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upon_o they_o for_o proper_o and_o of_o himself_o he_o delight_v not_o in_o the_o languish_a sadness_n and_o heaviness_n of_o man_n but_o desire_v to_o have_v they_o live_v in_o godly_a and_o honest_a merinesse_n of_o the_o hart_n wherefore_o he_o have_v grant_v unto_o they_o not_o only_o the_o use_n of_o wine_n but_o also_o of_o oil_n and_o most_o fragrant_a smell_n flesh_n likewise_o and_o also_o diverse_a and_o manifold_a kind_n of_o meat_n assure_o the_o use_n of_o wine_n now_o and_o then_o be_v profitable_a for_o they_o which_o be_v recover_v from_o disease_n and_o must_v be_v restore_v to_o their_o former_a health_n and_o as_o a_o certain_a philosopher_n show_v the_o heaviness_n and_o certain_a bitterness_n of_o old_a man_n be_v thereby_o mitigate_v and_o assuage_v as_o hop_n which_o otherwise_o be_v most_o bitter_a become_v sweet_a be_v steep_v in_o water_n wine_n moderation_n in_o drink_v of_o wine_n but_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o we_o keep_v a_o measure_n otherwise_o 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unto_o you_o as_o unto_o spiritual_a but_o as_o unto_o carnal_a and_o he_o sometime_o call_v they_o in_o a_o manner_n beastly_a when_o nevertheless_o they_o be_v now_o regenerate_v there_o be_v some_o which_o judge_v that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v there_o by_o a_o philosophical_a reason_n wherein_o our_o mind_n be_v sunder_v into_o the_o power_n reasonable_a and_o into_o the_o grose_a power_n namely_o into_o the_o power_n of_o concupiscence_n and_o the_o power_n of_o anger_n so_o as_o the_o apostle_n will_v place_v some_o uprightness_n even_o in_o man_n not_o yet_o regenerate_v as_o touch_v their_o mind_n unto_o which_o the_o brutish_a desire_n be_v adversary_n and_o repugnant_a and_o they_o endeavour_n to_o draw_v this_o opinion_n out_o of_o those_o word_n wherein_o he_o say_v i_o serve_v the_o law_n in_o my_o mind_n 23._o rom._n 7_o 25_o and_o 23._o and_o he_o distinguish_v the_o law_n of_o the_o member_n from_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o certeinlie_o paul_n in_o that_o 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man_n imagination_n be_v prone_a unto_o evil_n nay_o rather_o it_o be_v to_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o very_a mind_n and_o reason_n itself_o be_v corrupt_v where_o there_o be_v no_o regeneration_n in_o the_o second_o chapter_n to_o the_o ephesian_n the_o apostle_n write_v 3_o verse_n 2._o &_o 3_o that_o we_o also_o have_v our_o conversation_n in_o time_n pass_v in_o the_o lust_n of_o our_o flesh_n in_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o of_o the_o reason_n so_o he_o affirm_v that_o not_o only_o the_o flesh_n but_o also_o the_o reason_n be_v corrupt_v and_o in_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o epistle_n he_o say_v 17._o verse_n 17._o that_o the_o wicked_a do_v walk_v in_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o to_o the_o colossian_n 21._o col._n 1_o 21._o you_o be_v sometime_o alien_n from_o god_n and_o as_o touch_v the_o mind_n enemy_n unto_o he_o and_o in_o the_o eight_o to_o the_o roman_n 7._o verse_n 7._o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v enmity_n 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he_o so_o great_o be_v they_o disquiet_v with_o his_o misery_n wherefore_o before_o they_o talk_v with_o he_o their_o mind_n be_v by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n to_o desire_n god_n to_o assuage_v that_o great_a misery_n of_o he_o so_o david_n when_o abner_n be_v slay_v 32._o 1._o sam._n 3_o 32._o do_v not_o only_o mourn_v at_o his_o burial_n but_o also_o swear_v that_o he_o will_v that_o day_n eat_v no_o meat_n till_o the_o sun_n set_v the_o selfsame_o do_v he_o 16._o 2._o sa._n 12_o 16._o when_o he_o be_v reproove_v by_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o when_o he_o have_v receive_v tiding_n of_o the_o sickness_n of_o the_o child_n undoubted_o he_o never_o take_v meat_n all_o the_o while_n that_o the_o child_n be_v in_o that_o case_n 4._o verse_n 4._o nehemias_n in_o the_o 2._o chapter_n when_o he_o hear_v of_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o hebrews_n which_o remain_v in_o jerusalem_n afflict_a himself_o with_o fast_v and_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n 2._o dan._n 9_o 2._o also_o daniel_n 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