2o 8 Vireaionsfoiwttiig, and kePbiip,Y of the world and flefh doth actually prevail, when a man is aäually committing a known fit), and omit- ting a known duty : and then it is certain that Habits are known but by theActs. And therefore it mull needs be that the foul that moft finneth, mutt needs be molt in doubt whether the interelt of Chrift or the flefh be predominant ? ancl fo whether his obedience be true or no ? and fo whether he did fin- cerely take Chrift, for his,Soveraign ? and that is, whether he be a true Bel ? For when a man is enquiring into the .ftate of his foul, Whether he do fubject himfeifto Chrift as his only Soveraign ? and whether the Auzhority andLove of Chrift more with him then the temptations of the world, flefh and devil ? he bath no way to be refolved but by feeling the Pulfe ofhis own Will ? And if he fay, IamWilltng toobey Chrill before thefief), and et do actually live in an .obedience to the flefh before (Thrift, he is deceived in his own Will : for this is no faving Willingnefs. A wicked man may have fome will to obey Chrift. principally : but hiving morewill to the contrary, vi. to pleafe the flefh before (brill-, therefore he is wicked ftilh fo that you fee in our felf examination, the bufinefs is for the molt part finally refolved intd our fincere actual obedi- ence. For thus we proceed : We firft find, He that believed) and loved) Chrift fincerely, 1h ill be raved. Then we proceed, He that, believed) fincerely takth Christ for his Soveraign. Then, He that truly taketh Chriftfor his Soveraign,doth truly refolve to obey him and bis Ltrrs, before the vvorld, flefh or devil; Then, He that troy refolveth thus to obey Chrift before all, cloth erely perform . bis refolmtion, an) loth fo obey him,
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