on she excellency of the Soul. s93 ver them ; there may Tome 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. . Queff.Touwill f. y then, what is it fár fm to have dominion ? 'Info. When fin (hall fet up a kind: of Throne in the foul, and give Laws as a King, and thou fhalrobey :' Isis one thing for an enemy to come with violence and take poffeffion and-hurry one on to do that one would not dc, and another thing4o bee fubjeet, and to yeeld to the laws and commandements offin. Now fan path dominion when it is as a King upon his Throne, that thou yeeldeft fubjeelion unto it , and for the fatisfying of thine own hilts, thou art willing that this fin (bould rule over thee : Now that you may know a little further for the meaning of this ; fin and Jefus Chrilf cannot have dominion both together : Then thus liar wee may go fafely; that except Jefus Chrift bath dominion over you,, then fin bath But how lhall-I know whether Chrift bath dominion ? I will but appeal to you in this plain and familiar kinde of expredìng of my felf ; canft thou fay as in the pretence of God that Teeth and fearcheft thy heart, O Lord, thou knowefi that I have given up my heart ro the Rule of Jefus Chrift ? I would put this to every foul here prefent, and I befeec6 you weigh it, for wee are fpeaking of matters of life and death, of falvation and damnation ; now -th refore I put this unto you, and think of it, canff thdu appeal to God in the fincenty of thy-heart,: and fay, Lord, thou art the feet and fearcher of all hearts, and thou-knoweff, that though I have many weakneffes and infirmities, and am often over- come by temptation, yet thou knoweft that have given up my heart to the obedienceof Jefus Chrift, and I do give it up, and it is that that my ford delires above all things, that JefusChrilt may rule in it, that Chrift may have dominion, that his Laws may bee fet up, and if I knew any more of the mind of Jefus Chrift, whatfoeverit coff mee, thou that knoweff all things, knoweff I would fubmit unto it, and if there bee any thing that is againfl the mind of Jefus Chcilt , 0 o3 if
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