_o lest_o together_o with_o the_o lawless_a abuse_n i_o shall_v seem_v to_o take_v away_o the_o laudable_a and_o lawful_a use_n of_o swear_v i_o will_v brief_o touch_v the_o principal_a point_n of_o this_o common_a place_n and_o especial_o those_o which_o make_v way_n to_o that_o discourse_n of_o unlawful_a oath_n which_o i_o chief_o intend_v and_o first_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o general_a definition_n be_v §._o sect._n 2._o what_o a_o oath_n be_v a_o oath_n be_v a_o religious_a and_o solemn_a attestation_n of_o god_n holy_a name_n where_o we_o invocate_v he_o as_o a_o witness_n and_o surety_n to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o speech_n and_o as_o a_o judge_n to_o punish_v we_o if_o we_o speak_v false_o of_o this_o there_o be_v diverse_a form_n and_o diverse_a ceremony_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o diverse_a form_n a_o oath_n be_v either_o simple_a and_o direct_a or_o compound_v and_o indirect_a simple_n when_o as_o we_o plain_o and_o direct_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v so_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 1.9_o god_n be_v my_o witness_n who_o i_o serve_v in_o my_o spirit_n 1.9_o rom._n 1.9_o etc._n etc._n compound_v when_o as_o there_o be_v prayer_n or_o pawn_n annex_v the_o 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to_o destruction_n and_o consequent_o that_o we_o can_v have_v small_a comfort_n in_o have_v a_o numerous_a multitude_n to_o accompany_v we_o into_o hell_n other_o allege_v in_o their_o excuse_n truth_n §._o sect._n 5._o their_o excuse_n take_v away_o who_o allege_v that_o they_o swear_v nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o swear_v nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n which_o may_v lawful_o be_v confirm_v with_o a_o oath_n but_o as_o i_o have_v show_v god_n name_n be_v profane_v and_o abuse_v not_o only_o although_o most_o grievous_o when_o we_o swear_v that_o which_o be_v false_a but_o also_o when_o it_o be_v use_v upon_o every_o trifle_a occasion_n to_o confirm_v a_o unnecessary_a truth_n which_o either_o be_v not_o worth_a prove_v or_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v by_o other_o argument_n or_o without_o that_o reverend_a and_o religious_a respect_n of_o his_o glorious_a majesty_n which_o he_o require_v yea_o oath_n §._o sect._n 6._o their_o excuse_n answer_v who_o pretend_v that_o they_o swear_v by_o small_a oath_n but_o will_v some_o say_v i_o avoid_v this_o danger_n see_v my_o custom_n be_v not_o to_o swear_v by_o god_n but_o by_o slight_a and_o small_a oath_n as_o by_o my_o faith_n troth_n by_o our_o lady_n the_o mass_n and_o such_o like_a and_o therefore_o i_o be_o to_o be_v excuse_v because_o i_o do_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a to_o this_o i_o have_v already_o answer_v whereas_o i_o prove_v that_o the_o lord_n require_v that_o we_o shall_v swear_v by_o his_o name_n only_o to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v that_o our_o saviour_n have_v direct_o forbid_v such_o kind_n of_o oath_n and_o have_v enjoin_v we_o in_o our_o ordinary_a communication_n 5.34_o matth._n 5.34_o to_o use_v only_o yea_o yea_o nay_o nay_o tell_v we_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v more_o come_v of_o evil_a though_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o so_o heinous_a a_o sin_n as_o that_o horrible_a abuse_n of_o god_n holy_a name_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n see_v christ_n himself_o have_v forbid_v and_o condemn_v it_o and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v entertain_v and_o much_o less_o excuse_v or_o defend_v by_o any_o christian_a for_o we_o shall_v think_v no_o sin_n so_o small_a that_o we_o may_v willing_o commit_v it_o see_v the_o least_o sin_n merit_v the_o wage_n of_o eternal_a death_n and_o can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v expiate_v and_o do_v away_o but_o by_o the_o inestimable_a price_n of_o christ_n precious_a blood_n or_o if_o we_o do_v let_v we_o assure_v ourselves_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v small_a unto_o we_o for_o the_o least_o sin_n in_o it_o own_o nature_n be_v heinous_a and_o unpardonable_a so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v willing_o commit_v and_o excuse_v or_o defend_v last_o incredulity_n §._o sect._n 7._o their_o excuse_n answer_v who_o allege_v other_o incredulity_n they_o excuse_v themselves_o by_o allege_v the_o incredulity_n and_o suspicion_n of_o other_o which_o be_v such_o that_o unless_o they_o swear_v they_o can_v be_v credit_v and_o believe_v but_o unto_o 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his_o unconscionable_a falsehood_n do_v take_v away_o all_o credit_n and_o authority_n from_o his_o oath_n but_o let_v it_o be_v suppose_v that_o though_o we_o be_v just_a and_o faithful_a 8._o §._o sect._n 8._o we_o can_v be_v credit_v unless_o we_o swear_v yet_o this_o give_v we_o no_o dispensation_n for_o oath_n in_o light_n or_o needless_a occasion_n see_v we_o be_v rather_o to_o obey_v our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n commandment_n who_o have_v forbid_v we_o to_o swear_v in_o our_o ordinary_a communication_n then_o by_o vain_a swear_v to_o gain_v credit_n to_o our_o speech_n or_o to_o satisfy_v such_o suspicious_a and_o incredulous_a person_n who_o will_v not_o believe_v we_o without_o a_o oath_n for_o hereby_o we_o shall_v approve_v our_o obedience_n to_o god_n by_o make_v conscience_n of_o transgress_v his_o law_n
respect_n then_o will_v it_o gain_v unto_o they_o such_o authority_n that_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v urge_v by_o swear_v to_o confirm_v our_o speech_n every_o one_o be_v ready_o more_o to_o esteem_v and_o credit_v our_o honest_a protestation_n than_o the_o deep_a oath_n of_o those_o who_o accustom_v their_o tongue_n to_o vain_a swear_n the_o four_o mean_n to_o avoid_v this_o sin_n of_o vain_a swear_n swearer_n §_o sect._n 7._o the_o four_o mean_n be_v to_o avoid_v the_o company_n of_o vain_a swearer_n be_v to_o shun_v the_o company_n of_o such_o as_o much_o use_v it_o because_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n be_v easy_o infect_v if_o we_o do_v but_o breathe_v in_o the_o contagious_a air_n of_o sin_n and_o as_o civil_a man_n live_v among_o a_o barbarous_a people_n quick_o lose_v the_o purity_n of_o their_o own_o language_n and_o have_v their_o speech_n corrupt_v with_o the_o barbarisme_n that_o be_v daily_o sound_v in_o their_o ear_n so_o if_o be_v religious_a we_o haunt_v the_o company_n 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of_o vain_a swear_n swearer_n §._o sect._n 8._o the_o five_o mean_n be_v to_o meditate_v on_o those_o judgement_n which_o be_v inflict_v on_o vain_a swearer_n be_v often_o to_o meditate_v upon_o those_o fearful_a judgement_n and_o punishment_n which_o be_v by_o the_o lord_n threaten_v and_o inflict_v upon_o impious_a swearer_n and_o blasphemer_n both_o in_o this_o life_n and_o the_o life_n to_o come_v for_o general_o they_o lie_v open_a to_o all_o god_n heavy_a curse_n and_o malediction_n the_o fire_n of_o god_n wrath_n shall_v consume_v their_o house_n 5.3_o zach._n 5.3_o and_o the_o lord_n will_v punish_v they_o not_o with_o ordinary_a punishment_n but_o will_v make_v their_o plague_n wonderful_a 28.58_o deut._n 28.58_o not_o only_o in_o themselves_o but_o also_o in_o their_o posterity_n manifold_a experience_n whereof_o we_o have_v in_o the_o example_n both_o of_o former_a time_n and_o of_o our_o own_o day_n if_o we_o will_v but_o observe_v the_o execution_n of_o these_o heavy_a 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as_o they_o shall_v be_v arraign_v before_o his_o tribunal_n seat_n and_o there_o indict_v for_o their_o manifold_a abuse_n of_o his_o glorious_a name_n the_o lord_n have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v not_o hold_v they_o guiltless_a but_o they_o shall_v for_o ever_o bear_v their_o fearful_a condemnation_n what_o folly_n therefore_o be_v it_o yea_o what_o more_o than_o frantic_a madness_n for_o a_o man_n to_o hazard_v his_o body_n and_o soul_n which_o be_v of_o more_o worth_n unto_o he_o than_o ten_o thousand_o world_n to_o the_o suffering_n of_o all_o these_o fearful_a punishment_n both_o in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v for_o a_o vain_a and_o unprofitable_a sin_n which_o bring_v good_a to_o neither_o soul_n nor_o body_n as_o before_o i_o have_v show_v the_o last_o and_o most_o effectual_a mean_n which_o we_o can_v use_v to_o preserve_v we_o from_o fall_v into_o this_o sin_n prayer_n §._o sect._n 9_o the_o last_o mean_n be_v fervent_a prayer_n be_v fervent_a and_o 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already_o speak_v chap._n viii_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o perjury_n and_o thus_o much_o concern_v the_o abuse_n of_o a_o oath_n by_o vain_a swear_n be_v §_o sect._n 1._o what_o perjury_n be_v now_o we_o be_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o abuse_n thereof_o by_o false_a swear_n common_o call_v perjury_n where_o first_o i_o will_v show_v what_o perjury_n be_v that_o we_o may_v know_v it_o and_o then_o the_o greatness_n and_o heinousness_n of_o this_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v avoid_v it_o for_o the_o first_o perjury_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o false_a swear_n or_o more_o full_o it_o be_v a_o know_v or_o imagine_a untruth_n confirm_v by_o oath_n join_v with_o deceit_n which_o be_v either_o purpose_v and_o intend_v before_o the_o oath_n be_v make_v or_o resolve_v on_o afterward_o whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o two_o thing_n do_v always_o concur_v in_o perjury_n first_o the_o general_a matter_n thereof_o which_o be_v a_o untruth_n and_o second_o the_o form_n which_o give_v be_v unto_o it_o namely_o a_o false_a oath_n make_v with_o purpose_a and_o affect_a deceit_n or_o resolve_v on_o afterward_o now_o untruth_n be_v either_o logical_a or_o moral_a logical_a when_o as_o we_o do_v not_o speak_v as_o the_o thing_n be_v or_o when_o as_o our_o speech_n agree_v not_o with_o the_o thing_n moral_a untruth_n be_v when_o as_o we_o do_v not_o speak_v as_o we_o think_v or_o when_o as_o our_o speech_n agree_v not_o with_o our_o mind_n of_o the_o former_a we_o do_v not_o here_o speak_v neither_o do_v it_o make_v perjury_n but_o only_o when_o it_o be_v join_v with_o the_o second_o whereas_o the_o moral_a untruth_n confirm_v with_o a_o oath_n be_v perjury_n although_o it_o be_v a_o logical_a truth_n more_o plain_o if_o i_o swear_v a_o untruth_n be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v true_a it_o may_v be_v my_o oath_n may_v
of_o a_o man_n but_o a_o senseless_a trunk_n and_o filthy_a carcase_n unto_o which_o also_o the_o prophet_n esay_n allude_v chap._n 28.7_o 28.7_o esa_n 28.7_o for_o set_v down_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o false_a prophet_n and_o their_o utter_a neglect_n of_o all_o good_a duty_n he_o say_v that_o they_o err_v through_o strong_a drink_n and_o be_v swallow_v up_o of_o wine_n yea_o even_o the_o heathen_a man_n discern_v this_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n where_o speak_v of_o the_o grecian_n surprise_v troy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o trojan_n drunkenness_n 265._o virg_n aeneid_n 2._o l._n 265._o he_o say_v inuadunt_fw-la urbem_fw-la somno_fw-la vinoque_fw-la sepultam_fw-la they_o assault_v the_o city_n which_o be_v bury_v in_o sleep_n and_o wine_n so_o that_o they_o who_o give_v themselves_o to_o this_o vice_n be_v no_o more_o able_a to_o perform_v any_o good_a duty_n of_o their_o calling_n than_o those_o who_o be_v dead_a and_o bury_v be_v able_a to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o live_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o as_o the_o lord_n restrain_v all_o man_n from_o this_o sin_n so_o especial_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n 21.34_o luk._n 21.34_o because_o their_o calling_n be_v of_o greaest_a use_n and_o importance_n and_o therefore_o their_o neglect_n of_o they_o most_o pernicious_a both_o to_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o 31.4_o pro._n 31.4_o pro._n 31.4_o it_o be_v not_o for_o king_n o_o lemuel_n it_o be_v not_o for_o king_n to_o drink_v wine_n nor_o for_o prince_n strong_a drink_n 5._o lest_o he_o drink_v and_o forget_v the_o decree_n and_o change_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o child_n of_o affliction_n so_o the_o priest_n and_o levit_n be_v prohibit_v the_o use_n of_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n upon_o the_o penalty_n of_o death_n when_o they_o be_v to_o come_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n to_o execute_v the_o office_n of_o the_o priesthood_n 10.9_o leu._n 10.9_o levit._n 10.9_o and_o the_o nazarite_n also_o who_o have_v dedicate_v themselves_o to_o god_n service_n 6.3_o num._n 6.3_o as_o appear_v num._n 6.3_o which_o commandment_n when_o the_o priest_n neglect_v they_o shameful_o err_v out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n fail_v in_o vision_n and_o stumble_v in_o judgement_n as_o we_o may_v see_v 28.7_o esa_n 28.7_o esa_n 28.7_o the_o like_a care_n the_o lord_n have_v show_v in_o restrain_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n from_o this_o vice_n for_o where_o he_o describe_v what_o manner_n of_o man_n he_o will_v have_v choose_v into_o the_o ministry_n he_o still_o require_v that_o they_o be_v sober_a temperate_a 1.7_o 1._o tim._n 3.3.8_o tit._n 1.7_o and_o not_o give_v to_o excess_n and_o drunkenness_n 1._o tim._n 3.3.8_o tit._n 1.7_o second_o contempt_n §._o sect._n 2._o 2._o the_o drunkard_n disgrace_v his_o profession_n and_o expose_v himself_o to_o contempt_n the_o drunkard_n disgrace_v himself_o and_o his_o profession_n and_o expose_v his_o name_n and_o person_n to_o the_o just_a contempt_n and_o reproach_n of_o all_o for_o whereas_o he_o profess_v that_o he_o be_v a_o christian_n who_o have_v his_o part_n in_o christ_n and_o his_o merit_n in_o this_o his_o practice_n he_o clear_o proove_v that_o he_o be_v nothing_o less_o for_o a_o true_a christian_a be_v a_o child_n of_o the_o light_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n 5.5.7_o 1._o thes_n 5.5.7_o 1._o thes_n 5.5_o but_o the_o drunkard_n be_v the_o child_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o work_n which_o he_o work_v be_v work_n not_o of_o the_o day_n but_o of_o the_o night_n vers_fw-la 7._o a_o true_a christian_a be_v religious_a and_o full_a of_o piety_n but_o the_o drunkard_n be_v so_o far_o from_o this_o that_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o common_a honesty_n for_o they_o who_o walk_v honest_o as_o in_o the_o day_n they_o do_v not_o walk_v in_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n rom._n 13.13_o rom._n 13.13_o 13.13_o the_o true_a christian_a have_v forsake_v and_o mortify_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o christianity_n and_o paganism_n can_v never_o agree_v together_o but_o the_o drunkard_n still_o wallow_v in_o they_o for_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o gentile_n wherein_o they_o walk_v be_v wantonness_n uncleanness_n drunkenness_n gluttony_n drink_n and_o in_o abominable_a idolatry_n as_o it_o be_v 1._o pet._n 4.3_o 4.3_o 1._o pet._n 4.3_o those_o unto_o who_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n have_v appear_v be_v teach_v thereby_o to_o deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n 2.12_o tit._n 2.12_o and_o to_o live_v sober_o and_o righteous_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n and_o therefore_o they_o who_o spend_v their_o time_n in_o intemperance_n surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n have_v not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o a_o glimpse_n of_o this_o grace_n which_o bring_v salvation_n shine_v unto_o they_o whosoever_o then_o profess_v christianity_n and_o yet_o live_v in_o drunkenness_n he_o proove_v himself_o a_o plain_a dissembler_n in_o make_v show_n of_o that_o he_o be_v not_o and_o his_o profession_n do_v not_o grace_v he_o but_o he_o disgrace_v his_o profession_n for_o whatsoever_o show_n he_o may_v seem_v to_o make_v of_o piety_n and_o honesty_n when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o devout_a kind_n of_o drunkenness_n yet_o no_o wise_a man_n esteem_v his_o word_n of_o any_o credit_n see_v he_o be_v a_o inordinate_a person_n in_o his_o whole_a carriage_n who_o have_v no_o rule_n over_o himself_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o bless_v &_o curse_v to_o pray_v and_o blaspheme_v to_o utter_v holy_a speech_n and_o filthy_a ribaldry_n with_o the_o same_o breath_n three_o vice_n §_o sect._n 3._o the_o drunkard_n make_v himself_o a_o slave_n to_o his_o vice_n the_o drunkard_n by_o his_o much_o tipple_a make_v himself_o a_o slave_n to_o his_o vice_n and_o by_o long_a custom_n bring_v superfluity_n into_o urgent_a necessity_n for_o as_o it_o be_v in_o other_o sin_n so_o in_o this_o before_o it_o be_v admit_v it_o creep_v and_o crouch_v flatter_v and_o allure_v like_o a_o lowly_a vassal_n but_o be_v entertain_v it_o straight_o show_v itself_o not_o only_o a_o master_n but_o also_o a_o lordly_a tyrant_n which_o reign_v and_o rule_v with_o great_a insolence_n first_o sin_n be_v commit_v then_o practise_v and_o often_o practice_n bring_v custom_n and_o custom_n become_v a_o second_o nature_n and_o have_v in_o it_o the_o force_n of_o a_o law_n which_o must_v be_v obey_v not_o in_o courtesy_n but_o upon_o necessity_n and_o as_o this_o be_v true_a of_o all_o sin_n in_o general_a so_o especial_o it_o be_v verify_v in_o this_o sin_n of_o drunkenness_n for_o first_o man_n drink_v for_o thirst_n then_o for_o delight_n then_o for_o wantonness_n and_o so_o by_o much_o bibbing_a they_o bring_v themselves_o to_o such_o a_o unsatiable_a thirst_n that_o they_o can_v sit_v without_o the_o cup_n at_o their_o elbow_n four_o beast_n §._o sect._n 4._o the_o drunkard_n make_v himself_o worse_a than_o a_o beast_n where_o as_o man_n by_o creation_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o the_o creature_n be_v create_v according_a to_o god_n own_o image_n by_o this_o vice_n he_o make_v himself_o equal_a with_o the_o beast_n for_o he_o be_v deprive_v thereby_o not_o only_o of_o piety_n but_o of_o humanity_n even_o of_o his_o understanding_n and_o reason_n wherein_o he_o differ_v from_o a_o beast_n far_o more_o than_o in_o his_o outward_a shape_n yea_o in_o truth_n in_o diverse_a respect_n he_o make_v himself_o inferior_a to_o the_o brutish_a creature_n for_o he_o much_o more_o degenerate_v from_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o creation_n he_o deprive_v himself_o not_o only_o of_o the_o use_n of_o his_o reason_n but_o also_o of_o his_o sense_n not_o of_o his_o understanding_n alone_o but_o of_o his_o stand_n and_o motion_n also_o for_o when_o he_o stand_v he_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v and_o when_o he_o move_v he_o reel_v and_o stagger_v last_o he_o be_v far_o more_o intemperate_a than_o almost_o any_o beast_n for_o when_o they_o have_v eat_v sufficient_a they_o will_v eat_v no_o more_o and_o when_o they_o have_v drink_v to_o quench_v their_o thirst_n and_o to_o satisfy_v nature_n they_o can_v be_v force_v by_o any_o violence_n to_o drink_v again_o whereas_o these_o tipler_n drink_v double_a and_o treble_a more_o than_o they_o need_v and_o not_o only_o satisfy_v nature_n but_o also_o glut_v and_o oppress_v it_o with_o superfluity_n last_o poverty_n §._o sect._n 5._o drunkenness_n bring_v poverty_n this_o sin_n bring_v man_n to_o poverty_n and_o want_n for_o they_o consume_v their_o wealth_n at_o the_o wine_n and_o swallow_v down_o their_o whole_a estate_n and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o have_v spend_v all_o in_o superfluity_n in_o the_o end_n they_o want_v necessary_n and_o because_o in_o their_o youth_n they_o will_v drink_v nothing_o but_o wine_n they_o be_v oftentimes_o
it_o distribute_v to_o all_o the_o particular_a member_n thereof_o for_o their_o nourishment_n and_o preservation_n so_o contrariwise_o when_o these_o gross_a humour_n of_o iniquity_n and_o corruption_n do_v superabound_v and_o be_v not_o purge_v either_o by_o the_o repentance_n of_o the_o offender_n or_o the_o due_a execution_n of_o judgement_n and_o inflict_v of_o deserve_a punishment_n upon_o those_o who_o stubborn_o persist_v in_o their_o wickedness_n it_o have_v no_o power_n or_o faculty_n to_o receive_v god_n benefit_n or_o to_o communicate_v they_o unto_o the_o people_n for_o their_o sustenance_n and_o relief_n yea_o rather_o it_o wax_a every_o day_n more_o sick_a partly_o with_o the_o intolerable_a weight_n of_o sin_n and_o partly_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o comfortable_a beam_n of_o god_n love_n and_o favour_n like_o a_o sick_a body_n overburthen_v with_o crude_a and_o corrupt_a humour_n it_o seek_v to_o ease_v itself_o and_o because_o the_o people_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v cleanse_v from_o their_o sin_n the_o country_n labour_v to_o cleanse_v itself_o both_o of_o it_o and_o they_o and_o spu_v out_o all_o his_o inhabitant_n that_o together_o with_o they_o it_o may_v be_v disburden_v of_o their_o corruption_n now_o among_o all_o other_o sin_n wherewith_o the_o land_n be_v defile_v whoredom_n §._o sect._n 2._o magistrate_n and_o minister_n must_v join_v their_o force_n in_o suppress_v whoredom_n and_o the_o stomach_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n so_o surcharge_v that_o it_o can_v not_o otherwise_o ease_v itself_o but_o by_o vomit_v out_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n the_o sin_n of_o uncleanness_n do_v hold_v the_o chief_a place_n and_o therefore_o as_o it_o behoove_v the_o magistrate_n in_o zeal_n for_o god_n glory_n and_o in_o love_n to_o their_o country_n 18.25.27.28_o levit._fw-la 18.25.27.28_o to_o draw_v out_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o these_o sin_n that_o hereby_o they_o may_v prevent_v the_o sword_n of_o god_n vengeance_n which_o otherwise_o will_v punish_v the_o whole_a land_n and_o to_o purge_v the_o country_n either_o by_o reform_v the_o faulty_a or_o inflict_v on_o they_o deserve_a punishment_n so_o also_o it_o become_v god_n faithful_a minister_n to_o assist_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o magistrate_n with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o as_o he_o restrain_v they_o from_o these_o sin_n for_o fear_n of_o temporal_a punishment_n so_o they_o be_v to_o labour_v that_o they_o may_v abstain_v from_o they_o for_o conscience_n sake_n even_o then_o when_o as_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o close_a act_n of_o their_o uncleanness_n they_o be_v secure_v from_o all_o danger_n of_o the_o law_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o whoredom_n §._o sect._n 3._o that_o our_o land_n be_v exceed_o defile_v with_o whoredom_n i_o think_v it_o my_o duty_n be_v call_v to_o this_o function_n and_o appoint_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v a_o watchman_n to_o tell_v the_o people_n of_o their_o sin_n to_o speak_v and_o write_v against_o these_o filthy_a vice_n of_o whoredom_n and_o uncleanness_n and_o that_o the_o rather_o because_o sin_n of_o this_o kind_n in_o these_o latter_a time_n be_v exceed_o increase_v in_o this_o our_o country_n and_o howsoever_o the_o grand_a sink_n and_o filthy_a sewer_n of_o the_o land_n the_o common_a steve_n which_o heretofore_o be_v to_o the_o shame_n of_o religion_n either_o license_v or_o tolerate_v be_v now_o by_o the_o laudable_a care_n of_o our_o magistrate_n take_v away_o so_o as_o our_o country_n be_v not_o so_o noisome_a through_o the_o confluence_n of_o the_o common_a filth_n nor_o the_o uncleanness_n so_o great_a a_o eyesore_n because_o it_o do_v not_o as_o in_o former_a time_n lie_v open_a to_o public_a view_n yet_o the_o filthiness_n of_o our_o people_n be_v not_o clean_o purge_v with_o the_o clear_a stream_n of_o true_a repentance_n but_o rather_o the_o common_a sink_n be_v divide_v into_o many_o filthy_a channel_n which_o run_v secure_o into_o private_a house_n and_o make_v every_o corner_n noisome_a and_o infectious_a especial_o in_o the_o outpart_n and_o suburb_n of_o our_o great_a city_n and_o though_o the_o common_a pest_n be_v ease_v and_o empty_v of_o these_o person_n infect_v with_o the_o contagious_a plague_n of_o uncleanness_n yet_o the_o danger_n be_v never_o the_o less_o see_v they_o be_v not_o cure_v of_o their_o disease_n but_o only_o remoove_v and_o scatter_v in_o the_o garden_n house_n where_o they_o lie_v hide_v from_o those_o only_o which_o shall_v reform_v or_o punish_v they_o and_o not_o from_o those_o who_o may_v be_v infect_v or_o corrupt_v by_o they_o yea_o in_o truth_n the_o peril_n be_v hereby_o accidental_o increase_v because_o the_o contagion_n be_v disperse_v into_o many_o place_n into_o which_o many_o of_o our_o people_n unwitting_o resort_v be_v infect_v at_o unaware_o and_o fall_v into_o the_o secret_a ambushment_n of_o these_o filthy_a harlot_n when_o they_o least_o suspect_v any_o danger_n and_o those_o who_o be_v ill_o dispose_v have_v no_o less_o free_a access_n to_o these_o place_n than_o they_o former_o have_v to_o the_o common_a stew_n and_o with_o less_o fear_n of_o shame_n or_o note_n of_o infamy_n because_o their_o haunt_n be_v now_o more_o secret_a and_o unsuspected_a so_o that_o these_o unsavoury_a sink_n be_v only_o stir_v in_o but_o not_o cleanse_v and_o these_o corrupt_a humour_n in_o the_o body_n of_o our_o state_n be_v only_o a_o little_a move_v but_o not_o remoove_v and_o purge_v away_o and_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v abound_v §._o sect._n 4._o the_o cause_n why_o whoredom_n so_o abound_v not_o only_o because_o we_o be_v in_o our_o own_o nature_n too_o too_o corrupt_a have_v this_o corruption_n much_o increase_v by_o the_o example_n of_o foreign_a country_n into_o which_o our_o youth_n travel_v learn_v their_o vice_n soon_o than_o their_o language_n and_o leave_v the_o fragrant_a flower_n of_o their_o virtue_n untouched_a do_v beetle-like_a suck_v in_o the_o dung_n of_o their_o corruption_n but_o also_o because_o the_o mind_n of_o our_o people_n continue_v still_o somewhat_o sour_v with_o the_o leaven_n of_o the_o popish_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n which_o pass_v over_o these_o sin_n of_o uncleanness_n as_o be_v slip_n of_o youth_n and_o but_o venial_a fault_n of_o slight_a regard_n which_o may_v be_v cleanse_v and_o do_v away_o by_o auricular_a confession_n and_o the_o undergo_n of_o some_o small_a penance_n at_o the_o priest_n appointment_n who_o be_v oftentimes_o more_o faulty_a and_o filthy_a than_o themselves_o and_o to_o these_o we_o may_v add_v the_o too_o great_a mildness_n of_o our_o law_n which_o impose_v over_o light_a punishment_n upon_o these_o heinous_a sin_n as_o the_o stand_n in_o a_o white_a sheet_n or_o at_o most_o a_o few_o stripe_n with_o a_o whip_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v oftentimes_o not_o inflict_v partly_o through_o the_o carelessness_n or_o connivencie_n of_o magistrate_n and_o partly_o through_o the_o negligence_n or_o corruption_n of_o under_o officer_n or_o else_o at_o least_o be_v turn_v from_o a_o personal_a punishment_n which_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o example_n of_o other_o into_o a_o penal_a or_o purse_n mulct_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v convert_v to_o their_o own_o use_n who_o do_v impose_v it_o and_o yet_o i_o will_v not_o deny_v that_o though_o we_o have_v many_o corruption_n in_o this_o kind_n both_o among_o the_o offender_n sin_n §._o sect._n 5._o the_o popish_a crew_n most_o culpable_a of_o this_o sin_n and_o also_o the_o punisher_n our_o state_n nevertheless_o be_v much_o better_a than_o it_o be_v in_o other_o place_n under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n the_o antichrist_n of_o rome_n where_o stew_n be_v public_o erect_v and_o tolerate_v for_o much_o better_a and_o more_o pardonable_a for_o the_o land_n it_o be_v when_o sin_n lurk_v in_o secret_a corner_n then_o when_o it_o dare_v show_v itself_o in_o the_o open_a street_n without_o fear_n or_o shame_n when_o through_o carelessness_n it_o be_v not_o see_v then_o when_o it_o be_v tolerate_v and_o impious_o maintain_v when_o it_o be_v not_o punish_v through_o negligence_n or_o corruption_n of_o some_o few_o then_o when_o the_o whole_a state_n do_v countenance_v it_o and_o make_v it_o secure_a by_o give_v unto_o it_o a_o patent_n of_o impunity_n on_o the_o other_o side_n papist_n §._o sect._n 6._o we_o be_v not_o to_o be_v excuse_v though_o we_o be_v not_o so_o bad_a as_o the_o papist_n we_o must_v needs_o grant_v that_o our_o state_n be_v not_o yet_o sound_a though_o we_o be_v not_o so_o desperate_o disease_v and_o that_o we_o be_v not_o in_o good_a case_n when_o as_o we_o be_v not_o drench_v and_o dive_v into_o the_o low_a bottom_n of_o sin_n and_o condemnation_n for_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o mean_n which_o god_n have_v long_o plentiful_o afford_v we_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v bring_v forth_o far_o
soul_n and_o body_n if_o we_o be_v loath_a to_o displease_v mortal_a man_n from_o who_o we_o receive_v worldly_a benefit_n then_o how_o much_o more_o the_o everliving_a god_n in_o who_o we_o live_v move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v 17.28_o act._n 17.28_o and_o from_o who_o we_o expect_v all_o our_o good_a both_o here_o in_o this_o life_n and_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o if_o we_o fear_v to_o offend_v they_o who_o have_v only_a power_n to_o kill_v the_o body_n and_o can_v go_v no_o further_o 10.28_o matth._n 10.28_o then_o how_o shall_v we_o tremble_v and_o quake_v to_o commit_v these_o sin_n of_o uncleanness_n whereby_o he_o be_v wrathful_o incense_v who_o be_v able_a to_o destroy_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n second_o heart_n §._o sect._n 2._o god_n punish_v fornication_n with_o impenitency_n and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n the_o lord_n usual_o punish_v these_o sin_n of_o uncleanness_n with_o blindness_n of_o mind_n hardness_n of_o heart_n carnal_a security_n and_o final_a impenitency_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o fornicator_n be_v hardly_o reclaim_v from_o this_o vice_n but_o be_v give_v up_o to_o their_o own_o vile_a lust_n and_o affection_n and_o unto_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n they_o continue_v in_o these_o sin_n not_o only_o in_o their_o youth_n 1.26.28_o rom._n 1.26.28_o but_o also_o in_o old_a age_n and_o even_o when_o their_o body_n be_v impotent_a and_o disable_v their_o mind_n be_v still_o unclean_a and_o their_o tongue_n be_v exercise_v in_o ribald_a and_o filthy_a speech_n so_o hard_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o get_v out_o of_o the_o bondage_n of_o these_o fleshly_a lust_n when_o once_o we_o be_v inchain_v with_o they_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o wise_a man_n say_v that_o the_o harlot_n house_n tend_v to_o death_n and_o her_o path_n unto_o the_o dead_a all_o they_o that_o go_v unto_o she_o return_v not_o again_o neither_o take_v they_o hold_v of_o the_o way_n of_o life_n prou._n 2.18.19_o and_o of_o this_o there_o may_v be_v render_v diverse_a cause_n as_o first_o because_o these_o sin_n of_o uncleanness_n do_v bring_v upon_o he_o who_o be_v defile_v with_o they_o such_o a_o blockish_a stupidity_n and_o senseless_a sottishness_n sottish_a pro._n 2.18.19_o the_o cause_n why_o fornication_n be_v accompany_v with_o impenitency_n 1._o because_o whoredom_n make_v man_n sottish_a that_o he_o never_o think_v of_o the_o foulnes_n of_o his_o sin_n nor_o of_o the_o manifold_a mischief_n which_o do_v accompany_v it_o neither_o yet_o be_v capable_a of_o any_o admonition_n or_o instruction_n from_o other_o whereby_o he_o may_v be_v reclaim_v for_o when_o he_o be_v once_o bewitch_v with_o the_o siren_n tune_v of_o these_o entice_a harlot_n and_o have_v receive_v these_o poisonous_a potion_n of_o beastly_a pleasure_n he_o present_o lose_v the_o use_n of_o his_o reason_n and_o understanding_n and_o though_o he_o retain_v still_o his_o outward_a shape_n yet_o in_o his_o heart_n affection_n and_o inward_a faculty_n he_o be_v transform_v into_o a_o brutish_a or_o rather_o blockish_a creature_n so_o that_o a_o man_n may_v as_o well_o with_o persuasion_n move_v a_o senseless_a stock_n or_o with_o reason_n dissuade_v a_o dog_n from_o follow_v his_o salt_n bitch_n as_o he_o can_v by_o any_o weight_n of_o argument_n withdraw_v this_o walk_a block_n and_o this_o talk_a beast_n from_o accompany_v his_o wicked_a strumpet_n for_o either_o the_o hideous_a noise_n of_o his_o tumultuous_a lust_n do_v make_v he_o deaf_a to_o all_o admonition_n or_o these_o poisonous_a cup_n of_o filthy_a pleasure_n do_v intoxicate_a his_o mind_n that_o he_o understand_v not_o what_o he_o hear_v or_o final_o the_o force_n of_o lust_n so_o violent_o transport_v his_o affection_n and_o the_o harlot_n chain_n of_o allure_a enticement_n do_v so_o sure_o enthral_v he_o that_o if_o he_o hear_v and_o understand_v profitable_a admonition_n and_o instruction_n yet_o he_o regard_v they_o not_o but_o can_v or_o will_v not_o or_o therefore_o can_v because_v he_o will_v not_o leave_v his_o sin_n to_o which_o as_o a_o voluntary_a slave_n he_o be_v subject_v a_o second_o cause_n of_o their_o impenitency_n be_v secret_a §._o sect._n 3._o the_o second_o cause_n of_o the_o fornicator_n impenitency_n because_o his_o fin_n be_v commit_v in_o secret_a because_o their_o sin_n be_v commit_v in_o secret_a have_v no_o other_o witness_n of_o their_o fact_n but_o god_n their_o own_o conscience_n and_o satan_n who_o have_v draw_v they_o to_o this_o sin_n for_o as_o job_n say_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o adulterer_n wait_v for_o the_o twilight_n and_o say_v none_o eye_n shall_v see_v i_o and_o disguise_v his_o face_n job._n 24.15_o and_o have_v commit_v wickedness_n he_o wipe_v his_o mouth_n and_o say_v i_o have_v not_o commit_v iniquity_n as_o it_o be_v prou._n 30.20_o whereof_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v 30.20_o pro._n 30.20_o that_o they_o secure_o go_v forward_o in_o their_o sin_n because_o they_o want_v the_o ordinary_a mean_n which_o shall_v bring_v they_o to_o amendment_n for_o when_o as_o man_n know_v not_o their_o wickedness_n they_o can_v admonish_v or_o reprove_v they_o for_o it_o nor_o cure_v the_o wound_n which_o be_v never_o discover_v till_o they_o fester_v and_o rot_v in_o their_o corruption_n they_o be_v exempt_v from_o shame_n the_o usual_a companion_n of_o sin_n and_o cause_n of_o sorrow_n which_o oftentimes_o bring_v that_o repentance_n which_o be_v never_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o they_o be_v also_o hereby_o privilege_v from_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o humane_a law_n which_o be_v the_o cord_n of_o man_n that_o draw_v sinner_n unto_o god_n and_o such_o admonisher_n as_o will_v make_v the_o sense_n conceive_v they_o when_o the_o understanding_n be_v besot_v but_o let_v such_o man_n know_v that_o their_o secret_a act_n of_o these_o work_n of_o darkness_n will_v little_o avail_v they_o for_o what_o will_v it_o profit_v these_o offender_n that_o other_o man_n be_v ignorant_a of_o their_o fault_n when_o as_o they_o be_v know_v unto_o their_o own_o conscience_n who_o will_v bear_v witness_n against_o they_o unto_o god_n their_o judge_n who_o will_v condemn_v they_o 5.20_o psal_n 1_o 39.11.12_o pro._n 5.20_o and_o unto_o satan_n their_o accuser_n and_o executioner_n who_o will_v torment_v they_o what_o will_v it_o advantage_v they_o to_o shun_v the_o shame_n of_o man_n when_o as_o at_o the_o great_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o filthiness_n be_v discover_v they_o shall_v be_v disgrace_v before_o god_n and_o the_o bless_a saint_n and_o angel_n what_o will_v it_o benefit_v they_o to_o have_v escape_v humane_a punishment_n which_o may_v have_v reform_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n when_o as_o they_o shall_v eternal_o be_v torment_v in_o hell_n fire_n without_o hope_n of_o deliverance_n the_o last_o cause_n of_o this_o impenitency_n be_v the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o sin_n unto_o a_o carnal_a appetite_n appetite_n §._o sect._n 4._o the_o three_o cause_n of_o the_o fornicator_n impenitency_n be_v the_o sweetness_n of_o this_o sin_n to_o his_o carnal_a appetite_n and_o the_o great_a delight_n which_o worldly_a man_n take_v in_o perpetrate_v this_o wickedness_n which_o will_v hardly_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v wean_v from_o it_o either_o with_o the_o bitterness_n of_o present_a evil_n or_o with_o the_o apprehension_n of_o future_a punishment_n for_o such_o near_a correspondence_n and_o intimate_a friendship_n there_o be_v between_o the_o flesh_n and_o these_o fleshly_a lust_n that_o the_o carnal_a man_n be_v ready_a to_o venture_v through_o fire_n and_o water_n and_o to_o hazard_v health_n and_o wealth_n life_n and_o limb_n for_o the_o satisfy_n of_o his_o filthy_a pleasure_n neither_o will_v he_o easy_o lose_v that_o which_o he_o have_v so_o dear_o buy_v but_o will_v rather_o endure_v all_o extremity_n than_o he_o will_v part_v with_o his_o sin_n which_o be_v more_o dear_a and_o sweet_a unto_o he_o then_o life_n itself_o by_o all_o which_o it_o may_v plain_o appear_v that_o these_o sin_n of_o uncleanness_n be_v most_o pernicious_a unto_o our_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o that_o they_o continue_v we_o in_o impenitency_n which_o be_v the_o certain_a forerunner_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n for_o howsoever_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v most_o large_a and_o infinite_a yet_o be_v they_o never_o enlarge_v to_o those_o who_o continue_v in_o their_o sin_n though_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v of_o a_o inestimable_a value_n yet_o it_o never_o procure_v pardon_n for_o those_o who_o be_v still_o in_o love_n with_o their_o wickedness_n and_o howsoever_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v most_o general_a and_o indefinite_a yet_o be_v they_o always_o limit_v and_o restrain_v with_o the_o condition_n of_o true_a repentance_n last_o grief_n §._o sect._n 5._o the_o fornicator_n be_v continual_o torment_v with_o vexation_n and_o cause_n of_o grief_n howsoever_o
neither_o do_v our_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o supreme_a judge_n take_v the_o execution_n of_o justice_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n but_o when_o it_o be_v neglect_v by_o his_o inferior_a and_o earthly_a officer_n whereas_o contrariwise_o when_o magistrate_n sleep_v and_o wink_n at_o enormous_a crime_n than_o the_o lord_n especial_o watch_v and_o behold_v they_o when_o as_o their_o sword_n of_o justice_n most_o rust_v in_o the_o scabbard_n then_o be_v the_o lord_n most_o ready_a to_o draw_v out_o the_o terrible_a sword_n of_o his_o fierce_a vengeance_n whereby_o he_o destroy_v both_o the_o wicked_a people_n and_o the_o negligent_a magistrate_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n which_o god_n inflict_v upon_o fornicator_n and_o these_o be_v the_o temporal_a punishment_n which_o the_o lord_n inflict_v both_o upon_o private_a person_n heaven_n §._o sect._n 1._o 1_o god_n deprive_v they_o for_o this_o sin_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n and_o whole_a commonwealth_n for_o this_o sin_n of_o whoredom_n the_o which_o although_o they_o be_v many_o and_o grievous_a yet_o be_v they_o nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o those_o eternal_a punishment_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o those_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o crime_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v for_o first_o whereas_o our_o chief_a happiness_n shall_v then_o principal_o consist_v in_o the_o fruition_n of_o god_n because_o he_o be_v infinite_a in_o all_o goodness_n and_o perfection_n and_o in_o a_o unspeakable_a and_o unmeasurable_a degree_n comprehend_v in_o himself_o alone_o all_o that_o virtue_n excellence_n delight_n comfort_n and_o whatsoever_o good_a thing_n may_v be_v desire_v either_o for_o the_o inflame_a of_o our_o love_n or_o the_o perfect_a of_o our_o joy_n with_o which_o if_o we_o compare_v all_o the_o goodness_n and_o excellence_n of_o the_o creature_n which_o either_o have_v be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v they_o be_v altogether_o incomparable_o less_o than_o the_o least_o drop_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o main_a ocean_n and_o then_o the_o small_a grain_n of_o sand_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o whole_a globe_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o sin_n of_o whoredom_n do_v exclude_v we_o for_o ever_o out_o of_o his_o presence_n in_o which_o be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o cast_v we_o into_o a_o everlasting_a banishment_n out_o of_o his_o heavenly_a kingdom_n so_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o neither_o fornicator_n 6.9_o 1._o cor._n 6.9_o nor_o idolater_n nor_o adulterer_n nor_o wantoness_n nor_o bugger_n etc._n etc._n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o that_o dog_n enchanter_n whoremonger_n 22.15_o apoc._n 22.15_o murderer_n and_o such_o outrageous_a sinner_n shall_v be_v shut_v out_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n if_o therefore_o banishment_n out_o of_o our_o earthly_a country_n be_v account_v such_o a_o heavy_a punishment_n that_o every_o one_o careful_o avoid_v such_o fault_n as_o may_v deserve_v it_o the_o which_o in_o truth_n in_o comparison_n be_v but_o a_o temporary_a change_n of_o the_o place_n of_o our_o exile_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v but_o a_o place_n of_o banishment_n from_o our_o heavenly_a country_n how_o much_o more_o careful_o shall_v we_o avoid_v these_o sin_n of_o uncleanness_n which_o will_v cause_v we_o to_o be_v eternal_o banish_v out_o of_o our_o heavenly_a country_n which_o contain_v in_o it_o such_o joy_n that_o in_o respect_n thereof_o the_o most_o pleasant_a princely_a palace_n on_o earth_n be_v but_o a_o irksome_a prison_n and_o most_o uncomfortable_a dungeon_n and_o the_o great_a worldly_a joy_n that_o can_v be_v think_v on_o but_o like_o tedious_a grief_n and_o bitter_a torment_n if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o grievous_a punishment_n to_o be_v exile_v out_o of_o our_o native_a soil_n into_o a_o foreign_a country_n where_o perhaps_o we_o shall_v have_v not_o much_o less_o joy_n and_o comfort_n nor_o much_o more_o cause_n of_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n and_o where_o we_o shall_v spend_v when_o it_o be_v at_o the_o long_a a_o momentary_a and_o when_o it_o be_v at_o the_o best_a a_o wretched_a and_o miserable_a life_n and_o afterward_o have_v as_o ready_a and_o short_a a_o passage_n into_o our_o heavenly_a country_n where_o all_o joy_n and_o happiness_n attend_v we_o as_o if_o we_o still_o remain_v at_o our_o native_a home_n then_o how_o much_o more_o grievous_a be_v it_o to_o be_v banish_v out_o of_o our_o new_a jerusalem_n where_o there_o be_v all_o comfort_n without_o mixture_n of_o discontent_n and_o all_o blessedness_n without_o the_o least_o grief_n or_o misery_n and_o that_o not_o for_o a_o momentanie_n life_n but_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o yet_o this_o be_v but_o the_o one_o half_a of_o their_o misery_n which_o they_o shall_v then_o endure_v fire_n §._o sect._n 2._o fornicator_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o hell_n fire_n for_o well_o be_v it_o with_o they_o if_o they_o may_v become_v like_o the_o beast_n which_o perish_v and_o that_o have_v lead_v a_o brutish_a life_n they_o may_v also_o die_v a_o beastly_a death_n feel_v neither_o weal_n nor_o woe_n after_o their_o departure_n but_o their_o condition_n shall_v be_v much_o more_o miserable_a for_o as_o they_o shall_v lose_v the_o comfort_n of_o god_n presence_n so_o they_o shall_v find_v the_o horror_n of_o the_o curse_a fellowship_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o damn_a spirit_n as_o they_o shall_v be_v dispossess_v and_o deprive_v of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o all_o that_o blessedness_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o saint_n who_o have_v keep_v their_o vessel_n in_o purity_n and_o holiness_n so_o shall_v they_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o the_o hellish_a torment_n in_o utter_a darkness_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n for_o among_o many_o other_o wicked_a sinner_n whoremonger_n shall_v have_v their_o portion_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n tell_v we_o apoc_n 21.8_o 21.8_o apoc._n 21.8_o and_o therefore_o as_o one_o nail_n drive_v out_o another_o so_o shall_v the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n extinguish_v the_o flame_n of_o lust_n kindle_v in_o man_n heart_n and_o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o intolerable_a and_o everlasting_a torment_n shall_v restrain_v man_n from_o those_o short_a vain_a and_o sensual_a pleasure_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o forerunner_n of_o they_o 9_o august_n de_fw-fr honest_a mulier_fw-la cap_n 3._o tom._n 9_o for_o as_o augustine_n say_v citò_fw-la praeterit_fw-la quod_fw-la delectat_fw-la &_o permanet_fw-la sine_fw-la fine_fw-la quod_fw-la eruciat_fw-la the_o pleasure_n of_o lust_n which_o for_o the_o time_n delight_v do_v soon_o vanish_v but_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n into_o which_o they_o plunge_v we_o do_v continue_v for_o evermore_o chap._n xiiii_o the_o objection_n of_o fornicatour_n answer_v who_o excuse_v their_o sin_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o marriage_n and_o thus_o have_v i_o show_v the_o manifold_a and_o grievous_a punishment_n which_o the_o lord_n inflict_v upon_o whoremonger_n and_o unclean_a person_n both_o in_o this_o life_n and_o the_o life_n to_o come_v now_o in_o the_o last_o place_n it_o remain_v that_o i_o answer_v brief_o a_o objection_n or_o excuse_n which_o be_v common_o make_v by_o fornicatour_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n whereby_o they_o think_v themselves_o acquit_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o privilege_v from_o all_o danger_n of_o punishment_n namely_o that_o they_o be_v purpose_v before_o they_o commit_v this_o folly_n to_o marry_v the_o party_n who_o they_o have_v defile_v and_o so_o to_o make_v amends_n for_o the_o fault_n commit_v to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o howsoever_o this_o be_v the_o best_a course_n which_o they_o can_v take_v after_o they_o have_v fall_v into_o this_o sin_n if_o it_o be_v join_v with_o serious_a and_o sound_a repentance_n yet_o it_o be_v no_o argument_n to_o encourage_v any_o to_o commit_v this_o wickedness_n under_o this_o colour_n and_o pretence_n for_o howsoever_o they_o be_v resolve_v to_o marry_v the_o party_n yet_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o they_o grievous_o sin_n against_o god_n themselves_o the_o party_n defile_v and_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o own_o body_n they_o sin_n against_o god_n not_o only_o by_o commit_v fornication_n but_o also_o by_o make_v whoredom_n their_o passage_n and_o entrance_n into_o his_o holy_a ordinance_n of_o marriage_n and_o so_o have_v offer_v their_o first_o fruit_n and_o the_o prime_n of_o their_o strength_n unto_o satan_n and_o their_o own_o filthy_a lust_n they_o reserve_v for_o god_n the_o remainder_n and_o as_o it_o be_v their_o leave_n they_o abuse_v themselves_o by_o imagine_v that_o they_o can_v by_o marriage_n satisfy_v for_o their_o sin_n and_o so_o secure_o pass_v it_o over_o without_o repentance_n whereas_o in_o truth_n there_o be_v no_o other_o mean_n to_o wash_v their_o defile_a body_n and_o soul_n from_o the_o pollution_n
they_o do_v not_o only_o treacherous_o break_v their_o promise_n make_v one_o to_o another_o but_o also_o their_o covenant_n make_v with_o god_n as_o appear_v plain_o prou._n 2.17_o 2.17_o prou._n 2.17_o whereas_o he_o say_v that_o the_o adultress_n who_o forsake_v the_o guide_n of_o her_o youth_n do_v therein_o forget_v the_o covenant_n of_o her_o god_n whereby_o they_o offer_v great_a injury_n unto_o the_o lord_n see_v when_o a_o covenant_n be_v violate_v the_o wrong_n redound_v not_o only_o to_o he_o who_o it_o direct_o concern_v but_o also_o unto_o he_o in_o who_o name_n the_o covenant_n be_v make_v and_o conclude_v chap._n xv._o that_o the_o adulterer_n sin_v grievous_o against_o his_o neighbour_n and_o as_o they_o sin_v hainouslie_o against_o god_n he_o §._o sect._n 1._o 1._o he_o sin_v against_o he_o who_o wife_n he_o desile_v 1._o by_o disgrace_v he_o so_o also_o against_o their_o neighbour_n and_o first_o against_o the_o party_n who_o yoke-fellow_n they_o defile_v for_o they_o brand_v his_o name_n with_o ignominy_n and_o reproach_n because_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o near_a union_n which_o be_v between_o marry_a person_n the_o disgrace_n and_o discredit_v which_o of_o right_n belong_v to_o the_o wife_n redound_v also_o unto_o her_o husband_n who_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o better_a part_n of_o herself_o of_o which_o we_o have_v common_a experience_n in_o our_o own_o country_n by_o those_o disgraceful_a nickname_n which_o be_v usual_o though_o unworthilie_o give_v to_o the_o innocent_a party_n so_o also_o they_o commit_v against_o their_o neighbour_n the_o most_o devilish_a deceit_n and_o notorious_a theft_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v for_o they_o theft_n §._o sect._n 2._o 2._o he_o commit_v against_o he_o devilish_a deceit_n and_o notorious_a theft_n like_o satan_n himself_o sow_v in_o his_o choice_a ground_n such_o curse_a weed_n that_o they_o be_v ashamed_a to_o reap_v or_o own_o in_o the_o time_n of_o harvest_n and_o graft_v into_o his_o best_a value_a stock_n wild_a and_o wicked_a imp_n which_o he_o careful_o nourish_v as_o though_o they_o be_v his_o own_o handiwork_n until_o their_o wicked_a and_o unnatural_a fruit_n discover_v they_o to_o be_v none_o of_o he_o they_o cuckow-like_a lay_v their_o filthy_a egg_n in_o another_o nest_n make_v he_o to_o love_v cherish_v and_o nourish_v it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v his_o own_o issue_n till_o be_v grow_v to_o some_o bigness_n it_o unnatural_o seek_v to_o destroy_v the_o nurse_n 9_o judg._n 9_o and_o utter_o ruinate_v his_o whole_a posterity_n in_o a_o word_n they_o theevish_o thrust_v their_o own_o bastardly_a brood_n into_o another_o man_n possession_n cause_v he_o to_o receive_v the_o portion_n of_o a_o child_n from_o he_o who_o be_v not_o his_o father_n and_o to_o share_v the_o inheritance_n among_o they_o who_o be_v not_o his_o brethren_n and_o that_o which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o through_o this_o deceit_n they_o make_v the_o innocent_a party_n to_o cark_n and_o care_n to_o spend_v his_o sweat_n and_o to_o spare_v from_o his_o own_o back_n and_o belly_n that_o in_o the_o end_n he_o may_v bestow_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o labour_n to_o maintain_v and_o provide_v for_o such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v not_o only_o a_o stranger_n but_o the_o issue_n of_o his_o mortal_a enemy_n who_o above_o all_o man_n live_v have_v most_o disgrace_v and_o abuse_v he_o and_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o the_o worst_a kind_n of_o theft_n which_o the_o adulterer_n use_v for_o he_o not_o only_o spoil_v his_o neighbour_n of_o his_o common_a and_o ordinary_a good_n the_o which_o loss_n he_o may_v recompense_v with_o a_o proportionable_a satisfaction_n but_o he_o also_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o chief_a treasure_n and_o most_o esteem_a jewel_n the_o hart_n love_n and_o affection_n of_o his_o wife_n the_o which_o wrong_v he_o can_v never_o recompense_v though_o he_o shall_v bestow_v upon_o he_o his_o whole_a estate_n nor_o mitigate_v his_o rage_a jealousy_n breathe_v nothing_o but_o revenge_n if_o ever_o he_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o though_o he_o shall_v enrich_v he_o with_o his_o gift_n for_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v jealousy_n be_v the_o rage_n of_o a_o man_n therefore_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v in_o the_o day_n of_o vengeance_n he_o can_v endure_v the_o sight_n of_o any_o ransom_n neither_o will_v he_o be_v appease_v though_o thou_o augment_v the_o gift_n 6.34.35_o prou._n 6.34.35_o prou._n 6.34_o 35._o final_o murderer_n §._o sect._n 3._o the_o adulterer_n oftentimes_o play_v the_o murderer_n as_o the_o adulterer_n play_v the_o thief_n against_o his_o neighbour_n in_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o good_n so_o oftentimes_o he_o play_v the_o tragical_a part_n of_o a_o bloody_a murderer_n in_o spoil_v he_o of_o his_o life_n for_o be_v inward_o torment_v with_o the_o rage_a flame_n of_o lust_n at_o first_o he_o be_v thereby_o urge_v to_o thrust_v in_o as_o a_o unjust_a sharer_n in_o another_o man_n right_a but_o be_v intrude_v he_o do_v not_o so_o content_v himself_o but_o scorn_v to_o have_v any_o copartner_n or_o corrival_n in_o his_o love_n he_o labour_v to_o have_v the_o entire_a interest_n and_o to_o become_v the_o sole_a owner_n of_o his_o delight_n and_o because_o the_o husband_n of_o his_o harlot_n stand_v in_o his_o way_n and_o cross_v his_o desire_n he_o seek_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o bring_v he_o to_o destruction_n both_o by_o open_a violence_n if_o the_o law_n do_v not_o restrain_v he_o and_o by_o secret_a treachery_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o example_n of_o david_n who_o that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v his_o love_n 11._o 2._o sam._n 11._o and_o hide_v his_o shame_n murder_v vriah_n his_o faithful_a servant_n second_o yoke-fellow_n §._o sect._n 4._o 2._o the_o adulterer_n sin_v grievous_o against_o his_o own_o yoke-fellow_n the_o adulterer_n or_o adulteress_n sin_n grievous_o against_o their_o own_o yoke-fellow_n either_o wife_n or_o husband_n for_o first_o they_o break_v the_o covenant_n of_o marriage_n make_v between_o they_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o congregation_n for_o whereas_o they_o have_v oblige_v themselves_o one_o to_o the_o other_o that_o they_o will_v observe_v and_o keep_v marriage_n fidelity_n and_o reserve_v their_o body_n chaste_a and_o undefiled_a for_o one_o another_o peculiar_a use_n they_o treacherous_o violate_v this_o their_o promise_n and_o defile_v their_o body_n with_o strange_a lust_n make_v they_o to_o become_v more_o fit_a guest_n for_o a_o filthy_a brothel_n then_o for_o the_o honourable_a bed_n of_o marriage_n whereas_o they_o mutual_o promise_v marriage_n love_n which_o far_o surpass_v the_o love_n of_o parent_n towards_o their_o child_n both_o in_o excellency_n and_o in_o propriety_n they_o fix_v their_o love_n upon_o stranger_n and_o loath_a their_o yoke-fellowe_n as_o if_o they_o be_v their_o mortal_a enemy_n neither_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o the_o adulterous_a wife_n shall_v love_v her_o husband_n when_o she_o be_v besot_v with_o the_o love_n of_o her_o filthy_a copesmate_n nor_o for_o a_o adulterer_n to_o love_v his_o wife_n when_o he_o be_v entangle_v in_o the_o harlot_n snare_n and_o carry_v away_o with_o her_o bewitch_a allurement_n and_o this_o be_v that_o breach_n of_o covenant_n which_o the_o lord_n lay_v to_o the_o israelite_n charge_n as_o a_o grievous_a sin_n mal._n 2.14_o the_o lord_n have_v be_v witness_n between_o thou_o 2.14_o mal._n 2.14_o and_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o youth_n against_o who_o thou_o have_v transgress_v good_n §._o sect._n 5._o adulterer_n rob_v their_o yoke_n fellow_n of_o their_o good_n yet_o be_v she_o thy_o companion_n and_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o covenant_n second_o whereas_o by_o marriage_n there_o be_v also_o a_o communion_n of_o their_o good_n and_o person_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o they_o have_v just_a interest_n and_o propriety_n both_o in_o their_o state_n and_o body_n the_o adulterer_n do_v rob_v their_o yoke-fellow_n of_o their_o right_n for_o first_o the_o adulterous_a husband_n spend_v his_o substance_n in_o maintain_v his_o harlot_n and_o in_o nourish_v and_o bring_v up_o his_o adulterous_a brood_n whereby_o he_o impoverish_v his_o wife_n and_o bring_v she_o unto_o want_n and_o misery_n either_o because_o of_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o his_o estate_n to_o maintain_v both_o his_o harlot_n and_o his_o own_o charge_n or_o through_o the_o hardness_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o want_v of_o love_n to_o his_o own_o spouse_n for_o it_o be_v the_o usual_a fruit_n of_o whoredom_n and_o adultery_n to_o make_v a_o man_n prodigal_a abroad_o and_o niggardly_o at_o home_n bountiful_a to_o his_o harlot_n and_o all_o that_o belong_v unto_o she_o and_o miserable_o near_a and_o sordidous_a to_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o lawful_a beget_v child_n so_o also_o the_o adulterous_a wife_n rob_v her_o husband_n not_o only_o by_o catch_v and_o purloin_v all_o she_o may_v
nation_n unto_o it_o first_o because_o long_o before_o the_o judicial_a law_n be_v give_v the_o same_o punishment_n be_v inflict_v upon_o adulterrer_n as_o appear_v by_o juda_n his_o sentence_n against_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n thamar_n 38.24_o gen._n 38.24_o namely_o that_o because_o be_v espouse_v to_o his_o son_n she_o have_v play_v the_o harlot_n she_o shall_v be_v burn_v to_o death_n so_o when_o abimilech_n be_v a_o king_n have_v no_o superior_a to_o execute_v this_o law_n upon_o he_o the_o lord_n himself_o threaten_v death_n against_o he_o if_o he_o abuse_v sara_n abraham_n wife_n 20.3.7_o gen._n 20.3.7_o the_o same_o punishment_n also_o abimilech_n threaten_v against_o any_o of_o his_o people_n without_o exception_n that_o shall_v touch_v isaac_n wife_n second_o 26.11_o gen._n 26.11_o because_o the_o heathen_n themselves_o who_o have_v not_o moses_n law_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n inflict_v the_o punishment_n of_o death_n upon_o adulterer_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v not_o judicial_a but_o moral_a and_o perpetual_a see_v it_o be_v common_a to_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n j_v jer._n 29.22.23_o lucianus_n strab._n geograph_n lib._n 16._o euseb_n de_fw-fr praeparat_fw-la euangel_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 8._o alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 1._o lib._n 1._o bell_n j_v so_o nabuchadnezzar_n cause_v those_o two_o adulterous_a prophet_n zedechias_n and_o achab_n to_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n as_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v jer._n 29.22.23_o so_o saletus_n prince_n of_o crotone_n a_o city_n of_o greece_n enact_v a_o law_n that_o adulterer_n shall_v be_v burn_v to_o death_n by_o draco_n his_o law_n likewise_o the_o same_o punishment_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o like_a offender_n in_o like_a manner_n this_o sin_n be_v capital_a among_o the_o arabian_n as_o eusebius_n record_v and_o so_o also_o among_o the_o goth_n as_o procopius_n write_v final_o among_o the_o roman_n adultery_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n both_o by_o the_o twelve_o tablei_fw-mi and_o by_o their_o law_n call_v lex_fw-la julia_n which_o be_v make_v by_o augustustus_n cesar_n other_o nation_n which_o do_v not_o inflict_v death_n upon_o the_o adulterer_n punish_v they_o with_o torture_n as_o bitter_a as_o death_n the_o egyptian_n decree_v that_o the_o nose_n of_o the_o adultress_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o 6._o diodor._fw-la sic._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o and_o that_o the_o adulterer_n shall_v be_v beat_v with_o a_o 1000_o stripe_n almost_o unto_o death_n zaleucus_n king_n of_o the_o locrense_n make_v a_o law_n that_o the_o adulterer_n shall_v lose_v both_o his_o eye_n which_o law_n when_o his_o own_o son_n transgress_v notwithstanding_o that_o the_o people_n be_v incline_v to_o pity_n will_v have_v have_v his_o fault_n remit_v he_o will_v not_o condescend_v but_o cause_v one_o of_o his_o own_o 13._o aelian_a in_o varia_fw-la hist_o lib._n 13._o and_o one_o of_o his_o son_n eye_n to_o be_v pull_v out_o among_o the_o german_n as_o cornelius_n tacitus_n record_v the_o adultre_n be_v strip_v naked_a before_o her_o kindred_n and_o friend_n have_v first_o her_o hair_n cut_v off_o and_o afterward_o be_v beat_v with_o cudgel_n through_o the_o town_n by_o her_o husband_n by_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v answer_v §._o sect._n 3._o a_o objection_n answer_v that_o even_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n adultery_n in_o all_o age_n have_v be_v condemn_v &_o punish_v as_o a_o capital_a crime_n and_o consequent_o that_o this_o punishment_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o mere_o judicial_a but_o moral_a and_o of_o common_a equity_n neither_o be_v that_o objection_n of_o any_o force_n that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n refuse_v to_o condemn_v the_o woman_n take_v in_o adultery_n see_v he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n not_o to_o execute_v the_o office_n of_o a_o earthly_a judge_n but_o of_o a_o mediator_n who_o shall_v from_o god_n procure_v the_o pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n he_o come_v not_o to_o condemn_v but_o to_o save_v and_o to_o give_v his_o life_n a_o ransom_n for_o many_o again_o whereas_o our_o saviour_n ask_v the_o woman_n if_o any_o man_n have_v condemn_v she_o according_a to_o the_o law_n in_o that_o case_n provide_v it_o seem_v thereby_o that_o if_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n have_v be_v lawful_o pass_v against_o she_o he_o will_v not_o have_v repeal_v it_o for_o he_o come_v not_o to_o violate_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o severity_n §._o sect._n 4._o that_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o punish_v this_o sin_n of_o adultery_n with_o all_o severity_n and_o therefore_o our_o christian_a magistrate_n be_v to_o be_v exhort_v that_o they_o will_v not_o light_o account_v of_o this_o sin_n of_o whoredom_n which_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n have_v condemn_v as_o capital_a but_o that_o they_o will_v enact_v severe_a law_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o this_o sin_n which_o be_v so_o abominable_a unto_o god_n and_o so_o pernicious_a unto_o humane_a society_n otherwise_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o will_v lie_v heavy_a upon_o the_o land_n and_o provoke_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o just_a displeasure_n 22.11_o deut._n 22.22_o ezech._n 22.11_o not_o only_o to_o punish_v they_o and_o the_o whole_a country_n for_o their_o negligence_n and_o remissness_n but_o also_o to_o take_v vengeance_n of_o the_o offender_n himself_o by_o his_o extraordinary_a judgement_n when_o ordinary_a punishment_n be_v not_o inflict_v for_o when_o magistrate_n neglect_v their_o duty_n in_o punish_v this_o sin_n than_o the_o lord_n will_v take_v the_o sword_n of_o justice_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n according_a to_o that_o heb._n 13.4_o 3.5_o heb._n 13.4_o mal._n 3.5_o whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v so_o he_o say_v mal._n 3.5_o that_o himself_n will_v come_v near_o unto_o the_o people_n of_o juda_n in_o judgement_n and_o will_v be_v a_o swift_a witness_n against_o the_o adulterer_n and_o jer._n 5.7.8.9_o 5.7.8_o jer._n 5.7.8_o he_o profess_v that_o in_o his_o justice_n he_o can_v not_o spare_v they_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o sin_n of_o whoredom_n but_o will_v visit_v they_o and_o be_v avenge_v on_o they_o for_o this_o and_o such_o other_o abomination_n as_o therefore_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o take_v fire_n into_o his_o bosom_n or_o to_o walk_v upon_o the_o hot_a coal_n and_o not_o be_v burn_v so_o impossible_a be_v it_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v defile_v his_o neighbour_n wife_n and_o be_v acquit_v of_o the_o lord_n as_o innocent_a as_o the_o wise_a man_n tell_v we_o prou._n 6.27.29_o 6.27.29_o prou._n 6.27.29_o now_o the_o punishment_n which_o the_o lord_n usual_o inflict_v upon_o adulterer_n in_o this_o life_n requital_n §._o sect._n 5._o god_n punish_v adultery_n by_o the_o la_o of_o requital_n be_v not_o only_o the_o same_o which_o he_o inflict_v upon_o fornicator_n of_o which_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v as_o poverty_n infamy_n slavery_n to_o their_o lust_n and_o harlot_n loathsome_a disease_n impenitency_n and_o such_o like_a the_o which_o the_o lord_n increase_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o justice_n in_o a_o due_a proportion_n to_o their_o sin_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o light_n much_o more_o heavy_o upon_o the_o adulterer_n then_o upon_o the_o fornicator_n in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o much_o more_o hainouslie_o offend_v but_o also_o with_o some_o peculiar_a punishment_n which_o be_v more_o proper_a to_o this_o sin_n as_o first_o he_o punish_v adultery_n by_o the_o law_n of_o requital_n and_o as_o they_o defile_v other_o man_n wife_n so_o he_o suffer_v other_o man_n to_o abuse_v they_o with_o the_o like_a filthiness_n and_o uncleanness_n and_o this_o be_v that_o punishment_n which_o the_o lord_n threaten_v against_o david_n 16.22_o 2._o sam._n 12.11_o and_o 16.22_o and_o afterward_o inflict_v upon_o he_o for_o his_o adultery_n with_o vriahs_n wife_n 2._o sam._n 12.11_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v i_o will_v raise_v up_o evil_a against_o thou_o out_o of_o thy_o own_o house_n and_o will_v take_v thy_o wife_n before_o thy_o eye_n and_o give_v they_o unto_o thy_o neighbour_n and_o he_o shall_v lie_v with_o thy_o wife_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o sun_n the_o which_o be_v according_o execute_v as_o appear_v 2._o sam._n 16.22_o and_o this_o judgement_n job_n to_o approve_v his_o innocence_n in_o this_o behalf_n imprecate_v against_o himself_o if_o he_o have_v at_o any_o time_n pollute_v himself_o and_o his_o neighbour_n wife_n with_o this_o sin_n job_n 31.9.10_o 31.9.10_o job_n 31.9.10_o if_o my_o heart_n have_v be_v deceive_v with_o a_o woman_n or_o if_o i_o have_v lay_v wait_n at_o the_o door_n of_o my_o neighbour_n let_v my_o wife_n grind_v unto_o another_o man_n and_o let_v other_o man_n bow_v down_o upon_o she_o second_o 3.10_o §._o sect._n 6._o god_n punish_v adultery_n with_o his_o heavy_a curse_n gal._n 3.10_o the_o lord_n punish_v this_o heinous_a sin_n with_o his_o
person_n from_o unlawful_a concupiscence_n they_o must_v learn_v to_o ground_n it_o not_o upon_o carnal_a respect_n as_o upon_o beauty_n personage_n riches_n friend_n no_o nor_o yet_o upon_o their_o moral_a virtue_n and_o other_o excellent_a part_n for_o then_o the_o cause_n be_v take_v away_o their_o love_n also_o must_v needs_o cease_v as_o we_o find_v by_o daily_a experience_n in_o many_o who_o have_v marry_v in_o the_o burn_a and_o almost_o rage_a heat_n of_o their_o love_n have_v afterward_o come_v to_o as_o great_a a_o loathe_v one_o of_o another_o when_o either_o they_o find_v themselves_o disappoint_v and_o unsatisfy_a in_o their_o hope_n or_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o love_n quite_o take_v away_o or_o decay_a but_o they_o must_v ground_v their_o love_n upon_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o perform_v it_o one_o towards_o another_o in_o obedience_n to_o his_o commandment_n as_o also_o upon_o the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n which_o nothing_o can_v dissolve_v but_o death_n or_o adultery_n whereby_o there_o be_v such_o a_o near_a union_n between_o they_o that_o they_o be_v no_o more_o two_o but_o one_o flesh_n so_o that_o though_o all_o other_o cause_n fail_v yet_o they_o be_v to_o continue_v their_o love_n towards_o they_o because_o they_o be_v part_n of_o themselves_o 5.28.29_o ephes_n 5.28.29_o and_o member_n of_o their_o own_o body_n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o be_v faulty_a wound_a and_o disease_v with_o infirmity_n and_o corruption_n they_o be_v not_o to_o cast_v they_o of_o and_o to_o seek_v for_o new_a change_v their_o true_a member_n as_o it_o be_v for_o wooden_a leg_n and_o arm_n but_o there_o to_o use_v all_o good_a mean_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v cure_v and_o amend_v and_o thus_o have_v i_o show_v what_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n be_v the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o sin_n treatise_n §._o sect._n 10._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o treatise_n and_o the_o grievousnes_n of_o their_o punishment_n together_o with_o the_o mean_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v preserve_v from_o they_o now_o it_o only_o remain_v that_o i_o earnest_o desire_v the_o lord_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o purity_n chastity_n and_o holiness_n that_o he_o will_v with_o his_o holy_a spirit_n bless_v that_o which_o i_o have_v deliver_v to_o public_a view_n that_o it_o may_v be_v effectual_a to_o those_o that_o read_v it_o either_o to_o restrain_v they_o from_o filthy_a lust_n if_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o defile_v with_o they_o or_o to_o reclaim_v they_o from_o this_o filthiness_n if_o already_o they_o have_v be_v defile_v with_o it_o that_o so_o they_o together_o with_o all_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n be_v wash_v and_o cleanse_v with_o the_o live_a water_n of_o his_o word_n and_o spirit_n may_v be_v present_v unto_o he_o glorious_a and_o undefiled_a without_o either_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n and_o so_o be_v sanctify_v may_v be_v admit_v as_o citizen_n of_o that_o pure_a city_n the_o new_a jerusalem_n and_o as_o heir_n of_o that_o glorious_a kingdom_n with_o christ_n which_o his_o most_o precious_a bloodshed_n have_v purchase_v for_o us._n the_o which_o mercy_n the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v unto_o we_o even_o for_o the_o same_o his_o most_o dear_a son_n sake_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o his_o holy_a spirit_n be_v ascribe_v all_o glory_n and_o praise_n power_n majesty_n might_n and_o dominion_n both_o now_o and_o for_o evermore_o amen_n finis_fw-la a_o treatise_n wherein_o the_o sin_n of_o bribery_n be_v discover_v and_o display_v that_o it_o may_v be_v abhor_v and_o avoid_v chap._n i._o of_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o treatise_n as_o there_o be_v great_a friendship_n cure_v §._o sect._n 1._o that_o the_o sin_n of_o covetousness_n be_v most_o hard_o cure_v and_o a_o inseparable_a league_n between_o corrupt_a nature_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n whatsoever_o so_o this_o inviolable_a amity_n do_v no_o where_n more_o manifest_o appear_v then_o between_o it_o and_o the_o sin_n of_o covetousness_n whereof_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o whereas_o other_o sin_n either_o lurk_n in_o corner_n as_o be_v ashamed_a to_o show_v themselves_o or_o hang_v down_o the_o head_n when_o they_o be_v discover_v and_o reproove_v selfe-guiltinesse_n take_v from_o they_o all_o apology_n and_o excuse_n these_o sin_n of_o covetousness_n be_v partly_o so_o cover_v and_o hide_v out_o of_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o offender_n with_o carnal_a love_n and_o partly_o so_o gild_v over_o with_o glorious_a pretence_n and_o as_o it_o be_v fence_v in_o on_o all_o side_n with_o excuse_n which_o partiality_n make_v seem_v impregnable_a that_o they_o dare_v vaunt_v themselves_o in_o open_a view_n stand_v in_o their_o own_o defence_n and_o with_o a_o audacious_a forehead_n encounter_v all_o opposer_n yea_o such_o sure_a possession_n do_v vice_n of_o this_o nature_n take_v of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o so_o strong_o be_v they_o back_v with_o the_o multitude_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o offender_n it_o more_o danger_n in_o reprove_v sin_n then_o in_o commit_v it_o who_o all_o with_o unite_a force_n stand_v up_o both_o by_o word_n and_o example_n in_o their_o defence_n that_o common_o the_o reproof_n be_v make_v more_o unpardonable_a than_o the_o sin_n and_o while_o the_o vice_n though_o unmask_v stare_v in_o man_n face_n without_o shame_n or_o blush_a the_o reprehender_n be_v discountenance_v if_o not_o persecute_v and_o punish_v and_o his_o reason_n be_v not_o only_o reject_v as_o weak_a but_o also_o explode_v as_o ridiculous_a of_o this_o we_o have_v a_o example_n in_o our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o example_n §._o sect._n 2._o the_o former_a point_n clear_v by_o example_n for_o whereas_o when_o he_o sound_v the_o sad_a tune_n of_o the_o law_n against_o sin_n in_o general_a and_o seek_v to_o affect_v the_o people_n with_o this_o mournful_a music_n he_o only_o complain_v that_o they_o do_v not_o weep_v 7.32_o luk._n 7.32_o it_o be_v say_v when_o he_o go_v about_o to_o persuade_v they_o not_o to_o set_v their_o heart_n upon_o the_o earthly_a mammon_n the_o covetous_a pharisee_n laugh_v he_o to_o scorn_v 16.14_o luk._n 16.14_o so_o when_o ezechiel_n preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n unto_o those_o who_o heart_n go_v after_o covetousness_n 33.31_o ezec._n 33.31_o they_o give_v he_o the_o hear_n but_o when_o he_o have_v say_v what_o be_v can_v against_o their_o sin_n they_o mow_v at_o he_o with_o their_o mouth_n and_o deride_v he_o for_o his_o labour_n and_o so_o when_o paul_n speak_v against_o the_o idol_n diana_n demetrius_n and_o the_o craftsman_n not_o so_o much_o in_o heat_n of_o their_o devotion_n as_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o gain_n which_o they_o former_o enjoy_v by_o make_v silver_n shrine_v unto_o their_o goddess_n 19.24_o a_o &_o 19.24_o be_v at_o the_o hear_n of_o this_o doctrine_n fill_v not_o only_o with_o anger_n but_o also_o with_o outrageous_a fury_n whereby_o they_o bring_v the_o whole_a city_n into_o a_o uproar_n and_o fill_v it_o with_o confusion_n lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o paul_n companion_n when_o as_o the_o apostle_n himself_o be_v out_o of_o the_o way_n neither_o can_v god_n minister_n entreat_v of_o the_o like_a argument_n expect_v better_a success_n in_o these_o worse_a time_n and_o corrupt_a age_n of_o the_o world_n wherein_o man_n goodness_n be_v measure_v according_a to_o their_o wealth_n and_o not_o their_o virtue_n and_o every_o one_o esteem_v according_a to_o the_o quantity_n of_o his_o riches_n without_o any_o respect_n of_o the_o mean_n whereby_o he_o have_v compass_v they_o the_o which_o be_v some_o discouragement_n unto_o i_o reprover_n §._o sect._n 3._o impudency_n of_o sin_n a_o discouragement_n to_o the_o reprover_n intend_v to_o speak_v and_o write_v against_o one_o particular_a branch_n of_o covetousness_n the_o sin_n of_o bribery_n because_o i_o fear_v lest_o when_o i_o have_v take_v all_o the_o pain_n i_o can_v in_o dissuade_v man_n from_o this_o vice_n i_o may_v just_o complain_v with_o the_o prophet_n that_o i_o have_v spend_v my_o strength_n in_o vain_a and_o that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v make_v a_o reproach_n unto_o i_o and_o in_o derision_n daily_a 20.8_o jer._n 20.8_o for_o who_o see_v not_o that_o this_o sin_n of_o bribery_n be_v grow_v unto_o a_o common_a practice_n and_o usual_a fashion_n have_v both_o multitude_n of_o offender_n to_o defend_v it_o and_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o delinquent_n to_o grace_n and_o countenance_v it_o in_o so_o much_o as_o now_o it_o be_v make_v a_o note_n of_o a_o brave_a mind_n to_o receive_v great_a gift_n and_o not_o to_o take_v base_a bribe_n or_o to_o stoop_v unto_o every_o sordidous_a prey_n aurum_fw-la quis_fw-la nisi_fw-la mentis_fw-la inops_fw-la oblatum_n respuit_fw-la aurum_fw-la yea_o now_o it_o be_v count_v a_o sign_n of_o incivility_n not_o to_o accept_v of_o all_o proffer_a kindness_n and_o a_o badge_n of_o folly_n and_o sottish_a
picture_n because_o it_o have_v a_o spot_n of_o dirt_n upon_o it_o or_o his_o that_o shall_v so_o extreme_o dote_v upon_o the_o rare_a workmanship_n of_o so_o excellent_a a_o feature_n that_o he_o also_o will_v be_v in_o love_n with_o the_o dirt_n for_o the_o picture_n sake_n &_o on_o the_o other_o side_n commend_v his_o wisdom_n who_o shall_v so_o like_o the_o picture_n as_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o dislike_v of_o the_o deformity_n so_o alike_o foolish_a be_v he_o who_o will_v be_v angry_a at_o the_o person_n of_o man_n itself_o which_o be_v form_v after_o god_n own_o image_n because_o this_o image_n be_v spot_v &_o defile_v with_o sin_n or_o he_o who_o will_v like_v and_o approve_v of_o such_o filthy_a corruption_n and_o deformity_n wherewith_o it_o be_v deface_v but_o he_o be_v true_o wise_a who_o so_o hate_v the_o pollute_a spot_n of_o sin_n that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o love_v god_n excellent_a workmanship_n and_o so_o esteem_v of_o the_o workmanship_n that_o he_o be_v much_o displease_v with_o the_o pollution_n which_o deform_v it_o but_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o world_n be_v far_o otherwise_o for_o man_n will_v hardly_o be_v friend_n to_o the_o person_n but_o they_o will_v be_v a_o friend_n to_o the_o sin_n also_o nor_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o sin_n but_o they_o will_v withal_o malign_v the_o person_n or_o else_o that_o which_o be_v worse_o they_o will_v hate_v the_o person_n of_o their_o neighbour_n and_o love_n his_o vice_n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o object_n of_o just_a anger_n anger_n sect._n 12._o the_o time_n of_o just_a anger_n the_o four_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v in_o just_a anger_n be_v the_o time_n which_o must_v be_v short_a not_o that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o continue_v long_o in_o anger_n if_o it_o continue_v just_a but_o lest_o our_o holy_a anger_n by_o reason_n of_o our_o corruption_n degenerate_a into_o malice_n for_o as_o the_o most_o pure_a wine_n do_v in_o time_n wax_v sour_a upon_o the_o dregs_n so_o our_o most_o holy_a anger_n if_o it_o be_v long_o retain_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o receive_v some_o sowerne_n of_o malice_n from_o the_o dregs_n of_o our_o corruption_n the_o safe_a therefore_o and_o best_a course_n be_v quick_o to_o be_v appease_v especial_o if_o the_o party_n offend_v show_n sign_n of_o repentance_n either_o for_o his_o sin_n towards_o god_n or_o his_o injury_n offer_v unto_o we_o for_o see_v upon_o hearty_a sorrow_n god_n pardon_v and_o forgive_v let_v we_o not_o retain_v that_o which_o he_o remit_v and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o time_n anger_n sect._n 13_o the_o end_n to_o be_v propound_v in_o just_a anger_n the_o last_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v be_v the_o end_n which_o if_o we_o will_v have_v our_o anger_n just_a and_o holy_a must_v be_v just_a and_o holy_a also_o the_o end_n of_o our_o anger_n be_v just_a and_o holy_a when_o therein_o we_o propound_v unto_o ourselves_o either_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n or_o the_o public_a good_a of_o the_o church_n or_o common_a wealth_n or_o the_o private_a benefit_n of_o he_o who_o either_o suffer_v or_o do_v the_o injury_n god_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n first_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n we_o set_v it_o forth_o by_o our_o anger_n either_o when_o be_v private_a man_n we_o show_v ourselves_o his_o child_n and_o servant_n by_o manifest_v our_o hatred_n and_o detestation_n of_o sin_n in_o word_n or_o countenance_n and_o so_o adorn_v the_o profession_n which_o we_o profess_v or_o be_v magistrate_n do_v become_v his_o instrument_n in_o punish_v sin_n and_o execute_v justice_n if_o therefore_o either_o private_a man_n or_o magistrate_n propound_v unto_o themselves_o this_o main_a and_o principal_a end_n in_o their_o anger_n it_o be_v just_a and_o holy_a the_o second_o end_n be_v wealth_n 2._o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n &_o common_a wealth_n the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n and_o common_a wealth_n which_o end_n though_o it_o appertain_v unto_o all_o which_o be_v member_n of_o these_o body_n yet_o do_v it_o more_o 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