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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 last cause of unjust anger,1 is want of meditation ⟨p. 64⟩concerning human infirmities,2 either those which are common to all mankind, or those which are more proper and peculiar to our selves. If therefore, we would be restrained from anger, we must often think of this contagious leprosy of original sin, which hath so generally infected all the sons of Adam, that there remaineth nothing in us but pollution and filthiness. And then as one infected with the plague, is not offended with him that is subject to the same infection: As the Lazar doth neither with scorn nor choler, but rather with pity and compassion behold the sores of his fellow: so the plague and sore of sin which we see in another, will not make us angry with the party which is infected and visited, but rather in commiseration and pity to use all good means whereby he may be cured, if we consider that this plague and sore of sin is so universal that it hath infected all mankind.
The last cause of vniust anger,1 is want of meditation ⟨p. 64⟩concerning humaine infirmities,2 eyther those which are common to all mankinde, or those which are more proper and peculiar to our selues. If therefore, we would be restrained from anger, we must often thinke of this contagious leprosie of originall sinne, which hath so generally infected all the sonnes of Adam, that there remaineth nothing in vs but pollution and filthines. And then as one infected with the plague, is not offended with him that is subiect to the same infection: As the Lazar doth neyther with scorne nor choller, but rather with pittie and compassion behold the sores of his fellow: so the plague and sore of sinne which wee see in another, will not make vs angry with the party vvhich is infected and visited, but rather in commiseration and pittie to vse all good meanes vvherby he may be cured, if vve consider that this plague and sore of sinne is so vniuersall that it hath infected all mankinde.