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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.
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.
Compound, when as there is prayer or pawne annexed. The prayer annexed to an oath is either the desire of some good; as, So God helpe, saue, or prosper me: or the imprecation of some euill if we sweare falsely, as, God doe so, or so vnto me, if I doe not speake the truth. So also in our oathes we sometimes pawne and pledge vnto God those things which are deere vnto vs, as it were suerties of our truth; as, By my soule, by my faith, &c. that is, I pawne my soule and faith vnto God, for the confirmation of this truth. So Ioseph swore by the life of Pharaoh, 1Gen. 42.15. and Paul, 1. Cor. 15.31. By our reioycing which I haue in Christ Iesus our Lord, I die daily.
- 1Gen. 42.15. 1. Cor. 15.31. §. Sect. 3. Ceremonies and rites used in swearing. Gen. 14.22.Gen. 42.15.