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3 It poisons the tongue; swearing and lying are the ordinary effects of it: The drunkards made songs upon David. It thinks it self a Caesar, and falls a taxing all the world: Quicquid in cord sobrii, in lingua ebrii, Fulgent. O but In vino veritas: it is false, for no mans good name is spared. If he be multa bibens, he is sure Plurima dicens: he often utters that in a moment, whereof he is driven to repent all his life. Arcanum demens detegit ebrietas: A drunken inveigher against King Pyrrhus, being brought to his answer for those criminations, said; We spake all that is objected, and would have spoke more if the wine had not failed us. Such a one will speak of God most, when he thinks of God least: but the mouth inured to blasphemous or scurrilous speeches, is no fit trumpet of Gods praises.

3 It poisons the tongue; swearing and lying are the ordinary effects of it: The drunkards made songs upon David. It thinkes it selfe a Caesar, and fals a taxing all the world: Quicquid in corde sobrii, in lingua ebrii, Fulgent. O but In vino veritas: it is false, for no mans good name is spared. If he be multa bibens, he is sure Plurima dicens: he often utters that in a moment, whereof hee is driven to repent all his life. Arcanum demens detegit ebrietas: A drunken inveigher against King Pyrrhus, being brought to his answer for those criminations, said; We spake all that is objected, and would have spoke more if the wine had not failed us. Such a one will speake of God most, when he thinkes of God least: but the mouth inured to blasphemous or scurrilous speeches, is no fit trumpet of Gods praises.

4 It intoxicates all reason. Bacchus was called Liber pater; but his sons are not Liberi, Free-men, but slaves; bound to sleep.^c They are out of the way with strong drink: they are either out of the way, or reeling in the way.^d Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: Apostatare facit sapientes. We keep our doors shut against thieves: yet let in this thief that is worse. O that a man should voluntarily let a thief in at his mouth, to steal away his wits! Young Cyrus refusing to drink wine, gave this reason to his grand-father Astiages; I took it to be poison; for I have seen it spoil men of wit and sense. Alexander that overcame all, was overcome by wine, Aug. If the body chide the foot for stumbling and hurting it, the foot may lay the fault in the head for not guiding it.