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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.
Let us therefore first of all endeavour to use all good means by which we may prevent anger: for if it have once gotten hold of us, it will easily plunge us headlong into violence and fury, whereas we may with greater facility prevent the danger before we fall into it. For as experience teacheth us, a man may easily contain himself from running down the hill, while he is on the top, but after he is entered into a full race, he cannot stay himself before he cometh to the bottom: so it is more easy for any to abstain from running into anger, then to contain himself when he is in the race, from falling into the bottom of fury.
Let vs therfore first of all endeuour to vse all good means by which we may preuent anger: for if it haue once gotten hold of vs, it will easily plunge vs headlong into violence and fury, whereas we may with greater facillity preuent the danger before we fall into it. For as experience teacheth vs, a man may easily contayne himselfe from running downe the hill, while hee is on the toppe, but after he is entred into a full race, hee cannot stay himselfe before he commeth to the bottome: so it is more easie for any to abstaine from running into anger, then to containe himselfe when he is in the race, from falling into the bottome of fury.
Let us then see the means how to prevent anger:1 the first remedy is by taking away the causes thereof, for sublatâ ⟨p. 61⟩causâ tollitur effectum; 2The cause being taken away the effect ceaseth.
Let vs then see the meanes how to preuent anger:1 the first remedy is by taking away the causes therof, for sublatâ ⟨p. 61⟩