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The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…
The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan showing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by S. and B.G. for Nevil Simmons, 1676
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.
No marvel therefore that the Apostle putteth Drunkards into the Catalogue of them that shall not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, 1 Cor. 6. 10. and Gal. 5. 21. And the Prophet avoucheth, that Hell hath enlarged her self, and opened her mouth without measure for them, Isa. 5. 14. Instance Drunken Dives, whose Soul immediately ⟨p. 72⟩passed from Earth to Hell, where he could not get one drop of Water to cool his Tongue in that tormenting flame, Luk. 16. 24.
No marvel therefore that the Apostle putteth Drunkards into the Catalogue of them that shall not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, 1 Cor. 6. 10. and Gal. 5. 21. And the Prophet avoucheth, that Hell hath inlarged her self, and opened her mouth without measure for them, Isa. 5. 14. Instance Drunken Dives, whose Soul immediately ⟨p. 72⟩passed from Earth to Hell, where he could not get one drop of Water to cool his Tongue in that tormenting flame, Luk. 16. 24.
2. Consider that Drunkenness is the Mother of most abominations, Rom. 13. 13. saith the Apostle, Let us walk honestly as in the day, not in Rioting and Drunkenness, not in Chambering and Wantonness. Where mark the course of the Apostles words, after Gluttony and Drunkenness, follows Chambering and Wantonness. Thus Lot in his Drunkenness committed Incest with his two Daughters. Therefore doth the Apostle exhort the Ephesians, Chap. 5. 18. not to be filled with Wine, because therein is excess. He that is full of Wine, his wickedness runs over, the stream of Lust swells so high, that it overfloweth all its banks. Alexander we read in a Drunken Fit killed his dear Friend Clitus, for which, when he was sober, he attempted to kill himself. Famous is the Story of one who once craved the Devils help to accomplish his desire: But the Devil would first have one thing done at his appointment: What's that, quoth the man: Kill thy Father, saith the Devil: That's too horrible a fact, replies the man: Then lie with thy Mother, saith the Devil: That's most unnatural, quoth the man: Wilt thou then be Drunk, saith the Devil? That I will, quoth the Man. And being Drunk, defiled his Mother, and murdered his Father. The Moral of this Parabolical story is this, A Drunkard makes bones of no sin.