The great corruption of subtle self, discovered, and driven from it's lurking-places and starting-holes…The great corruption of subtile self, discovered, and driven from it's lurking-places and starting-holes…

But there are a few Questions, that occur here to be spoken to. The First whereof is, whether or not this Corruption can consist with Grace? Ans. Ye must distinguish this, as other Corruptions; there is a sort of Selfiness that hath dominion, is un-interrupted, and carrieth full sway; & there is a Selfiness that hath not dominion, but is in part subdued, interrupted, opposed, ⟨p. 96⟩wrestled with, and protested against The first sort we find to have been in the Ph• risees, who were poisoned and swelled with […] at that height, that it quite spoiled all their Duties the other sort doth now and then set up it's he• in Peter, in the Sons of Zebedee, and the oth• Disciples, but it is born down, and issueth in […] sad challenge: So then for a direct and short a• swer to the question, we say that Selfiness in it Reign and Dominion cannot consist with Grace being so considered, it is directly opposed t• Christ, and allowed to take his room; and […] an evidence, and distinguishing Character of […] graceless man, from a sound Believer, whose desire, design and endeavour it is, being constrained thereto, by the love of Christ, not to live henceforth to himself, but to him that died for him; but the Selfiness that is in part subdued, interrupted, opposed, wrestled with, and protested against may consist with Grace, as is clear in Peter, and others of the Saints, and even singularly Self-denied Paul was in hazard to be puffed up with the abundance of Revelations, though Grace bare it down.

But there are a few Questions, that occurr here to be spoken to. The First whereof is, whether or not this Corruption can consist with Grace? Ans. Ye must distinguish this, as other Corruptions; there is a sort of Selfiness that hath dominion, is un-interrupted, and carrieth full sway; & there is a Selfiness that hath not dominion, but is in part subdued, interrupted, opposed, ⟨p. 96⟩wrestled with, and protested agains• The first sort we find to have been in the Ph• risees, who were poisoned and swelled with at that height, that it quite spoiled all their Dutie the other sort doth now and then set up it's he in Peter, in the Sons of Zebedee, and the oth Disciples, but it is born down, and issueth in sad challenge: So then for a direct and short a swer to the question, we say that Selfiness in it Reign and Dominion cannot consist with Grace being so considered, it is directly opposed t Christ, and allowed to take his room; and an evidence, and distinguishing Character of graceless man, from a sound Believer, whose desire, design and endeavour it is, being constrained thereto, by the love of Christ, not to live henceforth to himself, but to him that died for him; but the Selfiness that is in part subdued, interrupted, opposed, wrestled with, and protested against may consist with Grace, as is clear in Peter, and others of the Saints, and even singularly Self-denyed Paul was in hazard to be puft up with the aboundance of Revelations, though Grace bare it down.