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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.
As therefore they who are vexed with the falling sickness, (if they cannot by their own ordinary remedies prevent their fit) will go out of the company of others, that falling secretly, they may have no witness of their deformity: so they who are not able to curb in their anger, with the rein of reason, were best to withdraw themselves, and to keep private, while their fit lasteth: that so they may hide the ugliness of their vice, which being seen doth often move their adversaries to scorn and laughter, and their friends to sorrow and pity. And this is made a note of a wise man by the wisest.1 Prou. 12.16. A fool in a day shall be known by his anger, but he that covereth his shame is wise.
As therefore they who are vexed with the falling sicknes, (if they cannot by their owne ordinary remedies preuent their fit) will go out of the company of others, that falling secretly, they may haue no vvitnesse of their deformitie: so they who are not able to curbe in their anger, with the reyne of reason, were best to withdraw themselues, and to keepe priuate, while their fit lasteth: that so they may hide the vglinesse of their vice, which being seene doth often moue their aduersaries to scorne and laughter, and their friends to sorrow and pittie. And this is made a note of a vvise man by the vvisest.1 Prou. 12.16. A focle in a day shall be knowne by his anger, but he that couereth his shame is wise.
The third means to vanquish anger,1