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<HEAD>AN EXTEMPORE SERMON, Preached upon MALT, by way of Caution to Good Fellows; at the Re|que&s;t of Two Schollars, by a Lover of ALE, out of a Hallow TREE.</HEAD>
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<P><HI>Why &s;hould the</HI> DRUNKARD <HI>&s;trive his Acts to Smother. Drink runs but from one Hog &s;head to another,</HI></P>
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<P>Beloved. <HI>Let me Crave your reverent attention, for I am a little Man, come at a &s;hort warning, to Preach a &s;hort Sermon, upon a &s;mall Subject, to a thin Congregation; in an unworthy Pulpit.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Beloved.</HI> My Text 'tis Malt.</P>
<P>Now I cannot divide it into <HI>Sentences</HI> becau&s;e 'tis none, nor into <HI>Words,</HI> it being but one; not into <HI>Syllables,</HI> becau&s;e (upon the whole matter) 'ris but a <HI>Mono&s;yllable:</HI> Therefore I mu&s;t (and nece&s;&s;ity inforces me) divide it into <HI>Let|ters;</HI> which I find in my text four, <HI>M, A, L, T,</HI>
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<ITEM><HI>M,</HI> (my <HI>Beloved)</HI> is <HI>Moral.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>A,</HI> is <HI>Allegorical;</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>L,</HI> is <HI>Literal,</HI> and</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>T,</HI> is <HI>Theologwal.</HI></ITEM>
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<P>The <HI>Moral</HI> is well &s;et forth, to teach you Drunkards good manners, where|for M, my Ma&s;ters, <HI>A,</HI> all of you, L, li&s;ten, <HI>T,</HI> to my Text.</P>
<P>The <HI>Allegorical,</HI> is, when one thing is &s;poken of, and another thing is meant; the thing &s;poken of, is Malt; the thing meant is the <HI>Oyl</HI> of Malt; <HI>Strong Beere;</HI> which you Ru&s;ticks make M, Meat, <HI>A,</HI> Apparel, L, Liberty and <HI>T,</HI> Trea|&s;ure.</P>
<P>The <HI>Literal,</HI> is according to the Letter, <HI>M,</HI> Much, <HI>A,</HI> Ale, L, Little, <HI>T,</HI> Thrift, much Ale, little Thrift.</P>
<P>The <HI>Theological,</HI> is according to the Effects that it works which I find in my Text, to be of two kinds; <HI>Fir&s;t</HI> in this World, <HI>Secondly,</HI> in the World to come.</P>
<P>In this World the effects which it works, are in &s;ome <HI>M,</HI> Murder; in others, <HI>A,</HI> Adultery; in &s;ome, L, Loo&s;ene&s;s of Life; in others, <HI>T,</HI> Trea&s;on</P>
<P>The effects which it worketh in the World to come are, M, Mi&s;ery; A, An|gui&s;h; L, Lamentation; and <HI>T,</HI> Torment.</P>
<P>Wherefore my fir&s;t U&s;e &s;hall be, a U&s;e of <HI>Exhortation,</HI> M, Ma&s;ters A, All of you; L, Leave; <HI>T,</HI> Tipling; or el&s;e by way of <HI>Commination;</HI> M, my Ma&s;ters; A, All of you; L, look for; <HI>T,</HI> Torment. <HI>And &s;o much &s;hall &s;uffice for this Tyme and Text.</HI> Only (<HI>by way of Caution</HI>) take <HI>this.</HI></P>
<P><HI>That a Drunkard</HI> is the annoyance of <HI>mode&s;ty,</HI> the trouble of <HI>Civility,</HI> the &s;poil of <HI>Wealth,</HI> the de&s;truction of <HI>Rea&s;on,</HI> the <HI>Brewers Agent,</HI> the Ale hou&s;es <HI>Benefactor,</HI> the Beggars <HI>Companion,</HI> the Con&s;tables trouble, his Wifes woe, his Childrens &s;orrow, his Neighbours &s;coff, his own Shame, a Walking <HI>Swill|Tub,</HI> a Picture of a Bea&s;t, and a Mon&s;ter of <HI>a man.</HI></P>
<L><HI>Say well, and do well, end Both with a Letter,</HI></L>
<L>Say well <HI>is good; but</HI> do well <HI>is better.</HI></L>
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<P>Printed at <HI>London,</HI> and Reprinted at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> 1691.</P>
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