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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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To this I answer, If our frailty herein were a sufficient 1argument, then would there be no Vows at all: What though thou beest weak and frail, and so subject to break thy promises in this kind, yet remember that they are Gods Ordinances, and he will ⟨p. 149⟩put to his helping hand to enable thee, he will bless and prosper what ever thou dost vow or promise this way, as an Ordinance that he hath commanded. Again, as thou seest thy self more weak, and subject to infringe those vows, so be sure to use the greater care and diligence to keep them, be so much the more vigilant to avoid all occasions that might tempt thee to break them.
To this I answer, If our frailty herein were a sufficient 1argument, then would there bee no Vowes at all: What though thou beest weake and fraile, and so subject to breake thy promises in this kinde, yet remember that they are Gods Ordinances, and hee will ⟨p. 149⟩put to his helping hand to enable thee, hee will blesse and prosper what ever thou dost vow or promise this way, as an Ordinance that hee hath commanded. Againe, as thou seest thy selfe more weake, and subject to infringe those vowes, so bee sure to use the greater care and diligence to keepe them, be so much the more vigilant to avoyd all occasions that might tempt thee to breake them.
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Sixthly, Another help may be, to proportion the 1remedy to the disease; as thy lusts are greater, so use greater abstinence, make stronger vows against them. As in a place where the tide beats strongly, there the bank must be stronger; so where the current