42 $ C H A P 5. An Exofiaian vpon the fFrfi t a 1"icn.6,8. u Ecel, r.i q. X r Cora. ; o, ;r, Let their miferie Warne vs to labour for this Sobrietie: the gran ch es whet eof conceiue th eie : Firft, The limiting and bounding of our of e8ions and delires, that they exceed not meafure in purl -nit of t earthly things. r Hacring food and raiment , ler vs there, with be conte.r. Natura minimum petit, faith Seneca; A little,neuer fo little, contenteth Nature; moderate Ap. parell, Diet, Recreation, any thing in meafure, fufficeth Nature, To this end,confider firfl: the vanitie of them all,in re- fpcft of any fpirituall profit ; our delires grow infariable by this efpecially, that wee fancie in them more good than they can poffibly affoord vs fecondly, neither are they vaine only,faith Solomon, (peaking from experience, but draw with them in their l'oofe, a vexation of f rrrt. Secondly, A fecond branch of this Sobrietie,refpeEts the vie of them, pointed at by the Apoftle; So vfe the world, ae F though we v(ed it not ; with as little intention of our delires and delights therein,as may be. In propertie of fpeech, Sobrietie is a branch of Tem- perance, moderating the Appetite in vie of Drinker. It refpefts, fay Morahfls, firfl, the qualitie, fecondly, the quantitie of Drinking, fetring bounds to Appetite in both refpetts. For the qualitie, it permits nc't to any frequent or ordinarie vfe of Wine or firong Drinke. Girae !bong Drinke Y to him that is ready to perifh, and wine to him of an heauy heart,' faith Lemuel to Solemon her Tonne. Drin,l e Wine, faith Paul to Timothy, z fed modici, hoc eft, medici; to cure thine infirmities, not to caufe them t Pro remedio pareilst, non pro delicijr rederndantiása, Ambrofe. The effc is and fruits of it, are a Luxurie and Outrage. Secondly,for the uanticie,fonic let thefe bounds; firft,1 Necefliitieto fait fie Naturc;to quench Thirii; fecondly, b Cbearefulne fe and alacritie, which forre call Pocrdrrm Hilaritatic. To the third, which they call the Cup of:Í W antonaefre,no man proceeds without violation of So- i brietie. The ì4.
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