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2. There is a corrupt self. Corruptions creep in upon the heart and sway and show sovereign ⟨p. 36⟩power there, for they command nothing but it is obeyed. Thus covetousness, looseness, and profaneness it self. It is covetous, and malicious so far as I am over-poured with it. For the Adulterer that seeks to obey his lusts must needs seek to obey himself, because he is under the command of his lust. So pride is especially self, self prays, preacheth, professeth; all self, that is sin, and corruption, Jude 18.¹ who walked after their lusts, their own self-lying, and self-swearing, Rom. 16.18.² they serve their own belly, their base gluttony was their self, they served it. So every ruling sin is a corrupt self.

2. There is a corrupt selfe. Corruptions creepe in upon the heart and sway and shew soveraigne ⟨p. 36⟩power there, for they command nothing but it is obeyed. Thus covetousnesse, loosenesse, and prophanenesse it selfe. It is covetous, and malicious so farre as I am over-powred vvith it. For the Adulterer that seekes to obey his lusts must needs seeke to obey himselfe, because hee is under the command of his lust. So pride is especially selfe, selfe prayes, preacheth, professeth; all selfe, that is sinne, and corruption, Iude 18.¹ who walked after their lusts, their owne selfe-lying, and selfe-svvearing, Rom. 16.18.² they serve their owne belly, their base gluttony was their selfe, they served it. So every ruling sinne is a corrupt selfe.