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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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This the Apostle makes the ground of our Mortification; If you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, mortify therefore your earthly members; that is, except you slay sin, that hath slain Christ, you cannot get life with Christ: Surely then, Mortification is not as men think it, a needless work which matters not much whether it be set upon or no, but this is mens sickness; for, as a man that is sick thinks Physic 1is not needful, because he is not sensible of his disease, ⟨p. 4⟩when as the Physician knows that it is a matter of necessity, and that except he purge out that Corruption and humour of the body, it will grow incurable: even so, except this corruption of nature be purged out, it will-grow incurable; that is, we cannot be saved: therefore, we know to mortify sin, is a work of necessity, whereupon standeth every mans life and salvation.
This the Apostle makes the ground of our Mortification; If you be risen with Christ, seeke the things that are above, mortifie therefore your earthlie members; that is, except you slay sinne, that hath slaine Christ, you cannot get life with Christ: Surely then, Mortification is not as men thinke it, a needlesse worke which matters not much whether it be set upon or no, but this is mens sicknesse; for, as a man that is sicke thinkes Phys••ke