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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.
Secondly, a lawful oath is commendable, because it tendeth to the advancement of Gods glory, and the good of mankind. God in a lawful oath is glorified: first, because therein we acknowledge his omnipresence; for in vain do we call God to witness, unless he were present every where and ready to hear us.
Secondly, a lawfull oath is commendable, because it tendeth to the aduancement of Gods glorie, and the good of mankinde. God in a lawfull oath is glorified: first, because therein we acknowledge his omnipresence; for in vaine doe we call God to witnesse, vnlesse he were present euery where and readie to heare vs.
Secondly, his omniscience: for when we call God to witness of our secret actions, thoughts and intentions, which can by no other means be demonstrated, we acknowledge that he is of infinite knowledge,1 and that nothing is hid from him, that he is the searcher of the heart and reins, and that all things lie naked in his view.
Secondly, his omniscience: for when we call God to witnesse of our secret actions, thoughts and intentions, which can by no other meanes be demonstrated, we acknowledge that hee is of infinite knowledge,1 and that nothing is hid from him, that he is the searcher of the heart and reines, and that all things lie naked in his view.