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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.
Fourthly, whatsoever we swear by, that we deify, in communicating unto it Gods incommunicable attributes, as his omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence, whereby he can powerfully protect his truth, and punish all falsehood; all which are so peculiar to God as that they cannot be communicated with any creature.
Fourthly, whatsoeuer we sweare by, that we deifie, in communicating vnto it Gods incommunicable attributes, as his omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence, whereby he can powerfully protect his truth, and punish al falshood; al which are so peculiar to God as that they cannot be communicated with any creature.
But is it then simply unlawful to use the name of any creature in our others?1 I answer, that it is unlawful to swear by them simply and directly; nevertheless they may be lawfully used in a compound form of an oath, when as God by them is invocated, as when we pray for some good to befall us, or them who are dear unto us, upon the condition of our truth: or imprecate some evil, if we speak falsely, or when we oblige those things of which we make greatest esteem, to Gods justice, as sureties of our truth. Examples whereof we have 1.2 Sam. 1.26. and 25.22
But is it then simply vnlawfull to vse the name of any creature in our others?1 I answere, that it is vnlawfull to sweare by them simply and directly; neuerthelesse they may bee lawfully vsed in a compound forme of an oath, when as God by them is inuocated, as when wee pray for some good to befall vs, or them who are deare vnto vs, vpon the condition of our truth: or imprecate some euill, if we speake falsely, or when we oblige those things of which we make greatest esteeme, to Gods iustice, as sureties of our truth. Examples whereof we haue