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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.
Secondly,1 when we have no regard of any decorum or order, either in respect of our selves, or those with whom we are angry. Not in respect of our selves, as when by anger we are provoked to take revenge being but private men, whereas revenge belongeth only to God, and to the Magistrate who is the Lords deputy,2 according to that Rom. 12.19. Avenge not your selves, but give place to anger: (that is, to Gods anger and revenge) For it is written, vengeance is mine, and I will repay it, 3saith the Lord. They therefore who take upon them revenge having no lawful calling thereunto, violate Gods ordinance by arrogating to themselves one of Gods royal privileges, and so make themselves guilty of high treason against God, as they are guilty of treason against an earthly Prince, who intermeddle with any of their royal prerogatives.
Secondly,1 when we haue no regard of any decorum or order, either in respect of our selues, or those with whom wee are angrie. Not in respect of our selues, as when by anger we are prouoked to take reuenge being but priuate men, whereas reuenge belongeth onely to God, and to the Magistrate who is the Lords deputie,2 according to that Rom. 12.19. Auenge not your selues, but giue place to anger: (that is, to Gods anger and reuenge) For it is written, vengeance is mine, and I will repay it, 3saith the Lord. They therefore who take vpon them reuenge hauing no lawfull calling thereunto, violate Gods ordinance by arrogating to themselues one of Gods royall priuiledges, and so make themselues guiltie of high treason against God, as they are guiltie of treason against an earthly Prince, who intermeddle with any of their royall prerogatiues.