First, Carry this Lord to thy particular bosom lust, to thy special creature-idol, see, is Christ Lord there? hast received him King, to subdue and cast out that special lust of thine? be it the sin of thy constitution, or the sin that attends thy calling, be the lust what it will, the Peccatum in deliciis, the Benjamin of thy Soul, in which the life of the old man is bound up, I could part with all but this: Is it an ambitious, a vain-glorious lust? Is it an unclean lust? Is it a covetous worldly lust? Is it a bibbing, a potting lust, or any other? Try here, Christian, for here have many Professors been woefully deceived, they have received Jesus Christ the Lord, yea, in general; but, as in Grammar, when a general Rule hath been laid, presently comes in the Excipe's, so in these Professors, Christ is received King and Lord, Excipe, except in this particular lust, this particular idol-creature, upon which the heart is set. As in London, though such a one was Lord Mayor of London, yet there ⟨p. 260⟩[…] ⟨p. 261⟩[…] ⟨p. 262⟩[…] ⟨p. 263⟩[…] ⟨p. 264⟩were some particular privileged places in London (if I be not mistaken) exempted from his jurisdiction as to Arrests, that his Sergeants could not execute his Authority for arresting men in such a place: Thus it is with some, yea, too many Christians, they will call him Jesus Christ our Lord, thus they receive him, but yet have their particular places, they have their special lusts and idols, which must not come under his arrests, nor subject to his Authority; but Christ will never own it, that he was received as Lord, though Men may say to him, Lord, Lord, Matth. 7.21. where such limitations are put to his government, there are no such privileged places granted by him; though such a faith as receive him in general, and yield to his Lordship in many things, may serve for an outward profession, yet it will not serve for salvation: here then, Christian, search, the Apostle hath told us, what is that Trinity which our carnal hearts worship, 1 John 2.16. Lust of the flesh, (sensual pleasures) lust of the eyes, (covetousness, riches) pride of life, (ambition, honours;) here may we find the special lust and idol, which every unsound believer exempts from the Lordship of Christ: for pride in apparel, this seems to be too low for one to make an idol of, but any thing the vile heart will set up.
First, Carry this Lord to thy particular bosom lust, to thy special creature-idol, see, is Christ Lord there? hast received him King, to subdue and cast out that special lust of thine? be it the sin of thy constitution, or the sin that attends thy calling, be the lust what it will, the Peccatum in deliciis, the Benjamin of thy Soul, in which the life of the old man is bound up, I could part with all but this: Is it an ambitious, a vain-glorious lust? Is it an unclean lust? Is it a covetous worldly lust? Is it a bibbing, a potting lust, or any other? Try here, Christian, for here have many Professours been wofully deceived, they have received Jesus Christ the Lord, yea, in general; but, as in Grammar, when a general Rule hath been laid, presently comes in the Excipe's, so in these Professours, Christ is received King and Lord, Excipe, except in this particular lust, this particular idol-creature, upon which the heart is set. As in London, though such a one was Lord Mayor of London, yet there ⟨p. 260⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 261⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 262⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 263⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 264⟩were some particular priviledged places in London (if I be not mistaken) exempted from his jurisdiction as to Arrests, that his Sergeants could not execute his Authority for arresting men in such a place: Thus it is with some, yea, too many Christians, they will call him Jesus Christ our Lord, thus they receive him, but yet have their particular places, they have their special lusts and idols, which must not come under his arrests, nor subject to his Authority; but Christ will never own it, that he was received as Lord, though Men may say to him, Lord, Lord, Matth. 7.21. where such limitations are put to his government, there are no such priviledged places granted by him; though such a faith as receive him in general, and yield to his Lordship in many things, may ferve for an outward profession, yet it will not serve for salvation: here then, Christian, fearch, the Apostle hath told us, what is that Trinity which our carnal hearts worship,
