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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. II. What fornication is, and of the small account which worldlings make of it.
The which that we may the rather do,1 I thought good to entreat of these sins of uncleanness, and to show both the heinousness of them, together with the manifold evils which they bring upon those who are defiled with them, to the end that hereby I may move all men in a just detestation of this wickedness, either to abstain from, or to leave and forsake it: and the means also whereby those who have so good a purpose, may be furthered and helped in this their holy and Christian resolution.
THe which that we may the rather do,1 I thought good to intreate of these sinnes of vncleannes, and to shew both the hainousnes of them, together with the manifold euils which they bring vpon those who are defiled with them, to the end that hereby I may moue all men in a iust detestation of this wickednesse, either to abstaine from, or to leaue and forsake it: and the meanes also whereby those who haue so good a purpose, may be furthered and helped in this their holy and Christian resolution.
- 1§. Sect. 1. The main scope of this treatise.§. Sect. 1. The maine scope of this treatise.