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A62118	Two treatises The first is, A plain platform for preaching: whereby the word of truth may be rightly divided; and he that speaketh, speak as the oracles of God. Digested into 20. propositions. The second is, The destruction of in-bred corruption. Or, An antidote against fleshly lust. By A. Symson minister of Gods word.	Simson, Alexander, 1570?-1639.; Simson, Alexander, 1570?-1639. Destruction of inbred-corruption.	1658 (1658)	Wing S6369; ESTC R221898	80,628	321

Lord your God fighteth for you Iudg. 1.12 It was the Angels speech unto Gideon The Lord is with thee thou mighty man of valour It is no lesse true even of the weakest Christian that doth in truth oppose his lusts who may therefore triumph in the words of David Ps 60.22 Through God wee shall doe valiantly for hee shall tread down our enemies and of Paul If God bee for us Rom. 8.31 who can bee against us Heaven it selfe Heaven it selfe I have fought a good fight saith S. Paul I have finished my course 2 Tim. 4.7 J have kept the faith henceforth there is laid up for mee a Crowne of righteousnesse which the Lord the righteous Judge shall give me at that day and not to me onely but to them also that love his appearing Oh the promises of great reward if we shall fight lustily and persevere therein Whatsoever wee have beene heretofore set we our selves now against our lusts The foregoing time of our ignorāce Act. 17.30 God hath graciously winked at but now commaundeth he all men every where to repent Some J know are men yea mighty men of valour others babes in Christ his young and tender lambes let not those waxe carelesse but go on in their might that they may be saved from their spirituall Midianites and let these labour for strength and courage casting all their care on God who careth for them 1 Pet. 5.7 O Jerusalem Ier. 4.14 wash thine heart from wickednesse that thou maist be saved how long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee 2 Cor. 7.1 Oh let us clense our selves from all filthinesse of the flesh and spirit perfecting holinesse in the feare of God Rom. 6.12 Let not sinne reigne in your mortall body that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof Neither yeeld yee your members as instruments of unrighteousnesse unto sinne but yeeld your selves unto God as those that are alive from the dead and your members as instruments of righteousnesse unto God Rom. i3 i2 The night is far spent the day is at hand let us therefore cast off the works of darknes and let us put on the Armour of light Rom. i3 i3 let us walke honestly as in the day not in rioting and drunkennesse not in chambering and wantonnesse not in strife and envying but put ye on the Lord Iesus Christ and make not provision for the flesh to fulfill the lusts thereof Ep●h 4.17 This J say therefore and testifie in the Lord that ye henceforth walke not as other Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind having the understanding darkned being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindnesse of their heart who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousnesse to work all uncleannes with greedines Col. 3.5 Mortifie your members which are upon the earth fornication uncleannesse inordinate affection evill concupiscence and covetousnesse which is Idolatry for which things sake the wrath of God commeth on the children of disobedience Jn the which ye also walked sometime when ye lived in them Eph. 4.22 Put off concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitfull lusts and be renewed in the Spirit of your mind putting on that new man which after God is created in righteousnes and true holines Tit. 2.11 for the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men teaching us that denying ungodlines and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world Heb. 13.12 Take heed brethren lest there be in any of you an evill heart of unbeliefe in departing from the living God but exhort one another dayly while it is called to day lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulnesse of sinne Heb. 12.12 lift up the hands which hang downe and the feeble knees and make straight pathes for your feet lest that which is lame be turned out of the way but let it rather bee healed looke diligently lest any man faile of the grace of God lest any root of bitternesse springing up trouble you and thereby many be defiled 1 Pet. 4.2 For as much as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh arme your selves likewise with the same minde for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sinne that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men but to the will of God for the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles when we walked in lasciviousnesse lusts excesse of wine revellings banquetings and abominable idolatries wherein they thinke it strange that you runne not with them to the same excesse of riot speaking evill of you 1 Pet. 2.11 Dearly beloved I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims to abstaine from fleshly lusts which warre against the soule 1 Pet. 2.12 having your conversation honest among the Gentiles that whereas they speake evill against you as evill doers they may by your good workes which they shall behold glorifie God in the day of visitation Finally my brethren be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might Eph. 6.10.11 Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devill for we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities against powers against the rulers of the darknesse of this world against spirituall wickednesse in high places wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evill day and having done all to stand Stand therefore having your loynes girt about with truth and having on the brest-plate of righteousnesse and your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospell of peace above all taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked and take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God praying alwayes with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit and watching thereunto with all perseverance Thus shall our corruption bee weakned our flesh subdued our old man crucified the body of sinne destroyed our consciences quieted Gods Commandment obeyed himselfe well pleased our selves both in soule and body here and hereafter really and truly blessed Iude 24. Now unto him that is able to keepe us from falling and to present us faultlesse before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy To the onely wise God our Saviour be glory and majesty dominion and power now and ever Amen FINIS

God as was the heart of David his father Evill places Evill places Gen. 14 12 By reason of the evill company as Sodom unto Lot Mat. 26.58 the judgement hall unto Peter Gen. 42.15 Pharaohs court unto Joseph 1 Kings 22.32 Ramoth in Gilead unto Jehoshaphat Tavernes Alehouses and Stage-playhouses unto many Tempting objects Tempting objects 2 Sam. 11.2 Josh 7.21 as was Barsheba to David the wedge of gold unto Achan the painted beauty and garish attire of whores to many Gen. 39.12 good Joseph would not stay alone with his mistresse and holy David prayed Psal 119.27 To turne away his eyes that he might not behold vanity As in like manner Job 31.1 Job made a covenant with his eyes Want of a calling Want of a calling Note for those who have nothing wheron to imploy themselves the devill usually useth to set on work Want of diligence in ones calling Want of diligence in ones calling for a man is never in better temper then when by a conscionable walking in his calling he keepeth himselfe closest unto God 4. Vnwillingnesse to fight Vnwillingnesse to enter the lists with this our spirituall adversary which is indeed for the most part occasioned partly through the sense and feeling of our weaknesse Whence this let commeth partly through the supposed force and strength of our adversary partly through our feare of the foile and conceived impossibility that wee shall not prevaile partly through the paines and diligence which wee must use herein and partly being loath to forgoe the pleasures of sinne 5. Lazi esse and cowardise Lazinesse and cowardise Security and carelesnesse as whereby this active and vigilant enemy receiveth more courage and in like manner more easily vanquisheth us Things to be attained Things to be attained Faith Act. 15.9 1 Joh. 5. ●0 Eph. 6.16 Eph. 3.17 1. Faith As which purifieth the heart over commeth the world and is a shield whereby we may quench all the fiery darts of the wicked yea whereby Christ dwelleth in our hearts 2. Love Love Joh. 14.15 If yee love mee saith our Saviour keepe my commandments 3. Feare Feare of God both of God and our selves God according to that of Solomon Prov. 16.6 By the feare of the Lord men depart from evill and that of Saint Paul 2 Cor. 7.1 Let us cleanse our selves from all filthinesse of the flesh and spirit perfecting holinesse in the feare of God implied in that speech of Abraham unto Abimelech Gen. 20.11 I thought the feare of God was not in this place and they will slay me for my wives sake and that of Joseph unto his Mistresse Gen. 39.9 How can I doe this great wickednesse and so sin against God Our selves Feaze of our selves As where by we shall keepe on our harnesse have our weapons in readinesse bee alwayes on the watch-tower for the discovery of our approaching enemy yea this feare will make us distrust our selves deny our selves renounce all carnall confidence in our selves and be the cause of our safety Thus alwayes fearing shall be alwayes blessed Acts and Monuments Pendleton the proud cowardly yeelds and forsakes Christ making shipwracke of a good Conscience whereas on the contrary fearfull Sanders stands for the truth sacrificing his life for the same in the midst of the fire 4. Fervent praver unto God Fervent and frequent prayer unto God at set times As at other times upon occasion of some idle thought tempting object or evill motions unto sinne frequent ejaculations or short meetings with God both are of dayly and continuall use and will prove no lesse usefull unto us then they must be usuall with us Neh. 2.2 4 As Nehemiah by occasion of King Artaxerxes his question Why is thy countenance sad seeing thou art not sick this is nothing else but sorrow of heart secretly prayed to the God of Heaven was graciously heard So being fearfull of our lusts Simil. afraid of our naturall inbred corruption if we doe but pray unto God through Christ questionlesse we shall be comforted yea I may truly affirm that hereby especially we are daly kept from the execution of our corrupt and evill inclination Whoso cannot pray Neglect of prayer how dangerous neglecteth prayer or prayeth not in faith is at all times under the dominion of sin in bondage sla very to his lusts daily runing into the very excesse of riot 5. Dayly renuing of our Covenant A daily renuing of our Covenant with God and that both in respect of our outward members and inward affections calling every of them as it were to an account and both shewing them wherein they have violated their allegiance unto God and directing them how to oppose the flesh and conform themselves to Gods will 6. Holy wisdom in the practice of the contrary to that evill wherunto we are incited Wisdome in the constant practice of the contrary to that evill whereunto we are incited as to strengthen a crooked staffe it must be bent backwards Thus being tempted to gluttony we must fast to covetousnesse be liberall to intemperancy be sober to revenge love our enemies to prodigality be thrifty and so in other particulars Gal. 5 16. Walking in the Spirit that we may not fulfill the lusts of the flesh Note This is to crosse and thwart our fleshly inclinations which abates corruption and blunts the point even of Satannicall temptations Neither will it be amisse at some times to turne away the bent of affection to another object though haply not the contrary as who must be brought on by degrees so far to deny our selves and curbe our corrupt nature as to do the very contrary unto that it commandeth yea herein also shall we manifest our wisdome in subduing our lusts An excellent point of wisdom and preventing sinnes to come if we doe punish our selves by fasting giving to the poore or otherwise for sins already committed 7. Watchfulnesse Watchfulnesse as well over our inward affections as outward members as well over the motions that arise within as the words deeds that come forth This is to consider our owne wayes What watchfulnesse is wherein manifested a looking to our hearts eyes eares tongues hands feet and whole man This is to marke what we think say and do whether we goe to what end by what warrant and upon what calling This is to keep the heart and so the whole man with all diligence Hereby shall wee exactly know what corruptions we are troubled with The profit hereof what things hurt us what doe help us whether we grow stronger or weaker whether corruptions decay or increase whether our soule fareth well or ill Had David beene watchfull over his eyes 2 Sam. 11 2. when he beheld Bathsheba he had not with her committed adultery had he been watchfull over his eares 2 Sam. 16.4 when

out of the Temple by the Lords Priests for presuming to offer incense in the house of the Lord. Note Oh shameles impudent spirit who hath beene thrust out of Heaven Iude 6. and compelled to depart out of men whom thou hast possessed Mat. 9.33 and when we were dead in sinnes and trespasses wast through Gods mercy cast out of us Eph. 2.1 and since the first time of our conversion art hated and abhorred of us and when the fiery flames of zeale and love were strong in us we speake it to Gods glory hast beene often vanquished by us and beene forced to flie from us yea through the power of our pittifull God and his blessing on our prayers watching fasting reading meditating on the sweet Word of Life conferring retirednes whence have proceeded unspeakable Joyes yea rather unutterable Ravishments when wee could have said with Peter Mat. i7 4 It is good for us to be here and which wee could aboundantly discover if it were not lest the sense of the now want of them might wonderfully discourage us or that others the Saints of God should think that we glory in our selves and such like heavenly exercises hast even trembled and quaked how darest thou now thou caitife thou hel hound thou damned wretch thus usurp the seat of God or defile his holy Temple even this shall add unto thy torments Now seeing that the full and absolute possession of the heart is that whereat Sathan mainly aymes it must be your care O deare sonnes and daughters of God to keep the same with all diligence Pro. 4.23 but if haply he hath already got possession you must by all means endeavour to get him dispossessed and thereafter still to be clensing and washing the same from the filthines he hath left behind which being but a little neglected will put you to a great deale of trouble and as a root of bitternes quickly manifest it selfe in its pernicious fruits 8. Of the first motions of sinne wee must neither be too curious nor altogether carelesse Touching the first motions unto sinne in us getting grace to resist the same indeed though not without great griefe of minde wee must neither be too curious neither yet altogether careless thereof Too curious in a substantiall and deepe triall of them most of them being so vaine and idle as we cannot imagine whence they should arise in us To be too curious about them is harmful Thus to do were to goe about a worke both harmfull impossible unprofitable and cumbersome harmfull as whereby we hinder our peace of Conscience and put off a better exercise even the true triall of our heart with the sincere Circumcision of the same impossible as who shall never bee able to comprehend their number no more then wee are of the Starres of Heaven or sand which is by the Sea-shore unprofitable inasmuch as when wee have done all that we can doe they are inevitable not the holiest men of God extraordinary persons being freed therefrom cumbersome as which would continually employ us so that we should not performe any other dutie how comfortable or profitable soever the same being indeed as sudden so through Gods goodnes no less swiftly flying away To be altogether carelesse of them dangerous Altogether careles as which proceed from an heart in part unsanctified By reason of them our tender Consciences must at some times deepely lament even that the house of the soule which should be filled with the glory of God is any wayes filled with such smoke as ariseth from the fiery fornace of the heart not wholly reformed Simil. That they may be restrained the Stone must bee put on the Wells mouth our hearts enclosed as a Fountaine not else to be opened but when some springs of heavenly waters are to bee drawne from thence to refresh the thirstie soule Gen. 29 i0 as Jacob when Rachel came to water her Fathers Sheep removed the stone from the wells mouth and after they were watered put it on againe 9. We must ask pardon for our secret sinnes Wee must not in any case neglect to aske pardon for our secret sinnes which we drinke in whereof wee are not aware and which seldome come to bee remembred of us As wee are to pray for the pardon of presumptuous sinnes of the sinnes of our youth of sinnes knowne so are we to pray to be clensed from secret faults Psal i9 i2 sinnes unknowne though unknowne to us they enter in Gen. 3i 30 yet as Jacob upon Labans complaint that his Gods were stollen suspected no doubt that some of his had them Gen. 35.2 and so could not rest satisfied till they were delivered unto him and hee had buried them Simil. so may we suspect that wee are guilty of no small number of them and accordingly pray to be forgiven them 10. The flesh not alwaies mortified when it seemeth so to be We must not conceive that the flesh is indeed mortified when it seemeth so to be for seemingly it may bee when indeed it is not as when the occasion of sinne is removed when it is not violent when its act is removed from one sinne unto another when through the feare of judgement it is restrained when the strength of nature is spent c. our evidence must be sounded then in those else it is but very slender 11. Mortification must be continued Having aswell to our own as others thinking mortified our lusts our worke is not then at an end The heart is not so mortified but there is still sinfull corruption in it which requires continuall Mortification 12. Faith in Christ must precede mortification We must not conceive that first wee must be moritfied and then lay hold on Christ for remission of sinnes for till wee be in some measure assured of the pardon therof through Christ we shall never soundly slay the same Note mortification being indeed a fruit of faith 13. Lusts to be distinguished the one from the other In opposing our sinfull and fleshly luste wee must carefully distinguish betweene them and others for all are not carnall but some naturall as others spirituall Those from these may be thus differenced Fleshly lusts how discerned They are ever immoderate They are for the most part unsavory and loathsome They are unto flesh and blood marvellous pleasing and give corruption a marvellous measure of Contentment They leave nothing but vanitie and vexation of spirit behind them 14. Howsoever after many a fiery dart throwne at us wee meet with many others haply old ones made with a new devise or it may bee new ones wherewith wee were never before either acquainted or assaulted Wee must not give over to fight even to the end yet must not wee give over but after the example of PAVL and other Worthies fight the good fight Gal. 6.9 not being at any time weary of wel-doing as who in due