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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.
CHAP. VI. That drunkenness is the cause of many other sins.
CHAP. VI. That drunkennesse is the cause of many other sins.
And thus have I showed that drunkenness is in all respects sinful.1 But as it is a sin in it self, so also it is the cause of other sins: for when Satan by the help of drunkenness hath stolen away the heart, deprived men of the use of reason, and put out the eyes of their understanding, then can he lead them as it were blindfold into all manner of sin, and make them his ready vassals to act and perpetrate any wickedness.
ANd thus haue I shewed that drunkennesse is in all respects sinfull.1 But as it is a sinne in it selfe, so also it is the cause of other sinnes: for when Satan by the helpe of drunkennesse hath stollen away the heart, depriued men of the vse of reason, and put out the eyes of their vnderstanding, then can he leade them as it were blindfold into all manner of sin, and make them his readie vassals to act and perpetrate any wickednesse.
- 1§. Sect. 1. Drunkenness is the cause of other sins.§. Sect. 1. Drunkennesse is the cause of other sinnes.
But that we may descend from generals we will insist in some particular sins,1 unto which drunkenness maketh men most prone. As first the sins of the tongue: for as it is true of all evil tongues, which S. James speaketh, so it is most truly verified of the tongue of drunkards; namely, that it is a fire, yea a world of wickedness, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature,