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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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Another Deceit that Satan useth to provoke men 1unto this sin, is, to judge of uncleanness by common opinion; that is, to weigh this sin in a false balance, and to look upon it in a false glass, and not to carry it to the balance of the Sanctuary of the Lord, and therefore many times they esteem great sins to be little sins, and little sins to be none at all; when men do thus mistake sin, they judge of it otherwise than it is: As when bad company are together, they do all allow and approve of sin, and so evil words do corrupt good manners; and in their opinions 2do make sin to be no sin at all; not considering that place, Titus 2. 14. That Christ gave himself 3for us to redeem us from all iniquity, and to purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. When a man hath committed sin, his Conscience is defiled, and so can no more judge of sin aright, than one that would discern of colours in a foul and soiled glass; but when the Conscience is clear, it sees things as they are, and so is able to judge of sin by that rule by which our selves shall be judged at the last day: There is a sanctifying Spirit, which if we had, we should judge of sin aright; and the rule whereby we are to try sin, is the written Word of God.
Another Deceit that Satan useth to provoke men 1unto this sinne, is, to judge of uncleannesse by common opinion; that is, to weigh this sinne in a false ballance, and to looke upon it in a false glasse, and not to carry it to the ballance of the Sanctuary of the Lord, and therefore many times they esteeme great sinnes to be little sinnes, and little sinnes to be none at all; when men doe thus mistake sinne, they judge of it otherwise than it is: As when bad company are together, they doeall allow and approve of sinne, and so evill words doe corrupt good manners; and in their opinions 2doe make sinne to be no sinne at all; not considering that place,