C r.5. Epiflleto the Thfalonnans, Vaa.s,6. idly, that boaft of Chrif't their Redeemer from Hell, whom bee bath not freed from the power of dark. neire. Thirdly,That ofthe fame A pofile may not be forgoné. o It is eno:tgh, if any thing be enough, that we hasteijrenr our former times in doing the will of the Gentile!. The little that remaines of life, how little it is wee know not, wee fhould,methinkes,willingly confecrate to the feruice of him, that bath bought vs with a price. The fecund duty concerning vs : in refpell of our gra- cious efface, is, Sabrietie: frielly taken, it is that part of temperana inclining vs to moderation in vie of drinker. More largely, it is put for whole Temperance ; the mo- deration of our aflcEtions in the purfuite, and vfe of all earthly things.Oh thou that art drurtkets,b:tt not with wine! faith the Prripber, fpeaking of the people intoxicated, andnowat their wits end, by reafon of Gods wrath. The truth is,there is a drunkennes, wherein cum laza- rite: may be ouertaken. Very cares of the world and volnp- tuortr lining haue a kinde of inebriating power, as much difturbing rcafon;opprcfling the fentes, as Wine, and thong drinke. Our Sauiour elfe had neuer coupled then P with furfettsng,and druokecmeffe. And fee if there bee any wine or ffrong drinke, more infatuating, and befot- ring the winde, than there; or more depriuing of fenfein Spirituali things. S. Paul fpeaking of women that liuein pleafures, faith, They Aare dead,whilli. they are aline. Sure it is, as foone may we worke on dead men, as fatten on fuch,any fenfe of goodnes. And look eif in all the Scrip- ture, there be any fort of people more ibttifh, than thofe that are noted of Couetoufncife, and Epicur-ifine. The Fharifcs being có$:ßtens, r 1aaigh :our Sauiour rà corns. Senfelefe they are gF oil carret ioxs. In daily, experience, we fee men, whole affeClions haue the reifies to follow the thingsof this life, how utterly vt capable they arc of any heauenlyinflruchton.: . Let 427 o r Pet.4,3. Hicron.in rkek. caP.44 Ebrieta-rnon p- lum in ?time oiai,fed in muni- bu . reloua offea= ditur:gntbua in coaraflibtas tá in negotijs fe- cal & darnnù, luc4s, amere e'i odio anni ine- ÚYiatLCl,d. flx- c'tuat, & Alum Piton tc>rerc non poteft. Y Luk.zr.34 q Luk16.14. Prou.z33> 716.61,11,,.
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