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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.
CHAP. IIII. Of the properties of unjust anger
CHAP. IIII. Of the properties of vniust anger
The first property of unjust anger, is,1 that it is immoderate; for though our anger have never so just a cause, yet if it grow violent, and degenerate from anger to wrath and fury, it is unjust, for it savoureth not of the spirit of God who is merciful and easy to be entreated, but rather of the flesh and the corruption thereof. And therefore wrath (that is, violent anger) is numbered amongst the works of the flesh, the doers whereof shall not inherit the kingdom of God: Gal. 5.20.21.
THe first propertie of vniust anger, is,1 that it is immoderate; for though our anger haue neuer so iust a cause, yet if it grow violent, and degenerate from anger to wrath and furie, it is vniust, for it sauoureth not of the spirit of God who is mercifull and easie to be intreated, but rather of the flesh and the corruption thereof. And therefore wrath (that is, violent anger) is numbred amongst the works of the flesh, the doers whereof shall not inherit the kingdome of God: Gal. 5.20.21.
- 1§. Sect. 1. The first property, want of moderation.§. Sect. 1. The first propertie, want of moderation.