3. The soul refuseth to be subject to, or work for any of these as its Master, 1 Cor. 6.19.1 ye are not your own, not your selves. Its not in our authority to do what we will: not what Self will, but what the Lord will. The phrase is taken from a similitude, when a man renounceth to be under the government of another. I will not meddle with it, saith he, this is to deny a thing: thus the soul deals with Self, and saith, the Lord only hath authority over me, and shall command me, Matth. 26.72.2 Peter denied Christ with an oath, that he knew not the man, that is, Christ is not my Master. I know him not; So the soul saith to Self, when in time of persecution life pleads, and saith, what […] ⟨p. 36⟩[…] ⟨p. 37⟩⟨p. 38⟩shall become of me, the soul saith, I know thee not, thou art not my Master. If lust tempts the soul, answer I know not my sin, I know not the man. Covetousness bids sell on the Lords day; but the soul answers I know not covetousness; so Pride saith, why should I endure this or that injury? Why should he speak against me, &c? then saith the soul, what care I for gain-saying, I know not pride, Hosea 14.3. Ashur shall not save us, but with the Lord we shall find mercy; this is to deny Self.
3. The soule refuseth to be subject to, or work for any of these as its Master, 1 Cor. 6.19.1 yee are not your owne, not your selves. Its not in our aurhority to doe what we will: not what Selfe will, but what the Lord will. The phrase is taken from a similitude, when a man renounceth to be under the government of another. I will not meddle with it, saith hee, this is to deny a thing: thus the soule deales with Selfe, and saith, the Lord onely hath authority over me, and shall command me, Matth. 26.72.2 Peter denyed Christ with an oath, that hee knew not the man, that is, Christ is not my Master. I know him not; So the soule saith to Selfe, when in time of persecution life pleades, and saith, what 〈…〉 ⟨p. 36⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 37⟩⟨p. 38⟩shall become of me, the soule saith, I know thee not, thou art not my Master. If lust tempts the soul, answer I know not my sinne, I know not the man. Covetousnesse bids sell on the Lords day; but the soule answers I know not covetousnesse; so Pride saith, why should I endure this or that injury? Why should hee speake against me, &c? then saith the soule, what care I for gain-saying, I know not pride, Hosea 14.3. Ashur shall not save us, but with the Lord vve shall finde mercy; this is to deny Selfe.
- 11 Cor. 6.19.
- 2Matth. 26.72▪
