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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, if you would get a loathing of earthly things, 1the first means, is, to get a sound Humiliation: For what is the reason men do so mind earthly things, and why they do not place heavenly things before, but because they have not felt the bitterness of sin. 2Now the true ground of Humiliation, is the hating of sin, out of love unto God: but men turn it another 3way, they make another ground of Humiliation.
First, if you would get a loathing of earthly things, 1the first meanes, is, to get a sound Humiliation: For what is the reason men doe so minde earthly things, and why they doe not place heavenly things before, but because they have not felt the bitternesse of sinne. 2Now the true ground of Humiliation, is the hating of sinne, out of love unto God: but men turne it another 3way, they make another ground of Humiliation.
- 1Answer. Means to obtain the loathing of earthly things.Answer. Meanes to obtaine the loathing of earthly things.
- 21 Humiliation.
- 3False grounds of it.
For first, it may be they are humble because the fear of judgement that is present, or one that is likely