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Four treatises tending to dissuade all Christians from four no less heinous then common…Foure treatises tending to disswade all Christians from foure no lesse hainous then common…
Four treatises tending to dissuade all Christians from four no less heinous then common sins; namely, the abuses of swearing, drunkenness, whoredom, and bribery. Wherein the greatness and odiousness of these vices is discovered; and the means and remedies, which may either preserve, or wean men from them, are propounded. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of anger. By John Downame Bachelor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods word.Foure treatises tending to disswade all Christians from foure no lesse hainous then common sinnes; namely, the abuses of swearing, drunkennesse, whoredome, and briberie. Wherein the greatnes and odiousnesse of these vices is discouered; and the meanes and remedies, which may either preserue, or weane men from them, are propounded. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of anger. By Iohn Dovvname Batcheler in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for William Welby, 1609
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly,1 the outrageous wickedness of this sin appeareth by the manifold evils which it containeth; for it is a hellish monster, compounded of many heinous sins, the least whereof is by it self damnable. As first the grossest kind of lying, which is not only avouched, but also impudently outfaced with an oath; and this alone, as it excludeth those who use it out of the joys of heaven,2 For without shall be whosoever loveth or maketh lies; so also it purchaseth them a ⟨p. 69⟩part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, as appeareth, Apoc. 22.15. and 21.8.
Secondly,1 the outragious wickednes of this sinne appeareth by the manifold euils which it containeth; for it is a hellish monster, compounded of many hainous sinnes, the least whereof is by it selfe damnable. As first the grossest kinde of lying, which is not onely auouched, but also impudently outfaced with an oath; and this alone, as it excludeth those who vse it out of the ioyes of heauen,2 For without shall bee whosoeuer loueth or maketh lies; so also it purchaseth them a ⟨p. 69⟩part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, as appeareth, Apoc. 22.15. and 21.8.
- 1§. Sect. 3. The manifold evils contained in perjury. 1. Lying.§. Sect. 3. The manifold euils contained in periurie. 1. Lying.