A practical exposition of the X. Commandments with a resolution of several momentous questions…A practical exposition of the X. Commandements with a resolution of several momentous questions…

What we have said of these evils may also take in excess in sleeping, laziness, &c. to be seen in David, 2 Sam. 11.2. and also vain curiosity, as well as lasciviousness in singing and playing; too much whereof savours of wantonness and riotousness, as these words Rom. 13.13. are in their signification extended by some. Now all these excesses spoken of, being opposite to sobriety and modesty, shamefastness and gravity, must come in under wantonness, and what followeth, doth come in under intemperance.

What vve have said of these evils may also take in excess in sleeping, laziness, &c. to be seen in David, 2 Sam. 11.2. and also vain curiosity, as vvell as lasciviousness in singing and playing; too much vvhereof savours of wantonness and riotousness, as these vvords Rom. 13.13. are in their signification extended by some. Novv all these excesses spoken of, being opposite to sobriety and modesty, shamefastness and gravity, must come in under wantonness, and vvhat follovveth, doth come in under intemperance.

The Scripture insisteth much in condemning the sin of intemperance, which we conceive doth mainly consist in gluttony and drunkenness; and seeing these sins must belong to some one Command (although virtually and indirectly they break all) we take them especially to be condemned here in this Command, where temperance is commanded; and therefore we shall find them in Scripture mentioned with a special respect to the sin of uncleanness, expressly forbidden here: Fullness of bread and gluttony is observed to have been Sodoms sin, and the rise and source of their filthiness, Ezek. 16.49. Drunkenness is marked, especially as leading to this,