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and_o miserable_a that_o their_o end_n be_v damnation_n but_o it_o be_v worse_a and_o more_o miserable_a that_o their_o damnation_n be_v without_o end_n wickedness_n have_v but_o a_o time_n but_o the_o punishment_n of_o wickedness_n be_v beyond_o all_o time_n neither_o be_v the_o extremity_n of_o the_o pain_n inferior_a to_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o it_o for_o the_o pain_n and_o suffering_n of_o the_o damn_a be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o than_o can_v be_v imagine_v by_o any_o heart_n as_o deep_a as_o the_o sea_n and_o can_v be_v rather_o endure_v then_o express_v it_o be_v a_o death_n never_o to_o be_v paint_v to_o the_o life_n no_o pen_n nor_o pencil_n nor_o art_n nor_o heart_n can_v comprehend_v it_o yea_o if_o all_o the_o land_n be_v paper_n and_o all_o the_o water_n ink_n every_o plant_n a_o pen_n and_o every_o other_o creature_n a_o ready_a writer_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o set_v down_o the_o least_o piece_n of_o the_o great_a pain_n of_o hell_n fire_n for_o shall_v we_o 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without_o repentance_n deserve_v the_o wage_n of_o death_n eternal_a as_o a_o just_a recompense_n of_o reward_n heb._n 2._o 2._o rom._n 6._o 23._o how_o much_o more_o this_o accurse_a and_o damnable_a sin_n of_o drunkenness_n which_o both_o cause_v and_o be_v attend_v upon_o by_o almost_o all_o other_o sin_n as_o have_v be_v show_v and_o yet_o if_o thou_o can_v after_o all_o this_o but_o true_o repent_v and_o lie_v hold_v upon_o christ_n by_o a_o lively_a faith_n which_o ever_o manifest_v itself_o by_o the_o fruit_n of_o a_o godly_a life_n and_o conversation_n know_v withal_o that_o though_o thy_o sin_n have_v be_v never_o so_o many_o for_o multitude_n never_o so_o great_a for_o magnitude_n god_n be_v very_o ready_a to_o forgive_v they_o and_o this_o i_o can_v assure_v thou_o of_o yea_o i_o can_v show_v thou_o thy_o pardon_n from_o the_o great_a king_n of_o heaven_n for_o all_o that_o be_v past_a the_o tenor_n whereofis_fw-mi let_v the_o wicked_a for_o sake_n his_o way_n and_o the_o 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10._o 11._o where_o we_o read_v of_o certain_a corinthian_n that_o have_v be_v give_v to_o this_o sin_n of_o drunkenness_n who_o upon_o their_o repentance_n be_v both_o wash_v sanctify_a and_o justify_v and_o st._n ambrose_n tell_v of_o one_o that_o be_v a_o spectacle_n of_o drunkenness_n prove_v after_o his_o conversion_n a_o pattern_n of_o sobriety_n yea_o know_v this_o that_o god_n mercy_n be_v great_a than_o thy_o sin_n what_o ever_o it_o be_v thou_o can_v not_o be_v so_o infinite_a in_o sin_v as_o he_o be_v infinite_a in_o pardon_v if_o thou_o repent_v let_v we_o change_v our_o sin_n god_n will_v change_v his_o sentence_n god_n be_v more_o merciful_a say_v nazianzen_n than_o man_n can_v be_v sinful_a if_o he_o be_v sorrowful_a none_o can_v be_v so_o bad_a as_o god_n be_v good_a the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v able_a to_o bruise_v this_o serpent_n head_n wherefore_o if_o you_o prefer_v not_o hell_n to_o heaven_n abandon_v this_o vice_n but_o withal_o know_v that_o if_o it_o 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or_o two_o of_o a_o thousand_o which_o you_o partly_o know_v no_o certain_o for_o he_o that_o be_v a_o drunkard_n before_o be_v a_o drunkard_n still_o he_o that_o be_v a_o swearer_n before_o be_v a_o swearer_n still_o he_o that_o be_v filthy_a before_o be_v filthy_a still_o etc._n etc._n though_o such_o a_o judgement_n in_o a_o different_a age_n will_v have_v cause_v a_o universal_a repentance_n and_o reformation_n as_o the_o like_a only_o threaten_v not_o execute_v do_v in_o the_o ninivites_fw-la jonas_n 3_o but_o what_o do_v i_o speak_v of_o their_o repentance_n and_o reformation_n worâ—e_n when_o they_o will_v scoff_n at_o jeer_n and_o persecute_v any_o that_o shall_v but_o refuse_v to_o run_v with_o they_o to_o the_o same_o excess_n of_o riot_n what_o do_v i_o speak_v of_o their_o be_v the_o better_a when_o they_o be_v much_o the_o worse_o for_o this_o judgement_n for_o they_o be_v not_o only_o the_o same_o they_o be_v drink_v every_o day_n and_o scoff_n at_o those_o who_o will_v 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difference_n between_o god_n people_n godâ—es_n and_o those_o son_n of_o belial_n he_o which_o true_o fear_v god_n will_v in_o such_o time_n of_o calamity_n vriah-like_a refrain_v from_o many_o lawful_a and_o allow_v recreation_n well_o know_v that_o action_n of_o a_o indifferent_a nature_n be_v not_o always_o seasonable_a not_o ever_o warrantable_a and_o indeed_o neither_o the_o time_n nor_o place_n of_o mourning_n be_v for_o mirth_n which_o make_v our_o saviour_n christ_n soon_o turn_v the_o minstrel_n out_o of_o door_n when_o the_o ruler_n daughter_n be_v dead_a mat._n 9_o 23_o yea_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n complaint_n against_o jerusalem_n when_o he_o threaten_v her_o destruction_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n i_o call_v to_o weep_v and_o mourning_n and_o to_o baldness_n and_o gird_v with_o sackcloth_n but_o behold_v joy_n and_o gladness_n slay_v ox_n and_o kill_a sheep_n eat_v flesh_n and_o drink_v wine_n isaiah_n 22._o 12_o 13._o for_o which_o he_o be_v so_o offend_v that_o he_o tell_v 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13._o jer._n 23._o 13._o to_o 22._o so_o shut_v heaven_n when_o they_o shall_v open_v it_o and_o open_v it_o when_o they_o shall_v shut_v it_o and_o thus_o be_v million_o deceive_v for_o nothing_o soon_o win_v flesh_n and_o blood_n than_o a_o doctrine_n which_o tend_v to_o licentiousness_n indeed_o most_o man_n be_v so_o greedy_a angle_n either_o of_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n that_o satan_n need_v no_o help_n from_o other_o for_o he_o can_v no_o soon_o cast_v out_o his_o angle_n among_o they_o but_o immediate_o like_o the_o soul_n in_o lucian_n about_o charon_n boat_n or_o coleminer_n about_o a_o line_n when_o the_o candle_n burn_v blue_a tell_v the_o damp_n come_v they_o will_v fasten_v upon_o the_o bait_n as_o let_v jeraboam_n only_o set_v up_o calf_n in_o dan_n and_o bethel_n the_o people_n be_v down_o on_o their_o knee_n yea_o all_o like_o beast_n in_o herd_n will_v go_v a_o low_v after_o they_o yea_o be_v there_o no_o harlot_n no_o drunken_a associate_n to_o solicit_v no_o devil_n 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