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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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Secondly, though it should be granted that for the instant Reason is somewhat disturbed with the passion, it doth not follow that it is evil or unprofitable, for before the affection is inflamed, the reason apprehendeth and judgeth of the injury, and so as it were first kindleth the flame, which being kindled, doth for the instant perturb the mind, but the perturbation being quickly over passed and the mind quieted, Reason is made no less fit thereby to judge of the injury, and much more fit to revenge it. And therefore moderate and sanctified anger is so far from hurting and hindering the judgement of Reason, that it rather serviceably aideth and supporteth it, by inciting and encouraging it courageously to execute that which Reason hath justly decreed and resolved: as therefore the most precious eye-salve doth presently after it is put into the eye dim and dazzle ⟨p. 8⟩the sight, but afterwards causeth it to see much more clearly: so this affection of moderate and holy anger doth at the first somewhat perturb reason, but afterward it maketh it much more active in executing and performing all good designs. And so much for the lawfulness of Anger, both in respect of the first creation thereof, and as it is renewed and sanctified by Gods spirit, as also concerning the divers sorts of Anger.
Secondly, though it should be graunted that for the instant Reason is somewhat disturbed with the passion, it doth not follow that it is euill or vnprofitable, for before the affection is inflamed, the reason apprehendeth and iudgeth of the iniury, and so as it were first kindleth the flame, which being kindled, doth for the instant perturbe the minde, but the perturbation being quickly ouer passed and the minde quieted, Reason is made no lesse fit thereby to iudge of the iniury, and much more fit to reuenge it. And therefore moderate and sanctified anger is so farre from hurting and hindering the iudgement of Reason, that it rather seruiceably aydeth and supporteth it, by inciting and incouraging it couragiously to execute that which Reason hath iustly decreed and resolued: as therefore the most precious eye-salue doth presently after it is put into the eye dim and dazell ⟨p. 8⟩the sight, but afterwards causeth it to see much more clearely: so this affection of moderate and holy anger doth at the first somewhat perturbe reason, but afterward it maketh it much more actiue in executing and performing all good designes. And so much for the lawfulnesse of Anger, both in respect of the first creation thereof, and as it is renewed and sanctified by Gods spirit, as also concerning the diuers sorts of Anger.