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thy_o passion_n be_v so_o great_a that_o thou_o must_v place_v they_o somewhere_o let_v i_o advise_v thou_o to_o consult_v thy_o own_o heart_n study_v thy_o own_o imperfection_n where_o thou_o shall_v find_v matter_n enough_o to_o work_v upon_o for_o thy_o better_a advantage_n arraign_v thy_o passion_n before_o heaven_n as_o traitor_n to_o god_n and_o man_n humble_o solicit_v the_o lord_n to_o metamorphize_v thy_o hatred_n in_o love_n to_o himself_o thy_o envy_n in_o charity_n to_o thy_o neighbour_n and_o thy_o malice_n against_o the_o suggestion_n of_o satan_n that_o so_o overcome_v thyself_o through_o his_o grace_n thou_o may_v be_v make_v a_o pious_a zealot_n of_o his_o glory_n 28._o of_o anger_n anger_n be_v a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o spirit_n raise_v from_o the_o hot_a furnace_n of_o choler_n the_o symptom_n be_v a_o frown_a brow_n a_o sparkle_a eye_n and_o a_o virulent_a tongue_n which_o pick_v the_o lock_n of_o discreet_a silence_n and_o set_v at_o liberty_n a_o multitude_n of_o fault_n which_o be_v cover_v with_o love_n speak_v what_o it_o shall_v forget_v to_o the_o dis-repute_n of_o friend_n and_o familiar_n it_o banish_v patience_n break_v the_o band_n of_o affection_n and_o distemper_v the_o whole_a course_n of_o nature_n so_o that_o it_o may_v well_o be_v call_v a_o short_a madness_n till_o bring_v into_o a_o better_a temper_n by_o the_o manacle_n of_o moderation_n correct_v by_o discretion_n impatient_a man_n if_o thy_o fiery_a temperature_n be_v so_o predominant_a that_o thou_o can_v not_o master_v this_o blind_a passion_n think_v on_o that_o divine_a vengeance_n due_a unto_o thou_o for_o thy_o transgression_n let_v it_o fright_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o choleric_a nature_n as_o piander_n be_v affright_v with_o a_o clap_n of_o thunder_n which_o make_v he_o think_v that_o the_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o let_v the_o same_o consideration_n imprison_v thy_o thought_n but_o with_o better_a illumination_n that_o god_n judgement_n be_v ready_a to_o seize_v upon_o thou_o for_o this_o thy_o frenzy_n and_o pray_v thou_o unto_o he_o to_o change_v the_o complexion_n of_o thy_o heart_n into_o a_o holy_a zeal_n against_o thy_o passion_n so_o may_v thou_o be_v angry_a and_o sin_n not_o 29._o of._n backbiting_a the_o backbiter_n be_v a_o secret_a coward_n which_o wound_v at_o a_o distance_n the_o poison_n of_o asp_n be_v under_o his_o lip_n which_o he_o vent_v by_o the_o engine_n of_o a_o false_a tongue_n not_o dare_v to_o look_v his_o enemy_n truth_n in_o the_o face_n the_o tale-bearer_n and_o prater_n be_v of_o the_o same_o lineage_n child_n of_o mischief_n who_o delight_n to_o fish_n in_o trouble_a water_n trumpeter_n of_o folly_n sound_v a_o false_a alarm_n in_o seditious_a ear_n which_o be_v as_o foul_a channel_n only_o fit_a for_o the_o reception_n of_o stink_a water_n a_o smooth_a brow_n give_v they_o entertainment_n but_o a_o angry_a countenance_n drive_v they_o away_o say_v solomon_n as_o the_o north_n wind_n drive_v away_o 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gross_a by_o a_o lie_a alarm_n among_o all_o the_o society_n of_o man_n a_o liar_n be_v a_o most_o odious_a creature_n in_o that_o he_o outface_n truth_n by_o a_o downright_a lie_n as_o gehazi_n his_o master_n thy_o servant_n go_v not_o whither_o or_o else_o by_o mental_a reservation_n and_o fallacious_a equivocation_n as_o the_o devil_n at_o delphos_n aio_fw-la te_fw-la aeacidae_n romanos_fw-la vincere_fw-la posse_fw-la or_o else_o he_o will_v palliate_v his_o design_n with_o a_o gloss_n of_o scripture_n as_o satan_n to_o our_o saviour_n he_o will_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o so_o cunning_a a_o factor_n be_v the_o liar_n to_o beget_v proselyte_n to_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n win_v belief_n from_o unsettled_a judgement_n not_o able_a to_o distinguish_v light_n from_o darkness_n truth_n from_o error_n great_a god_n who_o be_v the_o searcher_n of_o heart_n discover_v i_o beseech_v thou_o unto_o i_o by_o the_o light_n of_o truth_n the_o dark_a invention_n of_o my_o deceitful_a heart_n set_v a_o watch_n before_o my_o mouth_n that_o my_o tongue_n run_v not_o counter_a to_o the_o balance_n of_o truth_n but_o order_n thou_o my_o conversation_n by_o the_o square_n of_o uprightness_n that_o i_o deceive_v not_o myself_o by_o lie_v vanity_n or_o my_o neighbour_n by_o ambiguous_a truth_n 31._o of_o swear_v the_o common_a swearer_n be_v a_o black-mouthed_a cannon_n fire_v by_o his_o own_o passion_n thunder_v out_o dam_n as_o so_o many_o bullet_n against_o the_o battlement_n of_o heaven_n as_o if_o he_o will_v quarrel_v with_o his_o maker_n for_o his_o preservation_n it_o be_v matter_n of_o amazement_n be_v not_o god_n infinite_o merciful_a that_o he_o break_v not_o in_o piece_n like_o a_o overcharge_v gun_n and_o that_o he_o open_v not_o a_o way_n to_o let_v down_o speedy_a vengeance_n upon_o himself_o of_o all_o the_o sin_n that_o man_n commit_v there_o be_v the_o least_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n in_o oath_n unless_o it_o be_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o a_o lie_n for_o the_o compass_v of_o a_o wicked_a design_n mask_v under_o the_o guise_n of_o truth_n or_o to_o set_v a_o gloss_n of_o unsanctified_a rhetoric_n upon_o a_o rant_a speech_n frame_v by_o that_o grand_a artist_n the_o devil_n tremble_v thou_o then_o o_o profane_a sinner_n at_o this_o thy_o character_n consider_v the_o mercy_n and_o longsufferance_n of_o god_n who_o will_v not_o that_o thou_o shall_v perish_v prevent_v in_o time_n by_o thy_o unfeigned_a repentance_n the_o judgement_n of_o god_n which_o thy_o oath_n as_o messenger_n to_o heaven_n invoke_v to_o thy_o destruction_n since_o satan_n and_o thy_o own_o evil_a nature_n have_v conspire_v together_o to_o make_v thou_o blaspheme_n the_o name_n of_o god_n earnest_o entreat_v he_o to_o set_v a_o watch_n before_o thy_o lip_n that_o thou_o offend_v not_o with_o thy_o tongue_n and_o to_o mould_n thy_o heart_n into_o a_o better_a temper_n that_o thou_o be_v not_o obnoxious_a to_o thy_o sober_a brother_n or_o such_o a_o enemy_n to_o thyself_o as_o to_o hasten_v ruin_n to_o thy_o own_o soul_n 32._o of_o drunkenness_n drunkenness_n be_v a_o sleepy_a potion_n which_o seize_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n lock_v they_o up_o in_o a_o lethargy_n of_o sin_n deprive_v they_o of_o their_o natural_a function_n to_o the_o support_n both_o of_o the_o outward_a and_o inward_a man_n whereby_o they_o come_v to_o lose_v their_o active_a virtue_n it_o stifle_v the_o understanding_n with_o fume_n of_o wine_n banish_v from_o it_o the_o power_n of_o reason_n which_o distinguish_v a_o man_n from_o a_o beast_n it_o prompt_v the_o will_n to_o all_o kind_n of_o wickedness_n and_o drown_v that_o noble_a register_n the_o memory_n in_o the_o sink_n of_o brutality_n forget_v what_o it_o shall_v remember_v and_o remember_v what_o it_o shall_v forget_v consider_v then_o o_o man_n with_o detestation_n this_o stagger_a sin_n of_o ebriety_n what_o a_o protean_a disguise_n it_o put_v upon_o thou_o that_o can_v thou_o see_v thy_o 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