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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61214	Gods sword drawn forth against drunkards and swearers blasphemers of Gods Holy Name, whore-mongers, Sabbath breakers, and other lewd livers of all sorts. In which is set forth the abominable and beastly sin of drunkenness, with its attendant vices. In forty three terrible examples of Gods immediate judgements upon several drunkards, and other impenitent sinners. Necessary to be had in all houses, being a caution to young and old. By J. Srenock, B.D. Licensed and entred according to order.	Srenock, J.	1677 (1677)	Wing S5103A; ESTC R221809	6,992	20

his Plagues wonderful against these sins his curse will overtake the Swearer and Blasphemer in their Souls and Bodies persons and prosperity in their goods and houses when he begins he will not spare he will make an end he will do that that will make the Ears of them that hear to tingle as is verified in these ensuing Examples 32. One Ann Avires in the City of London Widow forswore her self for a little money that she was to give for six pound of Tow at a shop in Woodstreet for which she was suddenly surprized by the judgment of God and she fell down speechless immediately and cast that upwards which by nature should be voided downward and so dyed to the terror of all perjured and forsworn wretches See Clarkes Examples more at large 33. An Innokeeper in the Town of Rutlingvin who received a Budget of money from a passenger to keep for him forswore the same before a Judge giving himself to the Devil if he swore falsly and was by two that testified against him which indeed were two finds of hell presently in the presence of the Judge hoisted up into the Air where he was never seen more 34. Michael a Blasphemous Rabin as he was Banqueting with his companions fell to Blaspheming of Christ and his Mother Mary boasting that he had gotten the Victory over the Christians God But as he went out of the Room he fell down Stairs and broke his neck See Fencilus 35. The same Author reports what happened in Megalapole near to Voildstate in the time of the celebration of the Feast of Pentecost Anno 1651. The people being set on drinking and carousing a Woman in the company commonly named the Devil in her Oaths till the Devil being so oft called upon carried her through the gate alost in the Air before them all and hanging a while in the Air they found her fallen dead upon the ground without the Town See Beards Theater 36. I shall relate one example more which hundreds of people near London can testifie the truth of in October 1675. at Salt-Peter bank near Well Close lately lived a Woman very much adicted to Drunkenness Swearing and uncleanness this Woman as her self afterwards confessed wronged a woman of two shillings taking it away from her Child and being taxed with it forswore it before a Justice wished the ground to open and swallow her a live if she had it and at an other time wished that God would damn her if she had it or knew any thing of it and now God dealt with her accordingly for the Devil suddenly possessed her and would several times have choaked her and destroyed her thus she continued some time in a miserable condition One Sunday coming to a Meeting in Gravel Lane she cryed out to the Minister as he was going up into the Pulpit Oh good Master pray for me pray for me Sometimes she would be lifted from the ground and then a ratling in her throat crying out he choakes me sometimes she would strive with the Devil with all her strength and cry be gone thou Rogue I will serve God in this manner she continued all the Prayer and in the midst of the Sermon she was flung down violently headlong to the ground and was taken up dead God grant this may be a warning to all rash forswearers and other lude livers 7. A Credible Author relates of a swearing Courtier at Mans-field who in the midst of his blasphemous Oaths was taken up and carried away by the Devil 38. The German History tells us that at Tubinga a desperate Boy devised new Oaths that were not Common in use But the Lord sent a Canker or some worse disease that eat out his tongue even the very instrument where with he blasphemed God 39. How common are these and such like speeches in too many peoples mouths As the Devil take me if I do such or such things God consume me body and soul or the plague or the ●●x take or rot me And abundance of other hellish Oaths And vild wishes to them which I would have all persons to avoid as they Tender their Immortal souls welfare 40. At Wittenberg before Martin Luther and other learned Men a Woman whose Daughter was possessed with a Spirit confessed by her curse that Plague was fallen upon her for being angry at a time she bad the Devil take her and she had no sooner spoke the word but he took her indeed and possessed her after a strange sort Infinite examples I might mention more as that of the cholerick Father that wished that his Son might never stir from that place it was no sooner said but done his son stuck fast to the place and could never be removed during life which he continued with a post at his back four years and so dyed 41. The Romans were wont to have their funerals at the Gate of Venus Temple to shew that Lust was the harbinger and hastner of death 42. In Germany a Gentleman of note sollicited a Citizens wife to uncleanness which her Husband being inform'd of watcht them so narrowly that finding them in bed together first slew the Adulterer and then his own wife Lut. Col. 43. Before Moses time it was a custom to burn the Adulteress in the fire as appears in the case of Thamer Gen. 38. 24. Prov. 7. 27. Speaking of Whorish Women Her house is the way to Hell going down to the Chambers of Death 44. How doth this Sin of Whoredom raign amongst us that many boast of this their shames and are so hardened in this their Wickedness that they go on'to the utter destruction of soul and Estate Let me tell thee Oh Whoremonger and all filthy Harlots that God will surely punish thee for this filthy Sin and remember that for all this God will bring thee to Judgement and without Repentance to the Lake that burns with Fire and Brimstone where there is no redemption To conclude let us learn by these sad and terrible examples to fear God and take warning by them and pray for Church and Kingdom and a blessing upon our Children and families Amen FINIS