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6. Also you must understand, that when I say, that true Willingness to be Ruled by Christ, will show it self in Actual Obedience; I do not mean it of every particular individual Act which is our Duty, as if you should judge your self Graceless for every particular omission of a duty: no, though you knew it to be a duty: and though you considered it to be a duty. For 1. There may be a true Habituated Inclination and Willingness to obey Christ rooted in the heart, when yet by the force of a temptation, the actual prevalency of it at that time in that act may be hindered and supperest. 2. And at the same time, you do hold on in a course of obedience in other duties, 3. And when the temptation is overcome, and Grace hath been roused up against the flesh, and you soberly recollect your thoughts, you will return to Obedience in that duty also. Yea how many days, or weeks, or months, a true Christian may possibly neglect a known duty, I will not dare to determine (of which more anon.) Yet suc• omissions as will not stand with a sincere Resolution and Willingness to obey Chri•• universally (I mean a Habitual Willingness ⟨p. 103⟩will not consist with the truth of Grace.

6. Also you must understand, that when I say, that true Willingness to be Ruled by Christ, will shew it self in Actual Obedience; I do not mean it of every particular individual Act which is our Duty, as if you should judge your self Graceless for every particular omission of a duty: no, though you knew it to be a duty: and though you considered it to be a duty. For 1. There may be a true Habituated Inclination and Willingness to obey Christ rooted in the heart, when yet by the force of a temptation, the actual prevalency of it at that time in that act may be hindered and supprest. 2. And at the same time, you do hold on in a course of obedience in other duties, 3. And when the temptation is overcome, and Grace hath been rowsed up against the flesh, and you soberly recollect your thoughts, you will return to Obedience in that duty also. Yea how many daies, or weeks, or moneths, a true Christian may possibly neglect a known duty, I will not dare to determe (of which more anon.) Yet suc• omissions as will not stand with a sincer• Resolution and Willingness to obey Chri universally (I mean a Habitual Willingness