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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
A DISSUASION FROM THE SIN OF DRUNKENNESS.A DISSWASION FROM THE SIN OF DRVNKENNES.
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.
All which being duly considered, may move any, who hath not only any dram of religion, but even any natural reason, or but common sense, to hate and abhor, leave and forsake this brutish sin, which being odiously wicked in it self, is also the cause of so innumerable mischiefs. For if those who being diseased with the dropsy, will, when they are advised by the wise and faithful Physician, restrain their appetite, and refrain from much drinking, though by reason of their disease they are continually tormented with an insatiable thirst, and that only to recover bodily health, and to preserve for a while their temporary life, in the mean time having no assurance of attaining unto their end with all this ⟨p. 126⟩pains: then how much more should those who have been formerly addicted to this sin of drunkenness bridle their appetite, and abstain from excessive drinking, although through their accustomable carousing they have brought upon themselves such a necessity of drinking, that it is a torment to forbear: seeing so innumerable evils do necessarily accompany it, both in this life, and in the life to come, which are much more earnestly to be avoided then many deaths.
All which being duelie considered, may mooue any, who hath not onely any dram of religion, but euen any naturall reason, or but common sense, to hate and abhorre, leaue and forsake this brutish sinne, which being odiously wicked in it selfe, is also the cause of so innumerable mischiefes. For if those who being diseased with the dropsie, will, when they are aduised by the wise and faithfull Physition, restraine their appetite, and refraine from much drinking, though by reason of their disease they are continually tormented with an insatiable thirst, and that onely to recouer bodilie health, and to preserue for a while their temporarie life, in the meane time hauing no assurance of attaining vnto their end with all this ⟨p. 126⟩paines: then how much more should those who haue been formerly addicted to this sinne of drunkennesse bridle their appetite, and abstaine from excessiue drinking, although through their accustomable carousing they haue brought vpon themselues such a necessitie of drinking, that it is a torment to forbeare: seeing so innumerable euils doe necessarilie accompanie it, both in this life, and in the life to come, which are much more earnestly to bee auoided then many deaths.