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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.
Secondly, as we ought not to seek wealth, more then is our due. So we ought not to seek it by unlawful 1means, not by Usury, Gaming, Oppression, Fraud, Deceit, or any other unlawful means. I add this of Gaming, because it is unlawful, though it be little considered, for it is no means that God hath appointed, or sanctified to get money by, because it is neither a gift, nor a bargain; I dispute not ⟨p. 28⟩now whether playing for trifles to put life into the Game be lawful, but of gaming with an intent to get and gain money or wealth. This I say is unlawful means, and such as have gotten money by such means, are bound to make restitution.
Secondly, as wee ought not to seeke wealth, more then is our due. So vve ought not to seeke it by unlawfull 1meanes, not by Vsurie, Gaming, Oppression, Fraude, Deceipt, or any other unlawfull meanes. I adde this of Gaming, because it is unlawfull, though it bee little considered, for it is no meanes that God hath appointed, or sanctified to get money by, because it is neigher a gift, nor a bargaine; I dispute not ⟨p. 28⟩now vvhether playing for triflles to put life into the Game be lawfull, but of gaming with an intent to get and gaine money or wealth. This I say is unlawfull meanes, and such as have gotten monie by such meanes, are bound to make restitution.
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Thirdly, when the end of our seeking after money is wrong, then our affection is Sinful, as if we seek 1it only for it self, that we may be rich, or to bestow it on our lusts, and make it our ends, and not for necessaries only, and so much as shall serve our turns, when we seek it thus, we seek it in excess; He that desires money for a journey, desires no more then will serve to defray his costs, and expenses in his journey; So if a man desires money for any other end, he desires so much as will serve for that purpose and no more; So in other things: He that is sick, desires so much Physic as vvill cure him, and no more. So we ought to desire as much as will serve our necessities, and no more. But if we desire it for our ambition, pleasure, or any other by respect, this desire is Sinful and inordinate.