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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 Iron which is red hot, being dipped in cold water, presently looseth all his heat, and returneth to his natural coldness: so is the heat of the hottest anger soon mitigated with a cold and mild answer. Whereas on the other side, cross and untoward speeches, maketh the least spark of anger flame out into fury: as we may see in the example of Moses, who though he were the meekest man living on the earth,1 as it is Num. 12.3. yet by the contentious wrangling of the people, he was so provoked to wrath, that he grievously offended God, by speaking unadvisedly with his lips, as may appear by comparing the twentieth chapter of Numbers, the 10 and 11 verses,2 with the 106 Psal. the 32 and 33 verses. As therefore if a man blow upon a spark he maketh it increase to a flame, but if he spit upon it he quencheth it, and both proceed out of the mouth: so he that uttereth cross answers, doth make the least spark of anger become furious rage, whereas mild and soft answers do easily appease it.
As therefore Iron which is red hot, being dipped in cold water, presently looseth all his heate, and returneth to his naturall coldnesse: so is the heate of the hottest anger soone mittigated with a colde and milde answere. Whereas on the otherside, crosse and vntoward speeches, maketh the least sparke of anger flame out into furie: as we may see in the example of Moses, who though he were the meekest man liuing on the earth,1 as it is Num. 12.3. yet by the contentious wrangling of the people, he was so prouoked to wrath, that he grieuously offended God, by speaking vnaduisedly with his lips, as may appeare by comparing the twentith chapter of Numbers, the 10 and 11 verses,2 with the 106 Psal. the 32 and 33 verses. As therefore if a man blow vpon a spark he maketh it increase to a flame, but if he spit vpon it hee quencheth it, and both proceede out of the mouth: so hee that vttereth crosse answeres, doth make the least spark of anger become furious rage, whereas milde and soft answeres doe easily appease it.