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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
HOW TO MORTIFY EVIL CONCUPISCENCE.HOVV TO MORTIFIE EVILL CONCVPISCENCE.
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.
The last thing to know mortification by, is an actual abstinence from every sin, it is one thing 1to dislike a sin, and another thing, to be weary of it, and to hate the sinfulness of it; If mortification be true, he will hate all kind of uncleanness with an inveterate hatred, be it of what degree it will, Sheep do hate all kind of Wolves, if a man do truly mortify, &c. his hatred to sin will be general, not only in abstinence from gross sins, as murder, adultery, and fornication, but also from all other sins; For when a man forsakes sin, out of hatred, his rancour is of judgement more then of passion, and so likewise his hatred will be constant. Men may be angry with their sins sometimes, and fall out with them at other times, and yet be friends again, but if they do truly hate sin, their abstinence from sin will be constant, when a man becomes a new creature, there will arise a contrariety to sin in his nature, so that if a man do hate sin, he is truly said to mortify.
The last thing to know mortification by, is an actuall abstinence from every sinne, it is one thing 1to dislike a sinne, and another thing, to bee wearie of it, and to hate the sinnefullnesse of it; If mortification bee true, he will hate all kind of uncleannesse with an inveterate hatred, bee it of what degree it will, Sheepe doe hate all kind of Wolves, if a man doe truly mortifie, &c. his hatred to sinne will bee generall, not onely in abstinence from grosse sinnes, as murther, adultery, and fornication, but also from all other sinnes; For when a man forsakes sinne, out of hatred, his rancor is of iudgement more then of passion, and so likewise his hatred will be constant. Men may bee angry with their sinnes sometimes, and fall out with them at other times, and yet be friends againe, but if they doe truely hate sinne, their abstinence from sinne will be constant, when a man becomes a new creature, there will arise a contrarietie to sinne in his nature, so that if a man doe hate sin, he is truely said to mortifie.
- 13 And last sign of mortification, is actual abstinence from sin.3 And last signe of mortification, is actuall abstinence from sinne.