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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	deny_v	teach_v	ungodliness_n	4,302	5	11.7286	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45712	The dreadfull character of a drunkard. Or, the odious and beastly sin of drunkenness described and condemned Shewing the fearful judgements that have befallen notorious drunkards: with brief exhortations to perswade men from that swinish and abominable sin.	Hart, John, D.D.; Jones, Andrew, M.A., attributed name.	1663 (1663)	Wing H943A; ESTC R215880	10,516	27

filthiness so that there is no place clean what a disgrace was this to those Prophets and Priests Drunkenness is a night work They that are drunken saith the Apostle 1 Thes 5.7 are drunken in the night it is a work of darkness and it needs must disgrace a man Who will believe or give credit to what a drunken man says I beséech you then in the name of Christ and as you love your own souls your goods and good name take heed of this beastly sin and avoid it as our Saviour saith Luke 21.34 Take heed saith he to your selves lest at any time your hearts are overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness Let us as the Apostle saith Rom. 13.13 walk honestly as in the day not in rioting and drunkenness let us not be intemperate why should we pamper up and please our vile bodies which must shortly dye and become meat for the worms The Apostles rule is Make no provision for the flesh to fulfill the lusts thereof I shall now briefly show you some few but fearful Examples of Gods judgements executed upon notorious Drunkards and so I shall conclude On the eighth of February in the Year 1578. a company of Drunkards whose name are recorded as followeth Adam Gibbens George Keepel John Keysel Peter Hordroff John Warner Simon Heamkers Jacob Hermons Hermon Frow These eight Drunkards in contempt of the blessed Sabbath agreed to go to the Tavern on the Lords Day to be merry and coming to the house of one Anthony Hodge and honest godly man they called for burnt wine sack claret what not the good man refusing to give them any advised them to go to Church to hear the word of God but they all save Adam Gibbens refused saying They loathed that exercise Whereupon the Hoast departed who being gone to Church they began to curse ban wishing he might break his neck ere he returned and wishing the Devil might break their necks if they went from thence till they had some wine whereupon the Devil in the likeness of a young man appeared unto them bringing in his hand a flaggon of wine and so drank unto them saying Good Fellows be merry you shall have wine enough you seem lusty lads and I hope you will pay me well who answering said They would either pay him or ingage their necks for it yea rather then fail their bodies and souls thus those men continued drinking and swilling so long till they could hardly see one another at last the Devil their Host told them that now they must pay for all at which their hearts wared cold but the Devil bid them be of good chear for now they must drink fire and brimstone with him in the pit of hell for ever At which they Devil brake their necks asunder and destroyed them And thus ended these Drunkards their miserable dayes which may serve for a Caveat for all drunkards for ever Another example of Gods Iudgements was shewed upon two Drunkards at a place called Almain on the fourth of July 1508 the truth whereof is as followeth Two drunkards coming into a Tevern called for wine which they presently had of the best but they disliking it for the newness of it demanded better so they had store of old and new where they sate swilling drinking until they were both as drunk as dogs then one of them began a carowsing cup to his fellow who pledging him asked who he should drink to Quoth this wretched Drunkard why drink to God upon which he drank a whole Carouse and pouring out he asked his drunken companion which wine God should drink who said of either of which he would then having filled up his cup with new Wine he held up his hand over his head as though God should have pledged him indeed wretchedly speaking these blasphemous words God saith he I would know what Wine thou lovest this new wine is good enough and too good for thee if thou hadst sent better better thou shouldest have had but such as it is take it and carouse it off But behold the dreadful Iudgement of God presently executed upon this filthy wretch for having thus stretcht forth his hand the Lord by his mighty power caused it to stand so stedfast that the wretched man could not pull it in again nor stir his body from the place where he stood where for a while he stood in a most fearful manner his countenance looking most ghastly and fearful to behold for he seemed to be alive but stirred not after which the people sought to remove him but could not then they tied horses to him to remove him but could not then they assayed to burn him house and all but no fire would take hold of it At which they concluded that God had made him a fearful example and a perpetual spectacle to all notorious drunkards for ever And in this very place and manner as you have heard standeth this blasphemous drunkard to this very day the other drunkard his companion upon this they hanged upon a Gibbet before the the door of the said house Thus hath the Lord in all ages manifested his sore displeasure against this notorious beastly sin of drunkenness Now then séeing drunkenness is so offensive to God bringeth such great evils as you have heard upon men in this life and eternal condemnation in the life to come let us then in the fear of God avoid it as most abominable evil and pernicious for every drunkard is the devils Imp a very limb of Satan Drunkards rather resemble bruit beasts then men for first how do their eyes stare out of their heads how do they foam and froth at their mouths like Boars do not their tongues falter in their mouthes are not their heads as heavy as milstones and their wits as it were drowned in their cups Therefore howl ye drunkards and wéep for the destruction that shall fall upon you A Heathen could say he was better born then to be a slave to his body We are Christians let us say we are better born then to dishonour and disorder our bodies by filthy drunkenness we should be better born better bred then to be slaves to our sensuall lusts and affections It is a saying of our Tobacconists when any refuse their smoaky practice O say they he was never so well bred O that Christians would say when any entice them to be drunk that they are not so ill bred that they cannot so disgrace their honourable calling and profession so much You have heard now the evil of this most hainous sin of drunkenness together with the most manifold miseries and calamities that attend it namely loss of credit good name and estate without repentance eternal loss both of soul and body in hell fire for ever O then for the Lords sake Christians I beséech you as you love your own precious souls fly from this sin as from the devil that will damn you for ever I beseech you hate and abhor it thou art worse then a brast if thou doest not what 〈◊〉 wilt thou indanger the loss of thy estate and hazard the health of thy body and the eternal welfare of thy soul for a little drink a little swill O do not venture the loss of thy soul thy precious immortal soul for the enjoyment of a little swill to please thy own base sensual lusts and affections O do not drink and quaff away thy soul to hell thou wilt repent thée if thou doest for out of hell there is no redemption Consider then betimes in the fear of the Lord every time thou goest to the stinking Alehouse to be drunk thou goest on the Devils score and he will have his penniworths out of thée in hell thou shalt then pay the reckoning to him both thy soul body too will then be little enough for the devil he will not do as the Alewives use to do turn you out of doors when you have no mony no but he will torment both thy soul and body in hell fire for ever I beseech you consider Alehouses are the devils Academies the Nurseries of all vice and Wickedness the Devil sends men to the Ale-house to be drunk and the Alehouse sends men to Hell to be damned both the Devil and the Alehouse are beholding to one another for customers the Devil is the best friend the Ale-house hath he sends them many a drunken customer and were it not for the Alehouse the devil might want guests in hell Consider what St. Paul saith to the Corinthians No drunkard shall inherit the Kingdom of Heaven unless he repent The good Lord awaken every sinful drunkard out of security and bring them to repentance and amendment of life To conclude in a word Walk honestly as in the day as St. Paul saith not in rioting and drunkeness nor in chambering and wantonness but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts thereof Rom. 13.13 For the grace of God which brings salvation hath appeared unto all men teaching them to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live soberly righteously and godly in this present world looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearance of the great God and our Saviour Jusus Christ Titus 2.13 14. Whether then ye eat or drink or whatever else ye do do all to the glory of God to whom be glory and honour for ever and ever Amen FINIS