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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.
The Apostle James also following in the steps of his Lord and Master, enforceth this commandment with no small vehemencie:1 Jam. 5.12. Before all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay nay, lest you fall into condemnation. So that it is not a commandment of least regard, or a matter of small moment to abstain from vain swearing, seeing the Apostle chargeth us above all things to forbear from these unnecessary oaths, in our ordinary communication, and to content our selves with a simple affirmation of the truth, and negation of that which is otherwise.
The Apostle Iames also following in the steps of his Lord and Master, inforceth this commandement with no small vehemencie:1 Iam. 5.12. Before all things, my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, nor by earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay nay, lest you fall into condemnation. So that it is not a commandement of least regard, or a matter of small moment to abstaine from vaine swearing, seeing the Apostle chargeth vs aboue al things to forbeare from these vnnecessarie oathes, in our ordinarie communication, and to content our selues with a simple affirmation of the truth, and negation of that which is otherwise.
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