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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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And so much concerning the causes and properties of unjust anger.1 Now we are to speak of the kinds thereof. It admitteth of a twofold distinction; first, it is either hidden and covert, or else professed and manifest. Hidden anger is of two sorts;2 the first is commendable, when as men labour by all means possible to subdue the affection, and to smother the flame after it is kindled that it burst not forth into unseemly words or actions savouring of revenge. And this is a fruit of the spirit, which when it cannot repel anger and keep it from entrance; in the next place it endeavoureth to expel and repress it.
ANd so much concerning the causes and properties of vniust anger.1 Now we are to speake of the kinds thereof. It admitteth of a twofold distinction; first, it is either hidden and couert, or else professed and manifest. Hidden anger is of two sorts;2 the first is commendable, when as men labour by all meanes possible to subdue the affection, and to smother the flame after it is kindled that it burst not foorth into vnseemely words or actions sauouring of reuenge. And this is a fruit of the spirit, which when it cannot repell anger and keepe it from entrance; in the next place it endeuoureth to expell and represse it.
- 1§. Sect. 1.
- 2Hidden anger which is commendable.
The other sort of hidden anger is to be condemned,1 when as men nourishing it in the heart do notwithstanding conceal it, that they may have the better opportunity of revenge, which they are purposed to seek with such a full resolution, that they refuse all parley, lest they might be brought to a truce, or conclude a peace. This anger is far worse then that which is professed, both in respect of the party who is angry, and the other with whom he is angry. In respect of the party himself, because containing in him this turbulent affection, it doth vex and torment him, like a raging fire which hath no passage, or a violent stream whose current is stopped. And hereof it is that anger is said to be of the vipers brood, because it pineth and consumeth him in whom it is bred. In respect of him also with whom he is angry, because it maketh him less wary in preventing his malice, and therefore the more easily surprised. In regard whereof a secret enemy is more dangerous then one who professeth his enmity: for as a small company of men