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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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Afterwards in the third verse he goeth on, and presseth this exhortation with divers arguments; first, because you are dead: that is, seeing you are dead unto earthly things, therefore strive not now to be earthly minded. Secondly, Your life is hid with Christ: that is, your happiness is not seen with the eye of the body by looking on these earthly things, but your happiness and joy is by Faith beholding Christ, therefore set your heart and eye on him, where your life is; that is, you look for a perfection of glory with Christ, ⟨p. 3⟩which you cannot have by minding earthly things: therefore be heavenly minded.
Afterwards in the third verse he goeth on, and presseth this exhortation with divers arguments; first, because you are dead: that is, seeing you are dead unto earthly things, therefore strive not now to be earthly minded. Secondly, Your life is hid with Christ: that is, your happinesse is not seene with the eye of the bodie by looking on these earthly things, but your happinesse and joy is by Faith beholding Christ, therefore set your heart and eye on him, where your life is; that is, you looke for a perfection of glory with Christ, ⟨p. 3⟩which you cannot have by minding earthly things: therefore be heavenly minded.
In the fourth verse the Apostle answereth unto a demand: for they might thus object, You tell us that we shall have a perfection of glory, and that it is hid with Christ, but when shall we have it; that is, when shall it be made manifest unto us? Unto this the Apostle answers, When Christ, who in our life, shall appear, then shall we also appear with him in glory. And hereupon he groundeth another exhortation in the verse I have read: as if he should say, Seeing you expect such a perfection of glory to be revealed unto you at Christs second coming, then it stands you upon to set upon your corruptions, to kill, and to slay them, that seek to deprive you of that glory. Mortify therefore, your earthly members; that is, slay every foul affection, inordinate desire of earthly things, rid your hearts of them by slaying of them; and although it may seem a hard work, yet fight still, or else you shall never attain unto that life you hope for: So that the first general point hence, is this: