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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.
The fifth cause of unjust anger,1 is vain curiosity in desiring to hear and see all things. If therefore we would avoid anger, we are to abandon this troublesome companion ⟨p. 63⟩needless curiosity. For many things will neither grieve nor hurt us, if we never hear nor see them. Whereas he that busily inquireth what is said against him in every company, he that listeneth at every door, and under every wall, he that rippeth up ill words spoken against him in secret, doth both disquiet himself with anger, and make his own faults more public. Antigonus when he heard two of his subjects speaking evil of him in the night near his Tent, called unto them, willing them to go further off least the king should hear them. Whose example if we would follow, our anger would not so much vex our selves, nor trouble others.
The fift cause of vniust anger,1 is vaine curiositie in desiring to heare and see all things. If therefore we would auoid anger, we are to abandon this troublesome companion ⟨p. 63⟩needlesse curiositie. For many things will neither grieue nor hurt vs, if we neuer heare nor see them. Whereas he that busily inquireth what is said against him in euery company, he that listneth at euery doore, and vnder euery wall, he that rippeth vp ill words spoken against him in secret, doth both disquiet himselfe with anger, and make his owne faults more publike. Antigonus when he heard two of his subiects speaking euill of him in the night neare his Tent, called vnto them, willing them to go further off least the king should heare them. Whose example if we would follow, our anger would not so much vexe our selues, nor trouble others.
- 1Sect. 6. 5. Curiosity.Sect. 6. 5. Curiositie.