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and_o she_o he_o like_o the_o weasel_n and_o basilisk_n they_o poison_v each_o other_o with_o their_o sight_n pro._n 7._o one_o devil_n be_v ready_a to_o help_v another_o in_o mischief_n he_o that_o tarry_v long_o at_o the_o wine_n say_v solomon_n his_o eye_n shall_v look_v upon_o strange_a woman_n and_o his_o heart_n shall_v speak_v lewd_a thing_n proverb_n 23.33_o and_o st._n paul_n witness_v that_o the_o fruit_n of_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n be_v chamber_v and_o wantonness_n rom._n 13.13_o yea_o as_o drunkenness_n be_v the_o only_a business_n of_o loiterer_n so_o lewd_a love_n be_v the_o only_a business_n of_o drunkard_n for_o while_o they_o be_v awake_v they_o think_v and_o speak_v of_o it_o and_o when_o they_o be_v asleep_a even_o when_o other_o man_n thought_n lie_v at_o anchor_n they_o nothing_o but_o dream_n of_o it_o and_o what_o be_v it_o a_o drunkard_n love_v half_a so_o well_o as_o a_o whore_n yea_o wine_n so_o inflame_v the_o drunkard_n with_o lust_n that_o be_v 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of_o the_o drunkard_n body_n §_o 21._o second_o if_o we_o dive_v deep_o into_o he_o soul_n drunkenness_n beastiate_v the_o soul_n and_o search_v into_o his_o soul_n what_o one_o sin_n more_o mangle_v and_o deface_v god_n image_n and_o man_n beauty_n than_o this_o how_o do_v it_o damn_n up_o the_o head_n and_o spirit_n with_o mud_n how_o do_v it_o infatuate_a the_o understanding_n blind_a the_o judgement_n pervert_v the_o will_n and_o corrupt_v all_o the_o affection_n how_o do_v it_o entrap_v the_o desire_n surprise_v the_o thought_n and_o bring_v all_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n out_o of_o order_n which_o occasion_v one_o to_o say_v where_o drunkenness_n reign_v as_o king_n there_o reason_n be_v banish_v as_o a_o exile_n the_o understanding_n be_v dull_v counsel_n wander_v and_o judgement_n be_v overthrow_v and_o with_o this_o accord_v seneca_n who_o define_v drunkenness_n to_o be_v a_o voluntary_a madness_n or_o a_o temporary_a forfeiture_n of_o the_o wit_n yea_o the_o holy_a ghost_n affirm_v that_o the_o excess_n of_o wine_n make_v man_n mad_a foolish_a and_o outrageous_a pro._n 20.1_o for_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o sting_n of_o a_o asp_n it_o poyson_v the_o very_a soul_n and_o reason_n of_o man_n yea_o we_o find_v this_o and_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o by_o experience_n for_o many_o a_o man_n drink_v himself_o out_o of_o his_o wit_n and_o out_o of_o his_o wealth_n and_o out_o of_o his_o credit_n and_o out_o of_o all_o grace_n and_o favour_n both_o with_o god_n and_o good_a man_n neither_o be_v the_o scripture_n less_o express_a for_o solomon_n call_v wine_n a_o mocker_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o strong_a drink_n be_v rage_v and_o hosea_n affirm_v that_o wine_n take_v away_o the_o heart_n chap._n 4.11_o and_o we_o read_v elsewhere_o that_o wine_n make_v man_n forget_v god_n and_o his_o law_n pro._n 31.5_o yea_o utter_o to_o fall_v away_o from_o god_n and_o to_o be_v incapable_a of_o return_v for_o it_o be_v common_o accompany_v with_o 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particular_n which_o follow_v §_o 22._o 5_o five_o poverty_n drunkenness_n bring_v poverty_n as_o he_o deform_v his_o body_n impair_v his_o health_n shorten_v his_o life_n beastiate_v his_o soul_n etc._n etc._n so_o he_o consume_v his_o estate_n and_o bring_v himself_o to_o poverty_n and_o want_v as_o to_o who_o be_v poverty_n as_o solomon_n speak_v but_o to_o drunkard_n who_o think_v no_o cost_n too_o much_o that_o be_v bestow_v on_o their_o belly_n who_o consume_v their_o wealth_n at_o the_o wine_n even_o while_o they_o have_v swallow_v down_o their_o whole_a estate_n as_o let_v the_o drunkard_n have_v but_o a_o groat_n it_o burn_v in_o his_o purse_n till_o it_o be_v drown_v in_o drink_n if_o he_o have_v gold_n he_o will_v change_v it_o if_o plate_n he_o will_v pawn_v it_o and_o rather_o than_o not_o satisfy_v his_o gut_n away_o go_v all_o to_o the_o coat_n on_o his_o back_n yea_o rather_o than_o he_o will_v scant_o as_o they_o say_v his_o belly_n have_v he_o a_o jewel_n as_o rich_a as_o ten_o lordship_n or_o as_o cleopatra_n be_v that_o womanlike_a swaggerer_n his_o throat_n shall_v have_v it_o o_o that_o either_o wealth_n or_o any_o other_o blessing_n shall_v be_v cast_v away_o thus_o base_o or_o suppose_v he_o be_v a_o labour_a man_n and_o must_v earn_v it_o before_o he_o have_v it_o he_o will_v drink_v as_o much_o in_o a_o day_n say_v st._n ambrose_n as_o he_o can_v get_v in_o a_o week_n spend_v twelve_o penny_n soon_o then_o earn_v two_o penny_n and_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o company_n keeper_n go_v common_o in_o a_o ragged_a coat_n as_o it_o be_v seldom_o see_v that_o they_o offend_v the_o statute_n against_o excess_n in_o apparel_n for_o rather_o than_o so_o they_o will_v go_v naked_a and_o
out_o in_o thy_o good_a purpose_n other_o 5_o shame_v not_o to_o confess_v thy_o dislike_n of_o it_o in_o thyself_o and_o other_o and_o mean_a to_o bring_v thy_o thought_n to_o the_o birth_n thou_o must_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o confess_v with_o that_o honest_a thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n even_o before_o thy_o companion_n and_o fellow_n drunkard_n that_o thou_o be_v not_o now_o the_o same_o man_n thou_o be_v both_o thy_o mind_n and_o judgement_n be_v change_v and_o so_o shall_v thy_o practice_n god_n assist_v thou_o nay_o thou_o will_v not_o only_o forsake_v thy_o sin_n but_o their_o company_n too_o except_o they_o will_v forsake_v their_o old_a custom_n of_o drink_v and_o scoff_v and_o jeer_v at_o sobriety_n and_o goodness_n and_o so_o do_v thou_o may_v perchance_o win_v thy_o brother_n even_o as_o that_o penitent_a wanton_a in_o st._n ambrosse_n do_v his_o old_a love_n who_o when_o she_o court_v he_o according_a to_o her_o accustom_a manner_n and_o wonder_v at_o his_o overmuch_a 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into_o the_o communication_n of_o this_o swinish_a sin_n consider_v that_o our_o body_n be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o which_o we_o shall_v exceed_o dishonour_v if_o by_o drink_v and_o swill_v we_o make_v they_o to_o become_v like_o wine_n vessel_n eleven_o be_v 13_o consider_v that_o the_o lord_n behold_v thou_o whersoever_o thou_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o lord_n behold_v thou_o in_o all_o place_n and_o in_o every_o thing_n thou_o do_v as_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o well_o draw_v picture_n be_v fasten_v on_o thou_o which_o way_n soever_o thou_o turn_v much_o more_o while_o in_o a_o brutish_a manner_n thou_o lie_v wallow_v in_o this_o sin_n and_o consider_v he_o as_o a_o just_a judge_n who_o will_v not_o let_v such_o gross_a vice_n go_v unpunished_a twelft_o be_v ever_o or_o at_o least_o often_o think_v of_o the_o last_o and_o terrible_a day_n of_o judgement_n when_o we_o shall_v all_o be_v call_v to_o a_o reckon_n judgement_n 14_o often_o think_v of_o the_o day_n 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