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A67662	A Warning-piece to all drunkards and health-drinkers faithfully collected from the works of English and foreign learned authors of good esteem, Mr. Samuel Ward and Mr. Samuel Clark, and others ...	Ward, Samuel, 1572-1643.; Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1682 (1682)	Wing W931; ESTC R8118	52,123	82

he could not prevail to satisfie his lust upon the Daughter of Philodemus he barbarously slew her Flying for shelter into her Fathers Arms. Plut. 50. What a Beast was Darius King of Persia who commanded this Inscription to be set on his Tomb I was able to hunt lustily to drink Wine soundly and to bear it bravely Strabo 51. Saint Augustine in his Confessions tells us a story of his Mother who by sipping a little Wine at first when she filled the Cup came by degrees to be a Tippling Gossip and at last to drink off her whole Cups Sin that is modest at first afterwards growes shameless 52. In Lacedemon Crete and Carthage the name of a drunkard was so hateful and contemptible that such as were found guilty of this sin were disabled to bear any publick Office and thrust out of the Senate if they were Magistrates with shame and ignominy Alex. ab Alex. 53. Levinus Lemnius writes of the Dutchmen the High-Germans especially and that part of the low Countries that borders upon them that they never account that man worth whistling for that will not strenuum se potatorem praebere upon all occasions prove himself strong to drink strong drink 54. Suetonius relates that Novellius Torquatus was highly honoured amongst the Romans for that he could drink three Gallons of Wine at a draught without taking his breath for that he fairly drank off his Liquor and left no snuff behind and after he had drunk so much he neither stammered in his speech nor unburthened his stomach by vomiting for which he was preferred to be Proconsul of Syria Pliny 55. Also Firmus who assumed the title of Emperour in the absence of Aurelian when he had drunk off two Buckets of Wine went forthwith to a Banquet and seemed as sober as if he had drunk none at all Vopiscus in vita Firm. 56. Flaccus and Piso had Dignities bestowed upon them the one being made a Proconsul the other Governour of the City of Rome for that they were strong to pour in strong drink Suet. 57. One Hulderick a Bohemian told Frederick the Emperour That he trained up his Sons to drink great quantities of Wine without disturbance Thou art wise said the Emperour the same thing did Mithidrates but if it happen that I have a Son if that Son shall not hate excess of Wine I shall hate him Aeneas Sil. 58. Anno Christi 764. London and York Donwick and Doncaster with many other places in this Land were consumed with Fire saith the Historian If any one ask the cause we can render none more probable than this That it was a Judgement of God upon them for their Gluttony and Drunkenness Antiq. Brit. p. 291. 59. Anno Christi 1567. Tir-Owen the Irish Rebel was such a Drunkard that when his Body was immoderately inflamed with drinking strong drink and Usque-bagh he used many times to be set in the Earth up to the Chin to cool himself Camb. Eliz. 60. Luxury is ordinarily the Companion of Idolatry as Ex. 32. 6. 1 Cor. 10. 7. Rev. 18. 13 14. O Monachi vestri stomachi c. At Paris and Lovane the best Wine is called Vinum Theologicum the Divinity Wine It 's also called Vinum Cos Coloris Odoris Saporis Optimi 61. Drunkenness is a detestable Vice in any but especially in men of Place and Power Prov. 31. 4. Woe be to those drunken Vice-gods as in the worst sence they may be best called Wo to the very Crown of their pride in drinking down many Isa. 28. 1. As Marcus Antonius wrote or rather spued out a Book concerning his own abilities to bear strong drink Darius also boasted of the same faculty in his very Epitaph as we saw before 62. Drunkenness in a King is a capital sin and makes the Land reel Witness Belshazzar carousing in the Bowls of the Sanctuary to the honour of Shar his drunken god 63. Alexander the Great drunk himself to death and killed forty one more by excessive drinking to get the Crown of one hundred Eighty pounds weight which he had provided for him that drank most Plut. 64. Tiberius the Emperour for his tipling was called Biberius 65. Erasmus for the same cause called Eccius Jeccius for as he lived a shameful Drunkard so being nonplust at Ratisbon by Melancton he drank more than was fit that night at the Bishop of Mundina's Lodgings who had store of the best Italian Wines and so fell into a Feaver whereof he dyed Jo. Man L. Com. 66. Drunkenness is a flattering evil a sweet poyson a cunning Circe that besots the Soul destroyes the Body Dolores gignit in Capite in Stomacho in toto corpore acerrimos Breeds grievous diseases in the head in the stomach and in the whole man At last it bites like a Serpent and stings like an Adder Prov. 23. 32. The Drunkard saith as the Vine in Jothams parable Non possum relinquere Vinum meum Take away my Liquor you take away my Life but at last it proves like the Wine mentioned by Moses Deut. 32. 33. The Poyson of Dragons and the cruel Venom of Asps. Trap. 67. Austin Brings in the Drunkard saying Malle se vitam quam Vinum eripi And Ambrose tells us of one Theotinus who being told by his Physicians that much quaffing would make him blind Vale lumen Amicum said he Farewell sweet Eyes if ye will bear no Wine ye are not Eyes for me He had rather lose his sight than his sin his Soul than his lust 2 Pet. 2. 14. Psal. 11. 6. Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning that they may follow strong drink that continue untill night till wine enflame them Isa. 5. 11. More Forreign Examples of Drunkenness and Drunkards 1. John Manlius in his Common-places p. 244. Tells us of three abominable Drunkards who drank so long till one of them fell down stark dead and yet the other two nothing terrified with such a dreadful Example of divine Vengeance went on to drink and poured the dead mans part into him as he lay by them 2. Darius boasted of the same faculty in his very Epitaph 3. The Greeks when they met at Feasts or Banquets drink small draughts at first which by degrees they increased till they came to the heighth of Intemperancy Hence Graecari and as merry as a Greek 4. Minos King of Crete ordered that his Subjects should not drink one to another unto drunkenness 5. Seneca calls drunkenness a voluntary madness another calls it a Noon-day-Devil 6. Cato that was a most severe censurer of other mens manners had this objected against him Quod nocturnis potationibus indulgeret That by night he would drink soundly 7. I was once with a Drunkard saith mine Author a Godly Minister that lay a dying and after I had prayed with him in came one of his old Companions in Sin and asked him How he did at which he was ready to gnash his teeth and made to me this dreadful Reflection