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the_o most_o capital_a sin_n how_o then_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o those_o that_o continue_v whole_a hour_n nay_o from_o morning_n till_o night_n in_o tavern_n and_o tipling-house_n rant_a drink_v flebitis_fw-la vae_fw-la qui_fw-la cogitatis_fw-la inutile_fw-la mich._n 2._o vae_fw-la vobis_fw-la qui_fw-la ridetis_fw-la quia_fw-la flebitis_fw-la dance_a and_o other_o such_o like_a dissolution_n to_o be_v excuse_v from_o mortal_a sin_n since_o that_o god_n threaten_v with_o a_o woe_n even_o those_o who_o think_v of_o unprofitable_a thing_n he_o do_v the_o same_o to_o those_o that_o place_n all_o their_o consolation_n and_o felicity_n in_o riches_n as_o also_o to_o those_o that_o in_o any_o thing_n belong_v to_o nature_n take_v pleasure_n to_o excess_n ah_o 6_o vae_fw-la vobis_fw-la divitibus_fw-la qui_fw-la habetis_fw-la consolationem_fw-la vestram_fw-la et_fw-la vae_fw-la vobis_fw-la qui_fw-la saturati_fw-la estis_fw-la luk._n 6_o
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