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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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1But it is further objected by the Stoics that anger is a perturbation of the mind and therefore evil. To this I answer,2 that as the perturbation of the mind which is moved upon unjust causes is also unjust and evil, so that which is caused upon just and necessary occasions is just and commendable: as for example, when a man seeth God dishonoured, Religion disgraced, wickedness unpunished; If ⟨p. 7⟩therefore his mind be perturbed and troubled, this perturbation is not to be condemned, nay to be commended, and they rather to be condemned who are not so troubled. Thus was our Saviour perturbed when he saw Gods house dishonoured,3 as also when he raised up Lazarus: thus was Phinehas disturbed and troubled in mind, when he saw that shameless sin of Zimry and Cozby: and Elijah when religion was contemned, idolatry erected, and the Lords true Prophets destroyed.
1But it is further obiected by the Stoikes that anger is a perturbation of the minde and therefore euill. To this I answer,2 that as the perturbation of the minde which is moued vpon vniust causes is also vniust and euill, so that which is caused vpon iust and necessary occasions is iust and commendable: as for example, when a man seeth God dishonoured, Religion disgraced, wickednesse vnpunished; If ⟨p. 7⟩therefore his minde be perturbed and troubled, this perturbation is not to be condemned, nay to be commended, and they rather to be condemned who are not so troubled. Thus was our Sauiour perturbed when he saw Gods house dishonoured,3 as also when hee raised vp Lazarus: thus was Phinees disturbed and troubled in minde, when he saw that shamelesse sinne of Zimry and Cozby: and Elias when religion was contemned, idolatrie erected, and the Lords true Prophets destroyed.