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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.
Now amongst all other sins wherewith the land is defiled,1 and the stomach of the common-wealth so surcharged, that it can no otherwise ease it self, but by vomiting out all the inhabitants, the sins of uncleanness do hold the chief place. And therefore as it behooveth the Magistrates in zeal for Gods glory, and in love to their country,2 to draw out the sword of justice for the punishment of these sins, that hereby they may prevent the sword of Gods vengeance, which otherwise will punish the whole land; and to purge the country, either by reforming the faulty, or inflicting on them deserved punishment; so also it becometh Gods faithful Ministers to assist the sword of the Magistrate with the sword of the spirit; and as he restraineth them from these sins for fear of temporal punishment, so they are to labour that they may abstain from them for conscience sake, even then when as in respect of their close acting of their uncleanness they are secured from all danger of the law.
Now amongst all other sinnes wherewith the land is defiled,1 and the stomacke of the common-wealth so surcharged, that it can no otherwise ease it selfe, but by vomiting out all the inhabitants, the sinnes of vncleannes doe hold the chiefe place. And therefore as it behooueth the Magistrates in zeale for Gods glorie, and in loue to their countrie,2 to draw out the sword of iustice for the punishment of these sinnes, that hereby they may preuent the sword of Gods vengeance, which otherwise will punish the whole land; and to purge the countrie, either by reforming the faultie, or inflicting on them deserued punishment; so also it becommeth Gods faithfull Ministers to assist the sword of the Magistrate with the sword of the spirit; and as he restraineth them from these sinnes for feare of temporall punishment, so they are to labour that they may abstaine from them for conscience sake, euen then when as in respect of their close acting of their vncleannesse they are secured from all danger of the law.
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