That-thedrunkardfinneth »sofgrief oußy ga t ft himfelfe.99 choice ofour bodies to beehis temples, and contrariwife dothadorne vs with fobriety and temperance, as it is ver.z 3 fo that theywho lice in drunkenneffe, are dead in their fins, they liue not to God as beeinghis children, feeing they are dettitute of his fpirit; but they hue to Sacan,theworld, and Rom the lulls oftheir owne flefh, and remain their va{falsunto Rom:6.t 6. whom they doe faithfull feruicc. Neither are they in Iefus Chrift, feeing they'walke not af- ter the fpirit,but after the flefh; theyhaue not as yet put on Chrift,feeing theyhaue not put off drunkenne%,for he will not be our garirient,wherein beingclothed,we may appeare glorious and righteous in Gods fight, before we caft away from vs the filthy ragges ofthe flefh ; and therefore the A- pofzle teacheth vs,fira to>giue a finall farewell to gluttonie and drunkenneffe, chambering and wantonnes, flrife and enuying, carting :hem from vs as polluted ragges, which are not worth our wearing, and then to take vntovs Iefus Chrift, and put him on as our wedding garment with the hand of faith, Rom 43.13.14. Ron-1.13.13.4 Secondly,as this drunkenneffe quencheth the fpirit, fo it §.Se/f. i t. choakeththe gifts thereof;and therefore the Apofile teach- DrunitenneIT cthvs, that there muff be an erntineffe-ofwine before there Rrtencbeththe can bea fulnes ofthe fp irit ,E h. 5:iS:Benot drunke with mine 4iç. ift rs t tfhe wherein there is exceffe,but befulf lledwith thefpirit. For the s.rs. holy Ghoftfcorneth to bean inmate, where drunkenneffe is the inhabitant,' & ifwe make our bodieswith 'much drin- king tobecome wine caskes,the Lordwil neuer think therm fit veffels to receiue his fpirit,which is the water oflife,nei- ther will thiswine oftheflefh, & water ofthe fpirit be euer mingled. To this purpofeone faith : Ebrietas dominumnon loh. 7,33 37, recipit,fpiritumS7taron expellit,vtfismue4 apesabigit,ficfpiri- Bagaia, . tualesgratias crapula rejeit : drfikenes neither receiueth the Berm. ..de Lord, nor retainethhis fpirit, but as fmoake driueth away iesut;io. Bees, fo it expelleth fpirituall gifts. Another maketh this fi- militude. Ourbodies(faithhe)areearthy ;now as by too much raine,the earth is refolued intodarrtandmadevnfitfor tillage ; foour bodies being ouer moiftnedwrthexceluedrinking,areál á b t. togethervnfittedfor thefpirituall tillage, &fo canbringforth vit sertrßr . be O z no
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