The Greatness of the Sin of Gluttony
Written by Richard Baxter (1615-1691) 1. Gluttony is a sin exceedingly contrary to the love of God—it is idolatry! What an odious, swinish, damning sin it is—for a man’s heart to be set upon his belly! 2. Gluttony is self-murder! Though it does not kill suddenly—it kills surely! 3. Gluttony is a deadly enemy to the mind, and to all the noble employments of reason. 4. Gluttony dulls the body as well as the mind. It makes men heavy, and…