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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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Thirdly, the manner of it aggravates it exceedingly; ⟨p. 154⟩1all things done against ones self, are the more heinous; as self-murder is of an higher nature than murder of another; and the reason is, because all creatures by nature seek the preservation of themselves: in like manner, self-uncleanness is a great aggravation unto it.
Thirdly, the manner of it aggravates it exceedingly; ⟨p. 154⟩1all things done against ones selfe, are the more hainous; as selfe-murther is of an higher nature than murther of another; and the reason is, because all creatures by nature seeke the preservation of themselves: in like manner, selfe-uncleannesse is a great aggravation unto it.
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Fourthly and lastly, that sin which is made the 1punishment of another, is ever the greater sin; now God hath made this sin to be the punishment of all other sins, for after a man hath long continued in other sins, at last God gives him up to this sin as to a punishment of the former: and therefore questionless it is a great and an heinous sin.
Fourthly and lastly, that sinne which is made the 1punishment of another, is ever the greater sinne; now God hath made this sinne to be the punishment of all other sinnes, for after a man hath long continued in other sinnes, at last God gives him up to this sinne as to a punishment of the former: and therefore questionlesse it is a great and an haynous sinne.