A20760:587
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.
It causeth them also grievously to sin against the fourth commandment, by making them unfit for the exercises of the Sabbath, as invocation and hearing of the word, because they who are possessed therewith have their minds disturbed and distracted either by thinking upon the injury, or else of revenge. So that there is not one commandment of the first table which anger doth not notoriously violate.
It causeth them also grieuouslie to sinne against the fourth commandement, by making them vnfit for the exercises of the Sabbath, as inuocation and hearing of the word, because they who are possessed therewith haue their minds disturbed and distracted either by thinking vpon the iniurie, or else of reuenge. So that there is not one commandement of the first table which anger doth not notoriouslie violate.
But as it overthroweth the virtues of the first table which respect piety, so also of the second table which respect justice:1 and first of all justice it self; whose general rule is this, Ut suum cuique tribuatur, that that be given to every one which belongeth to him. For anger maketh men not only to neglect all good duties which they owe unto their neighbours, but also to oppress them with undeserved injuries and unjust revenge.
But as it ouerthroweth the vertues of the first table which respect pietie, so also of the second table which respect iustice:1 and first of all iustice it selfe; whose generall rule is this, Vt suum cuique tribuatur, that that bee giuen to euerie one which belongeth to him. For anger maketh men not onelie to neglect all good duties which they owe vnto their neighbours, but also to oppresse them with vndeserued iniuries and vniust reuenge.
- 1Jt overthroweth justice and charity.