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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.
So likewise rash and unbridled anger, which before regeneration caused men to rage against the person of their neighbour, doth now oppose it self against sin and uniustice only, whereby God is dishonoured and the Church and common-wealth damnified.
So likewise rash and vnbridled anger, which before regeneration caused men to rage against the person of their neighbour, doth now oppose it selfe against sinne and vniustice only, whereby God is dishonored and the Church and common-wealth damnified.
Do not therefore hereafter excuse thy furious & rash anger by alleging thy nature; for thou mightest as well say, I cannot abstain from it, because I am carnal and unregenerate, as because I am hasty by nature: for those who have laid aside ⟨p. 45⟩the old man, and are renewed by Gods spirit, have this affection partly tamed and subdued, and partly sanctified, reformed, and made fit for necessary & profitable uses; whereas on the other side they that let the reins loose to this corrupt affection were never washed with the water of Gods spirit, and consequently while they continue in this state cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven: Joh. 3.5.1
Do not therfore hereafter excuse thy furious & rash anger by alleaging thy nature; for thou mightest as wel say, I cānot abstaine from it, because I am carnall and vnregenerate, as because I am hastie by nature: for those who haue laid aside ⟨p. 45⟩the old man, and are renewed by Gods spirit, haue this affection partly tamed and subdued, and partly sanctified, reformed, and made fit for necessarie & profitable vses; whereas on the other side they that let the raines loose to this corrupt affection were neuer washed with the water of Gods spirit, and consequently while they continue in this state cannot enter into the kingdome of heauen: