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Because there is such warning before us, now we have the drunkard in schooling, I will spend the time that is left, to show you the deformity of this sin. If any hear me which have been overtaken with it, let them not marvel why he cannot love his enemies, which loveth such an enemy as this, which leadeth till he reeleth, dulls him till he be a fool, and stealeth away his sense, his wit, his memory, his health, his credit, his friends: and when she hath stripped him as bare as Noah, then she exposeth him like Noah to Ham, and all that see him do mock him: it is a wonder almost, that any man should be drunk that hath seen a drunkard before, swelling and puffing, and foaming, and spewing, and grovelling like a beast; for who would be like a beast for all the world? Look upon the drunkard when his eyes stare, his mouth drivels, his tongue falters, his face flames, his hands tremble, his feet reel: how ugly, how monstrous, how loathsome doth he seem to thee? so loathsome dost thou seem to others when thou art in the like taking.

Because there is such warning before vs, nowe we haue the drunkarde in schooling, I will spend the time that is left, to shew you the deformity of this sinne. If anie heare mee which haue beene ouertaken with it, let them not maruell why he cannot loue his enemies, which loueth such an enemie as this, which leadeth till hee reeleth, dulles him til he bee a foole, and stealeth away his sense, his witte, his memorie, his health, his credite, his friendes: and when shee hath stripped him as bare as Noah, then shee exposeth him like Noah to Cham, and all that see him doe mocke him: it is a wonder almost, that any man shoulde bee drunke that hath seene a drunkard before, swelling and puffing, and foming, and spuing, and groueling like a beast; for who would be like a beast for all the world? Looke vpon the drunkarde when his eies stare, his mouth driuels, his tongue faulters, his face flames, his hands tremble, his feete reele: howe vglie, howe monstrous, howe loathsome dooth he seeme to thee? so loathsome doost thou seeme to others when thou art in the like taking.

And how loathsome then doest thou seem to God? Therefore the first law which Adam received of God was abstinence, which if he had kept, he had kept all virtues beside, but intemperance lost all. In abstinence the law came to Moses, and he fasted when he received it, to show