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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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Secondly, labour to have a sense and feeling of thy sin; this is a chief thing to be obtained; for where 1there is no sense, there cannot be any remorse or sorrow for sin, without which there can be no turning from sin, much less any hatred and detestation of it. Now this sense and feeling is wrought in us by Gods Spirit, and therefore thou must go to God by true and hearty prayer, that he would be pleased to illuminate thee by his Spirit, that so thou mayest see the miserable and wretched condition thou art in by reason of this sin.
Secondly, labour to have a sense and feeling of thy sinne; this is a chiefe thing to be obtained; for where 1there is no sense, there cannot be any remorse or sorrow for sinne, without which there can be no turning from sinne, much lesse any hatred and detestation of it. Now this sense and feeling is wrought in us by Gods Spirit, and therefore thou must goe to God by true and hearty prayer, that hee would bee pleased to illuminate thee by his Spirit, that so thou maist see the miserable and wretched condition thou art in by reason of this sinne.
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Thirdly, lay hold on the Promises, and apply them to thy self, make them thine own; for whatsoever 1a mans sins be, if he can come to thirst after pardon, to desire that before other things in a right way, and to a right end, then he may be sure he hath the Promises belonging unto him: If he will take them, they are his own; Christ is his, if he will take him, only he must take him aright, as well to be his Lord, as his Redeemer: his Lord, to govern and rule him by his Laws and Commandments, as well as his Redeemer, to save him by the merit of his death and passion. Christ offers himself to him,