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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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But now let us see how much the soul or mind is hurt with drunkenness.1 Drunkards are oftentimes stricken with the spirit of amazedness, and are turned in a manner into furiousness: they become like brute beasts, so that there seemeth to remain in them no understanding. It is a grievous thing without doubt for a man to wound himself, or to deprive himself of any member, but of his own free will to take away his mind from himself, it is an evil intolerable. In Hosea the .4. chap. it is worthily written, that wine and drunkenness take away the hart. And in the .xix. of Ecclesiasticus it is written: wine and women make wise men to apostatate, that is, to depart from right institutions, so that they are no more their own men: for they are withdrawn from their office and virtue, & also fall from the right trade of life. And in the same book the 31. chap. it is written, wine drunken with excess, engendereth bitterness of mind with brawlings and scoldings. Drunkenness increaseth the courage of a fool till he offend: but it diminisheth his strength. In these words there is an elegant Antithesis, namely that wine increaseth the courage & spirits, & causeth greater audacity, but it diminisheth and weakeneth the strength.2 Wherefore Plato in his .vi. Dialogue de Justo, at the beginning: A drunkard (saith he) hath a tyrannical hart, for he would rule all men as he lust, and not by any reason or law. Drunkenness also bringeth oblivion of laws and right. Wherefore Solomon saith in his Proverbs, that wine must not be given unto kings, least peradventure they drink, & forget the law ordained, & change the judgement of all the children of the poor. Plato also writeth in his .3. book de Repub. ye drunkenness may be suffered in any man, rather then in a Magistrate.3 For a drunken man knoweth not the ground whereon he is. And if a Magistrate be drunk, then hath the keeper need of a keeper. This is moreover to be added, that there is nothing kept secret where drō kens ⟨image 171⟩reigneth. Because it openeth not only the secrete parts of the body, but also of the mind. And in drinking are poured out words unshamefast, foolish, unapt,4