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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.
Neither is this vice of drunkenness only fruitful in foolish and wicked words,1 but also in actions suitable to their speeches: for then they show themselves most odiously wicked, both because they discover that nakedness of vice, which at other times they hide, and also run into new outrages which are the usual companions of this sin. For there is almost no vice which drunkenness doth not both intend and increase, and also lay open and manifest; for where as shamefastness, at other times maketh men refrain from their beloved vices,2 or at least to hide and disguise them, drunkenness banishing all shame and modesty, doth lay ⟨p. 105⟩vice open to the public view, so that then especially the proud man is most insolent and arrogant; the lascivious man most wanton and filthy; the choleric man most furious and outrageous, having no respect of person, nor regard of any presence.
Neither is this vice of drunkennesse onely fruitfull in foolish and wicked words,1 but also in actions sutable to their speeches: for then they shew themselues most odiouslie wicked, both because they discouer that nakednesse of vice, which at other times they hide, and also runne into new outrages which are the vsuall companions of this sin. For there is almost no vice which drunkennesse doth not both intend and increase, and also lay open and manifest; for where as shamefastnesse, at other times maketh men refraine from their beloued vices,2 or at least to hide and disguise them, drunkennesse banishing all shame and modestie, doth lay ⟨p. 105⟩vice open to the publike view, so that then especially the proud man is most insolent and arrogant; the lasciuious man most wanton and filthie; the cholericke man most furious and outragious, hauing no respect of person, nor regard of any presence.
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