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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.
Yea, so greedy of gain is the bribing Judge,1 that for a reward, he will betray the lives of the innocent, and to enrich his chests, set to sale the deerest blood of righteous persons, not caring so he may have gold to purchase large possessions, though his fields be called Aceldama, fields of blood. With such wicked Judges the Lord expostulateth, Ezech. 13.19.2 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley, and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls of them that should not die, and to give life to the souls that should not live? &c. And such he accuseth and condemneth, Ezech. 22.12. In thee they have taken gifts to shed blood.
Yea, so greedie of gaine is the bribing Iudge,1 that for a reward, he will betray the liues of the innocent, and to inrich his chests, set to sale the deerest blood of righteous persons, not caring so he may haue gold to purchase large possessions, though his fields bee called Aceldama, fields of blood. With such wicked Iudges the Lord expostulateth, Ezech. 13.19.2 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley, and for pieces of bread, to slay the soules of them that should not die, and to giue life to the soules that should not liue? &c. And such hee accuseth and condemneth, Ezech. 22.12. In thee they haue taken gifts to shed blood.
- 1§. Sect. 7. Bribing Judges stick not to betray the lives of the innocent.§. Sect. 7. Bribing Iudges sticke not to betray the liues of the innocent.
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