A20760:541
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 external causes of unjust Anger. CHAP. III.
The externall causes of vniust Anger. CHAP. III.
AND so much for the internal causes of unjust anger:1 now we are to speak of the external; by which I understand all outward occasions which are unjustly taken, as first, when we are angry with our neighbour for his virtuous actions. For some there are whose malignant eyes do abhor nothing more then the bright beams of virtue, ⟨p. 32⟩either because they think that the beauty of others perfection, causeth the deformity of their vices to seem more ugly, & that their degenerated natures are become like unto Satan's,2 who hateth virtue because it is virtue. An example hereof we have in Cain, whose anger was kindled against his brother, because he was accepted in Gods sight, as being more holy then himself.3 Gen. 4.5. As also in Saul who was incensed against Jonathan, for his virtuous demeanour towards David. 1. Sam. 20.30.4 In Asa who was offended with the Prophet the Ambassador of the Lord, for delivering faithfully that embassy which the Lord had put in his mouth,5