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The sermons of Master Henry Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his…The sermons of Maister Henrie Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his…
The sermons of Master Henry Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his corrected copies in his life time.The sermons of Maister Henrie Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his corrected copies in his life time.
London: printed by Richard Field for Thomas Man, 1593
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
When the belly is full, the flesh lusteth, the tongue prateth, the wit sleepeth, and Satan carrieth away the mind when the understanding is away: As the moist and waterish grounds bring forth nothing but frogs and ⟨p. 350⟩toads, so the belly and watery stomach that is stuffed like a tun, bringeth forth nothing but a drowsy mind, foggy thoughts, filthy speeches, and corrupt affections: therefore the Physician saith, nothing better for the body then abstinence, the Divine saith, nothing better for the soul then abstinence, the Lawyer saith, nothing better for the wits then abstinence; but because there is no law for this vice, therefore it breaketh out so mightily. Whoredom hath a law, Theft hath a law, Murder hath a law, but this sin is without law.
When the belly is full, the flesh lusteth, the tongue prateth, the wit sleepeth, and Satan carrieth away the minde when the vnderstanding is away: As the moyst and waterish groundes bring forth nothing but frogs and ⟨p. 350⟩toades, so the belly and watrie stomacke that is stuffed like a tunne, bringeth forth nothing but a drousie minde, foggie thoughts, filthie speeches, and corrupt affections: therefore the Phisition saith, nothing better for the bodie then abstinence, the Diuine saith, nothing better for the soule then abstinence, the Lawyer saith, nothing better for the wits then abstinence; but because there is no lawe for this vice, therfore it breaketh out so mightilie. Whoredome hath a lawe, Theft hath a lawe, Murther hath a lawe, but this sinne is without law.
Now to the second sin, which is Drunkenness: these are two sisters, betwixt whom there is little difference: in this sin some are mad, some are merry, some do vomit, some do sleep, and some do reel, and then there is no difference between a man and a beast, saving that the one can stand, and the other cannot.
Now to the second sinne, which is Drunkennes: these are two sisters, betwixt whom there is little difference: in this sinne some are mad, some are merrie, some doe vomite, some doe sleepe, and some doe reele, and then there is no difference betweene a man and a beast, sauing that the one can stand, and the other cannot.