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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.
CHAP. VI. The manifold and great evils which accompany unjust anger.
CHAP. VI. The manifold and great euils which acccmpanie vniust anger.
And so much for the kinds of anger.1 Now we are to set down the preservatives, whereby we may be preserved from this sickness of the soul, and some medicines to cure us when we are fallen into it. But for as much as it is in vain to prescribe physic, unless the patient will take it; and seeing few or none are willing to take physic unless they see the necessity thereof, in respect of the dangerousness of their disease; I will first show the greatness and malignity of this sickness of the mind, unjust anger, and afterwards prescribe the remedies.
ANd so much for the kinds of anger.1 Now wee are to set downe the preseruatiues, whereby we may be preserued from this sicknesse of the soule, and some medicines to cure vs when we are fallen into it. But for as much as it is in vaine to prescribe physicke, vnlesse the patient will take it; and seeing few or none are willing to take physicke vnlesse they see the necessitie thereof, in respect of the dangerousnes of their disease; I will first shew the greatnesse and malignitie of this sicknesse of the mind, vniust anger, and afterwards prescribe the remedies.
- 1§. Sect. 1.