A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

Plenitude breeds many diseases, I am not Physician good enough to number them: not only pride, that worm of riches; which naturally begets another worm that never dyeth, the worm of conscience. But surfeit and drunkenness, the sins of this City. Call your wines by what names you will; French, or Greek, or Spanish; it is Vinum Londinensium, the Londoners wine. Where there is such immoderate feasting, the world must needs believe that it is not maintained without sin and deceit: and for such meat you had need of strong wine to help digestion. Here it is, and here it is unmeasurably taken, abused, urged; as if our brothers fall were not the Devils victory. Some have thought that martyrdom and Christs passion was called by the name of a Cup, from the loathsome filling and violencing the appetite with drink. The youngest daughter of this fullness, is wantonness.^k They rose up like fed horses, neighing with lust. But of that anon: this is the dependence of Pride and Riot: one would think that they had no acquaintance, but they are very near. He that exalts himself above his creation by pride, falls below his creation by drunkenness. It is the voice of pride, all is mine: then riot answers, I may do what I list with mine own. Both are contraries to sobriety, one of the ⟨p. 626⟩mind, the other of the body. They are often coupled and united:^l The proud ma• and he that transgresseth by wine. Pride turned Nebuchadnezzar into a beast, so doth drunkenness: their union in sin shall find no separation in punishment.

Plenitude breeds many diseases, I am not Physician good enough to number them: not only pride, that worme of riches; which naturally begets another worme that never dyeth, the worme of conscience. But surfet and drunkennesse, the sinnes of this Citie. Call your wines by what names you will; French, or Greeke, or Spanish; it is Vinum Londinensium, the Londoners wine. Where there is such immoderate feasting, the world must needs beleeve that it is not maintained without sin and deceit: and for such meate you had need of strong wine to helpe digestion. Here it is, and here it is unmeasurably taken, abused, urged; as if our brothers fall were not the Devills victorie. Some have thought that martyrdome and Christs passion was called by the name of a Cup, from the loathsome filling and violencing the appetite with drinke. The youngest daughter of this fulnesse, is wantonnesse.