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the_o same_o in_o fact_n §_o 141._o to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v as_o another_o aggravation_n age_n belong_v to_o this_o circumstance_n the_o extension_n of_o it_o and_o herein_o thou_o do_v outstrip_v almost_o all_o other_o sinner_n in_o the_o heynousnesse_n of_o thy_o offence_n for_o whereas_o other_o sin_n viz._n swear_v theft_n murder_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v compare_v unto_o a_o single_a bullet_n which_o kill_v but_o one_o at_o once_o namely_o the_o party_n offend_v one_o of_o thy_o sin_n viz._n drunkenness_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o chain-shot_n which_o send_v man_n by_o cluster_n to_o hell_n the_o other_o i_o mean_v thy_o scandalize_a the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o turn_v good_a into_o evil_n be_v like_o that_o plot_n of_o the_o gunpowder_n treason_n which_o if_o it_o have_v take_v effect_n will_v have_v destroy_v a_o multitude_n at_o one_o blow_n yea_o thereby_o thou_o do_v not_o only_o thy_o utmost_a but_o even_o sufficient_a without_o god_n great_a mercy_n to_o murder_v and_o destroy_v all_o that_o hear_v of_o thy_o milicious_a slander_n and_o bitter_a invective_n make_v they_o ashamed_a of_o their_o holy_a profession_n and_o fly_v from_o christ_n standard_n back_o to_o the_o world_n now_o injury_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o intolerable_a as_o they_o be_v dilate_v unto_o more_o those_o offence_n which_o be_v of_o narrow_a extent_n may_v receive_v a_o easy_a satisfaction_n the_o amends_o be_v not_o possible_a where_o the_o wrong_n be_v universal_a as_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o the_o story_n of_o queen_n vashti_n esther_n 1._o 16._o 17._o 18._o and_o thou_o do_v not_o inveigh_v against_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a person_n or_o congregation_n but_o against_o all_o the_o faithful_a throughout_o the_o land_n wherein_o thou_o more_o than_o resemble_v a_o mad_a dog_n who_o spare_v none_o but_o bite_v at_o all_o that_o come_v near_o he_o for_o this_o thy_o ill_a report_n of_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n like_o poison_n disperse_v itself_o into_o every_o vein_n of_o the_o body_n politic_a now_o he_o be_v monstrous_o malicious_a and_o deserve_v grievous_o to_o be_v punish_v that_o cast_v poison_n into_o one_o cup_n with_o a_o intention_n to_o poison_v one_o alone_a but_o he_o more_o which_o throw_v it_o into_o the_o whole_a vessel_n whereof_o all_o the_o family_n drink_v with_o a_o purpose_n to_o speed_v every_o one_o in_o the_o house_n but_o he_o be_v desperate_o and_o prodigious_o wicked_a beyond_o expression_n who_o hurl_v deadly_a poison_n into_o the_o fountain_n whence_o the_o whole_a city_n be_v serve_v as_o once_o the_o jew_n serve_v this_o city_n and_o even_o such_o and_o no_o other_o be_v thy_o case_n it_o differ_v not_o a_o hair_n breadth_n only_o thou_o poysone_v soul_n the_o other_o body_n and_o therein_o transcende_v now_o as_o this_o be_v a_o heinous_a offence_n above_o any_o i_o can_v think_v upon_o so_o great_a offence_n if_o ever_o they_o obtain_v forgiveness_n have_v need_n of_o answerable_a satisfaction_n notorious_a offender_n may_v not_o think_v to_o sit_v down_o with_o the_o task_n of_o ordinary_a service_n the_o retribution_n of_o their_o obedience_n must_v be_v proportionable_a to_o their_o crime_n as_o be_v that_o of_o paul_n who_o as_o he_o have_v do_v more_o evil_a to_o the_o saint_n than_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n so_o he_o labour_v more_o than_o they_o all_o in_o add_v to_o the_o church_n such_o as_o shall_v be_v save_v yea_o faith_n god_n to_o ananias_n i_o will_v show_v he_o how_o many_o thing_n he_o must_v suffer_v for_o my_o name_n sake_n act._n 9_o 16._o §_o 142._o thus_o i_o have_v unfold_v thy_o several_a and_o superlative_a sin_n speak_v and_o lay_v before_o thou_o the_o punishment_n due_a unto_o they_o single_a i_o have_v also_o show_v thou_o how_o they_o be_v greatn_v and_o aggravate_v by_o sundry_a circumstance_n which_o will_v also_o add_v weight_n to_o thy_o torment_n and_o without_o repentance_n double_v thy_o doom_n all_o which_o i_o think_v be_v put_v together_o and_o due_o consider_v shall_v make_v thou_o loath_a and_o abhor_v thy_o present_a condition_n and_o not_o only_o awaken_v thy_o conscience_n but_o fetch_v blood_n from_o thy_o secure_a heart_n yea_o if_o thou_o wish_v or_o care_v to_o be_v save_v or_o ever_o hope_v for_o entrance_n into_o god_n kingdom_n thou_o will_v with_o ephraim_n strike_v thyself_o upon_o the_o thigh_n jer._n 31._o 19_o smite_v thy_o breast_n with_o the_o publican_n luk._n 18._o 13._o and_o with_o amazement_n and_o indignation_n say_v what_o have_v i_o doneâ—_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o be_v savedâ—_n at_o least_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a but_o as_o there_o be_v no_o hole_n to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o the_o bark_n of_o popery_n licentiousness_n but_o some_o popish_a proctor_n or_o other_o will_v find_v a_o peg_n to_o stop_v it_o so_o though_o this_o pot_n have_v so_o wide_a a_o mouth_n that_o as_o one_o will_v think_v no_o potlid_n can_v be_v find_v big_a enough_o to_o cover_v it_o yet_o thou_o have_v a_o shift_n for_o thy_o persevere_v or_o rather_o the_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n have_v furnish_v thou_o with_o a_o evasion_n for_o that_o he_o may_v make_v smooth_a the_o way_n to_o perdition_n he_o will_v tell_v the_o procrastinator_fw-la that_o the_o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v hear_v by_o our_o saviour_n at_o the_o last_o hour_n and_o that_o god_n be_v merciful_a therefore_o he_o may_v go_v on_o bold_o and_o let_v the_o worst_a that_o can_v come_v repentance_n at_o the_o last_o hour_n and_o say_v lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o which_o the_o common_a people_n make_v their_o neck-verse_n will_v make_v all_o even_o otherwise_o god_n be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o his_o word_n who_o say_v at_o what_o time_n soever_o a_o sinner_n
repent_v &c._n &c._n for_o he_o can_v take_v liberty_n to_o continue_v his_o sensual_a lust_n by_o a_o warrant_n of_o scripture_n what_o be_v write_v for_o his_o consolation_n he_o turn_v to_o poison_v make_v of_o his_o restorative_n physic_n a_o drink_n to_o intoxicate_a he_o to_o desperateness_n yea_o he_o can_v apply_v christ_n passion_n as_o a_o warrant_n for_o his_o licentiousness_n not_o as_o a_o remedy_n and_o take_v his_o death_n as_o a_o licence_n to_o sin_n his_o cross_n as_o a_o letter_n patent_n to_o do_v mischief_n so_o they_o not_o only_o sever_v those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v join_v together_o sin_n and_o punishment_n and_o join_v together_o what_o god_n have_v sever_v sin_n and_o reward_n but_o even_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o want_n oneness_n as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v head_n his_o taber_n with_o his_o pardon_n wherein_o the_o devil_n deal_v with_o they_o as_o once_o with_o our_o saviour_n cast_v thyself_o down_o headlong_o for_o the_o angel_n shall_v bear_v thou_o up_o so_o plung_v yourselves_o into_o this_o or_o that_o sin_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n shall_v help_v you_o out_o poison_n thyself_o here_o be_v a_o counterpoison_v break_v thy_o head_n here_o be_v a_o plaster_n surfeit_n here_o be_v a_o physician_n upon_o which_o ground_n the_o most_o impudent_a and_o insolent_a sinner_n drunkard_n adulterer_n swearer_n mammonist_n etc._n etc._n presume_v that_o though_o they_o live_v like_o swine_n all_o their_o life_n long_o yet_o a_o cry_n for_o mercy_n at_o last_o gasp_n shall_v transform_v they_o into_o saint_n as_o circe_n charm_n transform_v man_n into_o swine_n we_o be_v all_o willing_a to_o believe_v what_o we_o wish_v the_o devil_n make_v large_a promise_n he_o and_o persuade_v he_o they_o shall_v have_v what_o they_o desire_v but_o ever_o disappoinr_n they_o of_o their_o hope_n as_o what_o a_o liberty_n what_o wisdom_n do_v he_o promise_v our_o first_o parents_n when_o indeed_o he_o steal_v from_o they_o that_o liberty_n and_o wisdom_n they_o have_v even_o as_o laban_n promise_v jacob_n beautiful_a rachel_n but_o in_o the_o dark_a give_v he_o blear-eyed_a leah_n or_o as_o hamor_n promise_v the_o sechamite_n that_o by_o their_o circumcision_n all_o the_o good_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v they_o whereas_o in_o deed_n the_o good_n of_o the_o sechamite_n fall_v to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n diabolus_fw-la â—entitar_n â—t_a fallat_fw-la vitam_fw-la pollicetur_fw-la â—t_a periâ—at_n say_v s._n cyprian_n the_o condition_n of_o a_o inconsiderate_a worldling_n be_v much_o like_a as_o alchemist_n who_o project_v for_o the_o philosopher_n stone_n distil_v away_o his_o estate_n in_o limbeck_n not_o doubt_v to_o find_v that_o which_o shall_v do_v all_o the_o world_n good_a yea_o he_o dare_v promise_v his_o friend_n before_o hand_n gold_n in_o whole_a scuttle_n but_o at_o last_o his_o glass_n break_v and_o himself_o with_o it_o thus_o when_o agag_n be_v send_v for_o before_o samuel_n he_o go_v pleasant_o say_v the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n be_v past_a but_o his_o welcome_n be_v immediate_o to_o be_v heâ—en_v in_o piece_n 1_o sam._n 15._o 33._o the_o rich_a man_n resolve_v when_o he_o have_v fill_v his_o barn_n than_o soul_n rest_n but_o god_n answer_v no_o than_o soul_n come_v to_o judgement_n to_o cverlasting_a unrest_n luk._n 12._o 19_o 20._o the_o hope_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n be_v easy_o blow_v into_o he_o and_o as_o soon_o blow_v out_o of_o he_o because_o his_o hope_n be_v not_o of_o the_o right_a kind_n yea_o it_o be_v presumption_n not_o confidence_n viz._n hope_v fright_v out_o of_o its_o wit_n a_o high_a house_n upon_o weak_a pillar_n which_o upon_o every_o little_a change_n threaten_v ruin_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n for_o a_o little_a wind_n blow_v down_o the_o spidersweb_n of_o his_o hope_n whereby_o like_o the_o foolish_a builder_n he_o come_v short_a of_o his_o reckon_n that_o heart_n which_o wine_n have_v even_o now_o make_v as_o light_a as_o a_o feather_n die_v ere_o long_o as_o heavy_a as_o a_o stone_n 1_o sam._n 25._o 36_o 37._o §_o 143_o it_o be_v satan_n method_n first_o repentance_n to_o make_v man_n so_o senseless_a as_o not_o to_o feel_v their_o sin_n at_o all_o and_o then_o so_o desperate_a that_o they_o feel_v they_o too_o much_o in_o the_o first_o fit_n man_n live_v as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o hell_n in_o the_o last_o they_o die_v as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o heaven_n while_o their_o conscience_n be_v asleep_a they_o never_o trouble_v they_o but_o be_v stir_v by_o satan_n who_o when_o he_o see_v his_o time_n unfold_v his_o ephemerides_n and_o leave_v not_o the_o least_o of_o all_o theit_n sinful_a action_n unanatomize_v but_o quote_v they_o like_o a_o cunning_a register_n with_o every_o particular_a circumstance_n both_o of_o time_n and_o place_n they_o be_v fierce_a as_o a_o mastive_a dog_n and_o ready_a to_o pull_v out_o their_o throat_n this_o serpent_n may_v be_v benumb_v for_o a_o time_n through_o extremity_n of_o cold_a but_o when_o once_o revive_v it_o will_v sting_v to_o death_n the_o devil_n be_v like_o dalilah_n who_o say_v to_o samson_n the_o philistines_n be_v upon_o thou_o when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o and_o she_o have_v take_v away_o his_o strength_n judge_n 16._o wicked_a man_n be_v altogether_o in_o extreme_n at_o first_o they_o make_v question_n whether_o this_o or_o that_o be_v a_o sin_n at_o last_o they_o apprehend_v it_o such_o a_o sin_n that_o they_o make_v question_n whether_o it_o can_v be_v forgive_v either_o god_n be_v so_o merciful_a that_o they_o may_v live_v how_o they_o list_v or_o so_o just_a that_o he_o will_v not_o pardon_v they_o upon_o their_o repentance_n no_o mean_a with_o they_o between_o the_o rock_n of_o presumption_n and_o the_o gulf_n of_o despair_n now_o presumption_n encourage_v itself_o by_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o and_o despair_n will_v not_o take_v a_o thousand_o for_o one_o if_o a_o thousand_o man_n be_v assure_v to_o pass_v over_o a_o ford_n safe_a and_o but_o one_o to_o miscarry_v desperation_n say_v i_o be_o that_o one_o and_o if_o a_o thousand_o vessel_n must_v needs_o miscarry_v in_o a_o gulf_n and_o but_o one_o escape_n presumption_n say_v i_o shall_v be_v that_o oneâ—as_v we_o read_v of_o but_o one_o sinner_n that_o be_v convert_v at_o the_o last_o hour_n of_o million_o that_o have_v less_o iniquity_n yet_o have_v find_v less_o mercy_n but_o see_v further_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o argument_n answer_v the_o thief_n be_v save_v at_o the_o last_o hour_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v thou_o may_v as_o well_o conclude_v the_o sun_n stand_v still_o in_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n therefore_o it_o shall_v do_v so_o in_o my_o day_n for_o it_o be_v a_o miracle_n with_o the_o glory_n whereof_o our_o saviour_n will_v honour_v the_o ignominy_n of_o his_o cross_n and_o we_o may_v almost_o as_o well_o expect_v a_o second_o crucify_a of_o christ_n as_o such_o a_o second_o have_v conversion_n at_o the_o last_o hour_n he_o be_v a_o wise_a man_n that_o shall_v spur_v his_o beast_n till_o he_o speak_v because_o baalams_n beast_n do_v once_o speak_v yet_o even_o so_o wise_a and_o no_o wise_a be_v he_o that_o make_v a_o ordinary_a rule_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a example_n again_o the_o thief_n be_v save_v at_o the_o very_a instant_n of_o time_n when_o our_o saviour_n triumph_v on_o the_o cross_n take_v his_o leave_n of_o the_o world_n and_o enter_v into_o his_o glory_n now_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o prince_n to_o save_v some_o heinous_a malefactor_n at_o their_o coronation_n when_o they_o enter_v upon_o their_o kingdom_n in_o triumph_n which_o they_o be_v never_o know_v to_o do_v afterward_o beside_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o another_o even_o his_o fellow_n in_o that_o very_a place_n and_o at_o that_o very_a instant_n which_o be_v damn_v there_o be_v one_o faith_n s._n augustine_n that_o none_o may_v despair_v there_o be_v but_o one_o that_o none_o shall_v presume_v that_o sudden_a conversion_n of_o one_o at_o the_o last_o hour_n be_v never_o intend_v in_o god_n purpose_n for_o a_o temptation_n neither_o will_v any_o that_o have_v grace_n make_v mercy_n a_o cloak_n or_o warrant_n to_o sin_n but_o rather_o a_o spur_n to_o incite_v they_o to_o godliness_n well_o know_v that_o to_o wait_v for_o god_n performance_n in_o do_v nothing_o be_v to_o abuse_v that_o divine_a providence_n which_o will_v so_o work_v that_o it_o will_v not_o allow_v we_o idle_a and_o yet_o by_o satan_n policy_n work_v upon_o wicked_a man_n deprave_a judgement_n and_o corrupt_a heart_n in_o wrest_v this_o scripture_n it_o have_v prove_v by_o accident_n the_o loss_n of_o many_o thousand_o soul_n the_o flesh_n prophecy_v prosperity_n to_o sin_n yea_o life_n and_o salvation_n as_o the_o pope_n promise_v the_o powder_n traitor_n but_o death_n and_o damnation_n which_o
hard_a heart_n chapter_n 11._o 19_o be_v not_o more_o insensible_a than_o such_o a_o sinner_n for_o he_o will_v neither_o be_v soften_v with_o benefit_n nor_o break_v with_o punishment_n neither_o god_n severity_n can_v terrify_v he_o nor_o his_o kindness_n mollify_v he_o yea_o the_o more_o these_o anvill_n be_v beat_v upon_o the_o hard_a they_o be_v the_o change_n of_o mean_n whether_o the_o word_n judgement_n mercy_n etc._n etc._n doâ—_n but_o obdure_a their_o heart_n instead_o of_o melt_v they_o as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o example_n of_o pharaâ—h_n we_o know_v the_o same_o sun_n which_o procuretha_v sweet_a savour_n from_o flower_n make_v carrion_n to_o stink_v and_o as_o the_o same_o water_n which_o wash_v other_o thing_n clean_o make_v clay_n more_o dirty_a so_o this_o which_o have_v be_v collect_v out_o of_o the_o word_n instead_o of_o diminish_v their_o sin_n will_v as_o may_v be_v fear_v increase_v it_o like_v as_o physic_n if_o it_o work_v not_o upon_o choler_n turn_v into_o 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who_o manasses-like_a have_v multiply_v offence_n above_o the_o number_n of_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o be_v bind_v down_o with_o many_o iron_n band_n say_v unto_o his_o soul_n live_v it_o be_v true_a thy_o angry_a threaten_n towards_o sinner_n be_v importable_a but_o thy_o merciful_a promise_n be_v unmeasurable_a and_o unsearchable_a thou_o therefore_o that_o be_v able_a to_o quicken_v the_o dead_a and_o make_v even_o of_o stone_n child_n to_o abraham_n mollify_v these_o stony_a heart_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o make_v of_o these_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n member_n of_o thy_o son_n jesus_n christ._n §_o 169._o and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o drunkard_n character_n all_o though_o i_o may_v expatiate_v for_o he_o be_v a_o creature_n make_v up_o of_o many_o ingredient_n to_o which_o every_o vice_n contribute_v something_o as_o the_o god_n do_v to_o vulcan_n towards_o the_o make_n of_o his_o pandora_n for_o as_o many_o vice_n challenge_v part_n in_o he_o as_o city_n do_v of_o homer_n the_o true_a toffe-pot_n be_v deficient_a in_o no_o evil_a under_o the_o sun_n though_o few_o or_o scarce_o any_o sufficient_o discern_v and_o deplore_v the_o same_o by_o reason_n of_o custom_n and_o the_o commonness_n of_o this_o sin_n much_o of_o he_o have_v be_v say_v o_o how_o much_o more_o may_v be_v say_v i_o can_v carry_v you_o a_o great_a way_n far_o and_o yet_o leave_v more_o of_o he_o before_o then_o behind_o for_o he_o be_v like_o some_o putrid_a grave_n the_o deep_a you_o dig_v the_o full_a you_o shall_v find_v he_o both_o of_o smitch_n and_o horror_n yea_o as_o in_o hercule_n monster_n there_o be_v still_o fresh_a head_n arise_v one_o after_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o another_o and_o as_o in_o ezekiel_n vision_n after_o the_o fight_n of_o some_o abomination_n still_o more_o so_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o his_o prophet_n i_o shall_v yet_o show_v you_o more_o abomination_n in_o he_o than_o these_o but_o that_o it_o will_v crave_v a_o long_a time_n than_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o afford_v he_o or_o my_o reader_n i_o with_o patience_n if_o any_o marvel_n at_o this_o which_o have_v be_v discover_v he_o will_v marvel_v much_o more_o if_o all_o shall_v be_v tell_v and_o say_v it_o be_v a_o true_a report_n that_o we_o hear_v of_o his_o sin_n of_o our_o danger_n of_o the_o church_n loss_n but_o the_o one_o half_a be_v not_o tell_v we_o yea_o if_o half_o so_o much_o be_v know_v to_o man_n as_o god_n know_v of_o he_o how_o will_v all_o drunkard_n hang_v down_o their_o head_n for_o shame_n or_o if_o we_o have_v but_o a_o window_n into_o his_o breast_n which_o momus_n will_v have_v have_v in_o vulcan_n man_n or_o that_o he_o have_v write_v on_o his_o forehead_n what_o he_o think_v as_o tully_n so_o much_o wish_v or_o that_o himself_o may_v discern_v unpartial_o in_o a_o instant_n as_o mercury_n make_v charon_n in_o lucian_n by_o touch_v of_o his_o eye_n what_o strange_a monster_n will_v there_o appear_v to_o be_v what_o ugly_a odious_a 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as_o i_o can_v i_o have_v deliniated_a this_o monster_n give_v you_o as_o in_o a_o small_a map_n the_o drunkard_n set_v forth_o in_o his_o colour_n together_o with_o his_o skill_n will_n and_o power_n in_o seduce_v and_o by_o this_o you_o may_v guess_v at_o the_o residue_n for_o as_o huge_a as_o the_o sea_n be_v we_o may_v taste_v the_o faltnesse_n of_o it_o in_o a_o drop_n if_o these_o be_v their_o word_n and_o action_n what_o think_v you_o be_v the_o secret_n of_o their_o heart_n certain_o if_o all_o their_o thought_n do_v but_o break_v forth_o into_o action_n they_o will_v not_o come_v far_o short_a of_o the_o devil_n themselves_o §_o
complete_a armour_n against_o evil_a society_n for_o consider_v a_o vision_n of_o the_o sin_n without_o a_o provision_n against_o it_o a_o discovery_n how_o they_o tempt_v without_o direction_n how_o to_o avoid_v their_o temptation_n be_v not_o enough_o as_o in_o the_o former_a treatise_n i_o have_v show_v what_o drunkard_n do_v so_o in_o that_o which_o follow_v i_o will_v show_v they_o and_o other_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v finis_fw-la complete_a armour_n against_o evil_a society_n by_o r._n junius_n 1_o cor._n 5._o 11._o if_o any_o man_n that_o be_v call_v a_o brother_n be_v a_o fornicator_n or_o covetous_a or_o a_o idolater_n or_o a_o railer_n or_o a_o drunkard_n or_o a_o extortioner_n with_o such_o a_o one_o eat_v not_o london_n print_v by_o r._n badger_n for_o george_n latham_n at_o the_o bishops-head_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n 1638._o complete_a armour_n against_o evil_a society_n §_o 172._o in_o the_o former_a treatise_n i_o have_v apply_v myself_o to_o drunkard_n in_o 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his_o purpose_n of_o murder_a nabal_n but_o nothing_o shall_v prevail_v with_o the_o desperate_o mind_v nay_o â—eart_n if_o i_o may_v speak_v it_o with_o reverence_n what_o mean_n can_v god_n use_v that_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o convert_v such_o a_o one_o which_o resolve_v against_o yield_v neither_o word_n judgement_n mercy_n threaten_n promise_n or_o a_o angel_n send_v from_o the_o dead_a to_o warn_v he_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v prevail_v the_o nine_o plague_n shall_v not_o prevail_v with_o pharaoh_n the_o grave_n open_v the_o dead_a arise_v the_o temple_n rent_v the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n fail_v the_o centurion_n confess_v etc._n etc._n will_v do_v no_o good_a upon_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisiesâ—yea_n â—yea_z though_o ahab_n be_v tell_v from_o the_o lord_n that_o if_o he_o go_v to_o war_n he_o shall_v perish_v yet_o he_o go_v and_o speed_v according_o again_o let_v malchus_n be_v smite_v to_o the_o ground_n with_o the_o very_a word_n of_o our_o saviour_n let_v he_o have_v his_o right_a ear_n cut_v off_o and_o miraculous_o heal_v again_o by_o he_o who_o he_o come_v to_o apprehend_v yet_o he_o will_v be_v one_o that_o shall_v lead_v he_o bind_v to_o pilate_n o_o malchus_n can_v thy_o ear_n be_v whole_a and_o not_o thy_o heart_n break_v and_o contrite_a with_o remorse_n for_o rise_v up_o against_o so_o merciful_a and_o so_o powerful_a a_o hand_n let_v the_o sodomite_n be_v all_o strike_v blind_a for_o conte_v with_o lot_n and_o his_o two_o angel_n they_o wâ—ll_n not_o cease_v seek_v his_o door_n to_o break_v it_o open_v persist_v they_o will_v until_o they_o feel_v fire_n and_o brimstone_n about_o their_o ear_n gen._n 19_o yea_o let_v god_n himself_o forbid_v balaam_n to_o go_v with_o balaâ—ks_n messenger_n to_o curse_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n yea_o let_v a_o angel_n stand_v in_o his_o way_n with_o a_o draw_a sword_n to_o stop_v he_o yea_o let_v he_o hear_v his_o beast_n speak_v under_o he_o yet_o he_o slight_v all_o who_o do_v not_o wonder_n that_o this_o 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703._o tenthly_a frequent_a in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n ibid._n eleventhly_o meditate_v what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o ibid._n twelfthly_a think_v on_o the_o union_n we_o have_v with_o christ_n ibid._n thirteenthly_a consider_v that_o god_n ever_o behold_v they_o 704._o 14_o often_o think_v of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n ibid._n fifteenthly_a consider_v the_o heinousness_n of_o this_o sin_n and_o the_o â—vills_n which_o accompany_v it_o 705._o sixteenthly_a abstain_v from_o drunken_a company_n 709._o for_o all_o depend_v upon_o this_o seventeenthly_a abstain_v from_o drinking-place_n 710._o report_n of_o necessity_n we_o must_v be_v evil_a speak_v of_o by_o some_o 756_o the_o evil_a report_n of_o evil_a man_n a_o honour_n 763_o reputation_n he_o of_o most_o reputation_n that_o can_v drink_v most_o 139._o reward_v of_o drunkard_n 146._o and_o swearer_n 104._o they_o shall_v have_v a_o double_a portion_n of_o vengeance_n to_o other_o man_n 464_o righteous_a 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