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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…

Name: Four treatises tending to dissuade all Christians from four no less heinous then common…
Author: John Downame

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.

John Downame d. 1652London: printed by Felix Kyngston for William Welby, 1609

[12], 235, [1]; [6], 82 p. · 119k words · STC 7141 · ESTC S110222

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A TREATISE OF Anger, wherein the lawful use, and the unlawful abu… › Chapter 5: Of the kinds of unjust anger.A TREATISE OF Anger, wherein the lawfull vse, and the vnlawfull abu… › Chapter 5: Of the kinds of vniust anger.

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But lest we should content our selves with this nature ⟨p. 43⟩which of natural men is thought commendable, let us consider;¹ first, that it is condemned and forbidden in the word of God. Eccles. 7.11. Be thou not of an hasty spirit is be angry, ²for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. Yea our Saviour condemneth it as murder in Gods sight: Mat. 5.22.³

But lest wee should content our selues with this nature ⟨p. 43⟩which of naturall men is thought commendable, let vs consider;¹ first, that it is condemned and forbidden in the word of God. Eccles. 7.11. Be thou not of an hastie spirit is be angrie, ²for anger resteth in the bosom of fooles. Yea our Sauiour condemneth it as murther in Gods sight: Mat. 5.22.³

1Hasty anger forbidden.Hastie anger forbidden.
2Eccles. 7.11.
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Author

John Downame d. 1652

Place

London

Printer

Felix Kyngston

Bookseller

William Welby

Year

1609

Size

[12], 235, [1]; [6], 82 p.

Words

118,775

Catalogue

STC 7141 · ESTC S110222

Text

EEBO-TCP A20760

Passages

665

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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…

CHAP. VI. The manifold and great evils which accompany unjust anger.

CHAP. VI. The manifold and great euils which acccmpanie vniust anger.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. VI. The manifold and great evils which accompany unjust anger.

CHAP. VI. The manifold and great euils which acccmpanie vniust anger.

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