Holy living in which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every virute, and the remedies against every vice, and considerations serving to the resisting all temptations : together with prayers containing the whole duty of a Christian, and the parts of devotion occasians [sic], and furnished for all necessities / by Jer. Taylor.

Signes of drunkennesse,

But if it be enquired concerning the pe∣riods and distinct significations of this crime, and when a man is said to be drunk? To this I answer, That drunkennesse is in the same mannner to be judged as sickness. As every ilnesse or violence done to health in every part of its continuance is a part or de∣gree of sicknesse: so is every going off from our natural and common temper and our usual severity of behaviour, a degree of drun∣kenness. He is not only drunk that can drink no more; for few are so; but he hath sinned in a degree of drunkennese who hath done any thing towards it beyond his pro∣per measure. But its parts and periods are usually thus reckoned: 1. Apish gestures. 2. Much talking. 3. Immoderate laughing. 4. Dulness of sense. 5. Scurrility, that is, wan∣ton, or jeering, or abusive language, 6. An uselesse understanding. 7. Stupid sleep. 8. E∣pilepsies, or fallings, and reelings and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.

But that we may avoid the sin of intem∣perance in meats and drinks, besides the former rules of measures, these councels also may be useful.