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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

to be encountred THe persons which are to performe this dutie The godly are the only mortifiers of sin and by whom alone the same is indeed performed are the children of God Iam. 1.18 whom of his owne will hee hath begotten with the word of truth Act. 15.9 purifying their hearts by faith and bestowing upon them as well a true sight and sense of sinne as an unfained hatred and detestation of the same they are such as have the spirit dwelling in them Rom. 8 i3 through which they mortifie the deeds of the body And they that are Christs have crucified the Flesh with the affections and lusts Gal. 5.24 saith the same Apostle they are such as having learned Christ Eph. 4.22 and beene taught by him put off concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitfull lusts they are such as have put off the old man with his deeds Col. 3.9.10 and have put on the new man which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him they are such as are already called to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the beliefe of his glorious Gospell men and women already sanctified and in part regenerate Psal 40.6 even those whose eares are already digged their eyes opened Act. 26 18. and themselves turned from darknesse to light and from the power of Sathan unto God must take uncessant and unwearied paines with constant and perpetualll endevours more and more to subdue beate downe mortifie crucifie destroy and vanquish all and every of these wicked sinfull and unlawfull affections lusts inclinations and habits that are in them till they have even pulled them up by the roots and cast them quite out of their hearts 1. Even the best of Gods children have corruption It is manifest enough that there is even in the best and most holiest of Gods children a great deale of corruption an evill eye which must be pluck'd out Mar. 9.43 and a bad hand that must be cut off not a few spots and wrinkles infirmities and imperfections evill lusts and affections which must be done away while they are here on earth how farre soever they are proceeded in the new birth they doe but know in part 1 Cor. i3 9 there is something lacking in their Faith 1 Thes 3.10 so in their Love Holinesse Humility and such other graces Iam. 5.17 even Elias himselfe being subject to like passions as we are Why corruption is suffered to abide in Gods children And this the Lord suffereth for the greater glory of himselfe disgrace of Sathan and good of his own children Needs must it tend greatly to the praise and glory of God shame and disgrace of the Devill that the Lord knoweth how and is able to keepe and preserve such weake and feeble vessels as we are against all the power of Hell and to make them Conquerers over Sathan in that very flesh which is so polluted with sin and was once depraved by the Divell No lesse tendeth the same to our good God being pleased hereby to humble us and to exercise those gifts and graces of his Spirit that hee hath bestowed upon us 2. Gods children must not winke at their owne sins It is no lesse evident that they are not to connive at their owne sinnes are not to beare with sin in themselves nay of all others must walke most circumspectly lest either through sinne they doe wound their owne consciences or give occasion unto the enemies of God to blaspheme 3. The more corruption is sleighted the more it encreaseth It s also without question that the lesse carefull they are in subduing their lusts the more they are by them sleighted they get the greater strength and put the Saints to a great deale of trouble which they might have easily avoided 4. The grace of mortification bestowed only upon the Saints It is in like manner found true by experience that on them alone God is pleased to bestow the grace of Mortification and unto them alone so to blesse the meanes tending thereunto that they become effectuall Many seem to have it who notwithstanding have it not True it is that as of old the Philosophers by the very light of Nature abstained from most grosse sins out of their love unto Vertue writing excellent Bookes in the commendations therof by whose painfull labours though hereby they gained unto themselves not any thing else but humane applause or the commendations of men God of his mercy did much good unto others as the Bees gather honey to the profit of others not their owne they in the meane time glorying in those vertues and condemning others better then themselves who notwithstanding never knew the inward working of chastitie temperance modestie humility gravity and the like vertues by themselves commended not unlike the Pharisees whose life outwardly seeming blamelesse as also their crueltie greedines and pride artificially covered under the vaile of outward Preaching Prayer Almes-deeds Phylacteries and such like wanted not they applause of the people howsoever inwardly they were wholly unmortified and uncircumcised in heart so there are now not a few whose carriage is outwardly commendable and their conversation unblameable especially at some times and in some companies yea who often outstrip even the children of God in bridling their tongue and restraining their passions of anger griefe and the like which notwithstanding are yet in their sinnes daily denying the power of godlines wholly ignorant of their inward heart yea such of whom it may bee truely said that their Oblations are vaine Isal 1.13 Pro. 21.27 their Incense and Sacrifice even their best and most pious workes abomination unto the Lord Mat. 5.20 and except their righteousnes doe exceed the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharisies they shall not enter into the kingdome of heaven 5. Neither can it be denyed but that as the Lord is pleased to bestow on them alone the grace of Mortification and unto them alone The godly the onely persons which doe in truth labour for Mortification so to blesse the meanes tending thereunto that in them they become effectuall so they are the onely persons which labour and endevour for the same in sinceritie and truth which by all meanes possible labour to obtaine this precious jewell and hid Manna of inward grace the Circumcision of the heart and are accordingly blessed in their expectation Ioh. 4.24 They know that all the worshippers of God must worship him in Spirit and truth ● Ioh ● 5 They understand that God is light and in him is no darknes who beholds all iniquitie especially inward whereof Angels Divels and Men may be ignorant They have also that glorious knowledge Psal 45.13 that Christs Spouse is all glorious within as accordingly must all the Bride-Maidens arrayed with the glorious garments of the needle-worke of the Spirit who shall

forsaking the fountaine of living waters they should dig unto themselves rotten cisternes Ob. But the wickednesse of my heart is such the inordinate Lusts and Affections proceeding therefrom so many that I know not either how to avoid such things as are to bee avoided or attaine such things as are to be attained for the constant performance of this dutie so hard whorish crooked blind proud covetous rebellious and stubborne is this heart of mine that dayly to my great disquiet and no small vexation I am tempted to innumerable evils yea often times so strange monstrous and unnaturall that I do even tremble thereat Note Neither can I be free therefrom in any place at any time or in any condition the same even at Prayer in the Church at the publique or private reading the Word c. bending its forces against me to withdraw my mind from Gods service and subject the same to its slavery so that what to doe or what course to take that those motions may not be turned into actions I am even at my wits end Thy condition is such as doth even befall the dearest Saints of God here on the earth the Lord in wisedome suffering those thornes of the flesh to remain in them for their further humiliation yet are they not to bee contemned though usuall in the Saints but by all meanes to be opposed abhorred loathed encountred wee must not feede them either by meditation or occasion our hearts being of a Gun-powder disposition whom a very spark of opportunity inflames and sets all in a combustion Now the meanes Through the Spirit the preceding means become effectuall whereby as well the former meanes become unto us effectuall as our dayly lusts how great soever kept under and further and further weakned proceed not indeed from our selves though dayly shewing their efficacie in us but from the good Spirit of God Through the Spirit doe wee mortifie the deeds of the flesh Rom. 8.13 as Saint Paul implieth No man can mortifie sinne unlesse by the Spirit Simil as no man by ordinary means vanquish a strong armed man without Weapons We are as able with our little finger to shake the Foundation of the Earth as to shake off one sin by our owne strength 1 Cor. 3.6 PAVL may plant APOLLOS water but GOD alone giveth the increase though our hearts were never so willing and our paines in subduing our Lusts both continuall and extraordinary yet if the Spirit doe not accompany us all is nothing worth as through whom alone the fore-mentioned meanes are blessed and worke together for the best unto us How the Spirit helpeth our mortification But hovv doth the Spirit worke towards the mortifying of Sinne 1. By detecting and discovering sinfull thoughts and actions 2. by stirring up an hatred of them and griefe for them 3. by kindling fervent Prayer to get strength against them 4. by bringing to mind sentences of the Word which are as a sword to cut downe sin 5. by making us watchfull against sinne to avoid all occasions of it and use all sanctified meanes against it Seeing the assistance of the Spirit is of such absolute necessity How to obtaine the Spirit what means are there to be used for the obtaining of the same Some things are by us to bee avoided as others to bee performed Things to bee avoided Things to be avoided 1. Resisting the Spirit as did the Iewes Act. 7.51 Yee have alwayes resisted the Spirit saith St. Stephen as your fathers have done so do yee This is when men by arguments reasons and ocular demonstrations laid before them are convinced in their consciences of the truth yet knowing that they are truth will notwithstanding set downe their resolution not to doe it Eph. 4.30 2. Grieving the Spirit that is the commission of any thing that makes the Spirit to loath the Soule 2 Thes 5.19 3. Quenching the Spirit that is carelessnesse in the using of the means of grace whereby the Spirit is increased or not cherishing the good Motions thereof in the practice of such Duties as the Spirit moveth us to doe Things to bee performed Things to be performed 1. We must out of a sense and feeling of our owne weaknesse acknowledge our inability either in abstaining from that which is evill or performing that which is good 2. We must get an assured knowledge of the excellencie of the Spirit and all-sufficient operation herein 3. Wee must even hunger and thirst for the Spirit 4. We must by continued Prayer bee earnest with God to bestow him upon us as is manifestly implyed in that of our Saviour Luk. 11.13 If yee then being evill know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall your heavenly Father give the holy Spirit to them that aske him 5. Wee must cherish every good Motion of the Spirit in our hearts either to pray or to heare or to meditate or to praise GOD c. not suffering the same to lie without Practice Thus by what meanes the Flesh with the Lusts and Affections thereof is to be encountred and so of the 6th Particular CHAP. VII Motives or encouragements unto this spirituall Combat AS the weapons of our warfare are not carnall 2. Cor. i0 4 but mighty through God to the pulling downe of strong holds so fight we not as uncertainly 1. Cor. 9.26 not as beating the ayre but in the assured and certaine hope of a glorious and fruitful victory Arguments whereby a Soldier may bee induced to fight Many are the Arguments whereby a Soldier may bee stirred up to fight desire of revenge fidelity to his King and Countrey love to his Captaine and fellow-Soldiers an ambitious desire of honour feare of present danger and future shame if the enemy be not resisted The equity of the cause Ignorance of the enemies strength and forces An enemies weaknesse and cowardise remembrance of former Victory with sundry the like but with most this is the main even the love of gaine the hope of an ensuing rich booty probability of a goodly spoyle The very same is the Christian Soldiers condition Many motives we have to induce us to mortifie our concupiscene whether habituall or actuall See the fourth Chapter the flesh with the inordinate lusts and affections thereof as I have already shewed at large but not any allureth us more if so much then the hope of profit an assured expectation of many rare sweet excellent and comfortable Fruits ensuing heereupon To this end let me here offer a brief of them unto your view 1. By fighting against our lusts we obtain We obtaine unspeakable peace and quietnes of soule even that peace of conscience that passeth all understanding 1. Peace of conscience Phil. 4.7 Being at warre with our corruptions we are at peace with our own soules yea most friends to our selves when we are most foes with our Corruptions As warre abroad