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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
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The like also may be said of them, who by anger being incited to revenge, are content to spend all their substance by prosecuting wrangling suites in Law, of little or no importance, to the end they may impoverish him also with whom they are offended; and so are content to pull the house upon their own heads, that they may overwhelm another under the weight of the same ruin.
The like also may be said of them, who by anger being incited to reuenge, are content to spend all their substance by prosecuting wrangling suites in Law, of little or no importance, to the end they may impouerish him also with whom they are offended; and so are content to pull the house vpon their owne heads, that they may ouerwhelm another vnder the vvaight of the same ruine.
Fear also is an affection of no small force and violence: for oftentimes it compelleth men to thrust themselves into imminent dangers that they may avoid dangers, and to kill themselves for fear of greater torments: and yet anger vanquisheth fear, many times causing them who would tremble to see another's wound, contemn their own death, and so turneth the most cowardly fear into most desperate rage and furious resolution.
Feare also is an affection of no small force and violence: for oftentimes it compelleth men to thrust themselues into imminent dangers that they may auoyde dangers, and to kill themselues for feare of greater torments: and yet anger vanquisheth feare, many times causing them who would tremble to see anothers vvound, contemne their owne death, and so turneth the most cowardly feare into most desperate rage and furious resolution.
So that other affections lead a man, but this draws him, others entice him, but this compels him, other dazzle the sight of reason, but this makes it stark blind, other make us prone unto evil, but this casts us headlong even into the gulf of wickedness.