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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
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 main consectory and use from this, is to keep you from lusting after worldly things; Men are never weary of seeking of them, but spend their whole time in getting of them, and this is the reason why the things that belong to salvation, are so much neglected, Men spend so much time in a thousand other things and trifles, and have no time at all to serve God in; They are busy about riches, honour, credit, or the things whereon their fancies do pitch, but if this be digested, it will teach you to seek all from God, who disposeth all things, and to whom the issues of life and death, of good or bad belong.
The maine consectory and use from this, is to keepe you from lusting after worldly things; Men are never weary of seeking of them, but spend their whole time in getting of them, and this is the reason why the things that belong to saluation, are so much neglected, Men spend so much time in a thousand other things and trifles, and have no time at all to serue God in; They are busie about riches, honor, credit, or the things whereon their fancies doe pitch, but if this be digested, it will teach you to seeke all from God, who disposeth all things, and to whom the issues of life and death, of good or bad belong.
Consider with your selves and you shall find, that the reason wherefore you do seek for outward content or comfort, is because you do think it will do you good if you have it, or hurt if you have it not, but herein you err, giving that to the Creature which only belongs to God. Isaiah 1. 23. If the Idols be Gods, let them do good or evil, saith the Lord. The scope of this place, is to cast off the whorish and adulterish ⟨p. 8⟩affection of those that have an eager and unwearied desire after earthly things, by showing that they cannot do us any good or hurt. Therefore God punished David exceedingly for numbering of the people, because he thought that they could strengthen him against his enemies without Gods help, therefore Jerem. 23. 24. Thus saith the Lord. Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, nor the rich man glory in his riches. But let him that glorieth, glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth, that I am the Lord that executeth loving kindness, Judgement, and righteousness in the earth. As if he should have said, if these things could do you good or hurt, there were some reason that you might seek them, but there is nothing in them that you should desire them, for it is I only that execute judgement, and mercy, all good and evil is from me, therefore