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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
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Neither are these men before spoken of,1 guilty of this vice alone, amongst whom we are taught by long experience to expect no better fruits; but even our citizens, who in respect of their profession should be of a sober and civill conversation, and in regard of the spiritual means which they have long enjoyed, ought to be virtuous and religious, do exceedingly abound in this sin; sometimes ruffian-like, swearing for a graceless grace; sometimes miser-like for their gave and advantage, selling their souls unto ⟨p. 22⟩Satan by vain and impious swearing, that hereby they may make the better sale of their wares. But that is a miserable bargain, when the soul is given in to boot for some trifling gain, which cannot be ransomed with the whole world.
Neither are these men before spoken of,1 guiltie of this vice alone, amongst whom we are taught by long experience to expect no better fruits; but euen our citizens, who in respect of their profession should be of a sober and ciuill conuersation, and in regard of the spirituall meanes which they haue long inioyed, ought to bee vertuous and religious, doe exceedingly abound in this sinne; sometimes ruffian-like, swearing for a gracelesse grace; sometimes miser-like for their gane and aduantage, selling their soules vnto ⟨p. 22⟩Satan by vaine and impious swearing, that hereby they may make the better sale of their wares. But that is a miserable bargaine, when the soule is giuen in to boote for some trifling gaine, which cannot bee ransomed with the whole world.
- 1§. Sect. 9. Our Citizens given to vain swearing.§. Sect. 9. Our Citizens giuen to vaine swearing.