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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.
But as fornicators sin against the whole Godhead; so more distinctly against every person in the Deity in a peculiar manner. As first they sin against God the father by robbing him of the end and honour of their creation. For the Lord created our bodies, as the Apostle teacheth us, not for fornication,1 but for himself; not that we should spend our ⟨p. 141⟩strength in unclean lusts, which is the service of sin and Satan; but that we should both in soul and body do faithful service unto him our Lord and Creator, and with all our power and might glorify his name, who is the author of our being. Seeing therefore fornicators rob God of his right, spoil him of his glory, and as much as in them lieth frustrate him of his end in their creation, and in stead of serving him serve his enemies, sin, Satan, and their own lusts; it is no marvel if the Lord honour himself in their deserved punishment, and glorify his name by destroying his own workmanship, which is so much degenerate from it first creation.
But as fornicators sinne against the whole Godhead; so more distinctly against euery person in the Deitie in a peculiar manner. As first they sin against God the father by robbing him of the end and honour of their creation. For the Lord created our bodies, as the Apostle teacheth vs, not for fornication,1 but for himselfe; not that we should spend our ⟨p. 141⟩strength in vncleane lusts, which is the seruice of sinne and Satan; but that we should both in soule and bodie doe faithfull seruice vnto him our Lord and Creator, and with all our power and might glorifie his name, who is the author of our being. Seeing therefore fornicators rob God of his right, spoile him of his glorie, and as much as in them lieth frustrate him of his end in their creation, and in stead of seruing him serue his enemies, sinne, Satan, and their owne lusts; it is no meruaile if the Lord honour himselfe in their deserued punishment, and glorifie his name by destroying his owne workemanship, which is so much degenerate from it first creation.
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