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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

Sampson had the house pulled down about their ears Thirdly the evil of this most odious sin of drunkennes as it respects the drunkards themselves consists in these five things 1. It hurts their souls 2. Their bodies 3. The whole man 4. It impoverisheth their estates And 5. it disgraces their names and staineth their credit even in the world And first for the soul drunkenness clouds and infatuates the understanding blindes the mind and besots the spirits Isa 21.7 The Priests the Prophets erred through wine and through strong drink were they out of the way the erre in vision and stumble in judgement Drunkards drown both their wits and their senses in the Ale-tubs 2. Drunkenness disorders the Affections by overmuch drinking the government of Reason is laid asleep and so the affections grow disorderly then wanton lusts lascivious thoughts and desires travel up and down the Region of the Soul and over-power and disorders the affections 2 Pet. 2.13 14. 3. Drunkenness hinders the activity of gifts and graces in the soul when a man is over-laden with any burden he cannot move nimbly so when men have over-laden themselves with too much drink more then they can well bear they are altogether unfit for service either for God or man they are then fit for nothing but to sleep 2. Drunkenness is hurtful for the bodies of men overmuch and excessive drinking bringeth sickness and is destructive to health almost all the diseases which men have come from the abundance of ill humours in the body and from whence comes these ill humours but from intemperancy either in eating or drinking take men that are moderate and sparing in the use of the Creatures and they are seldom troubled with any disease Sobriety is the best friend 〈◊〉 health and a greater enemy it hath not the● drunkenness 1 Cor. 11 29 30. The Corinthians were excessive in their eating and drinking and what saith S. Paul of them For this cause saith he ver 30 many among them were sick and weak So Hos 7.5 With bottles of wine the Princes had made the King sick 3. Drunkenness is hurtful to the whole man as 1 by drunkennes a man is brought into bondage under the Creatures which God hath given him if he had grace to use them aright dominion over them Drunkards are under the tyrany bondage of their pots and cups they are slaves to their drink 2. By drunkenness men become worse then the very beasts the bruit creatures all unless dogs or swine will neither eat nor drink more then what serves to satisfie nature neither can you perswade or force them to take more But drunkards they drink not to satisfie but to surfeit nature Prov. 23.35 When the Drunkard was beaten he felt it not Drunkenness bereaves men even of common sense The horse and the Ass may teach the drunkards wit if they had but grace to consider when they are sober 3. Drunkenness hastens death Many I am perswaded might have lived longer if they had lived more soberly drunkenness shortens mens dayes Drunkards drink healths to others but drink away health from themselves Many dye by the Sord but many more by surfeiting and drunkenness the Corinthians excess in drinking sent many of them to their long homes 2 Cor. 11.30 Drunkenness either abreviates or takes away the lives of men How many have come to untimely ends in their drink how many are there too too often killed by men in their drink and destroyed one Drunkard kills another when he is drunk and so brings himself to the Gallows when he is sober How many Casualties do there daily happen to men in their drink Many a Drunkard hath killed himself in his drink some I know that have drowned themselves in their drink and others by falling have broke their necks in their drink as they were going home Drink makes men desperate and valiant for the Devil but if they repent not they shall wish they had béen more sober when they are in hell 4. Drunkenness makes men very secure and fearless Come said those Drunkards in the Prophet we will fill our selves with strong drink and to morrow shall be as this day and much more abundant Drunkards do not consider that when they are at their Cups they are at the Devils work and dancing about the very brink of hell Ships that are heavy laden sink deep into the Water but it over-laden they drown themselves so men that are over-laden with drink sink déep into the sea of carnal security and for ever hazard the drowning of their souls in hell Luke 21.34 35. saith our Saviour speaking of the end of the world If your hearts be over-charged with surfeiting drunkenness that day will come upon you unawares even suddenly as a snare 5. Drunkenness is such a sin as indangers mens eternal estates hereafter yea and certainly without repentance excludes men from coming to heaven Be not deceived saith the Apostle 1 Cor. 6.9 10. neither fornicators nor adulterers nor thieves nor covetous nor drunkards shall inherit the kingdom of God The rich Glutton you know Luke 16. was cast into hell that was his portion The Apostle saith Gal. 5.21 They that do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of heaven What things Why drunkenness and revillings which saith the Apostle are fruits of the flesh and without repentance will for ever cast mens souls into hell for no drunkard that lives and dyes in his sins shall ever inherit the kingdom of heaven 4. This cursed filthy sin of drunkenness destroyes the estates of men it consumes them to nothing as Solomon saith Pro. 23.31 The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags Many by drunkenness gluttony rioting and revilling in their youth have brought themselves to extream poverty in their age many in their youthful dayes have so consumed their Estates in pleasing and pampering their lustful appetites with Drink that in their old age they wanted a piece of bread to eat and then instead of feasting and rioting they have been forced for want to fast and lament for their first abuse of the good creatures of God The Prodigals excess among the Harlots brought him to want among the Swine He said Solomon Pro. 21.17 that loveth wine and oyl shall not be rich that is he that loveth and delighteth in them excessively shall never be rich but shall come to poverty 5. Drunkenness wrongs both the names and professions of men intemperance brings an ill report upon men Noahs Drunkenness was a great disgrace unto him Prov. 28.7 saith Solomon He that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father and if it be ill then to be companions of such persons how ill is it then to be a drunken person Drunkards shame both themselves their fathers of whom men may say and that truly That he is a Belly-god a méer toss-pot The Prophet saith Isa 28.28 All tables are full of vomit and