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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.
Of COVETOUSNESS.
Of COVETOVSNES.
Covetousness what, p. 1. 25 Why it is called Idolatry. DOCTR. 1. To seek help and comfort from riches or any other creature, and not from God alone, is vain and sinful, p. 2 DOCTR. 2. That Covetousness, which is Idolatry, is to be mortified, p. 2. 25 Reasons that God only can be comfort unto us, and not the creature, are 1. God is All-sufficient, p. 5 2. The creature is empty and vain, p. 6 3. We commit the sin of idolatry in giving that to the creature which is due to God. USE 1. To exhort men to abstain from lusting after worldly things, p. 7 ⟨image 10⟩God can give comfort without riches, p. 8 The creature without the Creator is as the husk without the kernel. p. 9 Considerations to dissuade from trusting in the creature: 1. The creature of it self hath no power to comfort, p. 10 2. The creature reaches not to the inward man, p. 11 3. A multitude of creatures must go to the comfort of one man, p. 12 4. The comfort of the creature is but dependant felicity, p. 12 Whatsoever men leave their children without Gods blessing is nothing worth, p. 13 The deceits whereby men are hindered from mortifying this sin, are 1. They think them Gods blessings, p. 14 Blessings considered without thankful reference to God, cease to be blessings. We receive the creatures as blessings. 1. When we depend on God for the disposing, continuing and want of them. 2. When we think the same things may be without comfort unto us, p. 15 3. When we think we may have comfort without them p. 16 2. They apprehend present comfort from the abounding of them, p. 17 We may not judge of outward things by sense and feeling, but by faith, and a rectified reason. To help our judgement therein; Consider, 1. They are but vanity of vanities, p. 18 2. What other men, that have bin afflicted, think of them 3. What your selves will judge of them at the day of death