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1 Moderation, as the Philosopher said, that he never corrected himself with repentance for his silence, but often for his speech: so our forbearing of junkets should not grieve us, but our immoderate devouring them, ^zHaec est sana & salubris forma vitae, ut corpori tantum indulgeas, quantum bonae valetudini satis est. This is a wholesome form of living that the body be so far pleased, as the health be not displeased. It is certain, that surfeit kills more then famine. It was one of Hippocrates Aphorisms; All immoderations are enemies to health. It was one of Plato's monsters of nature that he found in Sicily; a man eating twice a day. A thing of so little admiration with us, that it is wonderful in him that doth not. Perhaps a breakfast goes before, and a banquet follows after both these. Neither is the variety less then the quantity. We plead; Nature bids us eat and drink. It is granted, Yea, a solemn Festival invites us to more liberal feeding. It is not much denied, if rare, if seasonable for thy appetite if reasonable for the measure. But many content not themselves (only to steal the halter, except there be a horse at end of it, as the shriven thief said in his confession to the Priest) only to feed and drink, to pleasure, but to sleep •o surfeit, to ebriety, disabling themselves to any sober exercise. Turpe est stomachum non nosse modum• : It is vile, (and worse then bestial) when the stomach […] measure.

1 Moderation, as the Philosopher said, that hee neuer corrected himselfe with repentance for his silence, but often for his speech: so our forbearing of iunkets should not grieue vs, but our immoderate deuouring them, ^zHaec est sana & salubris forma vitae, vt corpori tantum indulgeas, quantum bonae valetudini satis est. This is a wholesome form of liuing that the body be so far pleased, as the health be not displeased. It is certain, that surfet kils more then famine. It was one of Hippocrates Aphorisines; Allimmoderations are enemies to health. It was one of Platoes monsters of nature that he found in Sicilia; a man eating twice a day. A thing of so little admiration with vs, that it is wonderfull in him that doth not. Perhaps a breakefast goes before, and a banket followes after both these. Neyther is the variety lesse then the quantity. Wee plead; Nature bids vs eate and drinke. It is granted, Yea, a solemne Festiuall inuites vs to more liberall feeding. It is not much denied, if rare, if seasonable for thy appetite if reasonable for the measure. But many content not themselues (onely to steale the halter, except there be a horse at end of it, as the shriuen thiefe said in his confession to the Priest) only to feede and drinke, to pleasure, but to slepe o surfet, to ebriety, disabling themselues to any sober exercise. Turpe est stomachum non nosse modum : It is vile, (and worse then bestiall) when the stomache measure.