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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.
The second Motive, is, Because when men go about to satisfy their lusts, they go about an endless work: Now 1men in outward things would not set themselves about a work if they did but know before that it would be endless; that is, that they could never finish it; for every one loves to go about things of a finite nature, which may be accomplished: even so, if men did but know the nature of sin, they would not give themselves to satisfy their lusts, because they go about a work that is endless: for the nature of sin ⟨p. 15⟩is like the Horseleech which the Wise-man speaks of, Prov. 30, 15. that the more it is given, the more it craves, but is never satisfied; so, the more you seek to satisfy sin, the more it desires; like the fire, the more you cast into it, the more it burns: but if you will quench it, then detract from it; so, if thou wouldest have sin to dye, then detract from thy pleasure, from thy covetousness, from thy pride. A man that is sick of a Fever, if you would not increase his heat, then keep him from cold drink, and other things that are contrary to it; but if you do satisfy the disease in these things, you do increase it: so, if you would not go about an endless work, give your lusts a peremptory denial, please not sin; for if you do, you will displease God: let this therefore move men to mortify their lusts.
The second Motive, is, Because when men goe about to satisfie their lusts, they goe about an endlesse worke: Now 1men in outward things would not set themselves about a work if they did but know before that it would be endlesse; that is, that they could never finish it; for every one loves to goe about things of a finite nature, which may be accomplished: even so, if men did but know the nature of sinne, they would not give themselves to satisfie thsir lusts, because they goe about a worke that is endlesse: for the nature of sinne ⟨p. 15⟩is like the Horseleech which the Wise-man speakes of, Prov. 30, 15