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course_n but_o at_o long_o run_v it_o will_v infallible_o be_v so_o and_o time_n and_o luxury_n together_o will_v as_o certain_o change_v the_o inside_n as_o it_o do_v the_o outside_n of_o the_o best_a head_n whatsoever_o and_o much_o more_o of_o such_o head_n as_o be_v strong_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o bear_v drink_n concern_v which_o it_o ever_o be_v and_o be_v and_o will_v be_v a_o sure_a observation_n that_o such_o as_o be_v able_a at_o the_o barrel_n be_v general_o weak_a at_o the_o book_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o great_a darkner_n of_o man_n mind_n sensuality_n and_o that_o in_o both_o the_o branch_n of_o it_o lust_n and_o intemperance_n second_o another_o vicious_a affection_n which_o cloud_n and_o darken_v the_o conscience_n be_v covetousness_n concern_v which_o it_o may_v true_o be_v affirm_v that_o of_o all_o the_o vice_n incident_a to_o humane_a nature_n none_o so_o powerful_o and_o peculiar_o carry_v the_o soul_n downward_o as_o covetousness_n do_v it_o 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be_v but_o a_o very_a bad_a help_n and_o cure_n of_o the_o eye_n in_o such_o case_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o samuel_n will_v set_v the_o credit_n of_o his_o integrity_n clear_a above_o all_o the_o aspersion_n of_o envy_n and_o calumny_n itself_o 1_o sam._n 12.3_o of_o who_o hand_n say_v he_o have_v i_o receive_v a_o bribe_n to_o blind_v my_o eye_n therewith_o imply_v thereby_o that_o for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v gripe-handed_n and_o clearsighted_n too_o be_v impossible_a and_o again_o eccl._n 7.7_o a_o gift_n say_v the_o wiseman_n destroy_v the_o heart_n that_o be_v as_o we_o have_v show_v already_o the_o judge_a and_o discern_v power_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o all_o which_o we_o see_v that_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o of_o the_o wise_a and_o great_a man_n that_o ever_o live_v such_o as_o moses_n samuel_n solomon_n himself_o covetousness_n baffle_v and_o befool_v the_o mind_n blind_v and_o confound_v the_o reason_v faculty_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o ordinary_a person_n 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