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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First, the heinousness of it appears, because that it 1makes a man that is guilty of it, a man of death; you may see it in the example of Onan, Gen. 38. 9. before mentioned, God cut him off presently, hardly gave any space for repentance. Where sudden judgement lights upon a man, it is a fearful thing, and argues the greatness of Gods displeasure against that sin; now where Gods wrath is so exceedingly inflamed against a sin, we must needs conclude that sin to be very sinful, and of an high nature.
First, the haynousnesse of it appeares, because that it 1makes a man that is guilty of it, a man of death; you may see it in the example of Onan, Gen. 38. 9. before mentioned, God cut him off presently, hardly gave any space for repentance. Where sudden judgement lights upon a man, it is a fearefull thing, and argues the greatnesse of Gods displeasure against that sinne; now where Gods wrath is so exceedingly inflam'd against a sinne, we must needs conclude that sinne to bee very sinfull, and of an high nature.
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Secondly, it is an unnatural sin: All sin is so much the more heinous, as it is opposite to the nature 1of a man. We read but of three sins against nature, whereof this is one; namely, bestiality, Sodomy, and this; and therefore it must needs be of an high rank, and consequently a most notorious vile sin.
Secondly, it is an unnaturall sinne: All sinne is so much the more haynous, as it is opposite to the nature