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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20760	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.	Downame, John, d. 1652.; Downame, John, d. 1652. Spiritual physicke to cure the diseases of the soule, arising from superfluitie of choller, prescribed out of Gods word. aut	1609 (1609)	STC 7141; ESTC S110222	260,958	336

he that taketh a reward to put to death innocent blood It maketh them subiect to that fearefull woe denounced Esa 5.20 Woe vnto them that speake good of euill and euill of good Which put light for darkenesse and darkenesse for light c. 23. Which iustifie the wicked for a reward and take away the righteousnesse of the righteous from him Yea it bringeth vpon them vtter destruction For as the fire deuoureth the stubble and as the flame consumeth chaffe so their roote shall be as rottennesse and their bud shall rise vp like dust because they haue cast off the law of the Lord of hosts and contemned the word of the holie one of Israel As it is vers 24. Lastlie §. Sect. 6. Briberie disinheriteth men of heauen by these bribing courses they disinherite themselues of their heauenly patrimonie and set to sale the kingdome of heauen for earthly and base prifes for they that take rewards against the innocent shall neuer dwell in Gods holy mountaine Psal 15.5 as it is Psalm 15.5 So the question being asked who should dwel with the deuouring fire and with the euerlasting burnings that is with the Lord who is called a consuming fire Deut. 4.24 Heb. 22.29 Deut. 4.24 Heb. 12.29 answere is made Hee that walketh in iustice and speaketh righteous things refusing gaine of oppression shaking his hands from taking of gifts c. Hee shal dwel on high Esa 13.15.16 c. as it is Esa 33.15.16 So that he who gaineth by oppression and filleth his hands with bribes can neuer indure Gods glorious presence but shall be consumed like stubble with this deuouring fire To the same purpose is that Pro. 15.27 Prou. 15.27 He that hateth bribes shall line whereby contrariwise is implied that he who loueth bribes shall not liue neither the life of grace in this world nor the life of glorie in the world to come By all which it is cleare and manifest that the briber loseth in his greatest gaine for whilest by his wicked and vniust courses he compasseth some earthly trifles he forgoeth all his title and intrest in Gods glorious kingdome and through his worldly prophanenesse and sottish follie he doth with Esau make sale of his spirituall birthright for a messe of pottage or such like transitorie vanities of like value and lesse necessitie Whilest he prouideth for his bodie hee destroyeth his soule whilest he laboureth after earthly things which are vaine and momentany he loseth heauenly things euen that superexcellent and eternall waight of glorie 2. Cor. 4.17 And whilest he hourdeth vp the rewards of iniquitie and gold which shall perish with him he forgoeth the fruition of the immortall God in whose presence is fulnesse of ioy and at whose right hand are pleasures for euermore Psalm 16.11 Psal 16.11 §. Sect. 7. The conclusion And thus haue I shewed the greatnesse of this sinne of briberie and the manifold euils which it bringeth both to priuate persons and societies to whole cōmon-wealths and to the briber himselfe Now as this sinne is of extraordinarie strength to hold men in subiection vnto it both in regard of the corruption of mans nature which is most prone to intertaine it and in respect of the vniuersalitie of this sinne and the mightie patrons which both countenance it with their practise and defend it with their power so my earnest prayer vnto almightie God is that he wil ioyne with my labours a more then vsuall blessing and an extraordinarie vertue and power of his holy spirit to beate downe this strong hold of sinue and to bring vs in subiection to his will not onelie in things profitable and gaineful but also in those which seeme accompanied with losse and hindrance That so respecting not our owne particular gaine but his glorie and doing him faithfull seruice in this life we may raigne with him in eternall glorie in the life to come The which mercie hee vouchsafe for his Christs sake to whom with the Father and the holie Spirit bee all honour and glorie praise power and dominion now and for euermore Amen FINIS Faults escaped Pag. 84. line 31. reade deridetur p. 101. l. 35. r. sinners p. 111. l. 34. marg r. their p. 124. l. vlt. r. our owne p. 129. l. 36. r. run secretly p. 131. l. 35. r. and labour p. 138. l 6. r. stop p. 144. l. 2. r. theft euen in theft p. 150. l. 5. r. example for the same sin the. p. 174. l. 19. r. by inflicting p. 197. l. 3. r. that they be not p. 200. l. 11. marg r. Eccles 3.4 p. 201. l. 35.36 r. whom they see outwardly p. 203. l. 25. r. vultus A TREATISE OF ANGER VVherein is shewed the lawfull laudable and necessarie vse of iust and holy Anger and what is required thereunto AND AFTERWARDS IS DECLARED what corrupt and vniust Anger is the kindes causes effects and properties thereof together with the preseruatiues and remedies whereby it may be eyther preuented or cured and expelled By IOHN DOVVNAME Batchelar in Diuinitie and Preacher of Gods Word PROV 26.31 Hee that is slow to Anger is better then the mightie man and hee that ruleth his owne minde is better then hee that winneth a Citie LONDON Printed by T. E. for William Welby dwelling in Paules-Church-yard at the signe of the Grayhound 1609. TO THE RIGHT Honourable Sir Thomas Egerton Knight BARON of Ellesmere Lord Chancellor of England and one of his Maiesties most honorable priuie Counsell my very good Lord health and prosperitie with increase of all spirituall graces in this life and eternall happinesse in the life to come HAuing had through your Honourable bountie a part of the Lords Vineyarde allotted vnto mee his most vnworthy woorkeman by your Honour his most worthie Steward to the end I should plant and water purge and prune it I thought it my part not onely to performe my duetie in this behalfe in such measure as God enableth mee but also to present vnto your Honour the first fruites of my labour which haue yet offered themselues to publike view to the end that I might thereby both shew my selfe not altogether negligent in our great Lord and Maisters businesse and also giue some token of most obliged dutie and humble thankfulnesse to you his Honourable Steward by whose appointment I haue obtained a place wherein I may imploy my paines whereas otherwise I should eyther haue stood idle in the market place or else beene compelled to haue digged in another mans ground with great labour and little fruite If these my first fruites seeme vnpleasant in your most learned and iudiciall taste eyther impute it to the immaturitie caused by their short time of grouth and small-experienced skill of the Vintager or else consider that they are destinated to a physicall vse for the purging away of choller and therefore though they bee not pleasant in taste yet may they bee profitable in operation Such as they are in all humilitie