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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 internal cause of unjust anger is pride and arrogancy of spirit, which is a fruit of self love;1 for self love it is which maketh us have an high opinion of our selves, this high opinion causeth arrogance and pride, and pride causeth men to be more sharp sighted in descrying wrong, and more furiously insolent in taking revenge. The reason hereof is apparent: proud men being jealous of their honour and reputation, are also very suspicious of contempt, so that the least injury provoketh them to choler and disdain, because they are ready to imagine that thereby they are exposed to contempt. And this is the reason why proud men do more impatiently suffer an injury offered in company where they would be respected, because they think it a great disparagement to their credit and reputation. An example hereof we have in Nebuchadnezzar, 2who waxed pale for anger, because he thought himself disgraced in the sight of all his princes and people, by the repulse which he received of the three children, who refused to obey his wicked commandment.3 And in Haman who was so enraged with fury, because Mordecai would not in the sight of the people do him that reverence which his proud heart desired, that he thought his death too small a revenge for such an indignity, unless also for his sake he utterly rooted out his whole kindred and nation. So that the least spark of anger kindled with the smallest occasion, bursteth out into a raging flame of fury, if it be blowed with the wind of vainglory. Whereas on the other side, he that is humble is not provoked to anger though he be neglected, because his lowly conceit maketh him think that he is not worthy to be much esteemed: nor yet though he have received an injury, because he is ready to think that he hath deserved it, either by like faults committed against men, or more heinous sins against God.
The second internall cause of vniust anger is pride and arrogancy of spirit, which is a fruite of selfe loue;1 for selfe loue it is which maketh vs haue an high opinion of our selues, this high opinion causeth arrogancie and pride, and pride causeth men to bee more sharp sighted in discrying wrong, and more furiously insolent in taking reuenge. The reason hereof is apparant: proude men being iealous of their honour and reputation, are also very suspicious of contempt, so that the least iniurie prouoketh them to choller and disdaine, because they are ready to imagine that thereby they are exposed to contempt. And this is the reason why proud men doe more impatiently suffer an iniury offered in company wher they would be respected, because they thinke it a great disparagement to their credit and reputation. An example hereof wee haue in Nebuchadnezzer,