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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.
But as it deformeth the body,1 so it exposeth it to infinite dangers by provoking men to enter into private frays and needless quarrels, with such desperate resolution, that they wholly neglect themselves that they may hurt their enemy. Like to the Wasp or Be, which venture their own lives, that they may but sting those that anger them; so they, that they may satisfy their fury by revenging a small injury are ready to receive a greater, for they care not to defend themselves so they may offend their enemy: nay they are desirous to give wounds, though it be through their own bodies. And hence it is that some painting anger have put in either hand a sword, as being fit to hurt another, but not to defend himself.
But as it deformeth the body,1 so it exposeth it to infinite dangers by prouoking men to enter into priuate frayes and needlesse quarrels, with such desperate resolution, that they wholly neglect themselues that they may hurt their enemie. Like to the Waspe or Bee, which venture their owne liues, that they may but sting those that anger thē; so they, that they may satisfie their fury by reuenging a small iniurie are ready to receiue a greater, for they care not to defend themselues so they may offend their enemy: nay they are desirous to giue wounds, though it bee thorow their owne bodies. And hence it is that some painting anger haue put in either hand a sword, as being fit to hurt another, but not to defend himselfe.
- 1§. Sect. 6. 2. Jt exposeth it to dangers.
But what should I speak of receiving hurt by outward enemies, seeing the angry man when he hath no other foes to hurt him, doth with his own hands offer violence unto himself? as is evident in their example who in their rage will not stick to pull off the hair of their own heads & beards, and to offer many other furious outrages against their own persons. So that the wise Solomon might well say, That a man of much anger shall suffer punishment: