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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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Secondly, you shall know it by the generality of it: 1For Mortification is general; and as death is unto the members of the body, so is Mortification unto the members of sin: now you know that the nature of death is tos ize upon all the members of the body, it leaves life in none; so, where true Mortification is, it leaves life in no sin; that is, it takes away the commanding power of sin: For what is the life of sin, but the power of sin? take away this power, and you take away this life. Therefore it is not sufficient to mortify one sin, but you must mortify all sins; ⟨p. 11⟩to which purpose the holy Apostle here bids them Mortify; when he had exhorted them unto the general of mortification, then he subjoins divers particulars, as, Fornication, Uncleanness; of which hereafter, (God assisting) you shall hear. Hence then you learn it will not be sufficient for you to leave your covetousness, but you must leave your pride, you vainglory: So also when thou hast slain sin in thy understanding, thou must mortify it in thy will, and affections; slay sin first in thy soul, and then slay it in the parts of thy body; and so examine your selves whether you find this work of Mortification to be general.
Secondly, you shall know it by the generality of it: 1For Mortification is generall; and as death is unto the members of the body, so is Mortification unto the members of sinne: now you know that the nature of death is tos ize upon all the members of the body, it leaves life in none; so, where true Mortification is, it leaves life in no sinne; that is, it takes away the commanding power of sinne: For what is the life of sinne, but the power of sinne? take away this power, and you take away this life. Therefore it is not sufficient to mortifie one sin, but you must mortifie all sins; ⟨p. 11⟩to which purpose the holy Apostle here bids them Mortifie; when he had exhorted them unto the generall of mortification, then he subjoynes divers particulars, as, Fornication, Uncleannesse; of which hereafter, (God assisting) you shall heare. Hence then you learne it will not be sufficient for you to leave your covetousnesse, but you must leave your pide, you vaineglory: So also when thou hast slaine sinne in thy understanding, thou must mortifie it in thy will, and affections; slay sinne first in thy soule, and then slay it in the parts of thy body; and so examine your selves whether you finde this worke of Mortification to be generall.