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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.
Thirdly, the drunkard is punished in his person,1 and that both body & soul; upon his body the Lord inflicteth, first, dangerous sicknesses and desperate diseases, as hath been showed; for as the Lord sendeth such a blessing upon these creatures, when they are temperately used with thanksgiving, that they become notable means for the strengthening of the body, and preserving health; so when they are immoderately used, & ungratefully abused to the dishonour of Gods name, he layeth his heavy curse upon them, and so they enfeeble the body, and bring innumerable sorts of sicknesses and diseases.
Thirdly, the drunkard is punished in his person,1 and that both bodie & soule; vpon his bodie the Lord inflicteth, first, dangerous sicknesses and desperate diseases, as hath been shewed; for as the Lord sendeth such a blessing vpon these creatures, when they are temperately vsed with thanksgiuing, that they become notable meanes for the strengthening of the bodie, and preseruing health; so when they are immoderately vsed, & vngratefully abused to the dishonour of Gods name, he layeth his heauie curse vpon them, and so they infeeble the bodie, and bring innumerable sorts of sicknesses and diseases.
- 1§. Sect. 4. The drunkard is punished in his body with sickness.§. Sect. 4. The drunkard is punished in his bodie with sicknesse.
Yea the Lord punisheth this sin, not only with sickness,1 but also with death it self, and not such deaths alone which wait upon drunkenness, as being necessary effects of this cause, of which I have already spoken, but also such as are more violent and unnatural. Thus the Lord caused Ela to perish in his drunkenness, by the hands of his own servants,