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priest_n thereof_o teach_v for_o hire_v and_o the_o prophet_n thereof_o divine_a for_o money_n yet_o will_v they_o lean_v upon_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v be_v not_o the_o lord_n among_o we_o no_o evil_n can_v come_v upon_o we_o read_v on_o simony_n be_v another_o daughter_n of_o covetousness_n i_o say_v no_o more_o of_o it_o but_o leave_v it_o with_o st._n peter_n blessing_n pereat_fw-la argentum_fw-la tuum_fw-la tecum_fw-la let_v their_o money_n perish_v with_o thou_o but_o rapine_n be_v the_o proper_a and_o natural_a daughter_n of_o the_o covetousness_n of_o the_o chaldean_n they_o have_v their_o angle_n and_o their_o net_n and_o their_o drag_v nothing_o can_v escape_v they_o the_o great_a fish_n do_v eat_v up_o the_o little_a one_o oppression_n be_v the_o cry_a sin_n of_o babylon_n all_o their_o neighbour_n do_v groan_v under_o it_o 1._o this_o sin_n do_v destroy_v jus_o naturale_fw-la natural_a right_n which_o be_v quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la alteri_fw-la ne_fw-la feceris_fw-la do_v as_o thou_o will_v be_v do_v to_o out_o of_o which_o principle_n these_o two_o do_v arise_v 1._o ne_fw-fr cvi_fw-la noceas_fw-la hurt_v none_o 2._o ut_fw-la communi_fw-la bono_fw-mi deservias_fw-la serve_v the_o common_a good_a 2._o it_o offend_v the_o write_a law_n which_o do_v not_o only_o restrain_v actum_fw-la rapinae_fw-la non_fw-la furaberis_fw-la the_o act_n of_o rapine_n thoushalt_v not_o steal_v but_o voluntatem_fw-la rapinae_fw-la non_fw-la concupisces_fw-la but_o the_o will_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v agur_n the_o son_n of_o jakeh_n say_v there_o be_v a_o generation_n who_o tooth_n be_v as_o sword_n 30.14_o pro._n 30.14_o and_o their_o jaw-teeth_n as_o knife_n to_o devour_v the_o poor_a from_o off_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o needy_a from_o among_o man_n this_o generation_n be_v not_o yet_o grow_v barren_a christ_n say_v pauperes_fw-la semper_fw-la habebitis_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la you_o shall_v
the_o church_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n yet_o they_o that_o be_v thus_o overtake_v do_v common_o excuse_v themselves_o that_o they_o have_v be_v among_o their_o friend_n but_o this_o pot-friendship_n which_o have_v the_o power_n to_o divide_v a_o man_n from_o himself_o will_v scarce_o prove_v a_o glue_n strong_a enough_o to_o unite_v and_o knit_v he_o to_o another_o the_o kiss_n of_o such_o friend_n betray_v thou_o and_o thou_o may_v say_v rather_o thus_o be_v i_o wound_v in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o friend_n it_o be_v david_n prayer_n let_v it_o be_v thou_o let_v the_o righteous_a smite_v i_o for_o that_o be_v a_o benefit_n 141.5_o ps_n 141.5_o and_o let_v he_o reprove_v i_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o precious_a oil_n that_o shall_v not_o break_v my_o head_n but_o incline_v not_o my_o heart_n to_o evil_a that_o i_o shall_v commit_v wicked_a work_n with_o man_n that_o commit_v iniquity_n and_o let_v i_o not_o eat_v of_o their_o delicate_n nor_o drink_v neither_o it_o be_v a_o good_a 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gravis_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la se_fw-la excuset_fw-la all_o you_o that_o call_v god_n father_n and_o do_v desire_v either_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o name_n or_o the_o come_n of_o his_o kingdom_n or_o the_o fulfil_n of_o his_o will_n make_v conscience_n of_o this_o great_a sin_n call_v it_o no_o long_o good-fellowship_n for_o st._n ambr._n say_v vocatis_fw-la ut_fw-la amicos_fw-la emittitis_fw-la inimicos_fw-la 14._o ibid._n c._n 14._o vocas_fw-la ad_fw-la jucunditatem_fw-la cogis_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la invitas_fw-la ad_fw-la prandium_fw-la efferre_fw-la vis_fw-la ad_fw-la sepulturam_fw-la vina_fw-la praetendis_fw-la venena_fw-la suffundis_fw-la say_v to_o he_o that_o tempt_v thou_o to_o drink_v drink_v vade_v retro_fw-mi i_o sathana_n get_v thou_o be_v hind_n i_o satan_n the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o meat_n nor_o drink_v god_n shall_v find_v thou_o out_o thou_o have_v his_o woe_n upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v see_v anon_o how_o he_o will_v punish_v thou_o 1._o ad_fw-la quid_fw-la ut_fw-la videant_fw-la nuditatem_fw-la it_o be_v the_o boast_n of_o brave_a drunkard_n how_o long_o they_o have_v sit_v at_o it_o how_o many_o pot_n and_o pottle_n they_o have_v swallow_v how_o many_o they_o have_v make_v drink_v this_o be_v thy_o nakedness_n literal_o drunkenness_n do_v make_v man_n do_v thing_n uncomely_a some_o use_v this_o lewd_a practice_n to_o make_v way_n for_o their_o lust_n some_o to_o take_v advantage_n otherwise_o modesty_n can_v utter_v what_o unclean_a provocation_n do_v arise_v from_o drunkenness_n what_o lewd_a and_o unchaste_a action_n be_v do_v what_o profane_a and_o filthy_a word_n be_v speak_v noah_n himself_o full_a of_o wine_n do_v lie_v uncover_v in_o his_o tent_n and_o show_v his_o nakedness_n st._n ambrose_n complain_v of_o woman_n that_o full_a of_o wine_n do_v come_v immodest_o into_o the_o street_n sing_v and_o dance_v 18._o ibid._n c._n 18._o irritantes_fw-la in_o se_fw-la juvenum_fw-la libidines_fw-la coelum_fw-la 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in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n than_o st._n ambrose_n will_v tell_v you_o lib._n de_fw-fr no_n &_o arca_n c._n 30._o omnis_fw-la impius_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ipsedevius_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la est_fw-la aliorum_fw-la lapsus_fw-la pro_fw-la svi_fw-la erroris_fw-la selatio_fw-la accipit_fw-la quod_fw-la consortes_fw-la invenerit_fw-la culpae_fw-la then_o be_v the_o season_n for_o the_o cosener_n to_o invade_v the_o purse_n of_o his_o neighbour_n for_o the_o cunning_a insidiator_n to_o take_v advantage_n of_o word_n to_o find_v out_o the_o infirmitit_n of_o his_o brother_n that_o he_o may_v keep_v he_o in_o awe_n thereby_o i_o can_v dive_v so_o deep_a into_o this_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n as_o to_o declare_v all_o and_o again_o i_o fear_v to_o go_v far_o in_o it_o lest_o i_o may_v teach_v the_o ignorant_a sinner_n more_o cunning_a than_o he_o have_v before_o this_o i_o dare_v say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o love_v that_o maintain_v drunken_a acquaintance_n for_o true_a love_n be_v a_o 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