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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. V. That the fornicator grievously sinneth against his neighbours.
CHAP. V. That the fornicator grieuouslie sinneth against his neighbours.
And thus have I showed that the fornicator grievously sinneth against God.1 In the next place I will show, that he also heinously offendeth against men, and that both his neighbour and himself. Against his neighbour he offendeth, whether we respect particular persons, or whole societies. He sinneth against particular persons; as first against the party with whom the folly or filthiness is committed, by drawing her together with himself, into the same sin and condemnation; for this pernicious mischief accompanieth this sin, as being almost peculiar unto it, that whereas other sins, as Idolatry, blasphemy, profanation of the Sabbath, murder, theft, false witness bearing, evil concupiscence, and such like, may be committed alone; this sin of whoredom doth always draw in a couple into the same wickedness, the fornicator and his harlot, for two at once are defiled, two killed as it were with one blow, and two fall together into the same sin and condemnation; so that almost no sin more enricheth the dominions of the Prince of darkness with a numerous multitude of hellish subjects, then this of whoredom, in that they who live in this sin do, not go single, but by couples into hell.2
ANd thus haue I shewed that the fornicator grieuouslie sinneth against God.1 In the next place I will shew, that he also hainouslie offendeth against men, and that both his neighbour and himselfe. Against his neighbour hee offendeth, whether we respect particular persons, or whole societies. He sinneth against particular persons; as first against the partie with whom the follie or filthines is committed, by drawing her together with himselfe, into the same sinne and condemnation; for this pernicious mischiefe accompanieth this sin, as being almost peculiar vnto it, that whereas other sinnes, as Idolatrie, blasphemie, prophanation of the Sabbath, murther, theft, false witnes bearing, euill concupiscence, and such like, may be committed alone; this sinne of whoredome doth alwaies draw in a couple into the same wickednesse, the fornicator and his harlot, for two at once are defiled, two killed as it were with one blow, and two fall together into the same sinne and condemnation; so that almost no sinne more inricheth the dominions of the Prince of darkenes with a numerous multitude of hellish subiects, then this of whoredome, in that they who liue in this sinne doe, not goe single, but by couples into hell.