Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls crossCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse

The first is gluttony and drunkenness, the root and mother of all evil: nothing standeth safe, where wine prevaileth. This was the iniquity of Sodom, abundance, and fullness of bread: they abused the gifts of God, to the dishonour of god. This was the cause of all her filthiness, & her filthiness was the cause of her destruction. Here of God speaketh. My chosen people, ¹My darling is waxed fat: Therefore he forsook god that made him, and regarded not the strong God of his salvation. And again, by the Prophet Isaiah, The harp, and viol, timbrel and pipe, are in their feasts, but ²they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the work of his hands. And in the xxiichap. Behold joy and gladness slaying ³oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and ⟨image 118⟩drinking wine, eating and drinking: for to morrow we shall die. So through gluttony, and drunken es they despised the threatenings of God, and entered not into the way of repentance, but continued in their sins, and made scorn of the Prophets of God. The people of Israel sate them down to eat and drink & ⁴rose up to play. They forgot God, and the mercies he had showed upon them, and worshipped a golden calf: So gross and so deadly are the clouds of drunkenness. Our Saviour Christ saith, towards the latter day the people shall eat and drink, and be void of care, as in the days of Noah, and destruction shall suddenly fall upon them: therefore Christ saith, Woe be to you that are full, for you shall hunger.⁵

The first is gluttonie and drunkennes, the roote and mother of al euill: nothinge standeth safe, where wine preuayleth. This was the iniquitie of Sadome, abundance, and fulnesse of bread: they abused the gifts of God, to the dishonour of god. This was ye cause of all her filthynes, & her filthines was the cause of her destruction. Here of God speaketh. My chosen people, ¹