Now what a woeful Evil is this, that hath slain Millions of immortal Souls, one whereof is more worth than all the World? If a Soul be shut out of Heaven, then it is Undone: But so shall the Soul of the Drunkard be for ever, without true Repentance. If I bring not Scripture to Prove what I say, believe me not. See then, Gal. 5.21. Where the Apostle speaking concerning those that live in Drunkenness & Revellings, & such like Evils, I tell you (saith Paul) as I have told you in times past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. Hearken Drunkards, hearken; in the Name of God be it spoken to you, You shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. Remember what is said of the evil drunken Servant, Mat. 24.49. with Luk. 12.45. If the Evil-servant shall smite his Fellow-servants, & eat & drink with the drunken: What if he do drink with the Drunken? What then? Then read the following Verses, where it ⟨p. 21⟩is said, The Lord of that Servant shall come in a Day when he looketh not for Him, and in an Hour that he is not ware of, and shall cut him asunder, & appoint him his portion with the Hypocrites: there shall be weeping & gnashing of teeth. Will you go on still in this Trespass? Will you live & die in it? Then as sure as this Bible is the Word of God, when Death shall come and cut thee asunder, when Death shall make a separation between thy Soul & thy Body, thou shalt have thy Portion appointed thee in that Place, where there is weeping and gnashing of Teeth for evermore! Thus concerning the fifth Particular, demonstrating that Drunkenness is a woeful Evil.
6. This Sin seldom goeth alone, but is the unhappy Parent of many other Iniquities like it self. Hence are many wicked Words uttered. When Drunkards are in their Cups, they care not what they s•y, nor of whom: They will Lie, Swear, Revile, Scoff, Blaspheme, so as some of them, when in a Sober Mood would be loth to do. Therefore David complained, saying, I was the Song of the drunkards, Psal. 69.12. When drink is got into the brain, then out come filthy Songs, & Scoffing at the best Men, yea at Godliness it self in the Power of it. Hence are many wicked Deeds, as well as Words: Contentions arise from this. Look again into that Text, which some have not unfitly termed, The Drunkards Looking-glass, viz. Prov. 23.•9 Who hath woe? who hath contentions? ⟨p. 22⟩who hath habblings? who hath wounds without cause?
Now what a woful Evil is this, that hath slain Millions of immortal Souls, one whereof is more worth than all the World? If a Soul be shut out of Heaven, then it is Undone: But so shall the Soul of the Drunkard be for ever, without true Repentance. If I bring not Scripture to Prove what I say, believe me not. See then, Gal. 5.21. Where the Apostle speaking concerning those that live in Drunkenness & Revellings, & such like Evils, I tell you (saith Paul) as I have told you in times past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. Hearken Drunkards, hearken; in the Name of God be it spoken to you, You shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. Remember what is said of the evil drunken Servant, Mat. 24.49. with Luk. 12.45. If the Evil-servant shall smite his Fellow-servants, & eat & drink with the drunken: What if he do drink with the Drunken? What then? Then read the following Verses, where it ⟨p. 21⟩is said, The Lord of that Servant shall come in a Day when he looketh not for Him, and in an Hour that he is not ware of, and shall cut him asunder, & appoint him his portion with the Hypocrites: there shall be weeping & gnashing of teeth. Will you go on still in this Trespass? Will you live & die in it? Then as sure as this Bible is the Word of God, when Death shall come and cut thee asunder, when Death shall make a separation between thy Soul & thy Body, thou shalt have thy Portion appointed thee in that Place, where there is weeping and gnashing of Teeth for evermore! Thus concerning the fifth Particular, demonstrating that Drunkenness is a woful Evil.
6. This Sin seldom goeth alone, but is the unhappy Parent of many other Iniquities like it self. Hence are many wicked Words uttered. When Drunkards are in their Cups, they care not what they s•y, nor of whom: They will Lie, Swear, Revile, Scoff, Blaspheme, so as some of them, when in a Sober Mood would be loth to do. Therefore David complained, saying, I was the Song of the drunkards, Psal. 69.12. When drink is got into the brain, then out come filthy Songs, & Scoffing at the best Men, yea at Godliness it self in the Power of it. Hence are many wicked Deeds, as well as Words: Contentions arise from this. Look again into that Text, which some have not unfitly termed, The Drunkards Looking-glass, viz. Prov. 23.•9 Who hath wo? who hath contentions?
