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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 they be good men, and so belong unto God; yet there cannot be such sweetness in them as to give 1true content unto the soul. For many times they are a cause, or at least a means to draw afflictions from God upon a man: for God is a jealous God; that is, a God hating spiritual Idolatry. Now when the heart of a man or woman is immoderately set upon, when, I say, his heart runs a whoring from God after earthly things, whether it be after riches, honour, or pleasure, the Lord will be sure to meet with him, and whip him home for it: As we see in David and Ely; if David will set his heart upon Absalom, the Lord will be sure to meet with his Absalom above all the rest; if Ely will not correct his sons, but let them dishonour the worship & service of God, God will correct them himself. And this ariseth from the nature of God; for God hath a fatherly care over his children, and therefore will not suffer them to soil themselves with the things of the world, nor their affections to be drawn away; and therefore the Apostle saith, that he chastiseth every son whom he doth receive; that is, if a man or a woman do belong unto God, they shall be sure of sorrow and affliction; and these are sent unto them to wean them from the things of this world, to purge out of their hearts that sweetness that they are ready to conceive ⟨p. 85⟩in these outward things by reason of that corruption that is in them.
First, if they be good men, and so belong unto God; yet there cannot be such sweetnesse in them as to give 1true content unto the soule. For many times they are a cause, or at least a meanes to draw afflictions from God upon a man: for God is a jealous God; that is, a God hating spirituall Idolatrie. Now when the heart of a man or woman is immoderately set upon, when, I say, his heart runs a whoring from God after earthly things, whether it bee after riches, honour, or pleasure, the Lord will bee sure to meet with him, and whip him home for it: As we see in David and Ely; if David will set his heart upon Absalom, the Lord will bee sure to meet with his Absalom above all the rest; if Ely will not correct his sonnes, but let them dishonour the worship & service of God, God wil correct them himselfe. And this ariseth from the nature of God; for God hath a fatherly care over his children, and therefore will not suffer them to soile themselves with the things of the world, nor their affections to be drawne away; and therefore the Apostle saith, that he chastiseth every sonne whom he doth receive; that is, if a man or a woman doe belong unto God, they shall be sure of sorrow and affliction; and these are sent unto them to weane them from the things of this world, to purge out of their hearts that sweetnesse that they are ready to conceive