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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.
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.
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 Ioseph who was the best of all the Sons of Iacob; and partly because Ephraim was the first Royal Tribe i• that Kingdom, Ieroboam who was the first King over the Ten Tribes being an Ephraimite. Also the Subject that this Prophesie 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 frui•ful Valleys belonging; thus described, because they did yield much Wine and Oyl. 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.
2. We have the Judgment denounced by the Prophet against this Kingdom of Israel, Woe to them; i.e. Woeful Misery shall surely come upon them: Woe to the Crown of Pride, Woe to the Drunkards, Woe to Ephraim. And in the Verses following we have a more particular description of the Woe which is in this Verse generally threatened, the sum whereof is, A denunciation of speedy & utter Ruin, which was executed accordingly by Salmansser.