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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, professed anger is expressed by evil doing,1 when either in our anger we offer injuries or seek revenge for those which are offered us; both which are forbidden in the word of God. The first, Levit. 19.13.2 Thou shall not do thy neighbour wrong: and Psalm. 15.3. it is set down for a note of an inheritor of Gods kingdom, not to do evil to our neighbour: and consequently he that is provoked by anger to offer injury to his brother, can have no assurance without repentance that he is an heir of Gods kingdom. And this may further appear Matth. 5.22. for if he who useth reproachful words be in danger of hell fire,3 what shall we think of him that goeth further, namely, to wicked deeds? As therefore we tender our souls salvation, let us rule our hands, though we cannot rule our affections.
Secondly, professed anger is expressed by euill doing,1 when either in our anger we offer iniuries or seeke reuenge for those which are offered vs; both which are forbidden in the word of God. The first, Leuit. 19.13.2 Thou shall not do thy neighbour wrong: and Psalm. 15.3. it is set downe for a note of an inheritour of Gods kingdome, not to doe euill to our neighbour: and consequentlie hee that is prouoked by anger to offer iniurie to his brother, can haue no assurance without repentance that he is an heire of Gods kingdome. And this may further appeare Matth. 5.22. for if he who vseth reprochfull words bee in danger of hell fire,