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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. VII. That drunkenness is the cause of many fearful punishments.
CHAP. VII. That drunkennesse is the cause of many fearefull punishments.
And thus have I showed that drunkenness is not only sinful in it self,1 but also that it is the cause of many other heinous transgressions. Now that it may appear, that it is every way evil: we are in the last place to prove, that it is not only the cause of sin, but also the cause of punishment; in which point I purpose to be more brief, because by necessary inference it is already sufficiently proved. For all those evils which this vice bringeth upon a man, as in respect of the party who bringeth them upon himself, they may be called evils of sin, so in respect of God who hath also a just hand in inflicting of these evils, they may be called evils of punishment.
ANd thus haue I shewed that drunkennesse is not onely sinfull in it selfe,1 but also that it is the cause of manie other hainous transgressions. Now that it may appeare, that it is euerie way euill: we are in the last place to prooue, that it is not onely the cause of sinne, but also the cause of punishment; in which point I purpose to be more briefe, because by necessarie inference it is alreadie sufficiently prooued. For all those euils which this vice bringeth vpon a man, as in respect of the partie who bringeth them vpon himselfe, they may be called euils of sin, so in respect of God who hath also a iust hand in inflicting of these euils, they may be called euils of punishment.
- 1§. Sect. 1. Drunkenness is the cause of punishment.§. Sect. 1. Drunkennesse is the cause of punishment.