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mouth_n speak_v our_o discourse_n be_v discovery_n of_o what_o be_v within_o 4._o it_o make_v man_n like_o the_o devil_n who_o boast_v what_o great_a thing_n he_o have_v to_o give_v matth._n 4.9_o when_o he_o have_v nec_fw-la ditionem_fw-la nec_fw-la dationem_fw-la neither_o right_n to_o they_o nor_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o they_o man_n gift_n they_o boast_v off_o be_v none_o of_o their_o own_o what_o have_v we_o that_o we_o have_v not_o receive_v 1_o cor._n 4.7_o 5._o when_o man_n mouth_n be_v so_o full_a of_o their_o own_o praise_n rollic_fw-la it_o argue_v a_o emptiness_n of_o grace_n within_o full_a vessel_n make_v little_a noise_n when_o empty_a one_o sound_v loud_a empty_a cart_n make_v a_o great_a rattle_n when_o the_o load_v one_o go_v quiet_o by_o you_o your_o poor_a pedlar_n that_o have_v but_o one_o pack_n do_v in_o every_o market_n
cap._n this_o text_n i_o may_v call_v the_o drunkard_n looking-glass_n wherein_o they_o may_v see_v the_o woe_n and_o sorrow_n that_o attend_v they_o to_o who_o be_v woe_n to_o who_o be_v sorrow_n i._n e._n who_o draw_v all_o manner_n of_o sorrow_n upon_o soul_n and_o body_n but_o drunkard_n they_o meet_v to_o be_v merry_a but_o the_o end_n of_o such_o mirth_n be_v heaviness_n sen._n it_o be_v dear_o buy_v that_o have_v so_o many_o curse_n attend_v it_o what_o madness_n be_v it_o for_o a_o few_o moment_n of_o pleasure_n here_o to_o endure_v eternity_n of_o sorrow_n hereafter_o fur_n the_o enjoyment_n of_o a_o little_a wine_n here_o to_o drink_v the_o vial_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o lie_v in_o sea_n of_o misery_n for_o ever_o 2._o to_o who_o be_v strife_n and_o wound_n without_o a_o cause_n q._n d._n drunkenness_n breed_v contention_n quarrel_v and_o needless_a wound_n 3._o it_o hurt_v the_o body_n and_o bring_v disease_n rheum_n dropsy_n apoplexy_n and_o redness_n of_o eye_n by_o 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d._n though_o for_o a_o time_n it_o may_v seem_v pleasant_a yet_o at_o last_o it_o will_v sting_v thou_o very_o sore_o it_o will_v bring_v upon_o thou_o trouble_v internal_a external_a eternal_a wherefore_o fly_v from_o it_o as_o from_o a_o serpent_n 2._o it_o will_v hurt_v the_o soul_n and_o fill_v it_o full_a of_o noisome_a lusts._n the_o soul_n be_v the_o best_a and_o noble_a part_n est_fw-la which_o if_o corrupt_v become_v the_o worst_a v._o 33._o it_o breed_v adultery_n and_o lust_n thy_o eye_n shall_v behold_v strange_a woman_n i._n e._n harlot_n drunkenness_n and_o whore_v oft_o go_v together_o a_o belly_n fill_v with_o wine_n foam_v out_o filthiness_n rome_n 13.13_o lot_n though_o a_o holy_a man_n yet_o add_v incest_n to_o his_o drunkenness_n and_o though_o adulterer_n be_v not_o drunkard_n yet_o there_o be_v few_o drunkard_n but_o be_v adulterer_n v._o 33._o it_o breed_v evil_a speech_n thy_o heart_n shall_v utter_v perverse_a thing_n i._n e._n preposterous_a foolish_a filthy_a matter_n v._o 34._o it_o make_v man_n stupid_a and_o fearless_a secure_a and_o careless_a in_o the_o great_a danger_n he_o be_v as_o one_o that_o sleep_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o mast_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n though_o he_o be_v in_o great_a and_o continual_a danger_n yet_o he_o be_v insensible_a of_o it_o he_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n that_o sleep_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o he_o be_v soon_o overwhelm_v with_o wave_n and_o he_o be_v like_a to_o fall_v sudden_o that_o sleep_v in_o the_o top_n of_o a_o mast_n hominis_fw-la yet_o such_o be_v the_o drunkard_n lethargy_n that_o he_o can_v feel_v when_o he_o be_v strike_v nor_o know_v when_o he_o be_v beat_v v._o 35._o which_o be_v the_o height_n of_o misery_n it_o make_v man_n desperate_a incorrigible_a and_o incurable_a they_o become_v impudent_a in_o sin_n those_o sin_n which_o man_n tremble_v to_o commit_v when_o sober_a yet_o they_o will_v venture_v on_o basil._n when_o drink_v i_o will_v seek_v it_o yet_o again_o say_v the_o habituate_v drunkard_n q._n d._n notwithstanding_o all_o these_o danger_n and_o mischief_n i_o will_v not_o leave_v my_o drunkenness_n as_o perseverance_n in_o goodness_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o opposition_n be_v the_o height_n of_o goodness_n so_o perseverance_n in_o wickedness_n in_o despite_n of_o judgement_n be_v the_o height_n of_o wickedness_n that_o be_v our_o misery_n which_o attend_v on_o drunkenness_n that_o it_o be_v usual_o accompany_v with_o impenitency_n hos._n 4.11_o improbitati_fw-la 4._o it_o rob_v man_n of_o their_o good_a name_n call_v a_o man_n drunkard_n you_o need_v say_v no_o more_o hence_o when_o the_o pharisee_n will_v accuse_v christ_n as_o a_o great_a sinner_n they_o call_v he_o a_o wine_n bibber_v mat._n 11.19_o of_o old_a they_o be_v account_v son_n of_o belial_n 1_o sam._n 1.14_o 15_o 16._o when_o eli_n think_v hannah_n mass_n drink_v count_v not_o say_v she_o thy_o handmaid_n for_o a_o daughter_n of_o belial_n i_o e._n for_o a_o lawless_a loose_a disorder_a person_n it_o take_v away_o the_o man_n and_o lay_v a_o beast_n in_o his_o room_n yea_o it_o make_v a_o man_n worse_o than_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v for_o you_o can_v force_v they_o to_o drink_v more_o than_o will_v do_v they_o good_a 5._o it_o waste_v and_o weaken_v the_o estate_n and_o so_o disable_v man_n for_o work_n of_o piety_n and_o mercy_n prov._n 21.17_o he_o that_o love_v wine_n shall_v not_o be_v rich_a not_o he_o that_o drink_v wine_n but_o he_o that_o love_v it_o so_o as_o to_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o it_o such_o lose_v both_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a riches_n 6._o it_o lay_v kingdom_n waste_n isaiah_n 5.11.13_o 14_o 15._o as_o a_o good_a man_n be_v a_o public_a good_a so_o such_o a_o wicked_a man_n especial_o be_v a_o public_a evil_n 7._o the_o loveliness_n and_o beauty_n of_o temperance_n and_o sobriety_n shall_v make_v we_o loath_a excess_n &_o luxury_n 30._o how_o sweet_o do_v the_o sober_a holy_a man_n enjoy_v himself_o his_o soul_n be_v in_o peace_n his_o house_n be_v in_o peace_n his_o good_n be_v preserve_v his_o family_n be_v the_o better_a for_o he_o he_o be_v a_o blessing_n and_o ornament_n to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o dwell_v his_o judgement_n be_v clear_a his_o memory_n strong_a his_o affection_n regulate_v he_o be_v fit_a to_o pray_v read_v hear_v meditate_v etc._n etc._n he_o have_v a_o healthful_a body_n and_o a_o comely_a countenance_n wise_a discourse_n in_o a_o word_n he_o enjoy_v himself_o and_o see_v god_n in_o all_o the_o blessing_n he_o enjoy_v there_o be_v no_o sin_n but_o have_v some_o pretence_n arist._n and_o so_o have_v this_o 1._o object_n joseph_n make_v his_o brethren_n drink_v answ._n that_o be_v false_a for_o joseph_n be_v a_o holy_a man_n and_o one_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o therefore_o dare_v not_o do_v such_o a_o thing_n for_o a_o world_n god_n put_v a_o spirit_n of_o ingenuity_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n weemse_n and_o write_v the_o law_n of_o love_n there_o which_o constrain_v they_o to_o be_v pure_a and_o sober_a in_o all_o their_o act_n and_o undertake_n they_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n and_o can_v sin_v viz._n deliberate_o wilful_o and_o habitual_o 2._o the_o word_n shacar_n be_v take_v in_o scripture_n in_o a_o good_a sense_n for_o a_o free_a and_o liberal_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n ad_fw-la hilaritatem_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la ebrietatem_fw-la for_o mirth_n and_o not_o for_o madness_n for_o cheerfulness_n and_o not_o for_o drunkenness_n so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v hag._n 1.6_o they_o shall_v drink_v but_o not_o to_o drunkenness_n i._n e._n not_o plentiful_o so_o cant._n 5.1_o drink_v you_o drink_v abundant_o zanchy_a to_o a_o holy_a inebriation_n so_o ephes._n 5.18_o be_v not_o drink_v with_o wine_n wherein_o be_v excess_n but_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n q._n d._n if_o you_o will_v be_v drink_v let_v it_o not_o be_v with_o a_o bodily_a carnal_a devilish_a drunkenness_n but_o let_v it_o be_v with_o a_o spiritual_a holy_a ebriety_n do_v not_o sip_v or_o taste_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o joy_n love_n peace_n temperance_n patience_n act_n 2.13.15_o compare_v with_o v._o 4._o spiritual_a joy_n be_v there_o liken_v to_o wine_n eustathius_n which_o revive_v and_o quicken_v dead_a and_o droop_a spirit_n so_o cant._n 1.2_o thy_o love_n be_v better_a than_o wine_n this_o be_v crapula_n sacra_fw-la the_o word_n be_v likewise_o use_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n john_n 2.10_o for_o a_o more_o free_a and_o liberal_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n for_o mirth_n and_o comfort_n not_o for_o excess_n and_o riot_n god_n have_v give_v wine_n to_o make_v glad_a the_o heart_n of_o man_n psal._n 104.15_o and_o so_o far_o as_o
scripture_n vilify_v prayer_n and_o all_o ordinance_n never_o give_v thanks_o at_o their_o meal_n rail_v on_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n dishonour_v their_o parent_n outrun_v their_o wife_n neglect_v their_o family_n be_v full_a of_o lie_v rail_a idleness_n and_o all_o unrighteousness_n if_o these_o be_v saint_n who_o be_v scythyan_n these_o sin_n not_o through_o weakness_n but_o through_o wilfulness_n not_o through_o passion_n or_o precipitation_n but_o deliberate_o elective_o house_n resolute_o they_o tell_v the_o magistrate_n to_o his_o face_n that_o they_o will_v seal_v their_o high_a and_o horrid_a blasphemy_n with_o their_o blood_n it_o be_v time_n such_o corrupt_a blood_n be_v let_v out_o of_o the_o body_n they_o devise_v mischief_n and_o set_v themselves_o in_o a_o way_n that_o be_v not_o good_a psal._n 36.4_o as_o the_o liberal_a man_n devise_v liberal_a thing_n and_o by_o they_o be_v establish_v isaiah_n 32.8_o so_o the_o wicked_a man_n devise_v wicked_a thing_n seneca_n and_o by_o they_o be_v ruin_v v._o 7._o though_o favour_n be_v show_v to_o the_o wicked_a yet_o be_v they_o so_o wed_v to_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o will_v not_o learn_v righteousness_n isaiah_n 26.16_o it_o be_v the_o height_n of_o misery_n when_o man_n have_v sin_v so_o long_o that_o they_o have_v bring_v themselves_o into_o a_o necessity_n of_o sin_v these_o be_v not_o only_o in_o a_o dangerous_a but_o in_o a_o damnable_a condition_n what_o solomon_n say_v of_o the_o harlot_n guest_n be_v true_a of_o they_o they_o be_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o hell_n prov._n 9_o ult_n all_o such_o for_o present_a be_v far_o from_o salvation_n such_o as_o frequent_v the_o ordinance_n and_o live_v sober_o though_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o alive_a yet_o they_o sit_v in_o the_o wind_n way_n and_o there_o be_v more_o hope_n of_o they_o as_o christ_n say_v of_o the_o discreet_a scribe_n thou_o be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mark_v 12.34_o now_o if_o a_o man_n may_v live_v civil_o 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grace_n needful_a page_n 448_o sickness_n may_v befall_v good_a man_n page_n 446_o our_o spirit_n to_o be_v careful_o look_v to_o page_n 471_o t._n tax_n and_o due_n to_o be_v pay_v cheer-cheerful_o p._n 31_o temporal_a felicity_n no_o mark_n of_o a_o true_a church_n p._n 215_o thanksgiving_n motive_n to_o it_o p._n 71._o rule_n for_o it_o p._n 72_o theft_n in_o some_o case_n it_o may_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n p._n 227_o thorn_n riches_n be_v thorn_n p._n 39_o thought_n to_o be_v special_o watch_v page_n 28_o 29_o title_n of_o honour_n may_v be_v give_v to_o man_n page_n 296_o tithe_n convenient_a in_o gospel_n time_n page_n 369_o tobacco_n much_o abuse_v page_z â—9_n 102._o toleration_n when_o unlawful_a page_n 168_o 169_o 233.340_o tongue_n our_o glory_n p._n 63_o thought_n how_o dangerous_a p._n
the_o devil_n will_v not_o as_o austin_n observe_v arma_fw-la lucis_fw-la sunt_fw-la opera_fw-la fidei_fw-la gratiae_fw-la &_o virtutum_fw-la quibus_fw-la veluti_fw-la armis_fw-la contra_fw-la tres_fw-la hâ—stes_fw-la bello_fw-la tam_fw-la offensive_a quam_fw-la desensivo_fw-la depugnamus_fw-la à _fw-la lapide_fw-la pulchrior_fw-la inpraelio_fw-la occisiis_fw-la mile_n quam_fw-la fugâ_fw-la salvus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o viriliter_fw-la &_o strenue_n ago_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enim_fw-la est_fw-la certamen_fw-la &_o labour_n cum_fw-la difficultate_fw-la miles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d q._n minimè_fw-la mollis_fw-la vâ—es_fw-la animosque_fw-la à _fw-la vulnere_fw-la sumit_fw-la pulchrámque_fw-la petit_fw-la per_fw-la vulnerae_fw-la mortem_fw-la vir._n see_v what_o hardship_n souâ—diers_n endure_v plutarch_n moral_a orat._n 7._o the_o fortune_n alexandri_fw-la alexandri_fw-la milites_fw-la intenti_fw-la fuere_fw-la 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proprius_fw-la ne_fw-la summi_fw-la quidem_fw-la regis_fw-la nisi_fw-la strenuè_fw-fr la_fw-fr bâ—ret_n in_o vocatione_n suâ_fw-la roll._n in_o operibus_fw-la sit_fw-la abundantia_fw-la mea_fw-la divitiis_fw-la per_fw-la i_o licet_fw-la abundet_fw-la quisquis_fw-la voluerit_fw-la phil._n melanct._n nullus_fw-la mihi_fw-la per_fw-la otium_fw-la exit_fw-la dies_fw-la partem_fw-la noctium_fw-la studiis_fw-la vendico_fw-la non_fw-la vaco_fw-la sommo_fw-la sed_fw-la succumbo_fw-la &_o oculos_fw-la vigiliâ_fw-la fatigatos_fw-la cadentésque_fw-la in_o opere_fw-la detineo_fw-la seneca_n epist_n 67._o terra_fw-la est_fw-la domus_fw-la militiae_fw-la coelum_fw-la laetitiae_fw-la delicatus_fw-la es_fw-la mile_n si_fw-la putas_fw-la te_fw-la posse_fw-la sine_fw-la pugna_fw-la vincere_fw-la sine_fw-la certamine_fw-la triumphare_fw-la coronam_fw-la parare_fw-la potest_fw-la qui_fw-la indixit_fw-la certamen_fw-la vires_fw-la subministrare_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la deus_fw-la autem_fw-la 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