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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 third motive is taken from 1 Timothy 6. 9. the Apostle speaketh there of the desire of riches, 1he saith, that it breedeth many foolish and hurtful lusts, in that regard, we should mortify them, because they are foolish lusts, and foolish, because hurtful; when a man hurts himself out of some mistake, or by his own heedlessness, he is properly said to be a fool: It is properly folly, when a man hurts himself, whilst he seeks to do himself most good; we seek to do our selves good, when we give satisfaction to every lust, but yet we hurt our selves; strange affections invite us to sin, and sin brings to misery; and thus they are hurtful. Shun them therefore, seeing God hath appointed them to be mortified, let us mortify them; whatsoever God hath appointed to be mortified, and we will not do, it is as hurtful for us, as Achans wedge was to Achan; which is called a cursed thing: And so every unmortified lust is a cursed thing. Take 2we heed of it.
The third motive is taken from 1 Timothy 6. 9. the Apostle speaketh there of the desire of riches, 1he saith, that it breedeth many foolish and hurtfull lusts, in that regard, wee should mortifie them, because they are foolish lusts, and foolish, because hurtfull; when a man hurts himselfe out of some mistake, or by his owne heedlessenesse, hee is properly said to be a foole: It is properly folly, when a man hurts himselfe, whil'st he seekes to doe himselfe most good; wee seeke to doe our selves good, when we give satisfaction to every lust, but yet we hurt our selves; strange affections invite us to sinne, and sinne brings to misery; and thus they are hurtfull. Shun them therefore, seeing God hath appointed them to be mortified, let us mortifie them; whatsoever God hath appointed to be mortified, and we will not doe, it is as hurtfull for us, as Achans wedge was to Achan; which is called a cursed thing: And so every unmortified lust is a cursed thing. Take 2we heed of it.