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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 fourth means to work patience and repel anger,1 is to consider the necessity hereof, for if the love of our brethren be not of more force to restrain us from revenge, then anger to provoke us thereunto, we can have no assurance that we are the Children of God, 1 John 3.10.2 In this are the children of God known, and the children of the devil, whosoever doth not righteousness, is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. So Verse 15. Whosoever hateth his brother is a man-slayer, and no man-slayer hath eternal life abiding in him.
The fourth meanes to vvorke patience and repell anger,1 is to consider the necessitie hereof, for if the loue of our brethren be not of more force to restraine vs from reuenge, then anger to prouoke vs thereunto, vve can haue no assurance that we are the Children of God, 1 Iohn 3.10.2 In this are the children of God knowne, and the children of the diuell, whosoeuer doth not righteousnesse, is not of God, neyther he that loueth not his brother. So Verse 15. Whosoeuer hateth his brother is a man-slayer, and no man-slayer hath eternall life abiding in him.
- 1Sect. 4 4 The necessity of this duty.
- 21 John 3.10 151 Iohn 3.10 15