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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 fourth Motive to move all men to mortify sin, is, Because sin will deceive men: Now there is no man that would willingly be cozened, every man 1would be plainly dealt withal; therefore if men did but know this, that if they gave way unto their lusts, they would befool them, surely men would not be so easily led away by them. But men will not believe this, they cannot conceive how there should be such deceit in sin, seeing they are of so near a conjunction, as to be a part of themselves: and therefore I will show you how sin doth cozen them, and that in these particulars:2
The fourth Motive to move all men to mortifie sinne, is, Because sinne will deceive men: Now there is no man that would willingly be couzened, every man 1would be plainly dealt withall; therefore if men did but know this, that if they gave way unto their lusts, they would befoole them, surely men would not bee so easily led away by them. But men will not beleeve this, they cannot conceive how there should bee such deceit in sinne, seeing they are of so neere a conjunction, as to be a part of themselves: and therefore I will shew you how sinne doth couzen them, and that in these particulars:2
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- 2How sin cozens.How sinne couzens.
First, it makes a man a fool, by blinding the understanding; and when he is thus blinded, he is led 1away to the committing of every sin: and therefore it is said,