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james_n tit._n 2.11_o a_o 2._o turkish_a hist._n wilson_n k._n ja._n prov._n 23.29_o r._n junius_n l._n bacon_n d._n taylor_n isaiah_n 28.1_o 2_o 3_o 7_o 8_o 19_o chap._n 22.12_o 13_o 14._o chap._n 5.22_o joel_n 1.5_o 1_o king_n 16.9_o 10._o 2_o sam_n 13.28_o gen._n 9.21_o peards_n theatre_n non_fw-la ut_fw-la vivat_fw-la feed_fw-la ut_fw-la bibat_fw-la mr._n nealson_n minister_n his_o letter_n to_o mr._n tailor_n in_o theatre_n of_o god_n judgement_n mr._n ward_n his_o woe_n to_o drunkard_n d.t._n taylor_n mr._n beadle_n diary_n mr._n clerk_n example_n mr._n young_n mr._n stubs_n anatomy_n of_o abuse_n mr._n young_n doctor_n beard_n theatre_n mr._n trapp_n m._n l._n marg_o math._n 5.34_o prov._n 6.34_o levit._n 24.14_o hosea_n 2.4_o marg_o psal._n 109.13_o neh._n 13_o 2._o mal_n 3_o 4._o mr._n beadle_n diary_n mr._n ridsley_n serm._n r._n junius_n theatre_n of_o god_n judgement_n mr._n bolton_n theatre_n of_o god_n judgement_n mr._n clerk_n example_n theatre_n of_o god_n judgement_n 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example_n 1657._o mr._n p._n goodwin_n dies_fw-la dominicus_fw-la redivivus_fw-la 117._o mr_n clark_n example_n dr._n twiss_n on_o sabb._n dr._n beard_n theatre_n c_o tacitus_n josephus_n mr._n nelson_n minister_n his_o letter_n to_o mr._n tailor_n in_o theatre_n of_o judgement_n 1634._o 1634._o 1635._o july_n 19_o 1635._o july_n 1654._o 1634._o july_n 1634._o octoct_n 1633_o 1634._o 1634._o january_n 1634._o march_n 1634._o june_n 1635_o feb._n 9_o 1634._o april_n 18._o 1635._o mr._n weld_n mr._n clark_n 2_o king_n 1._o 2_o king_n 2_o mr._n greenhill_n on_o ezekiel_n psal._n 50.22_o
it_o concern_v his_o own_o life_n or_o â—_z state_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o iâ—_z some_o court_n they_o tempt_v embassadoâ—_n to_o ebriety_n know_v that_o he_o will_v then_o be_v as_o leaky_a at_o the_o mouth_n as_o a_o old_a ship_n at_o sea_n all_o he_o know_v come_v up_o with_o as_o much_o ease_n as_o his_o drink_n go_v down_o it_o be_v just_a with_o a_o drunkard_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o a_o spaniard_n and_o a_o frenchman_n that_o all_o the_o drug_n in_o egypt_n be_v not_o able_a to_o purge_v a_o secret_a out_o of_o the_o former_a which_o be_v a_o sickness_n and_o punishment_n for_o the_o latter_a to_o retain_v i_o can_v have_v say_v much_o more_o of_o the_o evil_a effect_n of_o this_o sin_n but_o i_o affect_v brevity_n though_o i_o fear_v to_o be_v tedious_a we_o see_v it_o be_v a_o woeful_a doleful_a sin_n damn_v the_o soul_n without_o repentance_n destroy_v body_n estate_n reputation_n of_o a_o good_a name_n in_o a_o word_n undo_v in_o this_o life_n and_o that_o 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expectation_n of_o the_o nation_n for_o gentility_n breed_n learning_n etc._n etc._n shall_v suffer_v the_o shipwreck_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v call_v good_a that_o such_o shall_v be_v so_o sad_o ruin_v in_o this_o seâ—_z of_o drunkenness_n which_o like_o a_o hericane_a spare_v none_o but_o such_o as_o feel_v a_o less_o punishment_n than_o ruin_n itself_o aâ—_z one_o say_v he_o can_v willing_o lose_v half_a his_o learning_n to_o redeem_v his_o health_n so_o many_o may_v lament_v and_o wish_v half_a their_o knowledge_n and_o learning_n which_o once_o they_o have_v may_v i_o persuade_v you_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o it_o be_v as_o much_o below_o gentility_n as_o a_o gentleman_n be_v above_o other_o by_o birth_n and_o that_o which_o shall_v distinguish_v he_o from_o other_o more_o peasant_o deportment_n can_v there_o
a_o man_n come_v home_n drink_v will_v needs_o swim_v in_o a_o mill_n dam_n which_o his_o servant_n and_o wife_n dissuade_v he_o from_o because_o he_o can_v not_o swim_v and_o once_o get_v he_o out_o after_o he_o be_v in_o but_o he_o get_v in_o again_o and_o by_o the_o just_a hand_n of_o god_n there_o perish_v i_o be_v say_v my_o author_n at_o the_o house_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o and_o find_v it_o too_o sad_o true_a and_o one_o of_o alisham_n in_o norfolk_n a_o notorious_a drunkard_n be_v drown_v in_o a_o shallow_a brook_n with_o his_o horse_n stand_v by_o he_o a_o butcher_n in_o haslingfield_n scoff_v at_o the_o preacher_n for_o his_o reprove_n of_o this_o sin_n be_v in_o the_o instant_n of_o his_o rail_n choke_v by_o somewhat_o that_o stick_v in_o his_o throat_n which_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v get_v up_o or_o down_o but_o strangle_v he_o oh_o the_o divine_a justice_n how_o righteous_a and_o just_a be_v the_o lord_n in_o all_o his_o way_n how_o be_v his_o 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