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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.
To the other I answer, that anger doth not presently as soon as it is entered into the heart over-rule us, before it be grown to greater strength then it hath at the first, for as the greatest fire hath but a small beginning, and when it is but begun, is easily quenched: so the most furious anger attaineth not to his full strength at the first entrance, but by little and little increaseth like a flame, by taking hold of new matter. And therefore howsoever after it hath wholly inflamed a man, it is most hardly quenched, yet in the beginning thereof, it is easily suppressed.
To the other I answere, that anger doth not presently as soone as it is entered into the heart ouer-rule vs, before it be growne to greater strength then it hath at the first, for as the greatest fire hath but a small beginning, and vvhen it is but begun, is easily quenched: so the most furious anger attaineth not to his full strength at the first entrance, but by little and little increaseth like a flame, by taking hold of new matter. And therefore howsoeuer after it hath vvholy inflamed a man, it is most hardly quenched, yet in the beginning thereof, it is easily suppressed.
But let us see the means how we may subdue anger after it hath given the assault.1 The first means is by withdrawing the food from it, wherewith it is nourished: for as the greatest fire if new matter be not supplied vvill of it self go out: so the most furious anger vvill soon be mitigated, if it be not continually nourished with a new supply of matter.
But let vs see the meanes how vve may subdue anger after it hath giuen the assault.1 The first meanes is by withdrawing the food from it, vvherewith it is nourished: for as the greatest fire if new matter be not supplyed vvill of it selfe goe out: so the most furious anger vvill soone be mitigated, if it bee not continually nourished vvith a nevv supply of matter.