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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.
Examples hereof we have in Simeon and Levi, 1who like mad men imbrued their hands in the blood of many innocents to revenge the injury of one offender. In Saul, who for an imaginary fault of one man, put to death, man, woman and child, in the City of Nob; and not satisfied herewith,2 he raged also against the beasts with more then beastly cruelty. Yea David himself being haunted with this fury, vowed the death, not only of churlish Nabal; 3but also of all his innocent family for his fault.
Examples hereof we haue in Simeon and Leui, 1who like madde men imbrued their hands in the blood of many innocents to reuenge the iniurie of one offender. In Saul, who for an imaginarie fault of one man, put to death, man, woman and child, in the Citie of Nob; and not satisfied herewith,2 he raged also against the beasts with more then beastly crueltie. Yea Dauid himselfe being haunted with this furie, vowed the death, not onely of churlish Nabal; 3but also of all his innocent familie for his fault.
- 1Examples. Gen. 34.25.
- 21. Sam. 22.19.
- 31. Sam. 25.13.22.