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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04870	The drunkards vvarning A sermon preached at Canterbury in the Cathedral Church of Christ. By Thomas Kingsmill Mr. of Arts, and preacher of the Word at Hyth, one of the Cinque-ports, in the county of Kent.	Kingsmill, Thomas.	1631 (1631)	STC 15008; ESTC S119959	12,390	48

and life together Alexander at a supper brought out a crowne for a reward to him that dranke most Plutarc Alexa. Promachus swallowed downe foure gallons of wine and wan the Crowne worth a Talent but hee liued not aboue three dayes after and forty one of his fellowes dyed of an extreame cold that tooke them in their drunkennesse A fearefull example and a faire warning for all pot-companions Though the Mariners escape with life yet they are halfe vndone their wares are lost and their ship well-nigh broken So is the Drunkard almost if not quite vndone Ebrietas mors omnium virtutum Vincen. specul mor. lib. 3. par 8 dist 8. Drunkennesse is the shipwracke of all goodnesse his modesty sobriety and temperance most precious wares are cast away and the shippe of his body is fore shaken with palsies and other diseases that he will haue much adoe to patch it vp againe Who goeth with a rugged coate the Drunkard who turneth wife and children out of doores the Drunkard Who hath woe who hath sorrow who hath contentions who hath babling who hath wounds without cause who hath rednes of eies they that tarry long at the wine they that goe to seeke mixt wine Oh! looke not vpon the wine when it is red when it giueth his colour in the cap when 〈…〉 it selfe aright at the last it biteth like a Serpent and stingeth like an Adder Man that is in honour and vnderstandeth not is like the beast that perish Psal 49.10 Tell me O man wherein differest thou from a beast is it not in the excellent gift of reason whereby thou rulest the creatures Oh! then be not thou so base to be led by the sway of sensuall desire and for the loue of liquor turne thy selfe on grazing with Nebuchadnezzar among the beasts of the field The silly Asse will quench his thirst and drinke no more but thou for thy pleasure wilt passe the bounds of nature and become a beast nay rather worse for they haue no reason no more hast thou but they can vse their limbes soe canst not thou Whereto shall I liken drunkards but to the Idols of the heathen who haue eyes and see not eares and heare not feete and walke not The Drunkard can neither reade nor pray hee is not for the workes of piety or policy to say plainely hee is good for iust nothing like the vnprofitable ground which hauing drunke too much beareth no fruite but turneth into dirt Alas what good fruite should wee expect from a Drunkard Who is no better then a dead man nay worse by farre hee that is dead can doe neyther good nor ill but the Drunkard is dead to all goodnesse whatsoeuer and aliue yea very actiue to all wickednesse Loe yee haue heard how the Drunkard is voyde of goodnesse apt to lewdnesse and that hee shal bee impouerished diseased a thousand wayes tormented in this life If it come to passe when hee heareth the wordes of this curse that hee blesse himselfe in his heart saying I shall haue peace though I walke in the imagination of mine heart to adde drunkennes to thirst the Lord will not spare him but then the anger of the Lord and his iealousy shall smoake against that man Deut. 29.19.20 Woe to them that rise early in the morning that they may follow strong drinke that continue vntill night till the wine inflame them Esay 5.11 Vae lamentabilis est acclamatio lamentatione autem digni sunt ebriosi quia regnum Dei non possidebunt Basil Mag. contra ebrioses Woe is a dolefull exclamation and indeed all drunkards deserue lamentation for they are in the Catalogue of those that shall neuer inherite the kingdome of God Audite et cauete vos O quibus istud malum non in crimine sed in vsu est Orig. in Gen c. 19. hom 5 heare and beware O yee that blame not this sinne but make a common practise of it haue some respect to your outward estate to the teares of your wiues to the good of your children be not altogether carelesse of the health of your bodies of the vertue of your minde of the Lawes of God of the sauing of your soules preferre not a little beastly pleasure before them all doe not wilfully cast away your selues for whom Christ dyed If yee repent and amend hee is ready to forgiue I can shewe your pardon from the great King of Heauen for all that is past the tenour whereof is this Let the wicked forsake his way and the vnrighteous man his thoughts and let him returne to the Lord and he will haue mercy vpon him and to our God for he will aboundantly pardon Esay 55.7 Gods mercy is greater then your misery Yee cannot be so infinite in sinning as he is infinite in pardoning if you repent I know an euill habite is not cast off in a moment but by degrees therefore as Saint Augustine aduiseth De tempor serm 232. presently withdraw one cup to morrow another and next day another till you come to a setled and sober dyet Giue thy selfe to fasting and prayer without which exercise this kinde of Diuell is not cast out Then haue a care to shunne lewd company be not amongst Wine-bibbers least they make thee returne to thy wonted course Bonum esse inter malos est quasi natare contra torrentem Ste●●a de contemp mundi p. 2. cap. 27. to be abstemious among the Gluttonous were to swimme against the streame If vrgent occasions call thee to such places resolue by Gods grace not to pledge their healths Nay but they will stab then care not for that looke what wrong they offer thee beare it patiently and God will reward thee Nemo dicat quod in istis temporibus martyres non sint quotidie martyres fiunt August de temp s 232 let no man say wee haue no Martyrs in these our dayes wee haue Martyrs daily A Martyr is a witnesse of the truth of God and whatsoeuer a man suffereth for the truth sake the Lord esteemeth it no lesse then Martyrdome Moreouer consider the great want of Christs poore members and thou wilt not for pitty wast that prodigally wherewith the bowels of the Saints may be refreshed Finally be a frequent hearer of the word and thou shalt often meete with good exhortations to sobriety and powerfull reasons to diswade from drunkennesse Vse these remedies conscionably and thou wilt soone abandon this iniquity so shalt thou liue godly righteously and soberly in this present world to the glory of God the good example of thy Neighbour and the sauing of thy soule through Gods tender mercy in Christ Iesu To whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost be ascribed all Glory Honour and Praise Power Might and dominion of vs and all people now and for euer Amen FINIS