A77979:1798
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1650
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 7 › Verse 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.
Drunkenness is vile in any, but most of all vile in Governors, ⟨p. 644⟩men of place and power, Prov. 31.4. It is not for Kings to drink wine, nor for Princes strong drink: It is not for them, and why? because they are above us, and how can any man endure to be under drunken beasts: they are gods, and how vile and abominable is it to have drunken gods?1 Therefore the Carthaginians made a Law, that none of their Magistrates in the time of their Magistracy should drink any wine.
Drunkenness is vile in any, but most of all vile in Governors, ⟨p. 644⟩men of place and power, Prov. 31.4. It is not for Kings to drink wine, nor for Princes strong drink: It is not for them, and why? because they are above us, and how can any man endure to be under drunken beasts: they are gods, and how vile and abominable is it to have drunken gods?1 Therefore the Carthaginians made a Law, that none of their Magistrates in the time of their Magistracie should drink any wine.
- 1The law of Carth.
Obs. 4 It is much more vile to make others drunk, than to be drunk our selves; Therefore in Esth. 1.8. the drinking was according to the Law, none did compel; for the King had appointed to all the Officers of the house that they should do according to every mans pleasure, none were compelled to drink more than they were willing; you may think they express a great deal of love to you, in drinking to you, and pressing you to drink, and when they have overcome you, then will they laugh at you, and make you a scorn, especially if they can get you who are professors of Religion to be overtaken. Therefore you had need above all men to take heed of this sin, for if you fall, Religion suffereth, and the Name of God is evil spoken of by your means; therefore Christ bids his Disciples themselves to take heed of surfeiting and drunkenness. Therefore you that are professors had the more need to take heed of this sin, and mind this exhortation of Christ.