The Drunkard's Lookmg- O R, Short V iew of their Prefent Shame, and future Mifery. publtfyefc in Love to thofe Concerned; and Recommended to them as a Tender Cautiofy to avoid the fame Excefs. YOU that are (not Profejfed Atheifts, but) Profejfed Chrifiiam, and yet are guilty of (o.Loathfotn a Vice as Excefs and Drunkcnnejs is: Pray be Imreared, and perfwaded, at the moll Sober Seafons, to confider your Prefent States, and the Sad and Lartiehtabk EffeBs that (are likely to, and) will and do Certainly attend and follow fuch Pratfices, VIZ. Firft, Some General Effects thereof. ^tinfeCUnfefjS, It makes a Man unfit for Good, (a) Drowneth and Infatliateth the Senfes. be- U)Gen.t£32.3$ pravctb the Reafon. (b) Befits the Underfianding. (c) Caufes Errour in Judgment, (dj It is jc) Hurtful to the Mind. Defiles the Conference, (e) Hardens, and fieals away the Heart. Brings 5- a Spiritual Lethargy, (f) It's a Work ofDarknefs. (g) An Anoyance to Modefty. (h) A Gate \f) Tfhef. ",'7, to Debauchery. A Difclofer of Secrets. A Betrayer of Truft. (i) A Depriver of Honefty. A (?) Hab- l6. Forerunner of Mifery. It Cracks Mens Credits* Empties their Purfes. (k) Confumeth their Eftates. (// Romkifi'i?, Violates the Rules of Temperance. Perverts the Order of Nature. (I) Caufes Profane, Scurrilous, ^ £rov• 23- 21*. and Curfed Speeches. (wJ Ranting, Swearing, and Blafphemy. (n) Quarreling, fighting7 and (m) Hof 'f7 Mart her. It's the Mother of Mifchief. (o) The Father of Vice and Pride. The Nurfe of Riot ltt) «<*'•?■ and Fury. The School of Lying and Slander. A Difcoverer of Folly. An Opprejfor of Nature. \°p) Hoj: (p) An Impairer of Health. ( fifi I?'q14" and Leatbjom Vomiting. Dropfies, Surfeits, Feavers, &C. It's a Voluntary Madnefs. («) A De- ceiver of Fools. It Decays Moral Vertues. (w) A Bewitching Poyfon. An Envited Enemy. [»■) and^ (*) A Flattering Devil. (y) Caufes Eorgetfulnefs of God. (&) A Provoker of his Judgments. (x)Sic? 2. u*.1 Hafiens, (and often times brings untimely') Death. And at laft Defiroys the Soul. Secondly, Some Particular Characters of a Drunkard. £L SDJUnkavD in that State, Is Indifpofed to Vertue. Is a Licentious Perfon. (4) Makes his Belly , his God. Is worfie than a Brute. (£) A of Riot, and Revelling. A Game and Sport (bjifat 12.T?" to Prophane People. A Ridiculous Objedt. (c) His own Sorrow, Woe, and Shame. His (cfrov' 23-2°- Wives Grief. His Childrens Difgrace. His Neighbours Contempt and Derifion. His EamU &)?$..&. 3. /w Ruine. (e) A Thief to Himfelf. (f) A Scandal to Chriftianity. (g) A Reproach to Religion. A Difhonour of God. Unfit for Civil Society, (h) An Abufer of Gods Mercies, and good (/"> Creatures. A Lofer of his Precious Time. Abefiroycroi his Reputation, Parts, and Credit. ^ lk°T' (i) Is fubjeB to many Dangers. A Slave to the Devil and his own Luft. A Traveller to De- 0) Irfvfi.6%. ifru&ion. (k) A Tranfgreffor of the Laws of God and Man. (/) Againft whom Woes are Jn fjjf' Pronounced. His own Soul's Enemy. A Humane Monfter. (m) And at laft is Excluded God's Kingdom. * 1 Cou 6% liy° And many Signal, Dreadful, and Amazt'-ng Examples that Divine Vengeance hath fuffered to overtake fome Health- Drinkers, and Quaffing Carouzing Drunkards, as Hiftory relates. O Let the weighty Consideration of thefe (and other) Sad, Terrible, and Difmal EffeBs, be a Motive to prevail With you, to Deteft, and Abhorr fuch a Pernicious, Horriblei and DeftruBive a as Excefs and Drun- kennefs is 3 and if there is left in your Confidences an y Senfe or Feeling of the Checks and Reproofs of God's good Spirit (Pfi. 50. 21. Jch. 16. 8.) then by turning and joining thereto, and believing therein (Prov. t. i£.) there is a polfibility by it.to overcome (John 1. 12.) and in the Name of Cbrifi to be waflied therefrom (1 Cor. 6.11.) But if you Blefs your [elves in jour Hearts, faying you Jhall have Peace., tho you walk in the Imagination thereof 3 [Mark,] to flDD to the Lord will not fpare you, but then his Anger and Jealoufie jhall jmoak againfi you,and his Curjes fijall lie upon you,and he will blot out your Names from under Heaven, Deut 29.19, 20. And you that are concerned in giving, felling to (or caufing) any to drink to Excefs, either Wine or Strong- t>r\nk, are alfo Guilty ; and againft fuch, a(LiH0£from God is Pronounced, (Hab. 2. 15.) and Laws by King and Parliament made againft b.Oth 3 with Penalties and Punifioments anexed. One Convift of being Drunk, by one Witnefs, View, or Confeffton, Forfeits <5 s. to the ufe of the Poor 3 and for Jack of Payment, {hall fit in the Stocks 6 Hours. One Convifl: a Second, time, lhall be bound in 10/. with Two Sureties to the Good Behaviour 5 and for want thereof, to be fent to Goal. A Town-dweUer Convift of fitting and %ipling in any Ale-Houfe, Forfeits 10 Groats to the ufe of the Poor ; and for lack of Payment, to fit in the Stocks 4 Hours. Any Inn-keeper, Alehoufe-keeper, or Tavemer, differing any Perfon whatfoever to fit Tiplivg in his Houfe, incurs the Penalty of iqjt. to the ufe of the Poor : And an Alehoufe-keeper ConVift of being Drunk, is difabled for three Years to keep an Alehoufe. Officers Nezlett, Forfeits ion See 4 Jac.Cap. 5.21 $ac. 7. 7 fac. 10. 1 tfde. Cap. 9. 1 Car. Cap. 4. Dote, Thefe ATs are not only in force to fupprefs this Abominable Vice; but the late J^ueen Mary's Letter, (a) King William'^ Proclamation ; (b) The Commons Addrefs to Dim, And our pre/em Queen'; Proclamation, (Q do all Encourage the Supprefling of this# and other Vices 3 and Jhews their fatal tendency; as alfo doth a Book, Jnti tuled An Account of the Societies for Reformation of Man¬ ners ; which hath the Approbation of Twenty Nine Temporal Lords, Nine Bifhops, and Seven Judges. (a) fuly 9. 1691. (£) Fed 24. 1697. CO Ed*. 25. 1702. • f. B. LON DO N, Printed and Sold by J. Sawler in IVhiteHart-Court in Gracious-Street, where thefe Papers may be had at 1;. a Hundred, by any that are willing'to fprcad them for a Publiek Good ; and alfo given fing-te Gratis at the fame Place,