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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.
Besides which punishment of infamy,1 the same laws impose others upon him that commits this sin, as that he shall be deprived of all Ecclesiastical preferments, and dignities, if he possess them, and not be admitted, either into the Ministry or government of the Church. That likewise he shall be despoiled of all civill advancement, so as he shall not be admitted unto any such preferment, nor reentered after he is displaced. Besides which punishments in name and state, they determine that he should be punished as a common cozener, and be either beaten with cudgels and staves, or exiled and banished; or if it were in capital matters, and concerned the life of his neighbour, he should be punished with death it self, according to the law of God in that case provided: Deut. 19.19. The which punishment of death was inflicted upon all among the Egyptians,2 who were convicted of wilful perjury, upon any cause whatsoever, as Patricius recordeth.
Besides which punishment of infamie,1 the same lawes impose others vpon him that commits this sin, as that he shall be depriued of all Ecclesiasticall preferments, and dignities, if he possesse them, and not be admitted, either into the Ministerie or gouernment of the Church. That likewise he shall be dispoiled of all ciuill aduancement, so as he shall not bee admitted vnto any such preferment, nor reentred after he is displaced. Besides which punishments in name and state, they determine that he should be punished as a common cosener, and be either beaten with cudgels and staues, or exiled and banished; or if it were in capitall matters, and concerned the life of his neighbour, he should be punished with death it selfe, according to the law of God in that case prouided: Deut. 19.19. The which punishment of death was inflicted vpon all among the Egyptians,2 who were conuicted of wilful periurie, vpon any cause whatsoeuer, as Patricius recordeth.