Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

And then as he fights against this Law in his mind, so likewise he doth it in his will, as Saint Paul saith, I do the things that I would not, as if he should say, my will stands f••m, though sometimes I am transported. And so Joshua, I and my house will serve the Lord. That is, there was a fixed, constant mature, resolute will to do that which was good. So David oft we shall hear him say, I have sworn to run the ways of thy commandments.

And then as he fights against this Law in his mind, so likewise he doth it in his will, as Saint Paul saith, I do the things that I would not, as if he should say, my will stands f••m, though sometimes I am transported. And so Ioshua, I and my house will serve the Lord. That is, there was a fixed, constant mature, resolute will to do that which was good. So David oft we shall hear him say, I have sworn to run the wayes of thy commandements.

And as in the mind and will, so likewise in the affections, the affections fight against this Law of sin, in a man that is regenerate, he fears an oath, it is the expression, in, Eccl. ¹9. that is, his fear is set a work against sin. And so his desire, My heart breaks for the desire I have after thy commandments, Psal. 119. As if he should say, If I had my desire, there is nothing that I would wish so soon as to have my sinful lusts mortified, to have my soul enabled to keep thy commandments. And so for joy, I rejoice greatly, saith David, to keep thy commandments. And so for sorrow, Peter wept bitterly. This is the first difference in a natural man, the combat is only between the conscience and the rest of the soul: but in the regenerate, the whole soul, all the parts and faculties fight against this Law in the members, this law of sin.