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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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Thirdly,1 here is condemned those blasphemous oaths by the several parts of Christs body, which are commonly used by impious men, even in ordinary communication, wherewith as much as in them lieth, they tear the precious body of Jesus Christ in pieces and crucify him afresh: or if these blasphemies proceed from superstitious ignorance, then ⟨p. 15⟩this their practise is idolatrous, in that they deify the members of Christ, by ascribing unto them, whilst they swear by them, Gods incommunicable attributes. For howsoever we may lawfully swear by Christ man, yet it is not lawful to swear by his humanity, and much less by the parts of his body.
Thirdly,1 here is condemned those blasphemous oathes by the seuerall parts of Christs bodie, which are commonly vsed by impious men, euen in ordinarie communication, wherewith as much as in them lyeth, they teare the precious body of Iesus Christ in peeces and crucifie him afresh: or if these blasphemies proceede from superstitious ignorance, then ⟨p. 15⟩this their practise is idolatrous, in yt they deifie the members of Christ, by ascribing vnto thē, whilest they sweare by thē, Gods incommunicable attributes. For howsoeuer wee may lawfully sweare by Christ man, yet it is not lawfull to sweare by his humanitie, and much lesse by the parts of his bodie.
- 1§. Sect. 8. Elasphemous oaths condemned.§. Sect. 8. Elasphemous oathes condemned.
Lastly,1 here is condemned Heathenish oaths by the gods of the Gentiles, which we are forbidden so much as to remember by their names, as appeareth