An extemporary ansvver to a cluster of drunkards, met together at Schiedam: made by Timothy Gunton, who was compelled thereto, upon his refusall to drink the Kings health. Whether such impetuous drinking of other mens healths were lawfull, profitable, commendable, or reasonable? Gunton, Timothy. 1648 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A85782 Wing G2249 Thomason 669.f.12[4] ESTC R202330 99862657 99862657 162797

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AN EXTEMPORARY ANSVVER To a cluſter of drunkards, met together at Schiedam: Made by Timothy Gunton, who was compelled thereto, upon his refuſall to drink the Kings health. Whether ſuch impetuous drinking of other mens healths were lawfull, profitable, commendable, or reaſonable?

IF lawfull, it is either by the Lawes of God, or man: If of God, it is contained in holy writ, which is the old and new Teſtament; but from the Alpha of Geneſis, to the Omega of the Revelations, there is no ſuch thing commanded; therefore not by the Lawes of God. If by the Lawes of man, ſearch the Records, review the Statutes, and ſhew in whoſe reign, and what yeare it was enacted.

If profitable, it muſt conduce to the good, either of ſoul or body: If of the ſoul, it muſt be ſuitable, convenient, and agreeable to the ſoul; But the ſoul is a ſpirituall creature, not capable either to eat, or drink any materiall ſubſtance: If of the body, then be ye your own judges, what profit have ye to drinke the money out of the purſe, the wit out of the brain, the bread from wife and children, the health from the body, and the peace of God both from ſoul and body?

If commendable, it is commended either by wiſe men, or fooles: By wiſe men, who know a thing to be good; By fooles, who ſuppoſe a thing to be good: But wiſe men know that man is the Image of God, and by his reaſonable ſoul he is diſtinguiſhed from other creatures, and other creatures cannot (contrary to reaſon) be compelled to drink againſt appetite; yet man being become worſe then a beaſt, not only drinks himſelf, but alſo compels others to drink, untill they vomit it up againe; Wherefore, no wiſe man will commend it; And if a foole commend it, it is for want of wit.

If reaſonable, let all the world cenſure, what reaſon hath one man to drink another mans health, to impair his own?

By theſe let all men know 'tis worſe then ſordid ſtealth, To fawn upon a friend, and ſwallow down his health. Yet ſome audacious Rogues dare in their drunken notes Pour King, and Kingdomes health down their ungodly throats And ſtove it in their ſtinking paunch an hour, or twain, And then they'l ſpew, and cag, and piſſe it out again. Oh then how ſick art thou poore King, and common-wealth, While drunken ſots daily drink, piſſe, and ſpew thy health. For theſe my lines I'le pardon crave, And promiſe eke they ſhall be mended: But firſt I muſt ſome reaſon have, Wherein, and whom they have offended.