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general_a indulgence_n to_o carnal_a sense_n and_o the_o pleasure_n proceed_v from_o they_o from_o whence_o that_o special_a vice_n must_v needs_o become_v rampant_a which_o war_n against_o both_o purity_n of_o mind_n and_o chastity_n of_o body_n and_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o inordinate_a lust_a of_o the_o flesh_n tend_v to_o prohibit_v pollution_n when_o the_o vain_a mind_n of_o man_n follow_v the_o error_n of_o rehoboam_n consult_v with_o the_o more_o youthful_a and_o precipitant_a faculty_n and_o inclination_n of_o a_o man_n we_o turn_v a_o deaff_n ear_n to_o the_o sober_a and_o grave_a dictate_v of_o reason_n and_o religion_n interdict_v our_o course_n let_v all_o loose_a and_o give_v the_o reins_o out_o of_o our_o hand_n permit_v ourselves_o to_o be_v hurry_v downhill_o with_o a_o easy_a and_o sudden_a passion_n we_o know_v not_o we_o care_v not_o we_o consider_v not_o whither_o till_o like_o the_o blind_a soldier_n of_o benhadad_n king_n of_o syria_n our_o eye_n be_v at_o length_n open_v we_o find_v ourselves_o captivate_v in_o the_o city_n of_o our_o deadly_a enemy_n the_o devil_n seduce_v we_o away_o 2._o and_o if_o this_o vice_n be_v peculiar_a to_o vain_a worldling_n it_o be_v less_o to_o be_v fear_v by_o sober_a person_n but_o we_o read_v of_o the_o complaint_n of_o such_o as_o have_v sequester_v themselves_o from_o the_o world_n that_o have_v enclose_v themselves_o in_o bare_a wall_n and_o rude_a cell_n as_o well_o as_o of_o they_o who_o table_n be_v furnish_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o dainty_n and_o their_o parlour_n wainscoated_a with_o cedar_n who_o be_v clothe_v rugged_o and_o fare_v hardly_o and_o live_v abstemious_o yea_o repentance_n itself_o for_o such_o fowl_n miscarriage_n while_o the_o mind_n dwell_v too_o long_o upon_o the_o subject_n renew_v the_o subtle_a and_o sinful_a delectation_n nay_o which_o be_v most_o wonderful_a fast_n prescribe_v against_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n shall_v end_v contrary_a to_o it_o the_o spirit_n of_o luxury_n say_v saint_n hierom_n boil_v by_o night_n breathe_v forth_o by_o day_n infest_v in_o sleep_n molest_v in_o business_n stupefy_v reason_n destroy_v advice_n disquiet_v the_o mind_n urge_v to_o fall_v ensnare_v the_o chaste_a burn_v more_o by_o use_n pollute_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n waste_v the_o substance_n deliver_v to_o we_o by_o our_o heavenly_a father_n turn_v man_n into_o a_o beast_n and_o enslave_v he_o with_o the_o worst_a of_o servitude_n to_o his_o animal_n part._n 3._o and_o if_o we_o consult_v ancient_a history_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o great_a and_o most_o lamentable_a subversion_n of_o nation_n have_v be_v occasion_v by_o immoderate_a and_o unjust_a lusting_n as_o for_o instance_n the_o gaul_n invade_v italy_n take_v and_o sack_v rome_n itself_o be_v invite_v thither_o first_o by_o aruns_fw-la clusimus_fw-la in_o revenge_n against_o leucemon_n offer_v such_o violence_n to_o his_o wife_n and_o the_o exorbitant_a lust_n of_o vortiger_n the_o british_a king_n upon_o the_o body_n of_o rowenna_n daughter_n to_o hengist_n the_o saxon_a bring_v all_o the_o britain_n into_o perpetual_a servitude_n and_o the_o ravish_a of_o the_o wife_n of_o beorn_n bokard_n a_o noble_a person_n by_o osbert_n king_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n bring_v in_o the_o dane_n into_o this_o country_n who_o slay_v the_o king_n in_o a_o battle_n and_o from_o the_o same_o occasion_n the_o moor_n invade_v spain_n as_o may_v be_v show_v at_o large_a out_o of_o the_o history_n of_o that_o country_n when_o king_n roderick_n ravish_v the_o daughter_n of_o count_n julian_n he_o conspire_v against_o his_o king_n and_o country_n in_o reverence_n of_o that_o injury_n and_o bring_v in_o those_o barbarous_a infidel_n to_o the_o enslave_v and_o ruine_v that_o country_n for_o many_o year_n and_o why_o shall_v i_o tell_v you_o of_o the_o plague_n bring_v upon_o the_o israelite_n or_o of_o samson_n and_o solomon_n upon_o themselves_o by_o the_o same_o vice_n and_o david_n too_o or_o why_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o the_o mischief_n do_v to_o the_o very_a body_n of_o such_o voluptuary_n what_o infatuation_n of_o the_o mind_n what_o fear_n and_o agony_n seize_v the_o adulterer_n in_o the_o height_n of_o unlawful_a pleasure_n lest_o he_o shall_v be_v discover_v what_o distemper_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n arrest_v the_o carrier_n of_o lust_n pain_n in_o the_o head_n gout_n in_o the_o limb_n dropsy_n in_o the_o whole_a body_n fever_n in_o the_o blood_n and_o rottenness_n in_o the_o bone_n and_o very_a marrow_n so_o turn_v the_o comedy_n of_o such_o love_n into_o tragical_a note_n and_o lamentation_n run_v on_o this_o strain_n principal_o so_o foolish_a be_v i_o and_o ignorant_a i_o be_v as_o a_o beast_n before_o thou_o psal_n 73._o 22._o and_o how_o have_v i_o hate_a instruction_n 4._o but_o lest_o we_o flatter_v ourselves_o with_o a_o opinion_n of_o innocence_n when_o this_o sin_n become_v not_o open_o scandalous_a we_o must_v know_v what_o solomon_n say_v prov._n 24._o 9_o the_o thought_n of_o foolishness_n be_v sin_n and_o as_o christ_n teach_v he_o that_o lu_v with_o his_o eye_n and_o heart_n after_o a_o woman_n commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o in_o his_o heart_n and_o wanton_a talk_n especial_o lascivious_a song_n and_o dalliance_n and_o uncivil_a though_o too_o common_a nakedness_n in_o woman_n and_o several_a other_o occasion_n of_o temptation_n be_v hereby_o unblamable_a and_o be_v as_o nit_n to_o vermine_n breed_v out_o of_o they_o 5._o but_o if_o this_o filthy_a sin_n which_o foul_n the_o mouth_n that_o name_v it_o in_o its_o ordinary_a course_n be_v so_o odious_a much_o more_o the_o transcendent_a crime_n of_o sodomy_n bestiality_n effeminateness_n in_o the_o sense_n the_o apostle_n be_v general_o understand_v 1_o cor._n 6._o 9_o saying_n be_v not_o deceive_v neither_o fornicatour_n nor_o idolater_n nor_o adulterer_n nor_o effeminate_a that_o be_v abuser_n of_o their_o own_o body_n alone_o that_o way_n nor_o abuser_n of_o themselves_o with_o mankind_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n or_o of_o christ_n and_o this_o be_v say_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v say_v 6._o but_o it_o be_v say_v above_o that_o divers_a man_n eminent_a for_o holiness_n and_o austerity_n have_v not_o be_v free_a from_o this_o mortal_a evil_n but_o groan_v under_o it_o no_o wonder_n we_o who_o profess_v not_o so_o great_a mortification_n and_o selfe-deniall_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o such_o infirmity_n so_o that_o it_o appear_v more_o venial_a than_o mortal_a to_o which_o my_o answer_n be_v that_o though_o this_o sin_n may_v have_v provoke_v the_o holy_a to_o complain_v of_o it_o yet_o never_o find_v it_o such_o favour_n with_o they_o as_o to_o be_v approve_v or_o patient_o tolerate_v for_o natural_a principle_n in_o the_o righteous_a be_v not_o extinguish_v and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o flesh_n do_v war_n strong_o against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o still_o the_o godly_a and_o spiritual_a man_n maintain_v 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