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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.
Our Gentility also are much corrupted with this sin,1 who useth oaths as rhetorical elegancies and ornaments of their speech, foolishly imagining that they much grace themselves, when they disgrace and dishonour their Creator; that they proclaim their gentility, when by blasphemous oaths, they spread (as it were) their flag of defiance against all piety, that they make all men give credit to their speeches, when by their often redoubled oaths it appeareth, that they scarce believe themselves. But such as vaunt themselves in this wicked practise, they glory in their shame, and their end will be damnation,2 as the Apostle speaketh, unless they turn from their sin, by unfeigned repentance.
Our Gentilitie also are much corrupted with this sin,1 who vseth oathes as rhetoricall elegancies and ornaments of their speech, foolishly imagining yt they much grace themselues, when they disgrace and dishonour their Creator; that they proclaime their gentilitie, when by blasphemous oathes, they spread (as it were) their flagge of defiance against all pietie, that they make all men giue credit to their speeches, when by their often redoubled oathes it appeareth, that they scarce beleeue themselues. But such as vaunt themselues in this wicked practise, they glorie in their shame, and their end will be damnation,2 as the Apostle speaketh, vnlesse they turne from their sinne, by vnfained repentance.
- 1§. Sect. 6. The Gentility.§. Sect. 6. The Gentilitie.
- 2Phil. 3.19.