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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.
1But some will say, I fall into anger many times when I never mean it, and it hath overcome me before I am aware; how therefore should I prevent that which I do not foresee, or free my self from it, seeing it violently over-ruleth me?
1But some will say, I fall into anger many times when I neuer meane it, and it hath ouercome me before I am aware; how therefore should I preuent that vvhich I doe not foresee, or free my selfe from it, seeing it violently ouer-ruleth me?
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1To the first I answer, that if we carefully watch over our selves, we shall easily perceive when we are inclining ⟨p. 73⟩to anger: for as there are many signs which go before a storm, and many symptoms, which discover diseases before we fall into them: so we may easily discern in our selves many notes and signs, of this tempestuous storm and raging fever of the mind, Unjust Anger.
1To the first I answere, that if we carefully vvatch ouer our selues, vve shall easily perceiue vvhen vve are inclining ⟨p. 73⟩to anger: for as there are many signes vvhich goe before a storme, and many symptomes, vvhich discouer diseases before we fall into them: so wee may easily discerne in our selues many notes and signes, of this tempestuous storme and raging feuer of the minde, Vniust Anger.
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