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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 so much for the time:1 The last thing to be considered is the end, which (if we would have our anger just and holy) must be just and holy also. The end of our anger is just and holy, when therein we propound unto our selves either the glory of God, or the public good of the church or common wealth, or the private benefit of him who either suffereth or doth the injury.2 First, for the glory of God, we set it forth by our anger, either when being private men we show our selves his children and servants, by manifesting our hatred and detestation of sin in word or countenance, and so adorn the profession which we profess, or being Magistrates do become his instruments in punishing sins, and executing justice; if therefore either private men or Magistrates propound unto themselves this main and principal end in their anger, it is just and holy.
And so much for the time:1 The last thing to be considered is the end, which (if we would haue our anger iust and holy) must be iust and holy also. The end of our anger is iust and holy, when therein we propound vnto our selues eyther the glory of God, or the publike good of the church or common wealth, or the priuate benefit of him who either suffereth or doth the iniury.2 First, for the glory of God, wee set it forth by our anger, eyther when being priuate men we shew our selues his children and seruants, by manifesting our hatred and detestation of sin in word or countenance, and so adorne the profession which we professe, or being Magistrates doe become his instruments in punishing sinnes, and executing iustice; if therefore either priuate men or Magistrates propound vnto themselues this maine and principall end in their anger, it is iust and holy.
- 1Sect. 13 The ends to be propounded in just anger.Sect. 13 The ends to be propounded in iust anger.
- 2The glory of God.