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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 so much for the general definition of anger:1 now we are to show the divers sorts thereof, or rather the divers acceptation of the same affection. First it is taken for the natural affection of anger as it was created of God, and had his being in man before the fall. Secondly, as it is corrupted since the fall by original sin. Thirdly, as it is renewed and sanctified by Gods spirit. We are not therefore with the Stoics to confound these three together, and and without difference to condemn them all: for howsoever this affection as it is corrupted is most turbulent, and of all others most pernicious, yet we are to hold that the natural affection considered, either as it was created by God, or so far forth as it is renewed and sanctified by Gods spirit is just, holy, and lawful.
And so much for the generall definition of anger:1 now we are to shew the diuers sorts thereof, or rather the diuers acceptation of the same affection. First it is taken for the naturall affection of anger as it was created of God, and had his being in man before the fall. Secondly, as it is corrupted since the fall by originall sinne. Thirdly, as it is renewed and sanctified by Gods spirit. We are not therefore with the Stoikes to confound these three together, and and without difference to condemne them all: for howsoeuer this affection as it is corrupted is most turbulent, and of all others most pernicious, yet wee are to hould that the naturall affection considered, either as it was created by God, or so farre forth as it is renewed and sanctified by Gods spirit is iust, holy, and lawfull.
- 1Sect. 2. The kinds of anger. Natural anger. Corrupt anger Sanctified anger. The Stoics confuted.Sect. 2. The kindes of anger. Natural anger. Corrupt anger Sanctified anger. The Stoikes confuted.
And this may easily be proved by divers reasons: