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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 anger is distinguished into three kinds in respect of the subject thereof. The first is of those who are soon angry and soon pleased. The second of them who are slow to anger, and also slow in being reconciled. The third of those who are soon provoked to anger, and also long continue in it.
Secondly,1 anger is distinguished into three kinds in respect of the subiect thereof. The first is of those who are soone angrie and soone pleased. The second of them who are slow to anger, and also slow in being reconciled. The third of those who are soone prouoked to anger, and also long continue in it.
- 1§. Sect. 4. A second distinction of anger in respect of the subject.§. Sect. 4. A second distinction of anger in respect of the subiect.
For the first,1 they may not unfitly be compared to flax which is soon kindled and set on fire, but soon also extinguished, unless the flame be continually nourished with new matter: so their anger is easily inflamed by the least spark of occasion, but soon mitigated, unless it be nourished with new provocations: or their anger may be likened unto fire in thorns, which maketh a great blaze for the time, and yieldeth a crackling noise, but soon goeth out, unless a new supply of matter be continually added: so they are soon inflamed, but when their anger hath a little spent it self in words like the crackling of thorns, it is soon quenched and pacified.
For the first,1 they may not vnfitly bee compared to flaxe which is soone kindled and set on fire, but soone also extinguished, vnlesse the flame bee continually nourished with new matter: so their anger is easily inflamed by the least sparke of occasion, but soone mitigated, vnlesse it be nourished with new prouocations: or their anger may be likened vnto fire in thornes, which maketh a great blaze for the time, and yeeldeth a crackling noise, but soone goeth out, vnlesse a new supplie of matter bee continually added: so they are soone inflamed, but when their anger hath a little spent it selfe in words like the crackling of thornes, it is soone quenched and pacified.