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Conscience with the Power and Cases Thereof
Conscience with the power and cases thereof Divided into V. books. Written by the godly and learned, William Ames, Doctor, and Professor of Divinity, in the famous University of Franeker in Friesland. Translated out of Latin into English, for more public benefit.Conscience with the power and cases thereof Devided into V. bookes. Written by the godly and learned, William Ames, Doctor, and Professor of Divinity, in the famous University of Franeker in Friesland. Translated out of Latine into English, for more publique benefit.
Leiden and London : Imprinted W. Christiaens, E. Griffin, J. Dawson, Anno MDCXXIX 1639Leyden and London : Imprinted W. Christiaens, E. Griffin, J. Dawson, Anno MDCXXIX 1639
Book 3 › Chapter 16: Of Drunkenness.Book 3 › Chapter 16: Of Drunkennesse.
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.
6. The deformity and filthiness of this sin doth appear from these grounds, 1. Because the Drunkard doth for a contemptible pleasure sell that which is the excellentest thing in the nature of man whilst he deprives himself of the use of reason, 2. Because by this means he makes himself unfit not only for the duties of piety. Luke 21, 34. But also for all honest actions, Hos. 4. 11. 3 Because he exposeth himself to the danger of almost all kinds of sins, whilst he deprives himself of the power to avoid those things which otherwise he knows to be gross sins. For which reason and that which went before it is apparent that Drunkenness is not so much a special sin, against any one Commandment of God, as a general breach of the whole Law, 4 Because he doth so deform the Image of God in himself, that he doth in a sort cast himself below the Beasts. 5 Because he doth bring hereby many mischiefs to his body, name, and outward condition, 6. Because he which is accustomed to this sin proveth in a sort incurable. For a Drunkard is seldom or never reclaimed either from Drunkenness, or any other sin because his heart is taken away. Hos. 4. 11.
6. The deformity and filthinesse of this sin doth appeare from these grounds, 1. Because the Drunkard doth for a contemptible pleasure sell that which is the excellentest thing in the nature of man whilst he deprives himselfe of the use of reason, 2. Because by this meanes he makes himselfe unfit not onely for the duties of piety. Luke 21, 34. But also for all honest actions, Hos. 4. 11. 3 Because he exposeth himselfe to the danger of almost all kinds of sinnes, whilest he deprives himselfe of the power to avoid those things which otherwise he knowes to be grosse sins. For which reason and that which went before it is apparent that Drunkennesse is not so much a speciall sin, against any one Commandement of God, as a generall breach of the whole Law, 4 Because he doth so deforme the Image of God in himselfe, that he doth in a sort cast himselfe below the Beasts. 5 Because he doth bring hereby many mischiefes to his body, name, and outward condition, 6. Because he which is accustomed to this sin proveth in a sort incurable. For a Drunkard is seldome or never reclaimed either from Drunkennesse, or any other sin because his heart is taken away.