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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.
3. Without Repentance this sin alone will ruin the Soul for ever. Now what a woeful Evil is that which is the poison and bane of an Immortal Soul? Drunkards, think of this. If you knew that there were poison in your Cups, you would be loth to drink them off: did you see a Spider or other poisonfull Creature in the Pot, you would be loth to drink it down. I have read (i)of a Drunkard, that when he was drinking there happened to be a Spider in the Pot, which he not observing, was poisoned, and died immediately. Believe it so it is, there is Soul-poison in your Cups, there are Spiders in your Pots, though you know it not: as sometimes they said to the Man of God, O there is death in the Pot; so I say to you that are Pot-Companions, O there is poison, there is Eternal Death in your Pots, drink, and your Souls will die. Now what a woeful Evil is this, that hath slain Millions of Immortal Souls, one whereof is more worth then all the world? If a Soul be shut out of Heaven, then it is undone: but so shall the Soul of the Drunkard be for ever, without true Repentance. If I bring not Scripture to prove what I say, believe me not. See then Gal. 5. 21. where the Apostle speaking concerning those that live in Drunkenness and Revellings, and such like evils, I tell you (faith Paul) as I have told you in times past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. Hearken Drunkards, hearken; in the Name of God be it spoken to you, You shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. Remember what is said of the evil drunken Servant, Matth. 24. 49. with Luke 12. 45. If the evil Servant shall smite his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunken: What if he do drink with the drunken? what then? Then read the following Verses, where it is said, The Lord of that Servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not ware of, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the Hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Will you go on still in this trespass? ⟨p. 13⟩will you live and die in it? Then as sure as this Bible is the Word of God, when Death shall come and cut thee asunder, when Death shall make a separation between thy Soul and thy Body, thou shalt have thy portion appointed thee in that place, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth for evermore!