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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 inordinate affection.HOW TO MORTIFIE inordinate affection.
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There are therefore three sorts of affections, natural, 1carnal, and spiritual. First, natural, these affections arise from nature, and tend to natural objects; ⟨p. 215⟩as for example, to desire meat and drink is natural, but to desire it in excess is not natural; because the objects of natural affections are limited by nature, namely, so much and no more: Nature hath certain measures and extents and limits, and those she exceeds not: Natural affections make us but even with beasts. Secondly, there are carnal affections, which are lusts that arise from the corruption of nature, and those tend to evil objects, or good objects in an evil manner: those affections make us worse than the beasts, like unto the devil, Joh. 8. 44. You are of your father the devil, and his lusts ye will do, that is, those that have these lusts are as like the devil, as the son is like the father, those that are bound with these bonds, are like him; that is, they come in a degree to the corruption the Devil hath in a greater degree. Thirdly, spiritual affections are such as arise from the spirit, that is, from the renewing part of man, and tend to good objects in a holy manner: natural make us no better than beasts, carnal than devils, spiritual make us better than men, like to God, having his Image new stamped on us; they lift us up above men, and make us like to Angels. Thus you see the 3. kinds of affections in men.
There are therefore three sorts of affections, naturall, 1carnall, and spirituall. First, naturall, these affections arise from nature, and tend to naturall objects; ⟨p. 215⟩as for example, to desire meate and drinke is naturall, but to desire it in excesse is not naturall; because the objects of naturall affections are limited by nature, namely, so much and no more: Nature hath certaine measures and extents and limits, and those she exceeds not: Naturall affections make us but even with beasts. Secondly, there are carnal affections, which are lusts that arise from the corruption of nature, and those tend to evill objects, or good objects in an evill manner: those affections make us worse than the beasts, like unto the devill,