A20760:618
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 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⟩causâ tollitur effectum; 2The cause being taken away the effect ceaseth.
- 1Sect. 2 The means to prevent unjust anger.Sect. 2 The meanes to preuent vniust anger.
- 2The causes thereof are to be removed. 1 Self-love.The causes thereof are to be remoued. 1 Selfe-loue.
The first cause of anger, is self love: if therefore we would not fall into anger, we must labour to banish self love, and to follow the rule of charity; Love our neighbours as our selves, and do nothing unto them, which we would not have them do unto us. Before therefore we let the reins loose unto our anger, let us set our selves in the place of him with whom we are angry, and consider how we would desire to be used if we had so offended, and in like manner are we to behave our selves towards him. So shall we not aggravate those injuries which are offered us, and extenuate those which we offer others, so shall we not have our judgement over-balanced with an unequal affection, so shall we not be incensed for suffering that, which we have often offered.