A Short Sermon PREACHED at a SHORT WARNING UPON A SHORT SUBJECT, (Viz.) MALT, TO A THIN CONGREGATION.  
To which is added, The Character of a Drunkard.  
LONDON, Printed in the Year, 1672.   

A Short Sermon Preached at a Short Warning, upon a Short Subject, (viz. Malt,) etc.  
Beloved,  
LET me crave your Reverend Attention, for I am come at a Short Warning, to Preach a Short Sermon upon a Small Subject, to a Thin Congregation:  
Beloved,  
My Text is Malt, now I cannot divide it into Sentences, because it has none; nor into Syllables, because (upon the whole Matter) it is but a Monosyllable; therefore I must (as necessity enforces me) divide it into Letters, which I find in my Text to be four MALT.  
My Beloved, M is Moral, A is Allegorical, L is Literal, and T is Theological. The Moral is well set forth to teach you Drunkards good Manners; wherefore M my Masters, A All of you L Listen T to my Text. The Theological is when one thing is spoken of, and another thing is meant; the thing spoken of is Malt; the thing meant is the Oil of Malt, Strong Beer, which you Rustics make M Meat, A Apparel, L Liberty, and T Treasure. The Litéral is according to the Letter M Much, A Ale, L Little, T Thrift, Much Ale, Little Thrift. The Theological is according to the Effects that it works, which I find in my Text to be of two kinds, First in this World. Secondly, in the World to come. In this World, the Effects which it works are in some M Murder, in others, A Adultery, in some L Looseness of Life, in others T Treason. The Effects which it works in the World to come, are, M Misery, A Anguish, L Lamentation, and T Torment.  
Wherefore my First Use shall be a Use of Exhortation: M My Masters, A All of you, L Leave, T Tippling; or else by way of Commination, M My Masters, A All of you, L Look for, T Torments.  
And so much shall suffice for this Time and Text; only by way of Caution take this  

Character of a Drunkard.  
THat He is the Annoyance of Modesty, the Trouble of Civility, the Spoil of Wealth, the Destruction of Reason, the Brewer's Agent, the Ale-house's Benefactor, the Beggar's Companion, the Constable's Trouble, his Wife's Woe, his Child's Sorrow, his Neighbour's Scoff, his own Shame, a walking Swill-Tub, a Picture of a Beast, and a Monster of a Man.  
Saywell and Doe-well end both with a Letter,  
Saywell is good, but Doe-well is better.  
FINIS.