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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.
The second end is,1 the good of the Church and common wealth: which end, though it appertain unto all which are members of these bodies, yet doth it more properly belong unto Magistrates, who are to show their anger in punishing sin, not only that civill justice which is the prop of the common wealth, may be maintained, but also that Gods anger which hangeth over whole Countries, where sin is countenanced or not justly punished, may be averted: for if sin be punished by men in authority, God will not punish the common wealth for it. Whereas otherwise if Magistrates wink at sin, and so neglect their duty imposed by God, the Lord will in anger take the sword of Justice into his own hands, and punish not only the malefactor for offending, but the Magistrate for not executing his duty, yea, the whole Common wealth, which is stained and polluted with their sins.
The second end is,1 the good of the Church and common wealth: which end, though it appertaine vnto all which are members of these bodyes, yet doth it more properly belong vnto Magistrates, who are to shew their anger in punishing sinne, not onely that ciuill iustice which is the proppe of the common wealth, may bee maintained, but also that Gods anger which hangeth ouer whole Countryes, where sinne is countenanced or not iustly punished, may be auerted: for if sinne be punished by men in authoritie, God will not punish the common wealth for it. Whereas otherwise if Magistrates wincke at sinne, and so neglect their dutie imposed by God, the Lord will in anger take the sword of Iustice into his owne hands, and punish not onely the malefactour for offending, but the Magistrate for not executing his dutie, yea, the whole Common wealth, which is stained and polluted with their sinnes.
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