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But yet, for those Invisible Masters, I mean, those Tempters, and those Tempers, which Enslave your Souls, in a Distance from God, here I will make no Scruple thus to Counsel you, O Run away from your […] Masters; as fast as you can, and is far as you can, Run away from those Hellish Taskmasters! and I am certain, I am not your Counsellor to your Destruction, in thus urging of you. ⟨p. 25⟩Draw near to the Lord Jesus Christ with such a […] as, that, in Isa. 26. 12. O Lord, other Lords besides thee, have had Dominion over us, but now one […] alone. After this manner, plead with the […] Lord Redeemer; Lord, If […] make the Life, I shall be Free indeed; […] can bear […] the […] of a man, who is my Neighbour for thy sake; but Oh! I cannot bear to be […] and of a Devil; send me therefore, thy […] Spirit, O Lord, and let thy Spirit […] Free from the Insufferable Captivity, wherein I am sold under sin, and let me no longer be a Servant of sin, unto Death, but being made Free from sin, let me become the Servant of Righteousness forever. And what will be the Effect of your thus pleading with the Lord! It will be that in Rom 8. 2. Made Free from the Law of Sin and of, Death. Indeed you shall Sin still, and you shall Die still; but you shall not be under the Law or Sin and of Death. I'll tell you how I' will be; Among the Romans, there were Three states of men; there were the Slaves, and there were the Free, and there were the Enfranchised The Slaves absolutely depended on other men; the Free were altogether their own men; The Enfranchised were such as had been Slaves, and were become Free; but yet partook of a Middle state, between both. Now, the old Patrons, of such as were afterwards Enfranchised, still retained some kind of Hand upon them. Quintilian says, The Patron might yet lay his Hand on the Enfranchised man; ⟨p. 26⟩he might Seize him, he might Strike him, though he might not lay him under Chains, much less take away his Life. Even so, when the Lord Jesus Christ hath once Enfranchised thee, Sin may vex thee, Death may smite thee, but yet thou art rescued from Chains forever, nor shall thy Soul Die by the hands of thy old Oppressors.

But yet, for those Invisible Masters, I mean, those Tempters, and those Tempers, which Enslave your Souls, in a Distance from God, here I will make no Scruple thus to Counsel you, O Run away from your Masters; as fast as you can, and is far as you can, Run away from those Hellish Taskmasters! and I am certain, I am not your Counsellor to your Destruction, in thus urging of you.