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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 temporal punishments, the Lord inflicteth upon such as thus offend,1 those which are spiritual and eternal; for he hath denounced against them his fearful curse, which shall light so heavy upon the perjured person, that it shall not only destroy him and his posterity, but shall even consume his house with the timber and stones thereof, as appeareth,2 Zach. 5.4. And after this life, if the flame of Gods wrath in the mean while be not quenched with the tears of unfeigned repentance, it shall burn hot against him, kindling and preparing for him the fire of hell, in which he shall be eternally tormented; for if the liar hath his portion in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death,3 as it is Apoc. 21.8, then much more the perjured person (who confirmeth his lies by an oath, calling God himself to be, not only a witness and surety but also a Judge to avenge his falsehood) shall with the intolerable weight of this outrageous sin, be sunk into the deepest bottom of this hellish condemnation.
Besides which temporall punishments, the Lord inflicteth vpon such as thus offend,1 those which are spirituall and eternall; for he hath denounced against them his fearfull curse, which shall light so heauie vpon the periured person, that it shall not onely destroy him and his posteritie, but shall euen consume his house with the timber and stones thereof, as appeareth,2 Zach. 5.4. And after this life, if the flame of Gods wrath in the meane while be not quenched with the teares of vnfained repentance, it shall burne hot against him, kindling and preparing for him the fire of hell, in which he shall bee eternally tormented; for if the liar hath his portion in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death,