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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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Now seeing Mortification is so hard a work, and yet a work that of necessity must be done: Men also ⟨p. 13⟩be so hardly drawn to mortify their lusts, which they account as a part of themselves, not to be parted withal; for Nature her self hath implanted this principle in them, Every man ought to love himself, what then should move any man to mortify his lusts? therefore 1for the better persuading of men unto this work, we will lay down some motives to move every man to mortify his corruptions.
Now seeing Mortification is so hard a worke, and yet a worke that of necessity must bee done: Men also ⟨p. 13⟩be so hardly drawne to mortifie their lusts, which they account as a part of themselves, not to bee parted withall; for Nature her selfe hath implanted this principle in them, Every man ought to love himselfe, what then should move any man to mortifie his lusts? therefore 1for the better perswading of men unto this work, we will lay downe some motives to move every man to mortifie his corruptions.
- 1Five Motives to Mortification.
The first Motive to move all men to mortify sin, is, Because there is no pleasure in sin: Sin 1cannot content the soul; for this is the nature of sin, the further a man goes on in sin, the further he goes on in sorrow, for in every degree of sin there is a degree of sorrow: As on the contrary, unto every degree of Grace, there is a degree of Joy; I say, the more thou gettest of grace and holiness, of Faith and Regeneration, the more peace of Conscience and spiritual Joy thou gettest; for Grace as naturally produceth Joy, as sin sorrow. Now if men did but consider this, that is, if they had any spiritual understanding to know that degrees of sin did bring degrees of sorrow, they would not so run unto sin as they do.