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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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The fourth motive to move all men to forsake earthly mindedness, is, because it is the better part, and 1every man would have the best part; but it is a hard matter to persuade men that that is the best part, for they say they have felt sweetness in them, and therefore now to persuade them, is to fight against reason; which is hard to be evinced without manifest proof: First then, we will prove it by Authority: Secondly, we will prove it by Reason.
The fourth motive to move all men to forsake earthly mindednesse, is, because it is the better part, and 1every man would have the best part; but it is a hard matter to perswade men that that is the best part, for they say they have felt sweetnesse in them, and therefore now to perswade them, is to fight against reason; which is hard to be evinced without manifest proofe: First then, we will prove it by Authoritie: Secondly, we will prove it by Reason.
- 14 It is the best part to do so.
First, I say, we will prove heavenly mindedness to 1be the better part by Authority or Scripture. as Luk. 10. 41, 42. where in the story of Martha and Mary, our Saviour makes a four-fold difference between earthly and heavenly things; first, Christ saith to Martha, Martha thou carest and art troubled; that is, there is much care and trouble both to get and keep earthly things, these cannot be gotten without great labour, it ⟨p. 89⟩is a part of that curse which God laid upon Adam, that in the sweat of his brows he should eat his bread; that