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. /
Downame, John,-1652.
At London : Imprinted by Felix Kyngston, for William Welby, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Greyhound,
1609.
First leaf is blank.
"A treatise of anger", originally published in 1600 as "Spiritual physicke to cure to diseases of the soule, arising from superfluitie of choller, prescribed out of Gods word", has separate pagination, register, and title page with imprint: London: printed by T. E[ast]. for William Welby, dwelling in Paules-Church-yard at the signe of the Grayhound. 1609.
A variant of the edition with imprint date 1608.
Signatures: pi² A-Gg⁴ Hh²; A-L⁴.
STC (2nd ed.)
ESTC
Swearing
Alcoholism
Prostitution
Bribery
Anger