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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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The 6ht cause of inordinate affections, is carelessness and remissness, that is, want of spiritual watchfulness 1over the heart, when men rather give occasion unto the affections to be inordinate, than prevent the occasions of it. For the cure of this, take heed, not of 2sin only, but of the occasions of sin; for a man to hate sin, and not to hate the occasions of it, is to deceive himself, that is all one, as for a man to walk upon Ice, that is afraid of falling: Iron will ⟨p. 238⟩3move, if the lodestone be near: so the affections will stir up, if there be any alluring sinful object. And therefore, if sin knock at the door of your hearts, you must not let it in presently, but ask his errand, plead the cause with it, and consider the hindrances and inconveniences that come by it. For a man to say, I will give over my lusts, and yet will keep such company as he did before, and use his old haunts, he doth but deceive himself, Prov. 22, 19. Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious 4man thou shalt not go, Prov. 23. 30 Be not amongst winebibbers, that is, if thou hast used this company, and usest it still, thou fleest not occasions of sin; and therefore we must watch over our souls, the heart is deceitful above all things; take heed to the beginning of your affections, and look to the beginning of inordinate lusts, when you see it rising, if you perceive but a glimpse of it, quench and resist it, else it will cost you a great deal of more pains afterwards: the affections by little and little giving way to them, will soon get strength, if you let them alone, you set your hearts and minds on fire: A man that is full of anger, or any passion, knows not how to help himself, so dangerous is it to give way to affections, that they carry a man unawares to inordinateness; the best way therefore is to quench it at first; if you cannot quench it when it is a spark, how will you do when it is a flame? As you are to look to the beginning, so take heed of making false truces with them; for inordinate affections do more hurt by ambushes and secret invasions, then by open war, therefore look to them on every side,