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A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written
A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas AdamsA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas Adams
London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Jacob Bloome, 1633London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Iacob Bloome, 1633
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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.3 The people sate down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. We have them that sit down to drink, till they cannot rise to play: they must sleep as they lye. Sine timore, non sine periculo: they are ase he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or sleepeth on the top of a mast.
4 It intoxicates all reason. Bacchus was called Liber pater; but his sonnes are not Liberi, Free-men, but slaves; bound to sleepe.c They are out of the way with strong drinke: 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 keepe our doores shut against theeves: yet let in this theefe that is worse. O that a man should voluntarily let a theefe in at his mouth, to steale away his wits! Young Cyrus refusing to drinke wine, gave this reason to his grand-father Astiages; I tooke it to be poison; for I have seene it spoile men of wit and sense. Alexander that overcame all, was overcome by wine, Aug. If the bodie chide the foot for stumbling and hurting it, the foot may lay the fault in the head for not guiding it.