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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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Besides, the heinousness of this sin appears, because it lays wast the Conscience more than other sin, it quite breaks the peace thereof; nay, it smothers and quenches grace. The Schoolmen call other sins, habitudinem sensus, a dulling of the senses; but this an extinction of grace: other sins blunt grace, and take off the edge, but this doth as it were quite extinguish it: It makes a gap in the heart, so that good cattle, good thoughts, and the motions of the Spirit may run out, and evil cattle, noisome lusts, and corrupt cogitations may enter in to possess and dwell there, and therefore it is a grievous sin.
Besides, the haynousnesse of this sinne appeares, because it layes wast the Conscience more than other sinne, it quite breakes the peace thereof; nay, it smothers and quenches grace. The Schoolemen call other sinnes, habitudinem sensus, a dulling of the senses; but this an extinction of grace: other sinnes blunt grace, and take off the edge, but this doth as it were quite extinguish it: It makes a gap in the heart, so that good cattell, good thoughts, and the motions of the Spirit may runne out, and evill cattell, noysome lusts, and corrupt cogitations may enter in to possesse and dwell there, and therefore it is a grievous sinne.
Lastly the greatness of this sin appears, because 1it delights the body more than any other sin doth; and therefore the Apostle in 1 Cor. 6. draweth most of his arguments, to dissuade the Corinthians from the sin of Fornication, from the glory and honour of our bodies; as that the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, vers. 13. And that our bodies are members of Christ, vers. 15. The Temples of the holy Ghost, vers. 19. Are bought with a price, vers. 20. and then concludes, Therefore glorify God in your bodies: and so in another place it is said, We ought to possess our vessels in honour: Now there can be no greater means to dishonour the vessels of our bodies, than to pollute them by this filthy sin of Fornication.