A20760:522
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 third end of just anger,1 is the good of the party who suffereth the injury, for hereby the offender is restrained from committing the like, when either private men sharply reprove him, or Magistrates severely punish him for his offence; whereas if neither private men do by their anger show their dislike, nor Magistrates inflict punishment for his misdemeanour, he is ready to redouble his injuries.
The third end of iust anger,1 is the good of the party who suffereth the iniury, for hereby the offender is restrained from committing the like, when either priuate men sharply reproue him, or Magistrates seuerely punish him for his offence; whereas if neyther priuate men doe by their anger shew their dislike, nor Magistrates inflict punishment for his misdemeanour, he is ready to redouble his iniuries.
- 13. The good of the party who suffered the injury.3. The good of the party who suffered the iniury.
The last end is the good of the party who by offering the injury provoketh us to anger.1 For private men are to be angry with their neighbour, not because they malign him or seek his hurt, but because they may discourage him in his sin and so work his amendment. And in like manner Magistrates must show their anger in punishing offenders, not to revenge themselves on their persons, but that they may seek their good in reforming their vices. For what greater good can a man do his brother then to reclaim him from his sin, which otherwise would destroy both body and soul by remaining in it?
The last end is the good of the party who by offering the iniury prouoketh vs to anger.