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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.
And as we are earnestly to labour for the reforming of all the affections, so most earnestly of all this of anger, which of all other is most turbulent and violent if it be not bridled and restrained. And for our better furtherance in so good an endeavour, I have made choice of this text, to the end I might show how far forth anger is to be approved and embraced, & in what respect it is to be avoided & shunned. In handling whereof I will first show the meaning of the words, and afterwards entreat of their several parts.
And as we are earnestly to labour for the reforming of all the affections, so most earnestly of al this of anger, which of all other is most turbulent and violent if it be not bridled and restrayned. And for our better furtherance in so good an endeauour, I haue made choice of this text, to the end I might shew how farre forth anger is to be approoued and imbraced, & in what respect it is to be auoided & shunned. In handling whereof I wil first shew the meaning of the words, and afterwards intreate of their seuerall parts.
In showing the meaning of the words I will first define ⟨p. 3⟩what anger is, and then set down the divers sorts thereof.1 Anger therefore generally considered, is thus defined: it is an affection, whereby the blood about the heart being heated, by the apprehension of some injury offered to a mans self or his friends, and that in truth, or in his opinion only, the appetite is stirred up to take revenge.
In shewing the meaning of the words I will first define ⟨p. 3⟩what anger is, and then set downe the diuers sorts thereof.1 Anger therefore generally considered, is thus defined: it is an affection, whereby the bloud about the heart being heated, by the apprehension of some iniury offered to a mans selfe or his friends, and that in truth, or in his opinion onely, the appetite is stirred vp to take reuenge.