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

USE, II: If Drunkenness be such a Woeful Evil, as hath been Proved; then they that have been kept from Falling into this Sin, and much more they in whom it is Mortified, have abundant cause of Thankfulness unto God, because of His Preventing and Sanctifying Grace in this respect Vouchsafed. If we ought to Pray (as Christ in that Platform of Prayer given to His Disciples hath Taught us) that God would not lead us into Temptation, but deliver us from Evil, then when the Lord doth so, we ought to Praise Him: And if Deliverance from Outward Temptations be matter of Praise & Thanksgiving to the Lord, how much more is this true concerning Deliverance from ⟨p. 31⟩Sinful Temptations? For a man had better see many Afflictions, than one Sin: Yea, there is more evil in the least Sin, than in any Affliction; Nay, than in all the Everlasting Burnings of the Bottomless Pit. Therefore they who have been preserved from falling into Sin, have the greatest cause of Thankfulness that may be. I doubt not but that there are many here this Day, that were never guilty of this Sin (at least-wise not in sight of men) in all their Lives: But unto whom are you Beholden for this Preservation, but unto the Preventing Grace of GOD? Will you say that there is a Principle of Inherent Grace within you, whereby you have been kept from this, & other the like Enormities? Suppose so, yet that Principle of Grace is from God: Neither will Inherent, without Upholding, Preserving, Preventing Grace keep from this, or any other Evil. Tho' its impossible to live in this Sin, where there is true Grace: He that hath the least spark of true Grace in his Heart, it is not possible that he should live in this Sin, yet there may be a falling into it. Therefore Christ has Charged even His own Disciples to take heed of this Sin, Luk. 21.34 Which showeth that a true Christian may possibly be overtaken with it. And we read in Scripture of Godly men that have been stained with this Iniquity; As Noah, Lot, Uriah, &c. Yea, there is not a Godly man on the Earth, but hath that in his own Heart, which would soon lead ⟨p. 32⟩him to the Commission of this and all other Abominations, if God should but leave him a little to himself:

USE, II: If Drunkenness be such a Woful Evil, as hath been Proved; then they that have been kept from Falling into this Sin, and much more they in whom it is Mortified, have abundant cause of Thankfulness unto God, because of His Preventing and Sanctifying Grace in this respect Vouchsaed. If we ought to Pray (as Christ in that Platform of Prayer given to His Disciples hath Taught us) that God would not lead us into Temptation, but deliver us from Evil, then when the Lord doth so, we ought to Praise Him: And if Deliverance from Outward Temptations be matter of Praise & Thanksgiving to the Lord, how much more is this true concerning Deliverance from