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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.
Of this there are divers forms, and divers ceremonies. In respect of the divers form, an oath is either simple and direct, or compound and indirect. Simple, when as we plainly and directly call God to witness. So the Apostle, Rom. 1.9. God is my witness whom I serve in my spirit, 1&c.
Of this there are diuers formes, and diuers ceremonies. In respect of the diuers forme, an oath is either simple and direct, or compound and indirect. Simple, when as we plainly and directly call God to witnesse. So the Apostle, Rom. 1.9. God is my witnesse whom I serue in my spirit, 1&c.
- 1Rom. 1.9.
Compound, when as there is prayer or pawn annexed. The prayer annexed to an oath is either the desire of some good; as, So God help, save, or prosper me: or the imprecation of some evil if we swear falsely, as, God do so, or so unto me, if I do not speak the truth. So also in our oaths we sometimes pawn and pledge unto God those things which are deer unto us, as it were sureties of our truth; as, By my soul, by my faith, &c. that is, I pawn my soul and faith unto God, for the confirmation of this truth. So Joseph swore by the life of Pharaoh, 1Gen. 42.15. and Paul, 1. Cor. 15.31. By our rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.