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The reasonableness of personal reformation, and the necessity of conversion
The reasonableness of personal reformation, and the necessity of conversion; the true methods of making all men happy in this world, and in the world to come Seasonably discoursed, and earnestly pressed upon this licentious age. By J.F. a sincere lover of his native country, and the souls of men.The reasonableness of personal reformation, and the necessity of conversion; the true methods of making all men happy in this world, and in the world to come Seasonably discoursed, and earnestly pressed upon this licentious age. By J.F. a sincere lover of his native countrey, and the souls of men.
London: printed for Thomas Cockerill, 1691
THE REASONABLENESS OF Personal Reformation, › Chapter 4 › Section 5
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
That which they have to say for themselves▪ is this,
1. That their Bodies are strongly constituted more capacious to receive, and able to bear greate• quantities of Wine and Strong-drink than other• are; and therefore, why should they not drink down, and glory over those that vie with them.
1. That their Bodies are strongly constituted more capacious to receive, and able to bear greate• quantities of Wine and Strong-drink than other• are; and therefore, why should they not drink down, and glory over those that vye with them.
2. Others say, They would not take that Course they do, but that when they are Sober and Solitary they are so pressed with the thoughts of their Debt• and Incumbrances in the World, that they are upon a perfect Rack, and they find nothing like good-fellowship in a Tavern or Ale-house, so effectually relieving against the Cares and Anxieties of their Minds.
2. Others say, They would not take that Course they do, but that when they are Sober and Solitary they are so press'd with the thoughts of their Debt• and Incumbrances in the World, that they are upon a perfect Rack, and they find nothing like good-fellowship in a Tavern or Ale-house, so effectually relieving against the Cares and Anxieties of their Minds.