A20760:634
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.
But some vvill say, though I am rashly angry, yet may I love my brother. I answer with the Apostle.1 1 Cor. 13.4.7. that love both suffereth long and suffereth all things: and therefore they want this love who vvill suffer nothing, and be provoked every minute; nay he saith expressly in the fifth verse, that love is not provoked to anger, that is, to rash and unjust anger; and therefore they are destitute of love who are so easily provoked.
But some vvill say, though I am rashly angry, yet may I loue my brother. I answer vvith the Apostle.1 1 Cor. 13.4.7. that loue both suffereth long and suffereth all things: and therefore they want this loue vvho vvill suffer nothing, and be prouoked euery minute; nay he saith expresly in the fift verse, that loue is not prouoked to anger, that is, to rash and vniust anger; and therefore they are destitute of loue vvho are so easily prouoked.
Secondly, it is most necessary to subdue anger, because while we remain therein we can have no assurance that our prayers are acceptably heard of God; not only because we pray so to be forgiven as we forgive, and therefore if we retain our anger towards our brethren, we pray that God will retain his towards us; but also because our Saviour expressly telleth us, That if we do not remit men their trespasses, our heavenly Father will not forgive us our sins. 1