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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.
And thus was our Saviour Christ possessed with a fervent zeal of his fathers glory,1 John 2.17. If therefore we would approve our selves to be Gods Children, we must follow their example: and for as much, as nothing more dishonoureth God then sin, nothing should offend and displease us more then sin, whether it be in our selves, or in our neighbour. When therefore we fall into sin, we are to be offended with our selves,2 that so we may avert the Lords anger from us; for as they which judge themselves, shall not be judged of the Lord, so they who are angry with themselves for sin, shall escape the Lords anger. And this our anger must proceed to a holy revenge. Those who have offended by surfeiting and drunkenness, are to punish themselves with fasting and abstinence. Those that have wallowed themselves in voluptuous pleasures, are to subdue and mortify them, though they be as dear and precious unto them as their right hand and eye. Those who have defrauded their neighbour by purloining away his goods, are with Zacheus to make restitution four fold, Luke. 19.8.
And thus was our Sauiour Christ possessed with a feruent zeale of his fathers glory,1 Iohn 2.17. If therefore we would approue our selues to be Gods Children, wee must follow their example: and for as much, as nothing more dishonoureth God then sin, nothing should offend and displease vs more then sinne, whether it be in our selues, or in our neighbour. When therefore wee fall into sinne, wee are to be offended with our selues,2 that so we may auert the Lords anger from vs; for as they which iudge themselues, shall not be iudged of the Lord, so they who are angry with themselues for sinne, shall escape the Lords anger. And this our anger must proceed to a holy reuenge. Those who haue offended by surfetting and drunkennesse, are to punish themselues with fasting and abstinence. Those that haue wallowed themselues in voluptuous pleasures, are to subdue and mortifie them, though they bee as deare and precious vnto them as their right hand and eie. Those who haue defrauded their neighbor by purloyning away his goods, are with Zacheus to make restitution foure fold,