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Secondly, Sin is in dominion, when in a course, when ordinarily there is a quiet, free, willing and total yielding of subjection to the authority, Law and command of sin. Mark, 'tis a full possession, a plenary delight, and a constant content in sin,¹ that speaks out the reign and dominion of sin. Dominion of sin imports a complete and universal resignation of the whole will, and man to the obedience of it. That man that is wholly addicted and devoted to the ways of sin, ⟨p. 41⟩that man is under the reign of sin; that man whose whole heart is universally married to his lusts, that man is under the dominion of his lusts; when a man does as freely, cheerfully, universally and readily obey his lusts,² as a child does his father, or a wife her husband, or a servant his Master, or a subject his Prince, then sin is in dominion; when a man sins with greediness, when with Ahab he sells himself to work wickedness, when he commits wickedness with both hands, when he gives himself up or over to all uncleanness and filthiness, when he freely and voluntarily resigns and surrenders up his body and soul to the obedience of sin, then sin reigns, then it keeps the throne; where the dominion of sin is erected, there it sits in the heart, as a King in his Throne, and gives forth its Laws and commands to the soul and body, and those commands are listened and consented to, approved and delighted in, &c. A subject can't in a course more freely, willingly, universally and cheerfully obey the commands of his Prince, than a sinner doth in a course freely, willingly, universally and cheerfully obey the commands of his lasts; and where ever this sad temper of spirit is, there is sin in dominion. But now mark,³ a regenerate mans will riseth against his sin, even then when he is worsted by sin, and led captive by sin: A Tyrant is obeyed unwillingly, the wills of his subjects rise up against his commands, and if his power were not superior to their wills, they would never obey him. Sin is no King, but a Tyrant in the souls of the Saints, and therefore their wills so far as they are renewed, can't but rise against it. O Sirs, remember this for ever, that the molesting, vexing and tempting power of sin, does not speak out its dominion; for sin may molest, and vex, and tempt as an enemy, where it doth not rule and reign as a King;