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[Terribilia Dei. Remarkable judgements of God, on several sorts of offenders, in several scores…
[Terribilia Dei. Remarkable judgements of God, on several sorts of offenders, in several scores of instances; among the people of New-England. Observed, collected, related, and improved; in two sermons, at Boston-lecture in the month of July 1697]
Boston: printed by B. Green and J. Allen, 1697
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The Third Remark.
There is a Lying Proverb, A Drunken man gets no Harm: We have seen the Judgments of God upon Drunkards, most Woefully confuting of that Lye. I am sure, Tis not a Proverb of Solomons; for he says, in Prov. 23.29. Who hath Woe? They who tarry long at the Wine. Is it no Harm, for a man to bring Sickness, on his Body? We have seen Drunkards often perishing in Diseases contracted by their Debauches Is it no Harm, for a man to bring Disgrace, on his Esteem? We have often seen Drunkards become very Abjects, though they once were Folks of some Fashion and Figure in the World. Is it no Harm, for a man to bring Poverty on his Estate? We have often seen the Judgments of God fulfilling that word, The Drunkard shall come to Poverty. Surely, Tis no little Harm, for men to Debase, and Confound their own Souls, and lay themselves open, unto the worst of all the Temptations of the Devil, the worst of all Impieties. But Sirs, How often have we seen woeful Drunkards doing so? We have seen them Turn Beasts, yea, Turn Devils! But more particularly.
There is a Lying Proverb, A Drunken man gets no Harm: We have seen the Judgments of God upon Drunkards, most Wofully confuting of that Lye. I am sure, Tis not a Proverb of Solomons; for he sayes, in Prov. 23.29. Who hath Wo? They who tarry long at the Wine. Is it no Harm, for a man to bring Sickness, on his Body? We have seen Drunkards often perishing in Diseases contracted by their Debauches Is it no Harm, for a man to bring Disgrace, on his Esteem? We have often seen Drunkards become very Abjects, though they once were Folks of some Fashion and Figure in the World. Is it no Harm, for a man to bring Poverty on his Estate? We have often seen the Judgments of God fulfilling that word, The Drunkard shall come to Poverty. Surely, Tis no little Harm, for men to Debase, and Confound their own Souls, and lay themselves open, unto the worst of all the Temptations of the Devil, the worst of all Impieties. But Sirs, How often have we seen woful Drunkards doing so? We have seen them Turn Beasts, yea, Turn Devils! But more particularly.