The Soul's Conflict with Itself

For the further subduing of our selves, it is good to follow sin to the first Hold and Castle, which is corrupt nature; The streams will lead us to the Spring head: Indeed the most apparent discovery of sin is in the outward carriage; we see it in the fr• before in the root; as we see grace in the expression before in the affection: But yet we shall never hate sin thoroughly, until we consider it in the poisoned root from whence it ariseth.

For the further subduing of our selves, it is good to follow sinne to the first Hold and Castle, which is corrup• nature; The streames will leade us to the Spring head: Indeed the most apparant discovery of sinne is in the outward carriage; wee see it in the fr• before in the root; as wee see grace in the expression before in the affection: But yet wee shall never hate sinne thorowly, untill we consider it in the poysoned root from whence it ariseth.

That which least troubles a natural man, doth most of all trouble a tr• Christian; A natural man is sometimes troubled with the fruit of his corruption, and the consequents of guilt and punishment that attend it; but a true hearted Christian, with corruption it self; this drives him […] complain with St. Paul, O wr• man that I am, who shall deliver me, […] ¹from the members only, but from […] body of death? Which is as noisome ⟨p. 149⟩to my soul, as a dead carrion is to my senses; which together with the members, is marvellously nimble and active; and hath no days, or hours, or minutes of rest; always laying about it to enlarge it self, and like spring-water, which the more it issueth out, the more it may.