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There is no sin, but hath some show of virtue, only the sin of drunkenness is like nothing but sin: there is no sin but although it hurt the Soul, it beautifieth the body, or promiseth profit, or pleasure, or glory, or something to his servants: only drunkenness is so impudent, that it descrieth itself: so unthankful that it maketh no recompense: so noisome that it consumeth the body, which many sinners spare, least they should appear to business. Every sin defileth a man, but drunkenness maketh him like a beast: every sin defaceth a man, but drunkenness taketh away the image of a man: every sin robbeth a man of some virtue, but drunkenness stealeth away all virtues at once: every sin deserveth punishment, but drunkenness upbraids a man, while the wine is in the stomach, and though he would dissemble his drunkenness, yet he is not able to set a countenance of it, but the child descrieth him, the fool knows that he is drunk, because his face betrayeth him, like the leprosy which burst out of the forehead: so worthily hath he lost the opinion of sobriety, which hath ⟨image 30⟩lost it self. His son thinks himself more master now then his father: his servant makes him a fool: his children lead him like a child, his wife useth him like a servant, and although his drunkenness leaveth him when he hath slept, yet no man seeks to him for counsel after, no man regards his word, no man reckons of his judgement, no man is persuaded by his counsel, no man accounts of his learning, no man hath any glory to accompany with him, but so soon as drunkenness hath made him like a beast, every man abhorreth him like a beast, as they did Nebuchadnezzar, the spirit flieth from him least he should grieve it, his friends go away least he should shame them, and no virtues dare come near least he should defile them.

There is no sinne, but hath some shewe of vertue, onelie the sinne of drunkennesse is like nothing but sinne: there is no sin but although it hurt the Soule, it beautifieth the body, or promiseth profit, or pleasure, or glorie, or something to his seruauntes: onely drunkennesse is so impudent, that it descrieth itselfe: so vnthankefull that it maketh no recompence: so noysome that it comsumeth the bodie, which many sinners spare, least they should appeare to besinnes. Euery sinne defileth a man, but drunkennesse maketh him like a beast: euery sinne defaceth a man, but drunkennesse taketh away the image of a man: euery sinne robbeth a man of some vertue, but drunkennesse stealeth away all vertues at once: euery sinne deserueth punishment, but drunkennesse vpraides a man, while the wine is in the stomacke, and though hee would dissemble his drunkennesse, yet hee is not able to set a countenance of it, but the childe descrieth him, the foole knowes that hee is drunke, because his face bewraieth him, like the leprosie which brast out of the forehead: so worthily hath he lost the opinion of sobrietie, which hath