A20760:182
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.
to this end they use tobacco, that by drunkenness they may expel drunkenness, and being glutted with wine, they drink smoke, that by this variety it may not grow tedious.
to this end they vse tobacco, that by drunkennesse they may expell drunkennesse, and being glutted with wine, they drinke smoke, that by this varietie it may not grow tedious.
And therefore it is more then time,1 that Magistrates and Ministers should join together, and not only labour by the sword of the word, but also by the sword of Justice, to suppress this vice which heretofore durst not in this land show it face for shame, and lurked in secret corners, but is now grown to impudent boldness, so as it dare stagger abroad at noon days in the open streets, the multitude and quality of the offenders countenancing the sin. To which purpose I thought good to encounter this vice with the sword of the spirit, and to lay open the nakedness, and ugly ⟨p. 81⟩filthiness thereof, that all may avoid it: but first that we may not reject the good with the evil, the wheat with the chaff, nor in speaking against licentiousness restrain from lawful liberty; I will show the warrantable use, and then the unlawful abuse of wine and strong drink.
And therefore it is more then time,1 that Magistrates and Ministers should ioyne together, and not onely labour by the sword of the word, but also by the sword of Iustice, to suppresse this vice which heretofore durst not in this land shew it face for shame, and lurked in secret corners, but is now growne to impudent boldnesse, so as it dare stagger abrode at noone daies in the open streetes, the multitude and qualitie of the offenders countenancing the sinne. To which purpose I thought good to incounter this vice with the sword of the spirit, and to lay open the nakednesse, and vglie