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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 misery of all that are addicted to it, is discovered from the word of God. / By Increase Mather, D.D.Wo to drunkards. Two sermons testifying against the sin of drunkenness: wherein the wofulness of that evil, and the misery of all that are addicted to it, is discovered from the word of God. / By Increase Mather, D.D.
Boston: printed by Timothy Green, 1712
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.
SERMON, I.
IN this Chapter we have the Substance of one of the Prophet Isaiah's Sermons, of which there are two parts: The first doth concern Israel, to the 4th. ver. The second hath reference to Judah, from thence to the end of the Chapter. The words before us fall under the first part of the Chapter, wherein we have,
IN this Chapter we have the Substance of one of the Prophet Isaiah's Sermons, of which there are two parts: The first doth concern Israel, to the 4th. ver. The second hath reference to Iudah, from thence to the end of the Chapter. The words before us fall under the first part of the Chapter, wherein we have,
1. The Subject Persons to whom the Prophet speaketh; viz. The Ten Tribes of Israel, who are here called, The Crown of Pride; that is, A Proud Kingdom, and Ephraim: Often so it is, that Ephraim is put for the whole Kingdom of Israel, partly because Ephraim was an honourable Tribe, descended from Joseph who was the best of all the Sons of Jacob; and partly because Ephraim was the first Royal Tribe i• that Kingdom, Jeroboam who was the first King over the Ten Tribes being an Ephraimite. Also the Subject that this Prophecy lights upon, is said to be the Head of the fat Valleys overcome with Wine, by which the City of Samaria is meant, which was built upon a Mountain to the which there were fruitful Valleys belonging; thus described, because they did yield much Wine and Oil. Now Samaria being the Royal City, the Place where the Court and Representative Body of the whole People used to be, therefore it is put for all the Kingdom.