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

Do not think, my Brethren, that I delight in ••••fying you with the sad tidings of Hell and Deeds, Indeed sometimes I am forced to it. Knowing the terror of the Lard; I seek to persuade you by those Arguments; never •••••• I take no pleasure to tell you thereof. But now that I am speaking to you of the pardoning grace of God, me-thinks I am in my Element: I could be glad to stay and dwell here, and to enlarge my self much to you, would time and strength permit me. But I can only say thus much, We read in Scripture of those that have been grievously guilty of this sin, many and many a time, even of such as have Walked in it, yet when they have truly repented of it, the gracious blessed God hath freely forgiven them, and in Jesus Christ looked upon them as if they had never committed this sin. To encourage to Repentance, and to break the heart of the vilest Drunkard, I'll ⟨p. 34⟩put you in mind of two Scriptures: the one is that, 1 Pet. 4.3. The time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, &c. So that those Christians had afore their Conversion been woefully guilty of this iniquity, but upon true Repentance they were sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ, as the beginning of the Epistle showeth; that is to say, the blood of Jesus Christ cleansed them from the guilt of this sin, and obtained pardoning mercy for them. Another Scripture to encourage you to Repentance, is that 1 Cor.6.11. where the Apostle having said to the Gorintbians, that no Drunkard (that is, so living and dying without Repentance) shall inherit the Kingdom of God, he addeth withal, Such were some of you, but you are washed, you are sanctified, you are Justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. Know therefore, that although thou hast been guilty of this great sin, it may be an hundred and an hundred times, yet thou mayest be justified from it in the Name of the Lord Jesus, if indeed thou dost repent of it. But then your Repentance must be thus qualified!

Do not think, my Brethren, that I delight in ••••fying you with the sad tidings of Hell and Deads, Indeed sometimes I am forced to it. Knowing the terrour of the Lard; I seek to perswade you by those Arguments; never I take no pleasure to tell you thereof. But now that I am speaking to you of the pardoning grace of God, me-thinks I am in my Element: I could be glad to stay and dwell here, and to enlarge my self much to you, would time and strength permit me. But I can onely say thus much, We reade in Scripcute of those that have been grievously guilty of this sin, many and many a time, even of such as have Walked in it, yet when they have truly repented of it, the gracious blessed God hath freely forgiven them, and in Jesus Christ looked upon them as if they had never committed this sin. To encourage to Repentance, and to break the heart of the vilest Drunkard, I'le