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Secondly, they are made furious, and rageful, being inflamed §2with the liquor which boileth within them: and hence proceed those murmurings, those contentious, and those needless wounds, which are specified in the other chapter. Drunken quarrels are common almost at all drunken meetings, & the original of most frays, will be found to be among many carouses.

Secondlie, they are made furious, and ragefull, being inflamed §2with the liquor which boyleth within them: and hence proceede those murmurings, those contentious, and those needlesse wounds, which are specified in the other chapter. Drunken quarrells are common almost at all drunken meetings, & the originall of most frayes, will be found to be among many carrowses.

They are made foolish, for as Hosea saith, wine, & new wine, do §3take away their heart, bereaving them of meet discretion, and¹ good desires, by means whereof, they show themselves to be both silly & sinful. Their brains are drowned, their wits are dulled, their understandings decayed, & their whole souls filled full of lusts, & lewd affections. And to proceed yet further, to other effects of their Foolishness, they bring diseases upon their bodies, they bring necessity upon their estates, they bring reproach upon their names, they bring confusion into their houses, they bring the curse of God upon themselves in every thing here, & stop up their own way from everlasting life hereafter. For Drunkards are in the number of those unrighteous, which² the Scripture saith, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

They are made foolish, for as Hosea saith, wine, & new wine, do §3