An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…

Sixthly, To drink iniquity like water notes not only the frequency of sinning, but the abundance of sinning; they take great draughts of sin, who drink iniquity like water: Such as are accustomed to drink water (in many places it is the common drink) such, I say, drink more then men usually do of Wine, or strong drink; first, because Wine and artificial liquors are costly; but you may drink water good cheap, and none will grutch you. Secondly, Water is not strong nor vaporous, it doth not burden the brain like your heady liquors. Now though iniquity be somewhat unlike water in both these respects (for to some their sins are costly enough at present, and they will cost all very dear (except they repent of them before) at the day of reckoning; sin also flies up into the brain, and doth as much besot, as defile the soul. Now, I say, though sin be thus unlike water) yet the natural man drinks it like water, he takes in and sends out abundance of it; what cares he what it costs him, or how it besots him, neither the present distemperings of it, nor the after reckonings for it, trouble him.

Sixtly, To drink iniquity like water notes not onely the frequency of sinning, but the abundance of sinning; they take great draughts of sin, who drinke iniquity like water: Such as are accustomed to drink water (in many places it is the common drink) such, I say, drink more then men usually doe of Wine, or strong drinke; first, because Wine and artificiall liquors are costly; but you may drinke water good cheape, and none will grutch you. Secondly, Water is not strong nor vaporous, it doth not burden the braine like your heady liquors. Now though iniquity be somewhat unlike water in both these respects (for to some their sins are costly enough at present, and they will cost all very deare (except they repent of them before) at the day of reckoning; sin also flyes up into the braine, and doth as much besot, as defile the soule. Now, I say, though sin be thus unlike water) yet the naturall man drinkes it like water, he takes in and sends out abundance of it; what cares he what it costs him, or how it besots him, neither the present distemperings of it, nor the after reckonings for it, trouble him.

Seventhly, Eating and drinking are the support of nature, by these the body is maintained in life; now as the body of nature is maintained by eating and drinking,