Sermons upon Deuteronomy

And now as touching the principal point of this sentence, where it is said that a kid must be eaten in his dams milk: let us understand that God will have us to use honesty and soberness in our eating and drinking: that is the thing in effect, which we have to remember in that text. Truly as touching the figure, we be no more tied to it, as I have said afore: but as for Gods meaning, that is durable. When men do give themselves to their lewd and outrageous §30appetites, it is all one as though they meant to overthrow the order of nature. Ye see how drunkards (when they be so full that they be ready to burst) do invent such shameful things, that an honest man would be ready to cast up his stomach to hear the things spoken of which those swine do. When they be as full as their skins can hold, they whet their stomachs, & take shoeing horns (as they term them) to draw on a cup of wine, and such other like §40things, so as we may see that men cannot content themselves with any measure; but although God show himself liberal towards them, yet notwithstanding they will needs follow their inordinate lusts still, declaring that their desires are unsatiable, & never at rest, till they have brought themselves to shameful disorder, without regard of any modesty. Sith we see such things, we may well perceive how it is not without cause that God hath warned the Jews to use a kind of honesty §50in their living and feeding: which thing belongeth much more to us at this day. Although we have not the Ceremony any more; yet will God have us to live honestly, & to use a sobriety in our eating & drinking, so as we may alway lift up our eyes & say, Lord, we have received food at thy hand, & we know that thou showest thy self a father towards us. But if we make a hotchpotch of all things without discretion, surely it is no taking of them as at Gods hand, but we shall find at §60the last, that we ravened them up like beasts. And therefore let us learn to refrain our selves. Thus we see how the doctrine that is contained here, is not unnecessary at this day, so we can apply it duly, and with discretion of the holy Ghost to our instruction.

And now as touching the principall point of this sentence, where it is said that a kid must bee eaten in his dammes milke: let vs vnderstand that God will haue vs to vse honestie and sobernesse in our eating and drinking: that is the thing in effect, which wee haue to remember in that text. Truely as touching the figure, we be no more tyed to it, as I haue said afore: but as for Gods meaning, that is durable. When men doe giue themselues to their leawde and outrageous