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and_o she_o he_o like_o the_o weasel_n and_o basilisk_n they_o poison_v each_o other_o with_o their_o sight_n pro._n 7._o one_o devil_n be_v ready_a to_o help_v another_o in_o mischief_n he_o that_o tarry_v long_o at_o the_o wine_n say_v solomon_n his_o eye_n shall_v look_v upon_o strange_a woman_n and_o his_o heart_n shall_v speak_v lewd_a thing_n proverb_n 23.33_o and_o st._n paul_n witness_v that_o the_o fruit_n of_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n be_v chamber_v and_o wantonness_n rom._n 13.13_o yea_o as_o drunkenness_n be_v the_o only_a business_n of_o loiterer_n so_o lewd_a love_n be_v the_o only_a business_n of_o drunkard_n for_o while_o they_o be_v awake_v they_o think_v and_o speak_v of_o it_o and_o when_o they_o be_v asleep_a even_o when_o other_o man_n thought_n lie_v at_o anchor_n they_o nothing_o but_o dream_n of_o it_o and_o what_o be_v it_o a_o drunkard_n love_v half_a so_o well_o as_o a_o whore_n yea_o wine_n so_o inflame_v the_o drunkard_n with_o lust_n that_o be_v 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of_o the_o drunkard_n body_n §_o 21._o second_o if_o we_o dive_v deep_o into_o he_o soul_n drunkenness_n beastiate_v the_o soul_n and_o search_v into_o his_o soul_n what_o one_o sin_n more_o mangle_v and_o deface_v god_n image_n and_o man_n beauty_n than_o this_o how_o do_v it_o damn_n up_o the_o head_n and_o spirit_n with_o mud_n how_o do_v it_o infatuate_a the_o understanding_n blind_a the_o judgement_n pervert_v the_o will_n and_o corrupt_v all_o the_o affection_n how_o do_v it_o entrap_v the_o desire_n surprise_v the_o thought_n and_o bring_v all_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n out_o of_o order_n which_o occasion_v one_o to_o say_v where_o drunkenness_n reign_v as_o king_n there_o reason_n be_v banish_v as_o a_o exile_n the_o understanding_n be_v dull_v counsel_n wander_v and_o judgement_n be_v overthrow_v and_o with_o this_o accord_v seneca_n who_o define_v drunkenness_n to_o be_v a_o voluntary_a madness_n or_o a_o temporary_a forfeiture_n of_o the_o wit_n yea_o the_o holy_a ghost_n affirm_v that_o the_o excess_n of_o wine_n make_v man_n mad_a foolish_a and_o outrageous_a pro._n 20.1_o for_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o sting_n of_o a_o asp_n it_o poyson_v the_o very_a soul_n and_o reason_n of_o man_n yea_o we_o find_v this_o and_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o by_o experience_n for_o many_o a_o man_n drink_v himself_o out_o of_o his_o wit_n and_o out_o of_o his_o wealth_n and_o out_o of_o his_o credit_n and_o out_o of_o all_o grace_n and_o favour_n both_o with_o god_n and_o good_a man_n neither_o be_v the_o scripture_n less_o express_a for_o solomon_n call_v wine_n a_o mocker_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o strong_a drink_n be_v rage_v and_o hosea_n affirm_v that_o wine_n take_v away_o the_o heart_n chap._n 4.11_o and_o we_o read_v elsewhere_o that_o wine_n make_v man_n forget_v god_n and_o his_o law_n pro._n 31.5_o yea_o utter_o to_o fall_v away_o from_o god_n and_o to_o be_v incapable_a of_o return_v for_o it_o be_v common_o accompany_v with_o hardness_n of_o heart_n and_o final_a impenitence_n esa_n 5.11.12_o and_o 56.12_o pro._n 23.35_o for_o admonish_v such_o as_o be_v bewitch_v and_o besot_v with_o the_o love_n of_o wine_n you_o speak_v to_o man_n senseless_a past_a shame_n and_o past_a grace_n tell_v they_o of_o some_o better_a employment_n they_o will_v say_v as_o once_o florus_n a_o idle_a fellow_n be_v wont_a i_o will_v not_o be_v caesar_n always_o march_v in_o armour_n to_o who_o caesar_n reply_v and_o i_o will_v not_o be_v florus_n always_o drink_v in_o a_o tavern_n yea_o be_v wrap_v in_o wine_n and_o warm_a clothes_n they_o so_o like_o their_o condition_n that_o they_o will_v not_o change_v upon_o any_o term_n no_o not_o to_o be_v glorify_v saint_n in_o heaven_n as_o those_o swine_n and_o other_o brutish_a creature_n which_o circe_n transform_v will_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v persuade_v to_o become_v man_n again_o though_o they_o be_v put_v to_o their_o choice_n by_o the_o say_a goddess_n or_o sorceress_n rather_o upon_o the_o earnest_a request_n of_o ulysses_n you_o shall_v never_o persuade_v a_o drunkard_n that_o the_o water_n of_o life_n be_v the_o best_a wine_n in_o a_o word_n by_o long_a custom_n they_o turn_v delight_n into_o necessity_n and_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o such_o a_o insatiable_a thirst_n that_o they_o will_v as_o willing_o leave_v to_o live_v as_o leave_v their_o excessive_a drink_n in_o regard_n whereof_o st._n austin_n compare_v drunkenness_n to_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n into_o which_o when_o a_o man_n be_v once_o fall_v there_o be_v no_o redemption_n yea_o this_o vice_n do_v not_o only_o rob_v man_n of_o reason_n but_o also_o of_o common_a sense_n so_o as_o they_o can_v neither_o prevent_v future_a danger_n nor_o feel_v present_a smart_n but_o of_o this_o enough_o have_v already_o prove_v they_o as_o much_o worse_a than_o beast_n as_o beast_n be_v better_a than_o devil_n beside_o i_o shall_v occasionallie_o treat_v more_o of_o the_o soul_n character_n in_o sundry_a particular_n which_o follow_v §_o 22._o 5_o five_o poverty_n drunkenness_n bring_v poverty_n as_o he_o deform_v his_o body_n impair_v his_o health_n shorten_v his_o life_n beastiate_v his_o soul_n etc._n etc._n so_o he_o consume_v his_o estate_n and_o bring_v himself_o to_o poverty_n and_o want_v as_o to_o who_o be_v poverty_n as_o solomon_n speak_v but_o to_o drunkard_n who_o think_v no_o cost_n too_o much_o that_o be_v bestow_v on_o their_o belly_n who_o consume_v their_o wealth_n at_o the_o wine_n even_o while_o they_o have_v swallow_v down_o their_o whole_a estate_n as_o let_v the_o drunkard_n have_v but_o a_o groat_n it_o burn_v in_o his_o purse_n till_o it_o be_v drown_v in_o drink_n if_o he_o have_v gold_n he_o will_v change_v it_o if_o plate_n he_o will_v pawn_v it_o and_o rather_o than_o not_o satisfy_v his_o gut_n away_o go_v all_o to_o the_o coat_n on_o his_o back_n yea_o rather_o than_o he_o will_v scant_o as_o they_o say_v his_o belly_n have_v he_o a_o jewel_n as_o rich_a as_o ten_o lordship_n or_o as_o cleopatra_n be_v that_o womanlike_a swaggerer_n his_o throat_n shall_v have_v it_o o_o that_o either_o wealth_n or_o any_o other_o blessing_n shall_v be_v cast_v away_o thus_o base_o or_o suppose_v he_o be_v a_o labour_a man_n and_o must_v earn_v it_o before_o he_o have_v it_o he_o will_v drink_v as_o much_o in_o a_o day_n say_v st._n ambrose_n as_o he_o can_v get_v in_o a_o week_n spend_v twelve_o penny_n soon_o then_o earn_v two_o penny_n and_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o company_n keeper_n go_v common_o in_o a_o ragged_a coat_n as_o it_o be_v seldom_o see_v that_o they_o offend_v the_o statute_n against_o excess_n in_o apparel_n for_o rather_o than_o so_o they_o will_v go_v naked_a and_o
for_o be_v drink_v then_o for_o the_o fact_n he_o commit_v in_o drink_n as_o pittacâ—s_n in_o his_o statute-law_n enact_v and_o as_o he_o disgrace_v and_o shame_v himself_o so_o he_o shame_v his_o parent_n pro._n 28.7_o kinsfolk_n friend_n and_o all_o his_o acquaintance_n and_o make_v they_o so_o ashamed_a of_o he_o that_o they_o be_v afraid_a and_o ashamed_a to_o own_v he_o yea_o drunkenness_n disgrace_v and_o discredit_v the_o gospel_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v clean_o contrary_a for_o whereas_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v our_o conversation_n such_o as_o become_v the_o gospel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n phil._n 1.27_o both_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v blaspheme_v among_o the_o gentile_n through_o such_o ill_a liver_n rom._n 2.24_o yea_o it_o bring_v a_o scandal_n upon_o all_o that_o profess_v the_o same_o religion_n with_o he_o revel_v 2.9_o yea_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o their_o work_n of_o darkness_n which_o be_v do_v of_o of_o they_o in_o secret_a 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disease_n together_o with_o his_o untimely_a death_n as_o one_o will_v think_v be_v enough_o to_o make_v this_o sin_n odious_a yet_o look_v we_o further_o into_o he_o as_o namely_o into_o his_o more_o inward_a part_n his_o secret_a abomination_n which_o follow_v and_o be_v occasion_v through_o drunkenness_n that_o will_v make_v it_o hideous_a and_o fearful_a at_o least_o if_o i_o have_v the_o skill_n to_o cut_v he_o up_o and_o paint_v he_o to_o the_o life_n §_o 24_o in_o speak_v whereof_o â—â—â—affect_v drunken_a nesse_n and_o idleness_n â—f_o each_o â—o_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—h_v 〈…〉_o â—auâ—e_v â—â—â—affect_v i_o will_v first_o lay_v open_a the_o ground_n of_o all_o which_o be_v idleness_n for_o although_o in_o one_o sense_n idleness_n may_v be_v call_v a_o effect_n of_o drunkenness_n yet_o in_o another_o it_o may_v be_v call_v the_o cause_n both_o of_o it_o and_o all_o the_o residue_n of_o evil_n which_o accompany_v the_o same_o for_o idleness_n be_v the_o most_o corrupt_a fly_n that_o can_v blow_v in_o any_o humane_a mind_n we_o learn_v to_o do_v ill_a by_o do_v what_o be_v next_o it_o nothing_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o vice_n so_o fructify_v in_o our_o gentry_n and_o servingman_n who_o have_v nothing_o to_o employ_v themselves_o in_o it_o be_v say_v of_o rome_n that_o during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o war_n with_o carthage_n and_o other_o enemy_n in_o africa_n they_o know_v not_o what_o vice_n mean_v but_o no_o soon_o have_v they_o get_v the_o conquest_n then_o through_o idleness_n they_o come_v to_o ruin_v rust_n you_o know_v will_v fret_v into_o the_o hard_a iron_n if_o it_o be_v not_o use_v moss_n will_v grow_v on_o the_o smoath_a stone_n if_o it_o be_v not_o stir_v moth_n will_v consume_v the_o fine_a garment_n if_o it_o be_v not_o wear_v so_o vice_n will_v infect_v even_o the_o best_a heart_n if_o give_v to_o idleness_n stand_v water_n be_v soon_o freeze_v than_o the_o run_a stream_n he_o that_o sit_v be_v more_o subject_a to_o sleep_v than_o he_o that_o 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be_v mock_v a_o generous_a nature_n be_v more_o wound_v with_o the_o tongue_n then_o with_o the_o hand_n yea_o above_o hell_n there_o be_v not_o a_o great_a punishment_n then_o to_o become_v a_o sannio_n a_o subject_n of_o scorn_n samson_n bear_v with_o more_o patience_n the_o bore_v out_o of_o his_o eye_n than_o the_o ludibrious_a scoff_n of_o the_o philistines_n they_o make_v a_o feast_n to_o their_o god_n no_o musician_n will_v serve_v but_o samson_n he_o must_v now_o be_v their_o sport_n that_o be_v once_o their_o terror_n every_o wit_n every_o hand_n play_v upon_o he_o who_o be_v not_o ready_a to_o cast_v his_o bone_n and_o his_o jest_n at_o such_o a_o captive_a so_o as_o doubtless_o he_o wish_v himself_o no_o less_o deaf_a then_o blind_a and_o that_o his_o soul_n may_v have_v go_v out_o with_o his_o eye_n oppression_n be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o wise_a man_n mad_a eccl._n 7.9_o and_o the_o great_a the_o courage_n be_v the_o more_o painful_a the_o insultation_n alcibiades_z do_v 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no_o quoth_v he_o will_v he_o not_o bestir_v himself_o rather_o then_o return_v into_o that_o place_n of_o torment_n again_o yes_o his_o tear_n shall_v even_o strive_v with_o the_o sand_n in_o the_o hourglass_n he_o will_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o seâ—ke_v the_o lord_n while_o he_o may_v be_v find_v wherefore_o to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n harden_v not_o your_o heart_n yea_o as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v to_o forewarn_v all_o revolter_n remember_v lot_n wife_n so_o say_v i_o to_o forewarn_v all_o arch-politician_n and_o cunning_a machevillians_n of_o the_o world_n remember_v poor_a naboth_n vineyard_n §_o 160._o bodâ—_n 4._o he_o care_v 〈◊〉_d for_o a_o little_a muck_n threave_n behind_o â—im_n then_o for_o soul_n or_o bodâ—_n fourthly_o virtue_n be_v in_o far_o less_o esteem_n with_o the_o cunning_a politician_n than_o riches_n as_o it_o fare_v with_o a_o natural_a fool_n he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o sell_v all_o that_o he_o have_v to_o buy_v the_o rich_a 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