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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 second motive to move Christians to grow in 1heavenly mindedness, is, because that by this, God is honoured; I say, it is a glory to God if thou keep thy heart clean: Now what man is there that would not willingly glorify God, who stuck not to give Christ for him? It is a glory unto God when the Professors of the Word live a holy life; for what is the nature of the Word but to cleanse? now when it worketh not this effect in them, or at least when it appears not in them, it doth detract from the excellency of the Word. The Apostle lays down the nature of a true Christian, Jam. 1. 21. Pure Religion is this, to keep ones 2self unspotted of the world; that is, a spotless life is that which best beseems a Christian man that takes upon him the profession of the Gospel, and that which brings much glory unto God is a blameless conversation: and to this end the Apostle exhorts, Let (saith he) your Conversation be without covetousness, Heb. 13. 5. as if he should say, an unsatiable desire doth detract 3from the glory of God: therefore let this move men to be heavenly minded.
The second motive to move Christians to grow in 1heavenly mindednesse, is, because that by this, God is honoured; I say, it is a glorie to God if thou keepe thy heart cleane: Now what man is there that would not willingly glorifie God, who stuck not to give Christ for him? It is a glorie unto God when the Professors of the Word live a holy life; for what is the nature of the Word but to cleanse? now when it worketh not this effect in them, or at least when it appeares not in them, it doth detract from the excellencie of the Word. The Apostle layes downe the nature of a true Christian, Iam. 1. 21. Pure Religion is this, to keepe ones 2