A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

Now the body stirs up first to intemperancy, whereof two parts, Gluttony, and Drunkenness.

Now the body stirs up first to intemperancy, whereof two parts, Gluttony, and Drunkennesse.

2. The body tends to Incontinency, Whoredom and Adultery.

2. The body tends to Incontinency, Whoredome and Adultery.

3. The body desires ease and pleasure: Gluttony and Drunkenness in meat and drink, Wantonness, Whoredom, love to Idleness and pastime, all these are included here; and to Children he doth not speak, for they are not usually given to eat much, or drink more than needs, but when they have enough, they cease; and for inconstancy, they are not tempted to it; and for ease, it cannot be Idleness in them, though they spend much time in pastime and play, Zech. 8.5. for their bodies are too weak to labour, and their minds to study are too shallow, but when they come to riper years, let them be ⟨p. 125⟩employed, but even the first seven years are spent in pastime, and God looks not much at it; but you young men, and old men, love not intemperancy, incontinency, or idleness.

3. The body desires ease and pleasure: Gluttony and Drunkennesse in meat and drink, Wantonnesse, Whoredome, love to Idlenesse and pastime, all these are included here; and to Children he doth not speak, for they are not usually given to eat much, or drink more than needs, but when they have enough, they cease; and for inconstancy, they are not tempted to it; and for ease, it cannot be Idlenesse in them, though they spend much time in pastime and play,