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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 means to mortification are these.
The meanes to mortification are these.
The first means to mortify, is to labour for the assurance 1of pardon of thy sins; Sin is never mortified but by the sanctifying Spirit, there may be a restrained spirit in us to keep us from the act of fin, but it can never be mortified but by the sanctifying spirit of God, pardon for sin is had by the assurance of faith in Christ, and the way to get this for givenes, is to be truly humbled for our sins, acknowledging our own misery, and our own wants, and to lay hold upon the mercies of Christ Jesus, and to be lifted up by the promises of the Gospel; Consider, whatsoever your sins be, whether against the light of nature, or against knowledge, Let a mans relapses be never so great, and aggravated with never so many circumstances, Nevertheless, if a man will come in, our commission is to propound unto them without all condition, or exception, that the gates of mercy stand open for them, Mar. 16. 15. there is our Commission, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel unto every Creature. What this is in the next verse it is said. If a man will believe, he shall be saved, but he that believeth not, shall be damned. Therefore whatsoever ⟨p. 204⟩your sin be, let nothing hinder you to come in, for if you come in, God will receive you to mercy, all the hindrance then is in our selves. Consider these two places of Scripture, 1. Cor. 6. 9. Paul speaking to the Corinthians, Of the greatest sin that ever mans nature was capable of, such were ye, (saith he) but now ye are washed, and are sanctified, and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God; So in the 2. Cor. 12