Matthew Poole and continuators on Ephesians 5:18
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Ephesians5:18
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess ; but be filled with the Spirit .
In which drunkenness.
Profuseness, Lasciviousness, and all manner of Lewdness as the effects of Drunkenness, Prov. 23.29. &c.
The Holy Spirit often compared to water; Or, the joy of the Spirit, in opposition to being filled with Wine, Act. 2.13. and that carnal Mirth which is caused by it. q. d. be not satisfied with a little of the Spirit, but seek for a greater measure, so as to be filled with the Spirit. See Psal. 36.8. Ioh. 4.34. & 4.14.
Marginal references: Prov. 20.1. Isa. 5.11, 22. Luk. 21.34.
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