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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
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as also not so careful in the keeping of a good conscience, and this is worse than the first, even as silver is worse than gold; again, they come to a degree worse than that, like brass and Iron, dead and cold to every thing that is good; then at last they come to clay; that is, to be earthly minded, minding only the things of the earth: and therefore if thou wouldest get heavenly mindedness, and keep off this spiritual Consumption of thy soul, remember from whence thou art fallen.
as also not so carefull in the keeping of a good conscience, and this is worse than the first, even as silver is worse than gold; againe, they come to a degree worse than that, like brasse and Iron, dead and cold to every thing that is good; then at last they come to clay; that is, to be earthly minded, minding onely the things of the earth: and therefore if thou wouldest get heavenly mindednesse, and keepe off this spirituall Consumption of thy soule, remember from whence thou art fallen.
Having already showed you the difference between earthly and heavenly mindedness, and also showed you the means whereby you may get out of earthly mindedness, it now remains that we lay down some motives to move you to this work.
Having already shewed you the difference betweene earthly and heavenly mindednesse, and also shewed you the meanes whereby you may get out of earthly mindednesse, it now remaines that we lay downe some motives to move you to this worke.