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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.
The outrage• which a man committeth in Drunkenness are so far to be imputed to him for faults, as the Drunkenness was voluntary; Now then especially, they are both voluntary, and accounted faulty, when (all circumstances being considered) a man might, and so ought to have foreseen, that he would commit such things in his Drunkenness, either because he had tried it by experience before, or because in the like case of Drunkenness, or upon the like opportunity, drunken men are wont to commit such things, or at least do expose themselves to the danger of committing them.
The outrage• which a man committeth in Drunkennesse are so far to be imputed to him for faults, as the Drunkennesse was voluntary; Now then especially, they are both voluntary, and accompted faulty, when (all circumstances being considered) a man might, and so ought to have foreseene, that he would commit such things in his Drunkennesse, either because he had tryed it by experience before, or because in the like case of Drunkennesse, or upon the like opportunity, drunken men are wont to commit such things, or at least doe expose themselves to the danger of commiting them.
9. Now, although complete Drunkenness do consist in the loss of the use of reason by Drinking, whereby a man is made altogether unfit for the duties he hath to do; Yet all perturbation of the fantasy by Drink whereby a man is notably made less fit, for the ordinary exercise of piety (as prayer and reading) is a degree of the same sin, Lu. 28. 34.
9. Now, although compleat Drunkennesse doe consist in the losse of the use of reason by Drinking, whereby a man is made altogether unfit for the duties he hath to doe; Yet all perturbation of the phantasie by Drinke whereby a man is notably made lesse fit, for the ordinary exercise of piety (as prayer and reading) is a degree of the same sinne, Lu. 28. 34.