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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

by mortification They that are spiritually dead to finne are freed therfrom they are freed I say from sinne not in regard of its infection I confesse nor in regard of its corruption which cleaveth to their nature as skin to their flesh or as flesh to their bones nor in regard of the temptations unto sinne How a child of God is freed from sinne the godly being subject unto all these whilst they are in this life but in regard of the guilt and punishment of sin which is forgiven them through Christ as also in regard of the authority dominion rule command and compulsion of sinne from which they are freed so that although they doe sin yet are they not led or ruled thereby Art thou thus freed from sin then art thou spiritutually dead a mortified creature Q. How to know whether we are freed from sinne How shall I know whether or not I am thus freed from sinne A. If thou hast no purpose at all to sin but determinest with David to keepe Gods righteous judgements Psal 119.106 and so in all things to please him If thou art affraid of sin and with Ioseph resistest the inticements which may provoke thee thereunto Gen. 39.10 shunning every occasion of sinne and curbing even thy sudden motions unto evill If thou dayly callest upon God to strengthen thee against the power of sinne If sin dayly decreaseth in thee so that thou findest its force and vigour more and more abated If thou art truely grieved at thine owne and the sinnes of others If thou rejoycest at thine owne Rom. 7.24 and the spirituall freedom of others loving thy deare Saviour which hath freed thee Rom. 9.2 and tendring the glory of him thy deliverer above thine owne salvation Thou art thus freed from sin and so spiritually dead indeed a mortified creature 5. 2 Cor. 5.17 They that are new creatures are mortified creatures They are new creatures Old things are past away if all things are become new The more renewed thou art the greater thy reformation is both in heart and life the more dost thou prevaile against thy corruption the greater is thine encrease in the practise of Mortification How to know if we be new creatures An universal change Whether dost thou not finde in thy selfe an absolute change and alteration from that thou wast heretofore Hast thou not now new eyes New eyes leaving with delight to behold vanitie covenanting against Lust and searching into the wonders of Gods Law Hast thou not now new eares stopped against the entisements of the Serpent New eares and open to heare what God will speake Hast thou not a new tongue A new tongue not to sing the old Ditty of Nature to lye sweare backbite flatter and the like but to sing a new Song to the praise of Gods name Hast thou not new hands New hands not to smite with the fist of iniquity nor to pull in with rapine and robbery but to distribute unto the poore casting thy bread upon the waters and giving the right hand of fellowship to every good action within thy reach New feete Hast thou not new feete not to bee swift to shed blood but to run the way of Gods Commandements Art thou not renewed in thy nature New nature New gifts having new gifts Knowledge Faith Repentance Humility Prayer c. New delights in the Word New delights Sacraments Prayer Meditation on Gods Works and the like New sorrowes for Sinne New sorrowes for displeasing GOD for the afflictions of Gods People as in like manner new desires New desires after the purity of Nature pardon of Sinne softnesse of heart the presence of God audience in Prayer and such like New obedience for its manner matter and end Art thou not new in thy obedience both in regard of the manner of it of the matter of it or end of the same performing Gods commandements willingly diligently uprightly universally carefully at all times and in every thing ayming at Gods glory New affections Art thou not new in thine affections renewed in the spirit of thy minde New mind Eph. 4.23 New heart Hast thou not now a new heart for a stony a fleshy heart for an whorish a chast heart for a covetous an heart weaned from the world for a proud an humble heart for an hypocriticall deceitfull and false heart a sincere plaine and honest heart for a darkned an enlightened heart for a stubborne perverse and rebellious heart an obedient and willing heart New gesture Art thou not renewed even in thy outward gestures being affable and courteous to all and walking circumspectly towards those that are without If so then art thou a new creature Col. 4.5 a mortified creature a conquerour over the Flesh with its affections and lusts 6. A setting of ones self against all sinnes They that are in some measure truely mortified doe not approve or connive at any one sinne in themselves but to set themselves against some as that in the meane time they are in like manner watchfull over all others Settest thou thy selfe against all sinnes canst thou not indure to give way unto thine owne heart in the entertainment of any one Makest thou it a matter of conscience as to abstaine from publike notorious scandalous grosse sinnes so to abstaine from the least secret sinne every idle word or wandring thought Leavest thou not any one Amalekite alive that thou canst come at Canst thou so farre deny thy selfe as to forsake all and follow CHRIST Renouncest thou dayly even thy bosome sinnes thy darling sinnes thy best beloved sins of profit pleasure preferment Gal. 5.19 Canst thou not away with adultery fornication uncleannesse lasciviousnes idolatry witchcraft hatred variance emulations wrath strife seditions heresies envying murders drunkennesse revellings with such like workes of the flesh whether lesse or more manifest Thou art a mortified creature Simil. As in nature death seiseth on all the members of the body till which time who can be said to be truly dead so in grace mortification must take hold on all our earthly members else it is but unsound and frivolous Simil. As in nature a man may live though he cut off one of his limbs so may a man in sinne though he cast away not one but many sinnes The examples of Ahab Iehu and Herod are pregnant to this purpose 7 They that doe dayly grow in grace doe dayly mortifie sinne They grow in grace yet the more they doe grow in the one the more doe they mortifie the other 2 Sam. 3.1 Simil. As Davids house did dayly waxe stronger and stronger but Sauls weaker and weaker so being endued with the grace of mortification grace will overcome nature vertue vanquish vice faith repentance holinesse humilitie love prayer c. encrease when as thy lusts will decrease Growest thou not in grace Thou dost How will it appeare

that the bitternesse thereof be not discovered as also the naughtinesse of our owne hearts ready at all times to give him entertainement if through his goodnes we did not watch over the same with all diligence What a good God have wee who not only fighteth for us but also advertiseth us of all the enemies of our salvation Much vvas the King of Israel obliged to the Prophet of God 2 Kin. 6.9 for revealing unto him the King of Arams purposes against him Simil. as vvhereby he did more then once avoid the danger but much more are vve to our gracious God for reveiling unto us by his faithfull Embassadors Sathans manifold guiles vvho is at all times and in every place and with every lust ready to deceive us standing at our right hand to bee our Adversarie yea for our sakes fiercely rebuking him Zech. 3.2 And the Lord said unto Sathan The Lord rebuke thee O Sathan even the Lord that hath chosen Ierusalem rebuke thee Js not this a brand pluckt out of the fire Though wee at some times feare to be overcome though wee may doubt that vve are indeed overcome though vve may be as it were at the very last cast even ready to faint and give over yet through the power of God are wee so preserved that not any shall pluck us out of his hands yea Hos 14.5 as the dew revives the withered herbs the meditation of foregoing comforts shall so revive us that our youth shall bee renewed like the Eagles Oh for pitty Psal i03 5 that our God should thus by his powerfull presence accompany us and out of his affectioned love towards us be ever arming us by his counsels comforts exhortations threatnings c. and yet that wee should at any time give place to the Divell in making provision for the Flesh Rom. 14.13 to accomplish the lusts thereof 3. No small glory doth redound unto God No small glory doth redound unto God He that made the withered stick of Aaron to bring forth fresh flourishing Almonds Num. i7 8 and made the poore mans withered hand to become whole Mat. i2 i3 to the glory of his name and in like manner opened the eyes of the blinde Mar. 8.23 even the same powerfull God by our dayly Mortification and the subduing the remainder of corruption wherewith we are diseased defiled wounded getteth glory to himself as who not only forgiveth our iniquities Psal i03 3 but likewise healeth our infirmities To vvhat end were wee created but to set forth the glory of God Delaying to mortifie our Lusts we delay the performance of that duty for which we came into the World A necessary consideration to further Gods glory would wee but consider that howsoever Sathan with his Adherents hath done vvhat in him lieth to hinder us from the remission of our sinnes from renovation in Christs blood from sanctification of the Spirit as in like manner he hath gone about to hinder the power of the Word and blessing powred upon the Sacraments and the Blessing that accompanieth the sanctified fiery fornace of affliction out of which the Children of God come like purified gold yea and would hinder deaths sting to be taken away and so us from lying downe void of sinne pure chast Virgins for Christ and yet that hee is letted in every of those his designes would we by denying to mortifie our Lusts thus rob God of his glory i Sam. ii 2. As the men of Iabesh Gilead answered Nahash the Ammonite requiring that he might thrust out all their righteyes and lay it for a reproch upon all Israel Give us seven dayes respite that we may send messengers into all the Coasts of Israel and then if there bee no man to save us we will come out to thee So might we Sathan endeavouring by his continued and reiterated temptations to draw us unto sinne that if we should not be succoured we were unable to withstand him Simil. But as they were delivered on the seventh day So inasmuch as herein Sathan aimeth at the eternall reproch of our gracious God and of his deare Sonne Iesus Christ and holy Spirit with the shame of the holy Angels our attenders and our owne who are the Israel of GOD seeking to pierce our soules and bodies thorow with the speace of sinne 1 Sam. 18.11 as Saul cast a speare at David to have nailed him to the wall Our gracious God who is jealous of his owne glory will undoubtedly by inabling us to oppose this our spirituall Nahash and our sinnes his Ammonits thus glorifie himselfe His head is already broken in the person of our Saviour at sundry times also he hath had notable foiles given him by Christs members being no more able to prevaile against them then Goliah against David the Egyptions against the Israelites the Canaanits against Ioshua and his Successors What remaineth but that we should still continue the warre untill in the full and finall Mortification of our lust to the everlasting praise of Gods glory hee be trod under foot As Naamans servants unto him 2 King 5.13 My father if the Prophet had bid thee done som great thing wouldst thou not have done it how much rather then when he saith to thee wash and be cleane So may I unto you If the Lord would for the glory of his owne name require us to part with our goods good name lives yea even the salvation of our Soules we ought willingly to assent thereunto much more when for our further and more cōfortable fruition of those requireth us but to mortifie our Lusts 4. Through our remnant of corruptions mortified by grace We obtain a continuall holy fear out of the sense of our owne weaknesse wee obtaine continuall feare through sense of continuall weaknesse on our owne part for certaine it is that if the Lord should leave us but for a time the very smallest temptation were of force to overcome the strongest Christian Note the least fiery dart of Sathan which hee taketh out of his owne Quiver being indeed extreamly venimous crooked and deceitfull The Wine that Noah drunke deceived him who notwithstanding was not purposely excessive therein Hee had strength no doubt to have overcome a stronger temptation if God had not left him for a season What a meane temptation was Davids looking on Bathsheba the damosels questioning of Peter Dalilahs feigned teares unto Samson The Sins I confesse in which the Saints fall thereby as also the dishonour of Gods Name and the Churches dammage through the same bee not small yet the LORD that brought light out of darknesse Gods children profit by the sins of others doth even hereby worke for the good of others as who learn from the same that even the best are unable to stand by themselves and that if even the strongest sort of Gods Giants bright shining Starres in the firmament of God have notwithstanding now and then