Woe to drunkards. Two sermons testifying against the sin of drunkennessWo to drunkards. Two sermons testifying against the sin of drunkenness

this Son, as he grew up, fell in with bad Company, and became a Drunkard, and once coming home much distempered with drink, he attempted to ravish one of his own Sisters, and killed two other of his own Sisters, and Murdered his own Father that begat him, and his own Mother that bare him, who was then great with Child: for which monstrous Impieties he was Condemned, and Executed. Now say, was not this young mans Drunkenness bitterness in the latter end? For the present, this iniquity may be sweet to you, but what will it be upon a Deathbed, think you? It may be Conscience will roar for it then. Some notorious Drunkards, when they have been upon Death-beds, have cried our in Hellish horror of heart, Alehouses are Hell-houses: The Ale-house hath brought my Soul down to the house of Hell for ever. Shall I tell you what I am able upon my own personal knowledge to testify? I will tell you, that there have been some in this very Congregation, who upon Sick-beds and Death-beds have sent for me, desiring that I would cry to the Lord for them, and give them the best advice I could for their Souls. Seeing them in miserable digress of Conscience, I have said to them, Tell me now, what is that sin that doth most of all perplex and torment your Conscience? O my Company keeping, and my Drunkenness, saith one, and O my Company-keeping, and my Drunkenness, faith another. These have been the lamentable cries of poor dying sinners in this place, when they have seen themselves upon the borders of Eternity. And after death this sin will be bitter indeed: Then (as one speaketh) the Drunkard for every Cop of pleasure, will receive a Gallon of woe. Yea, for every drop of pleasure which he enjoyed whilst living and ⟨p. 26⟩sinning, he shall have a Tun of Wo. After Death cometh Judgement, and then the truth of this will be felt and believed.

this Son, as he grew up, fell in with bad Company, and became a Drunkard, and once coming home much distempered with drink, he attempted to ravish one of his own Sisters, and killed two other of his own Sisters, and Murt•ered his own Father that begat him, and his own Mother that bare him, who was then great with Childe: for which monstrous Impieties he was Condemned, and Executed. Now say, was not this young mans Drunkenness bitterness in the latter end? For the present, this iniquity may be sweet to you, but what will it be upon a Deathbed, think you? It may be Conscience will roar for it then. Some notorious Drunkards, when they have been upon Death-beds, have cried our in Hellish horrour of heart, Alehouses are Hell-houses: The Ale-house hath brought my Soul down to the house of Hell for ever. Shall I tell you what I am able upon my own personal knowledge to testifie? I will tell you, that there have been some in this very Congregation, who upon Sick-beds and Death-beds have sent for me, desiring that I would cry to the Lord for them, and give them the best advice I could for their Souls. Seeing them in miserable diress of Conscience, I have said to them, Tell me now, what is that sin that doth most of all perplex and torment your Conscience? O my Company keeping, and my Drunkenness, saith one, and O my Company-keeping, and my Drunkenness, faith another. These have been the lamentable cries of poor dying sinners in this place, when they have seen themse'ves upon the borders of Eternity. And after death this sin will be bitter indeed: Then (as one speaketh) the Drunkard for every Cop of pleasure, will receive a Gallon of wo. Yea, for every drop of pleasure which he enjoyed whilest living and