The application of redemption

Those that are open rebels, sons of Belial, that acknowledge §1no Lord no Law, what to tremble at every word. that is delivered? No they are not such Babies. &c.

Those that are open rebells, sons of Belial, that acknowledg §1no Lord no Law, what to tremble at every word. that is delivered? No they are not such Babies. &c.

Conspirators and traitors that pretend and profess subjection and yet maintain rebellion in their hearts, they yield feignedly, but when it comes to reality to stoop to the authority of the truth, they will not, these are traitors to the truth; […] the Swissers will be enemies when they cannot serve their own turns, and friends when they do; […] the Papists in England they are content to take the benefit of the Law, but when it comes to take the oath of Allegiance they will by no means do it because they are sworn Vassals to the Pope, or Pensioners to the King of Spain, though they equivocate to serve their own turns: so these when they come to take the oath of Allegiance to set up Christ as supreme in their hearts and minds, to submit to the power of the truth, then they take up arms against Christ and his word, and will not submit. This is the evidence of a servant of sin, Rom. 6. 17. when men receive the power of the Gospel they are not servants of sin else they are, Psal. 45. 5. a man that will not fall before the truth, the arrows of Christ never stuck fast in his heart.

Conspirators and traitors that pretend and profess subjection and yet maintain rebellion in their hearts, they yield fainedly, but when it comes to reallity to stoop to the authority of the truth, they wil not, these are traitors to the truth; 〈…〉 the Swissers wil be enemies when they cannot serve their own turns, and friends when they do; the Papists in England they are content to take the benefit of the Law, but when it comes to take the oath of Allegiance they wil by no means do it because they are sworn Vassels to the Pope, or Pensioners to the King of Spain, though they equivocate to serve their own turns: so these when they come to take the oath of Allegiance to set up Christ as supream in their hearts and minds, to submit to the power of the truth, then they take up armes against Christ and his word, and wil not submit. This is the evidence of a servant of sin,