drunkard mispendeth the creatures of god, as also, because of all the sortes of people, that were most settled in their sinnes, and broght vnto the greatest depth of security, the drunkarde is the greatest, for as it is the nature of the excesse of drinke, why∣lest it is in mans head, by his fuming pow∣er and efficacie, to make that man reason∣lesse like a bruite beast, and sencelesse, as a blocke,Drunkards are hardest (of all o∣ther) drawn to repen∣tance. vnfit vnto the common and natural duties of a man: so it is the naturall effect of drunkennes, to depriue him (euen when he is sober) of all vnderstanding▪ and capa∣citie of instruction, in so much, that of all wanderers from the Lord, they go the fur∣thest, and of all impenitent sinners, they are in the most desperate condition, & the hard∣liest conuerted▪ to the ende therefore that the Lorde might by his Prophet declare, that he looked for such a generall amende∣ment of the land, as might reforme euerye estate, he speaketh by name vnto the drun∣kardes, which of al other were the furthest off from any such repentance. He maketh also choice of this kind of sin, rather thā a∣ny other, to the end that he might shew vn∣to the people what estate they were gene∣rally in, euen so setled in sinne, and drow∣ned 0