0£~ries .to convince the 'Drwzharit. the work., of the Lurd, nor. confider tb~ opcr.ttion of b_U b.mti, v. 22· 1Yueun!n _them tb~t r~rc miglnY__to drink._ wim, a 11 d mm of jtJ'tllgtb to mmgfc ftroncr, drm~: I rov. 31. 4, 5, 6. It M ttot jo1 K~ngr to dnni{.~ wine, nor for Pri1:ccr Jfrong dri1tk._; ltjt tbcy drink.. aJ!d f •rgct the ~arv, and P:rvcrt tb; judt.tmcJtt ot mty of the f1JjliClcd : Give (h·ong drink._ to bim tb..tt H ready to P!rifh, ami Jrmc to. wofe that he of heavy hi:.z!'t/. See Amos6. 6. Luk. 2 I. 34· Tak,s bced to_yo~!r jelvCJ, lcjt at mry tune your beart; be_ llvrrcha..ged with furfttting ,znrl drunk_cmrcfi aud caru of t1Jl1 life, an_d (o tb.a . d.1y come upon J'"H U1t&W.lrtf. Rom. 13, 13, 14• Nut i1t f!,luttony a;td dYunkpt~c[i, nnt 'tit cb.J.mbcrt~f!. and rv:mtomtr{I, not iJt ftrife tntd em:ying, but put ye on tbc Lord J Fjiu Cbr~rt, and mak.! no prDvijion for the flcjh tq _{lti 1 jie the IHjfs thereof. Prov. 20· 1. 1Yine if a mock..rr ; jfrmt~ drink._ if rat,i11g ; a1rd wbafoevcr i,t dece.ivcd thereby U not wifo. Prov. 23• 29, 30, 31,32: wbo b:ub woe? wbo IJ.J.th fo;row l who l~atb C(JJtttntions? wl;o hatb babli~rg? who h.uh wounds wttb.?tft c.z.ufe l wbo h:~tb red,uji (If f!)'C! ? 1./;ey th.Jt tarry long at tbe wine : -they tbat gt~ to fcel{ mixt winr. Look.. ~r~t th.~u upon tbe wine wlmt it is red; wbcn it giveth hW colour in the cup : wbw it movah it frlf anght : At l..zjt it biteth !ibe d Serpent, and jlingcth Jik..f an Adder. Thine e)!CJ jh.lU b~hold jfr~nge 1Yomen, and thy bcart jh.:~I1 utter pcrvcrfi things: J't'o.J thattjhalt be ,~ he that f.yeth ~own m the n:rdJf of tbe Sea, or ar be th. .Jt IJeth upmt t!Je top of a majt. Hof. 4• rr. whr;rcdom at:d rvme a'z~ newrrmte t:zk,.e aruy tl~e IJtart. J~tl r. 5· Awak,_e ye dnmk..t~rds, ,md werpa;zdbowle all ye dri~tk.frJofrn~e,&c:. If thou do mdeed bel1evc the Word of God, why do nor [uch pafTages mJke thee tremble? ,. , §. 4 6. Q!!eH. 5· ])ujl thflu confider into bJw d.Jng~roM a c.t[c tl~ote putrc.fi my felf 1PtJen thou a:t drunk,_ fi:!cJf. 5• er jflyne!l thy [cif with drur.lz~rds l What abundance o( orher hn thou arc lyabl.e to ? And 111 wha_c peril thOu art of Come prefc:m judgement of God? Even thofc examples in Scnpture which cncou~ rage theefhould make thee tren~ble. To think that even a !fo::h r.har was drunke.n. bur once, is recorded to his fhame for a warnmg unco orhers: How hornd a crtmeeven Lot fell mro by the tern~ :. Sam. JT, n: ptation of drunkennefs? HowVriab was made drunk by a David to have hid his fin ? How D.1-vids :z. Sam. l ~.18. {on Amnon, in Gods jufi n venge, was murdered by his brother Alif.:kms command, when /;iJ heart war merry with rrim. How N.1hal was firucken dead by God after his drunkennc(~, I Sam. 2 5· 36, D.~on. r. r. 3o; 37) 38. How King Ela was murdered as he was drinking himfclf drunk, I S.im. 16. 9• And how the terrible hand appeared writing upon the Wall to King Be((!J,n:,z.ar in his caroufing, ro fignifie rM.e lofs of his Kingdoms, and that very night he was al[o f1ain. Thou [,en God fpuerh not Kings thcmfelves, that one would think might be aUow<;d more pleafure ? and will he fpJre thee ? Prov. 3r. 4, 5· It U not for l(itzgs to dri-nk._ wine, nor f/Jr Princa jlrmrg drink,}' and is it then far tbee l mark thedreadful fruits of ir, ever. to the greatdt) Hof. 7· 3,4, 5· 1hey ma~the King glad with their' wiclzedmji, a;zdthe Prirtcu witb tbeir /yes: 1h)• are ai1 Adulterert M an Oven heated-- In the day of our King the Princts b.we made him fick wirh bottles of wine : he Jfretched out bU hand with {cflrncrs. Thou feell that be they great or finall, both foul and body is call by tipling and drunken~ nefs inro greater danger, than thou art in at Sea in a raging tempeft. Thou puttcli thy felf in the way of the vengeance of God? and art not like to [cape it long. . \5. 47· Q£efi. 6. Didjt thou ever meajitre thy fin by that ftrange kJnd of pttni{lnnent commanded by G>ttejf. 6~ GMi Pt,ainft incorrif!.ib/e f!.lrtttons !Zitd drunlz4rds, Deut. 2 r. 18) 19, 20, 2 I· If a.·mtzn b.Jve a jfubbJrn and c-.....; rebeUio1u Son, Jvbirh will not obey tbe voice of bU Fatber, or tiJe voice of his miJthcr, and that whe1t tlu ..Yha11e ch,zftmed bim JViU not bcark,pt to them, 11Jenjh:Jl/ hU F,rtfJtr and bU motbcr lay bold on bim• •mdbring him out u,tto tbe Elders of bUCit)l, and tothe gate of hU pl.1ce: And they fh.JU f.zy mJto tbe Elders of hU Ciry, Thir ourS-m UJfubborn and rebefioru; he will not obry out V:Jice) be is a Glutton and. a. Drunk_ard : And aY the men of hW City jhaU fton~ bim. witb ftoncs, thllt be dye : fo foait thou put away evil froni among J'M) and all Ifrad pnttl be.1r and fear. SurelyGluttony and Drunb.!n 11 efs are heynous crimes, when a mans own Father and Mnber were bound w brir:ghim to the MJgifirare to be pur to death, if he wfll not be reformed by their own correction ? And you fee here that youth is no excu(e for it, though now its thonght cxcufablt in them. §. 48. Q!eft. 7· Dojl tbott thin)( thy drink,. i< too good to leave ot GJIU command? Or d01 thou think G!•<rff. 7; that God df,tb grudge thee tbefrreet~efi of' it l or rather that he forbid I it tbtt f!r tby good, that tbore oo.....;"' m.1ijf [cape the burt. And lCJi me, Dojt tbou love God better tban thy driNk,. and plea{ure, or d".fl thou not? If no~, thy own Confcic~ce mufi needs tell the~, ( if thou have a Confcicnce not quire feared) that there tsno hope of rhy falvation in that fi:ate? But if thou fay, thou dofi, will God, or any wife man believe ~hee, that thou lovefi him better, and wilt not be (o far ruled by him, nor leave fa fmall a matter for h1s fake? I J~h. 5· 3· For tlJM if the Love of God that we i{,ttp hi-s commandments, andbU cammandmmtJ art! not grzevo1t1, So 2 Job. 6. §· 49·. Quell. 8. Dojltbou rememberthatthy c.,~aji muft lye rotting i~ the grave, and how loath· §/!eeft. s; [.1me a. thmg tt mujf fhort'J• bel And canfi: thou make io grear a matter ot the prefent fatisfying of fo vile a body, and dung the earth at fa dear a rate? §. 50. Q!eft. 9· Wouldj1 thou h,•ve aU thy friend, and cbildrcn Jo .u t!JJu doft l If fo, what would ¥<!!eft. 9.' become of thy eltate > It would be a mad world if all were drunkards : wou\dft rhou have thy W1fc a Drunkard> If Che were, thou wouldft fcarce be confident of her Chafiity. WouldI! thou have thy Servants Drunkards? If they were, they might (et thy houfe on fire ? and they would do ;~ee little work, or do it fo as it weie bette'r be undone. Thy houfc would be a Bedlam if all were Drunkards; and much worfe than Bedlam; for there are [ome wife men to govern and correct rhe mad ones. But if thOlJ like it not inwifeand Children and Servants, why dotl thou continue it thy fdf? Art thou not neercft to thy fc\P Dofi thou love any others better than thy fel(? Hodfi thou rather thy own foul were damned than theirs? Or canft thou more eafily endure it? I have wondered fnmct'imes
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