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Sins overthrow
Sins overthrow: or, A godly and learned treatise of mortification Wherein is excellently handled; first, the general doctrine of mortification: and then particularly, how to mortify fornication. Uncleanness. Evil concupiscence. Inordinate affection. and, covetousness. All being the substance of several sermons upon Colos. III. V. Mortify therefore your members, &c. Delivered by that late faithful preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, master of Emanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns-Inn.Sins overthrow: or, A godly and learned treatise of mortification Wherein is excellently handled; first, the generall doctrine of mortification: and then particularly, how to mortifie fornication. Vncleannes. Evill concupiscence. Inordinate affection. and, covetousnes. All being the substance of severall sermons upon Colos. III. V. Mortifie therefore your members, &c. Delivered by that late faithfull preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Majestie, master of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes-Inne.
London: printed by I. Beale and Augustine Mathewes for Andrew Crooke, 1633
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.
First, the Reason or Wisdom being first enlightened, it rests not there, but flows by a redoundancy 1unto the other faculties, and thereupon may take away those lets and impediments unto good: as thus, Whereas ignorance or infidelity was formerly a hinderance unto good things, making him that was ignorant, uncapable of the mysteries of salvation, so that he could not believe the promises of the Gospel, he could not bring his will and affections to embrace the truth; which ignorance is now taken away by that light that is communicated unto him by the understanding.
First, the Reason or Wisdome being first enlightned, it rests not there, but flowes by a redoundancy 1unto the other faculties, and thereupon may take away those lets and impediments unto good: as thus, Whereas ignorance or infidelity was formerly a hinderance unto good things, making him that was ignorant, uncapable of the mysteries of salvation, so that he could not beleeve the promises of the Gospell, he could not bring his will and affections to embrace the truth; which ignorance is now taken away by that light that is communicated unto him by the understanding.
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Secondly, although the understanding cannot remove fear and anger, because they are qualities of nature, 1and evil dispositions of the soul, which it got by Adams fall; yet it may hinder the growth of them, it may withstand the actions of them. As a Pilot cannot hinder the raging of the Seas, it is not in his power to 2make them calm, yet he can, by using means, do so much as to save his ship: so a regenerate man, though he cannot stay his impatient anger and fear, yet he may keep himself from the actions of impatient anger, and so bridle his immoderate fear, that he may not be distracted with it.