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Woe to drunkards. Two sermons testifying against the sin of drunkennessWo to drunkards. Two sermons testifying against the sin of drunkenness
Woe to drunkards. Two sermons testifying against the sin of drunkenness: wherein the woefulness of that evil, and the mystery of all that are addicted to it, is discovered from the word of God. / Preached by Increase Mather, teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Ten lines of Scripture texts]Wo to drunkards. Two sermons testifying against the sin of drunkenness: wherein the wofulness of that evil, and the mistery of all that are addicted to it, is discovered from the word of God. / Preached by Increase Mather, teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Ten lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Marmaduke Johnson. 1673., 1673
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.
1. Drunkenness in the sight of God, that is, When a man doth drink more wine, or of any other inebriating drink, then the Rule alloweth of. Ephes. 5. 18. Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess: The Apostle mentions wine, because that was the common drink in those days, and the greatest danger was in respect of that, by reason of the strength and pleasantness thereof: but under that expression of Wine, all other inebriating drinks are comprehended. Now if there be any excess in the use thereof, that's Drunkenness; if there be an inordinate affection or love to strong drink, that's Drunkenness in the sight of him that trieth the reins and searcheth hearts. Hence the Apostle speaketh of the excess of wine, I Pet. 4. 3. *the Greek word there used noteth an inordinate affection and desire after Wine. And Solomons description of a Drunkard is, that he is A lover of wine, Prov. 21. 17. such an one is an habitual Drunkard, and he whose practice is according to that inordinate affection, is actually so: yea, if a man doth but drink a Cup of Wine more then is good for him, he is guilty of this Woeful Evil. As he that eateth more then is good for him, is guilty of the sin of Gluttony; so he that drinketh to any excess is justly charged with Drunkenness.
1. Drunkenness in the sight of God, that is, When aman doth drink more wine, or of any other inebriating drink, then the Rule alloweth of. Ephes. 5. 18. Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess: The Apostle mentions wine, because that was the common drink in those dayes, and the greatest danger was in respect of that, by reason of the strength and pleasantness thereof: but under that expression of Wine, all other inebriating drinks are comprehended. Now if there be any excess in the use thereof, that's Drunkenness; if there be an inordinate affection or love to strong drink, that's Drunkenness in the sight of him that trieth the reins and fearcheth hearts. Hence the Apostle speaketh of the excess of wine, I Pet. 4. 3