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Englands sickness, comparatively conferred with Israels Divided into two sermons, by ThoEnglands sicknes, comparatively conferred with Israels Diuided into two sermons, by Tho
Englands sickness, comparatively conferred with Israels Divided into two sermons, by Tho: Adams.Englands sicknes, comparatively conferred with Israels Diuided into two sermons, by Tho: Adams.
London: printed by E for John Budge, 1615London: printed by E for Iohn Budge, 1615
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Seneca's rule is good, Dandum ventri quod debes non quod potes: Allow thy belly what thou shouldst, not what thou mayest. I shame not to convince this error, even from the example of Heathens; that if Religion cannot rule us as Christians, yet nature may correct us as men. Whiles others (saith Socrates, vivunt ut edant, ego edam ut vivam) Live to eat, I will eat to live. It is perhaps easy to find some that abstain, but how few for conscience of Gods precept? The sick, the poor, the covetous, the full, all moderate, but to what purpose? The sick man for his health's sake,1 the poor man for his purse sake: the covetous for miserableness, the full for the loathing of his stomach. But let us that are Christians moderate our selves in conscience of Gods commandment; because Gluttony is a aWork of darkness; and the night is now past. So shall we at once, provide well for our bodies, and better for our souls.
Seneca's rule is good, Dandum ventri quod debes non quod potes: Allow thy belly what thou shouldst, not what thou mayest. I shame not to conuince this errour, euen from the example of Heathens; that if Religion cannot rule vs as Christians, yet nature may correct vs as men. Whiles others (saith Socrates, viuunt vt edant, ego edam vt viuam) Liue to eate, I will eate to liue. It is perhaps easie to finde some that abstaine, but how few for conscience of Gods precept? The sicke, the poore, the couetous, the full, all moderate, but to vvhat purpose? The sicke man for his healthes sake,1 the poore man for his purse sake: the couetous for miserablenes, the full for the loathing of his stomach. But let vs that are Christians moderate our selues in conscience of Gods commandement; because Gluttonie is a aWorke of darkenes; and the night is now past. So shall we at once, prouide well for our bodies, and better for our soules.
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