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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.
These words therefore may be divided into two general parts.1 The first an exhortation or commandment, wherein just and holy anger is enjoined or commended unto us in the first words (Be angry,) the second a prohibition or dehortation from unjust, and corrupt anger in the next words (but sin not,) and because by reason of our corruption we are prone to fall into it, the Apostle in the words following limiteth and restraineth it to a short time, least it should turn into malice. Let not the Sun go down, &c. as though he should say, though through infirmity ye fall into rash and unadvised anger, yet continue not in your sin. Let not the Sun go down on your wrath.
These words therefore may be deuided into two generall parts.1 The first an exhortation or commaundement, wherein iust and holy anger is inioyned or commended vnto vs in the first words (Be angry,) the second a prohibition or dehortation from vniust, and corrupt anger in the next words (but sinne not,) and because by reason of our corruption we are prone to fall into it, the Apostle in the words following limiteth and restrayneth it to a short time, least it should turne into mallice. Let not the Sunne goe downe, &c. as though he should say, though through infirmitie ye fall into rash and vnaduised anger, yet continue not in your sin. Let not the Sunne goe downe on your wrath.
- 1The general division.The generall diuision.
The most of our new interpreters think that the first words are rather a permission then a precept,1 and therefore to be understood thus. If you be angry, sin not; or thus, Are you angry? sin not: that is, though through infirmity ye ⟨p. 9⟩