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<p>Here is, 1. The mischief of drunkenness: <i>Wine is a mocker; strong drink is raging</i>. It is so to the sinner himself; it mocks him, makes a fool of him, promises him that satisfaction which it can never give him. It smiles upon him at first, but <i>at the last it bites</i>. In reflection upon it, it rages in his conscience. It is raging in the body, puts the humours into a ferment. <i>When the wine is in the wit is out</i>, and then the man, according as his natural temper is, either mocks like a fool or rages like a madman. Drunkenness, which pretends to be a sociable thing, renders men unfit for society, for it makes them abusive with their tongues and outrageous in their passions, <a class="bibleref" title="Prov.23.29" href="/passage/?search=Prov.23.29">Prov. 23:29</a>. 2. The folly of drunkards is easily inferred thence. He that <i>is deceived thereby</i>, that suffers himself to be drawn into this sin when he is so plainly warned of the consequences of it, <i>is not wise</i>; he shows that he has no right sense or consideration of things; and not only so, but he renders himself incapable of getting wisdom; for it is a sin that infatuates and besots men, and takes away their heart. A drunkard is a fool, and a fool he is likely to be.</p>
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