First, sin would be a commander over the soul: It is the King, Satan is the Gaoler, it hath a Kingly Sovereign Authority, and would rule over us; sin is often compared to a King, his servants are they to whom they obey. Sin is a Master, at least it would be; and is so in every natural soul, and it would be so in the godly. ⟨p. 75⟩The law of life (saith the Apostle) hath freed me from the law of death, Rom. 8.2. Sin gives Parliament-Laws to the Soul and Edicts, and as the Centurion bade one servant go and he went; and another come, and he comes; so doth sin say; Pride saith, it is my pleasure you should be proud; therefore I will have you proud and snappish, &c. Says anger, I will have you splenetic and rage: Says the soul, then I will, and it shall be done. Thus sin sets up it self as a supreme Sovereign in the soul. Hence a proud heart saith, I will that I will, let GOD say what he will; tell not me of Laws, it is my mind. It is your proud heart sets you Laws, and you yield to them. Now we pray that GOD, however sin be in the Soul, yet that he would snub and curb it, that it may be an underling in the Soul, and daily subdued.
First, sinne would be a commander over the soule: It is the King, Satan is the Gaoler, it hath a Kingly Soveraigne Authority, and would rule over us; sinne is often compared to a King, his servants are they to whom they obey. Sinne is a Master, at least it would be; and is so in every naturall soule, and it would bee so in the godly. ⟨p. 75⟩The law of life (saith the Apostle) hath freed mee from the law of death, Rom. 8.2. Sinne gives Parliament-Lawes to the Soule and Edicts, and as the Centurion bade one servant goe and hee went; and another come, and he comes; so doth sinne say; Pride saith, it is my pleasure you should be proud; therefore I will have you proud and snappish, &c. Sayes anger, I will have you spleniticke and rage: Sayes the soule, then I will, and it shall be done. Thus sinne sets up it selfe as a supreame Soveraigne in the soule. Hence a proud heart saith, I will that I will, let GOD say what hee will; tell not mee of Lawes, it is my minde. It is your proud heart sets you Lawes, and you yeeld to them. Now we pray that GOD, however sinne bee in the Soule, yet that he would snub and curb it, that it may bee an underling in the Soule, and daily subdued.
