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on
the excellency of
the
Soul.
293
ver
them
;
there
may force
fin
dwell there but
not
reign
there
:there
is
a
great
deal
of
difference between
fins
being
in the foul, and ruling
over
the
foul.
Quef
Tou
will
fay
then,
what
is
it
for
fin to
have
dominion
?
Anfw.
When
fin
(hall
fer
up
a
kind of Throne
in
the
foul, and give
Laws
as
a
King, and thou
palrobey
:'
It
is
one
thing
for
an enemy to
come
wich
violence
and
take
poffeflion, and-hurry one
on
to
do
that
one would
not dc,
and another
thingTo
bee
fubjeet, and
to
yeeld to
the
laws
and
commandements
of
fin.
Now finhath
dominion when
is
is
as
a
King
upon
his
Throne,
that
thou
yeeldeff fubje6lion
unto
it,
and for
the
fatisfying
of
thine
own
lulls, thou
are
willing
that
this fin
fhould
fule
over
thee : Now
that
you
may know
a
little
further
for
the
meaning
of
this
;
fin
and
Jefus
Chrill
cannot
have dominion
both
together;
Then
thus far
wee may
go
fafely;
that
except Jefus
Chrif}
bath
dominion over you,,
then
fin
bath:
But
-how
3hall-I
know
-
whether Chrift
path dominion
?
I
will
but
appeal
to
you
in
this
plain
and familiar kinde
of
expretfing
of
my
felf
cavil
thou
fay
as
in the prefence of
God.
that
Teeth
and fearchell
-thy
heart, O Lord,
thou kñowefl
that
I
have
given
up
my
heart
ro the
Rule of
Jefus
Chrifl
?
I
would
put
this
to
every
foul
here prefent, and
I
befeedi
you
weigh
it,
for
wee are
fpeaking
of
matters
of
life
and
death, of
falvátion
and damnation
now
therefore
I
put
this
unto
you, and
think of
it,
canfl
thou
appeal to God in
the
fincerity of
thy-heart,: and
fay, Lord, thou art the
feet
and
fearcher
of
all
hearts, and
Thou
knowefl,
that
though
I
have
many
weakneffes
and
infirmities, and am often over-
come
by
temptation,
yet thou knowefi,
that I
have
given
up
my
heart to the obedienceof Jefus
Chrift, and
I
do give
it
up,
and
it
is
that
that
my foul defires above
all
things,
that
Jefas-Chrifl
may rule in
it,
that
Chia
may
have dominion,
that
his
Laws
may
bee
fet
up;
and
if
I knew
any
more
of
the
mind of
Jefus
Chriur,
whatfoeverit
tort
mee, thou
that
knoweff all
things,
knower}
I
would
fubmit
unto
it,
and
if
there bee
any
thing
chat
is
againíl`the
mind
of
Jefus Chrift
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