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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.
If then Gods blessing be all in all, if that only can administer comfort, and make us happy, I would ask you this question? What if you did leave your children ⟨p. 14⟩only Gods blessing, would it not be sufficient though you left them little or nothing else, you think not so, and yet whatsoever you can leave them without Gods blessing, is nothing worth; Preachers labour much in this to draw you from worldly things, and all to little purpose; It must be Gods teaching, that persuades within which must effect it; you must therefore take pains with your hearts, the generality of the disease shows that it is hard to be cured, labour therefore to find out the deceits which hinder your practise of these things, which are these.
If then Gods blessing be all in all, if that onely can administer comfort, and make us happy, I would aske you this question? What if you did leave your children ⟨p. 14⟩onely Gods blessing, would it not be sufficient though you left them little or nothing else, you thinke not so, and yet whatsoever you can leave them without Gods blessing, is nothing worth; Preachers labour much in this to draw you from worldly things, and all to little purpose; It must be Gods teaching, that perswades within which must effect it; you must therefore take paines with your hearts, the generality of the disease shewes that it is hard to be cured, labour therefore to finde out the deceites which hinder your practise of these things, which are these.
One deceit that deceives them, is that they are 1ready to say, that those things are the blessings of God. Why should we not rejoice in them; so afflictions 2they are crosses, and therefore grieve for them; If these then did not add to our blessedness, why count we them blessings, and account poverty as a cross?