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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.
When Moses saw that the children of Israel had contrary to Gods express commandment reserved Manna till the next morning,1 he could not contain himself from showing this holy anger, when he saw his Lord and masters will not observed,2 Exod. 16.20. So that though Moses were the meekest man that was on earth, yet could he not with patience endure, to see Gods ordinance contemned. In like manner when he saw that honour and glory which was due only to God almighty, derived to a base and brutish Idol, he was provoked to an holy anger, and so wholly possessed with a divine and heavenly rage, that he not only breaketh the two Tables written by Gods own hand, but ⟨p. 11⟩sharply revengeth this idolatry with the death of three thousand of the offenders.3 So that though the people were dearer to him then his own life, yea then the salvation of his own soul,4 yet was the glory of God more dear and precious unto him then either of both. Phinehas also when he saw God dishonoured with that shameless sin of Zimry and Cozby, being provoked with an holy anger he revenged this dishonour, with the death of both the offenders. Thus also was Elijah zealous for Gods glory,5 because the Children of Israel had forsaken his covenant, cast down his alters, and slain his Prophets.
When Moses saw that the children of Israell had contrary to Gods expresse commandement reserued Manna till the next morning,1 hee could not containe himselfe from shewing this holy anger, when hee saw his Lord and maisters will not obserued,2