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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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The fourth outward means is, Fasting and Prayer; 1though abused by the Papists, yet very necessary, and a good outward means to Mortification, being used ⟨p. 32⟩lawfully: for what is Fasting but a curbing of the flesh, and a pulling of it down, a bridling of Nature, and a kind of mortifying of the body? and what is Prayer, but a praying or begging of grace, or for the preservation of grace, and power against corruptions? These two things are very commendable, and much used in the Primitive Church; for the Apostle saith, Let Fasting and Prayer be made for all the Churches: which if it had not been necessary, he would not have commended it unto the Church. And I see no reason why it should be so much neglected amongst us, especially at this time, in regard of the affliction of the Church abroad, whose necessity requireth it; and also being a thing so acceptable to God, and commendable in the Church, I would it were in greater favour and request amongst us.
The fourth outward meanes is, Fasting and Prayer; 1though abused by the Papists, yet very necessary, and a good outward meanes to Mortification, being used ⟨p. 32⟩lawfully: for what is Fasting but a curbing of the flesh, and a pulling of it downe, a brideling of Nature, and a kinde of mortifying of the body? and what is Prayer, but a praying or begging of grace, or for the preservation of grace, and power against corruptions? These two things are very commendable, and much used in the Primitive Church; for the Apostle saith, Let Fasting and Prayer be made for all the Churches: which if it had not beene necessary, he would not have commended it unto the Church. And I see no reason why it should be so much neglected amongst us, especially at this time, in regard of the affliction of the Church abroad, whose necessity requireth it; and also being a thing so acceptableto God, and commendable in the Church, I would it were in greater favour and request amongst us.
- 1The fourth outward means, Fasting and Prayer.