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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
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Fifthly, sin may seem to be removed and mortified when the sap and strength of sin is dead, that 1is, when the strength of Nature is spent. As the Lamp goes out when oil is either not supplied or taken away, ⟨p. 9⟩2and yet the Lamp is still a Lamp, for let oil be supplied, and fire put unto it, and it will burn; so there may be not the action, and yet sin is not mortified in the heart; for he is as well affected to sin as ever he was, only the sap and strength of nature is gone; but if oil were supplied, that is, if strength of nature would but return, sin would be as quick and vigorous as ever it was.
Fifthly, sinne may seeme to be removed and mortified when the sap and strength of sinne is dead, that 1is, when the strength of Nature is spent. As the Lampe goes out when oyle is either not supplyed or taken away, ⟨p. 9⟩2and yet the Lampe is still a Lampe, for let oyle be supplied, and fire put unto it, and it will burne; so there may be not the action, and yet sinne is not mortified in the heart; for he is as well affected to sinne as ever hee was, onely the sap and strength of nature is gone; but if oyle were supplied, that is, if strength of nature would but returne, sinne would be as quick and vigorous as ever it was.
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