The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…

2. Thou art under the power and dominion of sin, yielding up thy self to the command of every lust. Yea, such a Slave art thou to every filthy and unclean motion, that though thou knowest very well, that the fire of Lust will end in the fire of Hell, (without speedy repentance) yet wilt thou gratify thy self therein. The truth is, there is no such Tyrant in the World as SIN; and therefore there can be no greater folly and madness, than to serve such a Master, whose work is drudgery, whose wages is death, and that eternal, Rom. 6. 23. ⟨p. 30⟩Oh that the eyes of poor sinners were opened to see the miserable slavery and bondage in which they are! surely then they would flee unto Jesus Christ for freedom, and redemption. I deny not, but sin and corruption doth remain, yea work and stir in the very best, after they are renewed and sanctified by the Spirit of God; but they hate and loath their sins, yea pray and strive against them, and are never satisfied till they are utterly subdued and vanquished. But in the unconverted sin doth Reign, and play the Rex, so that they are under the power and dominion thereof, yielding a willing subjection thereunto. Their lusts no sooner bid them go, but they go and run again, they yield up themselves to be the servants of unrighteousness, and sometimes are content to be at a great deal of cost and pains, for the satisfying their filthy lusts.

2. Thou art under the power and dominion of sin, yielding up thy self to the command of every lust. Yea, such a Slave art thou to every filthy and unclean motion, that though thou knowest very well, that the fire of Lust will end in the fire of Hell, (without speedy repentance) yet wilt thou gratifie thy self therein. The truth is, there is no such Tyrant in the World as SIN; and therefore there can be no greater folly and madness, than to serve such a Master, whose work is drudgery, whose wages is death, and that eternal, Rom. 6. 23. ⟨p. 30⟩Oh that the eyes of poor sinners were opened to see the miserable slavery and bondage in which they are! surely then they would flee unto Jesus Christ for freedom, and redemption. I deny not, but sin and corruption doth remain, yea work and stir in the very best, after they are renewed and sanctified by the Spirit of God; but they hate and loath their sins, yea pray and strive against them, and are never satisfied till they are utterly subdued and vanquished. But in the unconverted sin doth Reign, and play the Rex, so that they are under the power and dominion thereof, yielding a willing subjection thereunto. Their lusts no sooner bid them go, but they go and run again, they yield up themselves to be the servants of unrighteousness, and sometimes are content to be at a great deal of cost and pains, for the satisfying their filthy lusts.