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to_o allow_v yourselves_o who_o will_v urge_v his_o horse_n to_o eat_v too_o much_o or_o cram_v his_o hawk_n till_o she_o be_v over-gorged_n or_o feed_v his_o hound_n till_o his_o tail_n leave_v wave_v and_o shall_v man_n the_o measurer_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v ignorant_a how_o in_o diet_n to_o measure_v the_o bigness_n or_o strength_n of_o his_o own_o stomach_n know_v he_o by_o sign_n when_o they_o be_v over-filled_n and_o be_v he_o ignorant_a of_o the_o sign_n of_o repletion_n in_o himself_o namely_o of_o satiety_n loathe_v drowsiness_n stiffness_n weakness_n weariness_n heaviness_n and_o belch_a but_o we_o will_v pass_v over_o this_o and_o treat_v of_o the_o other_o branch_n of_o intemperance_n which_o follow_v sect_n ii_o of_o drunkenness_n that_o this_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o that_o of_o no_o mean_a degree_n we_o may_v plain_o perceive_v by_o sundry_a text_n of_o sacred_a writ_n luke_n 21._o 34._o gal._n 5._o 21._o eph._n 5._o
18._o but_o most_o especial_o and_o most_o notable_o in_o that_o fearful_a commination_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 10._o where_o we_o be_v inform_v that_o drunkard_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o something_o they_o shall_v inherit_v namely_o disease_n not_o a_o few_o contract_v upon_o they_o partly_o perhaps_o from_o their_o parent_n voluptuousness_n but_o chief_o and_o most_o certain_o from_o their_o own_o habituate_v disorder_n drunkenness_n say_v one_o dolores_fw-la gignit_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la in_fw-la stomacho_fw-la in_fw-la toto_fw-la corpore_fw-la acerrimos_fw-la breed_v grievous_a disease_n in_o the_o head_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o in_o the_o whole_a body_n now_o by_o drunkenness_n we_o must_v understand_v all_o excess_n in_o drink_v with_o its_o degree_n as_o it_o be_v take_v in_o scripture_n phrase_n for_o overcome_v of_o or_o be_v overcome_v with_o strong_a drink_n isai._n 5._o 22._o jer._n 23._o 9_o which_o tend_v to_o the_o alienation_n of_o the_o mind_n dull_v or_o cloud_v of_o the_o understanding_n inflame_a the_o blood_n and_o confound_v of_o health_n in_o these_o and_o the_o like_a respect_n solomon_n make_v this_o interrogation_n who_o have_v woe_n who_o have_v sorrow_n who_o have_v babble_v who_o have_v wound_n without_o cause_n who_o have_v redness_n of_o eye_n prov._n 23._o 29._o and_o it_o be_v answer_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n they_o that_o tarry_v long_o at_o the_o wine_n they_o that_o go_v to_o seek_v mix_v wine_n more_o full_o we_o may_v consider_v the_o effect_n of_o drunkenness_n as_o they_o be_v describe_v by_o physician_n to_o who_o learning_n and_o experience_n we_o owe_v no_o small_a honour_n and_o credence_n and_o they_o be_v resolution_n of_o the_o nerve_n cramp_n and_o palsy_n inflation_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o dropsy_n redness_n and_o rheum_n in_o the_o eye_n tremble_n in_o the_o hand_n and_o joint_n inclination_n to_o fever_n and_o the_o scurvy_a sickness_n at_o stomach_n and_o sour_a 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by_o consume_v the_o natural_a moisture_n and_o also_o by_o its_o superfluous_a moisture_n drown_v the_o natural_a heat_n and_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o willow_n and_o such_o like_a who_o natural_a place_n be_v the_o river_n side_n and_o who_o natural_a property_n be_v as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v always_o drink_v be_v of_o short_a continuance_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o this_o vice_n by_o matrobius_n be_v call_v cita_n senectus_fw-la a_o sudden_a old_a age_n because_o they_o that_o be_v often_o drink_v soon_o grow_v old_a or_o if_o some_o will_v say_v it_o be_v a_o preventer_n of_o old_a age_n it_o must_v be_v in_o its_o cut_a man_n off_o before_o they_o can_v attain_v to_o it_o instance_n for_o the_o illustration_n of_o this_o truth_n be_v not_o few_o in_o history_n alexander_n the_o great_a in_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o age_n drink_v himself_o to_o death_n and_o kill_v forty-one_a more_o by_o excessive_a drink_n to_o get_v that_o crown_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o pound_n weight_n which_o he_o have_v provide_v for_o he_o that_o drink_v most_o plutarch_n erasinus_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n have_v call_v eccius_n jeccius_n for_o as_o he_o live_v a_o shameful_a drunkard_n so_o be_v non-plu'st_a at_o ratisbon_n by_o melancthon_n he_o drink_v more_o than_o be_v fit_a that_o night_n at_o the_o bishop_n of_o mundina_n lodging_n who_o have_v store_n of_o the_o best_a italian_a wine_n and_o so_o fall_v into_o a_o fever_n whereof_o he_o die_v jo._n man._n l._n com._n pag._n 89._o the_o same_o author_n jo._n manlius_n tell_v we_o of_o three_o abominable_a drunkard_n who_o drink_v so_o long_o till_o one_o of_o they_o fall_v down_o stark_o dead_a and_o the_o other_o two_o escape_v not_o altogether_o free_a from_o distemper_n a_o modern_a author_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v the_o mirror_n of_o example_n set_v down_o two_o or_o three_o remarkable_a story_n to_o our_o present_a purpose_n at_o a_o tavern_n in_o bread-street_n certain_a gentleman_n drink_v health_n to_o the_o lord_n on_o who_o they_o have_v dependence_n one_o of_o they_o with_o a_o oath_n drink_v off_o a_o pottle_n of_o sack_n to_o his_o lord_n after_o which_o he_o can_v neither_o rise_v up_o nor_o speak_v but_o fall_v into_o a_o sleep_n die_v within_o two_o hour_n after_o at_o a_o place_n near_o mauldon_n five_o or_o six_o appoint_v a_o drink_a match_n lay_v in_o beer_n for_o the_o purpose_n drink_v health_n in_o a_o strange_a manner_n whereof_o all_o of_o they_o die_v within_o a_o few_o week_n after_o also_o at_o the_o plough_n in_o barnwel_n near_o cambridge_n a_o lusty_a young_a man_n with_o two_o of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o one_o woman_n in_o their_o company_n agree_v to_o drink_v up_o a_o barrel_n of_o strong_a beer_n which_o according_o they_o do_v but_o within_o twentyfour_o hour_n three_o of_o they_o die_v and_o the_o four_o hardly_o escape_v after_o great_a danger_n and_o sickness_n now_o the_o event_n of_o these_o man_n life_n and_o their_o untimely_a end_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v so_o much_o accidental_a as_o natural_a effect_n occasion_v by_o their_o foul_a enormity_n and_o frequent_o attest_v by_o the_o experience_n of_o every_o age_n though_o not_o prevalent_a enough_o with_o the_o sensual_a and_o stupefy_v drunkard_n who_o austin_n bring_v in_o say_v it_fw-la se_fw-la vitam_fw-la quam_fw-la vinum_fw-la eripi_fw-la he_o have_v rather_o lose_v his_o life_n than_o his_o liquor_n but_o do_v man_n serious_o while_o they_o be_v sober_a consider_v how_o injurious_a this_o sin_n be_v to_o the_o health_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n how_o it_o shorm_v man_n life_n lengthen_v their_o punishment_n here_o and_o aggravate_v it_o hereafter_o how_o it_o fill_v man_n brimful_a with_o disease_n spiritual_a and_o corporal_n they_o shall_v methinks_v respect_v their_o welfare_n better_o than_o to_o buy_v so_o small_a a_o pleasure_n at_o so_o dear_a a_o rate_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o bodily_a welfare_n some_o may_v object_v that_o avicenna_n rhasis_n and_o averrhoe_n advise_v the_o use_n of_o wine_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la ebrietatem_fw-la even_o to_o drunkenness_n pretend_v it_o to_o be_v physical_a as_o it_o be_v a_o vomitory_n to_o evacuate_v these_o ill_a humour_n in_o the_o head_n and_o stomach_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o most_o disease_n and_o that_o seneca_n indulge_v thus_o far_o senator_n de_fw-fr tranquill._n 15._o nonnunquan_n ad_fw-la ebrietatem_fw-la veniendum_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la mergat_fw-la nos_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la deprimat_fw-la eluit_fw-la enim_fw-la curas_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la imo_fw-la animum_fw-la movet_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la morbis_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la ita_fw-la tristititiae_fw-la medetur_fw-la now_o &_o then_o we_o may_v drink_v more_o liberal_o even_o unto_o drunkenness_n its_o self_n not_o to_o overwhelm_v our_o part_n but_o only_o to_o depress_v they_o a_o while_n for_o it_o wash_v away_o care_n exhilarate_v the_o mind_n and_o as_o it_o cure_v certain_a disease_n so_o likewise_o sadness_n to_o which_o this_o answer_n may_v be_v return_v that_o herein_o many_o man_n foolish_o err_v esteem_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o hundred_o sickness_n to_o be_v the_o medicine_n of_o one_o and_o the_o poison_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v good_a physic_n for_o the_o body_n no_o good_a bodily_a physician_n will_v prescribe_v it_o no_o spiritual_a physician_n will_v allow_v it_o cum_fw-la turpis_fw-la est_fw-la medicina_fw-la sanari_fw-la pudeat_fw-la when_o the_o medicine_n be_v so_o filthy_a and_o odious_a let_v we_o be_v ashamed_a to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o when_o it_o be_v so_o sinful_a let_v we_o be_v afraid_a to_o make_v trial_n whether_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o preservation_n of_o the_o body_n let_v we_o not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v rom._n 3._o 8._o much_o less_o when_o nothing_o but_o evil_n come_v from_o thence_o as_o may_v be_v still_o make_v to_o appear_v in_o this_o vice_n in_o respect_n of_o bodily_a distemper_n for_o drunkenness_n be_v so_o far_o from_o
confer_v any_o thing_n towards_o bodily_a health_n that_o it_o rather_o produce_v sickness_n even_o by_o that_o which_o among_o some_o sottish_a physician_n be_v pretend_v as_o a_o cause_n of_o health_n namely_o vomit_v which_o be_v a_o symptom_n of_o sickness_n and_o also_o sometime_o a_o cause_n of_o dangerous_a distemper_n when_o it_o succee_v a_o nauseous_a overcharging_a the_o stomach_n with_o drink_n so_o that_o whatever_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o evacuation_n by_o other_o kind_n of_o vomit_n this_o by_o drunkenness_n be_v often_o a_o cause_n of_o many_o distemper_n seldom_o or_o never_o a_o cure_n of_o any_o unless_o it_o be_v of_o the_o present_a sickness_n of_o stomach_n which_o this_o vice_n first_o cause_v but_o how_o many_o other_o distemper_n and_o disease_n do_v it_o cause_n which_o it_o never_o cure_v so_o that_o you_o see_v drunkenness_n be_v a_o certain_a cause_n of_o many_o disease_n and_o of_o shortness_n of_o life_n but_o seldom_o a_o cure_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o accident_n of_o any_o sect_n iii_o of_o adultery_n fornication_n uncleanness_n etc._n etc._n the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n say_v the_o apostle_n be_v manifest_a which_o be_v these_o adultery_n fornication_n uncleanness_n lasciviousness_n gal._n 5._o 19_o and_o they_o which_o do_v such_o thing_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n verse_n 21._o now_o as_o these_o sin_n be_v very_o injurious_a to_o the_o soul_n so_o also_o to_o the_o body_n ezeck_n 16._o 28._o for_o lust_n not_o satisfy_v such_o person_n as_o be_v taint_v with_o it_o they_o soon_o fall_v into_o immoderation_n and_o excess_n which_o have_v these_o damage_n attend_v it_o a_o dissolution_n of_o strength_n and_o spirit_n decay_n of_o sight_n tainture_n of_o the_o breath_n disease_n of_o the_o nerve_n &_o joint_n as_o palsy_n &_o all_o kind_n of_o gout_n weakness_n of_o the_o back_n involuntary_a flux_n of_o seed_n bloody_a urine_n but_o then_o as_o a_o modern_a physician_n say_v if_o to_o immoderation_n be_v add_v the_o base_a 187._o and_o sordid_a accompany_v of_o harlot_n and_o impure_a woman_n what_o follow_v but_o a_o consumption_n of_o lung_n liver_n and_o brain_n a_o putrefaction_n and_o discolouration_n of_o the_o blood_n loss_n of_o colour_n and_o complexion_n a_o purulent_a and_o violent_a gonorrhoea_n a_o ulceration_n and_o rottenness_n of_o the_o genitals_o noisome_a and_o malignant_a knob_n swell_n ulcer_n and_o fistulaes_n in_o the_o head_n face_n foot_n groin_n and_o other_o glandulous_a and_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o body_n these_o and_o many_o more_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o detestable_a sin_n when_o it_o meet_v with_o that_o detestable_a disease_n the_o venereal_a pox_n which_o by_o god_n just_a judgement_n have_v assail_v mankind_n not_o only_o in_o france_n but_o in_o most_o part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o a_o scourge_n or_o punishment_n to_o restrain_v the_o too_o wanton_a and_o lascivious_a lust_n of_o impure_a person_n cause_v they_o to_o receive_v in_o 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