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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
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And this may easily be proved by divers reasons:1 first because it was created by God, and was in man before the fall, and before any evil entered into the world: being therefore the Lords own workmanship, which by his own testimony was approved to be very good. Gen. 1.31.2 and of greater antiquity then evil it self, it followeth, that the affection in it own nature is to be esteemed as good and lawful. Secondly, because in many places of the Scriptures it is attributed to God himself,3 Rom. 1.18. the anger of God is made manifest from heaven against all impiety. Joh. 3.36. he that believeth not in the Son shall not see life, but the anger of God shall abide upon him. Seeing therefore it is ascribed unto God, to whose most perfect and just nature nothing agreeth but that which is just & holy, it followeth that this affection it self is so to be esteemed. True it is that neither this nor any other affection is in God if we speak properly, but only attributed unto him, that our weak capacities may better conceive how he exerciseth his works and eternal counsels toward his creatures: But yet forasmuch as nothing is attributed & ascribed unto him which is not good and just, so far forth as it is ascribed, it evidently showeth that anger in it own nature is not evil.
And this may easily be prooued by diuers reasons:1 first because it was created by God, and was in man before the fall, and before any euill entred into the world: being therefore the Lords owne workmanship, which by his owne testimonie was approoued to be very good. Gen. 1.31.2 and of greater antiquitie then euill it selfe, it followeth, that the affection in it owne nature is to be esteemed as good and lawfull. Secondly, because in many places of the Scriptures it is attributed to God himselfe,