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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.
or else that which is worse, they will hate the person of their neighbour and love his vice.
or else that which is worse, they will hate the person of their neighbour and loue his vice.
And so much for the object of just anger.1 The fourth thing to be considered in just anger, is the time, which must be short. Not that it is unlawful to continue long in anger if it continue just, but least our holy anger by reason of our corruption degenerate into malice. For as the most pure wine doth in time wax sower upon the dregs; so our most holy anger if it be long retained, is in danger of receiving some sourness of malice from the dregs of our corruption. The safest therefore and best course, is quickly to be appeased, especially if the party offending show signs of repentance, either for his sin towards God, or his injury offered unto us: for seeing upon hearty sorrow God pardoneth and forgiveth, let us not retain that which he remitteth.
And so much for the obiect of iust anger.1 The fourth thing to be considered in iust anger, is the time, which must be short. Not that it is vnlawfull to continue long in anger if it continue iust, but least our holy anger by reason of our corruption degenerate into malice. For as the most pure wine doth in time waxe sower vpon the dregs; so our most holy anger if it be long retained, is in daunger of receiuing some sowernes of malice from the dregs of our corruption. The safest therefore and best course, is quickly to be appeased, especially if the party offending shew signes of repentance, either for his sin towards God, or his iniurie offered vnto vs: for seeing vpon harty sorrow God pardoneth and forgiueth, let vs not retaine that which he remitteth.
- 1Sect. 12. The time of just anger.