A20760:621
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.
The third cause is Covetousness,1 which vice we must ⟨p. 62⟩banish out of our hearts, if we would not be overcome with unjust anger, so shall we not gape after great preferments, nor expect much; and consequently, we shall not be disturbed with unquietness, nor incensed with anger, when we come short of our hopes. So shall we not intermeddle with every domesticall trifle, but commit some thing to the care of Servants, some thing to Children, and most of all to the Wife, who is a joint governor in this little common wealth. And if any thing miscarry under any of their hands, we will not so much look to the means, as to the supreme cause, the providence of God, considering that if he build not the house, they labour in vain that build it, if he bless not their labours they cannot prosper.2
The third cause is Couetousnesse,1 which vice wee must ⟨p. 62⟩banish out of our hearts, if we would not be ouercome with vniust anger, so shall wee not gape after great preferments, nor expect much; and consequently, we shall not be disturbed with vnquietnesse, nor incensed with anger, when vvee come short of our hopes. So shall we not intermeddle with euery domesticall trifle, but commit some thing to the care of Seruants, some thing to Children, and most of all to the Wife, who is a ioynt gouernour in this little common wealth. And if any thing miscarry vnder any of their hands, we will not so much looke to the meanes, as to the supreame cause, the prouidence of God, considering that if he build not the house, they labour in vaine that build it, if he blesse not their labours they cannot prosper.2
- 1Sect. 4. 3 Covetousness.Sect. 4. 3 Couetousnes.
- 2Psal: 127.1