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latentibus_fw-la munda_fw-la no_o i_o from_o those_o concupiscence_n which_o lie_v so_o hide_v and_o so_o close_o and_o so_o private_a within_o i_o o_o lord_n cleanse_v thou_o i_o and_o in_o his_o second_o exposition_n of_o this_o psalm_n for_o he_o expound_v the_o psalm_n twice_o tolle-ex_a cord_n maelam_fw-la cogitationem_fw-la i_o o_o lord_n take_v out_o of_o my_o very_a heart_n even_o the_o sinful_a thought_n i_o will_v name_v the_o proposition_n and_o then_o we_o may_v perhaps_o open_a thing_n more_o full_o chap._n i._n doct._n it_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o a_o holy_a person_n to_o be_v cleanse_v not_o only_o from_o public_a but_o also_o from_o private_a and_o secret_a fault_n it_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o a_o holy_a person_n to_o be_v cleanse_v from_o secret_a fault_n sin_n rom._n 7._o 24._o o_o wretched_a man_n say_v paul_n who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o why_o o_o bless_a apostle_n what_o be_v it_o that_o hold_v thou_o what_o be_v it_o that_o molest_v thou_o thy_o life_n thou_o say_v be_v unblamable_a before_o thy_o conversion_n and_o since_o thy_o conversion_n phil_n 3._o thou_o have_v exercise_v thyself_o to_o have_v a_o conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n towards_o god_n and_o toward_a man_n act_n 24._o 16._o and_o yet_o thou_o cry_v out_o o_o wretched_a man_n and_o yet_o thou_o complain_v who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o very_o brethren_n it_o be_v not_o sin_n abroad_o but_o at_o home_n it_o be_v not_o sin_n without_o but_o at_o this_o time_n sin_n within_o it_o be_v not_o paul_n sin_v with_o man_n but_o paul_n sin_v within_o paul_n o_o that_o law_n of_o his_o member_n war_a secret_o within_o he_o against_o the_o law_n of_o his_o mind_n this_o this_o make_v that_o holy_a man_n so_o to_o cry_v out_o so_o to_o complain_v as_o rebekah_n be_v weary_a of_o her_o life_n not_o as_o we_o read_v for_o any_o foreign_a disquietment_n but_o because_o of_o domestic_a trouble_n the_o daughter_n of_o heth_n within_o the_o house_n make_v her_o weary_a of_o her_o life_n so_o 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for_o presumption_n be_v usual_o confident_a of_o note_n long_a life_n and_o therefore_o embolden_v itself_o to_o strong_a sin_n a_o foolish_a error_n and_o vain_a for_o be_v it_o true_a that_o in_o a_o natural_a probability_n thou_o may_v yet_o live_v long_o yet_o in_o a_o judicial_a course_n this_o be_v most_o true_a that_o great_a sinning_n shorten_v the_o life_n the_o thief_n go_v to_o the_o gallow_n in_o his_o youth_n because_o of_o his_o theft_n and_o the_o sinner_n be_v sudden_o lay_v in_o his_o grave_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o sinning_n and_o then_o too_o unto_o thou_o better_o that_o thou_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v if_o thou_o live_v and_o die_v in_o thy_o sin_n to_o the_o judgement-seat_n of_o god_n must_v thou_o be_v bring_v with_o sin_n in_o thy_o bone_n and_o presumptuous_a iniquity_n in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o who_o now_o dare_v to_o outface_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o then_o dare_v to_o look_v the_o holy_a and_o just_a and_o terrible_a god_n in_o the_o 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will_v deceive_v thou_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o keep_v thou_o good_a nor_o preserve_v thou_o from_o be_v bad_a if_o thou_o can_v get_v a_o tremble_a heart_n and_o a_o bend_a knee_n and_o a_o believe_a eye_n and_o a_o humble_a spirit_n than_o thy_o castle_n be_v impregnable_a etc._n etc._n psal._n 19_o 13._o keep_v back_o thy_o servant_n also_o from_o presumptuous_a sin_n let_v they_o not_o have_v dominion_n over_o i_o chap._n iu._n have_v handle_v david_n prayer_n against_o sin_n as_o lie_v in_o presumption_n now_o i_o shall_v touch_v on_o it_o as_o it_o do_v respect_n sin_n in_o dominion_n let_v they_o not_o have_v dominion_n over_o i_o there_o may_v be_v divers_a conjecture_n about_o the_o connexion_n and_o depend_v sense_n of_o these_o word_n word_n two_o exposition_n of_o the_o word_n first_o as_o if_o they_o be_v a_o distant_a petition_n q._n d._n lord_n i_o pray_v unto_o thou_o against_o high_a kind_n of_o sin_v and_o perhaps_o i_o may_v sometime_o be_v lay_v flat_a by_o they_o but_o then_o i_o desire_v of_o thou_o that_o though_o they_o strike_v i_o down_o yet_o they_o petition_n 1._o as_o a_o distinct_a petition_n may_v not_o rule_v over_o i_o though_o i_o stoop_v yet_o i_o may_v not_o serve_v though_o i_o fall_v yet_o i_o may_v not_o lie_v and_o rest_n though_o they_o may_v be_v sometime_o so_o strong_a as_o to_o overcome_v yet_o never_o so_o full_a as_o to_o reign_v let_v they_o not_o have_v dominion_n over_o i_o second_o as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o the_o same_o petition_n great_o enforce_v q._n d._n o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o keep_v back_o thy_o servant_n enforce_v 2._o as_o the_o same_o petition_n enforce_v from_o presumptuous_a sin_n all_o sin_n be_v bad_a and_o inglorious_a and_o foul_a but_o none_o so_o as_o they_o they_o be_v high_a transgression_n therefore_o i_o beseech_v thou_o let_v they_o not_o have_v dominion_n i_o never_o suffer_v they_o to_o prevail_v over_o i_o never_o let_v they_o enter_v into_o my_o soul_n or_o life_n let_v they_o never_o overcome_v i_o let_v they_o not_o overtake_v i_o let_v i_o never_o commit_v they_o now_o which_o way_n of_o these_o you_o conjecture_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n may_v be_v aim_v at_o it_o require_v accurateness_n to_o determine_v and_o cut_v the_o thread_n for_o my_o part_n i_o think_v that_o both_o may_v be_v commodious_a and_o be_v pious_a though_o the_o latter_a to_o i_o do_v seem_v more_o genuine_a yet_o in_o this_o i_o easy_o submit_v to_o better_a judgement_n for_o the_o word_n themselves_o this_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o express_v the_o spirit_n of_o holy_a david_n as_o vehement_o carry_v against_o presumptuous_a sin_n in_o dominion_n for_o the_o better_a discuss_n of_o they_o i_o shall_v inquire_v these_o particular_n 1._o what_o dominion_n of_o sin_n here_o may_v import_v thing_n four_o thing_n wherein_o it_o consist_v 2._o whether_o sin_n in_o dominion_n may_v befall_v a_o david_n 3._o why_o david_n pray_v so_o against_o it_o 4._o then_o some_o useful_a application_n sect_n i._o quest_n 1._o for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o what_o dominion_n of_o sin_n do_v import_v what_o dominion_n of_o sin_n import_v import_v sol._n dominion_n be_v give_v sometime_o to_o god_n sometime_o to_o christ_n as_o mediator_n sometime_o to_o man_n over_o man_n sometime_o to_o satan_n over_o man_n sometime_o to_o death_n which_o be_v say_v to_o rule_v and_o sometime_o to_o sin_n when_o it_o be_v betwixt_o sin_n and_o the_o sinner_n as_o betwixt_o a_o king_n and_o his_o subject_n as_o a_o reign_a king_n have_v dominion_n so_o sin_n it_o act_n in_o all_o thing_n like_o a_o king_n 1._o it_o have_v possession_n original_a sin_n of_o our_o heart_n actual_a sin_n of_o our_o life_n 2._o have_v a_o title_n our_o forsake_v of_o god_n and_o voluntary_a election_n and_o compact_n 3._o have_v a_o throne_n our_o soul_n 4._o have_v servant_n our_o member_n 5._o have_v a_o council_n our_o carnal_a wisdom_n and_o corrupt_a reason_n 6._o have_v power_n to_o give_v law_n and_o see_v they_o execute_v paul_n speak_v of_o the_o law_n in_o his_o member_n and_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n rom._n 7._o 21_o 22._o but_o more_o distinct_o for_o the_o better_a understanding_n this_o thing_n four_o thing_n observe_v these_o particular_n 1._o that_o dominion_n proper_o be_v the_o right_n and_o power_n of_o a_o proper_o what_o be_v dominion_n proper_o lord_n over_o a_o servant_n it_o be_v a_o word_n imply_v superiority_n and_o subjection_n one_o who_o have_v authority_n to_o command_v and_o another_o who_o condition_n be_v obediential_a and_o to_o serve_v so_o that_o in_o the_o dominion_n there_o be_v one_o who_o do_v rule_v and_o another_o who_o be_v rule_v one_o who_o do_v command_v and_o another_o who_o yield_v at_o lest_o virtute_fw-la â—uris_fw-la he_o be_v to_o yield_v and_o obey_v and_o ratione_fw-la facti_fw-la where_o dominion_n be_v exercise_v there_o be_v actual_a command_n and_o actual_a obedience_n as_o the_o centurion_n who_o have_v authority_n and_o dominion_n over_o his_o servant_n he_o say_v to_o one_o go_v and_o he_o do_v go_v to_o one_o come_v and_o he_o do_v come_v to_o another_o do_v this_o and_o he_o do_v it_o second_o observe_v that_o dominion_n be_v twofold_a it_o be_v either_o either_o dominion_n be_v either_o 1._o original_a and_o absolute_a and_o this_o be_v when_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o absolute_a original_a and_o absolute_a natural_a and_o prime_a and_o irrespective_a title_n it_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o so_o to_o command_v and_o impose_v obedience_n mere_o from_o his_o absolute_a right_n and_o accord_v to_o his_o own_o pleasure_n such_o a_o dominion_n belong_v only_o to_o â—od_n who_o make_v all_o the_o world_n and_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o all_o the_o creature_n be_v his_o servant_n and_o be_v set_v by_o the_o law_n
of_o their_o creation_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o his_o will_n he_o do_v rule_v the_o nation_n and_o have_v power_n to_o order_n limit_z appoint_v to_o require_v to_o bind_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n nature_n conscience_n and_o act_n 2._o derivative_a and_o depend_v and_o limit_v such_o be_v the_o dominion_n which_o god_n have_v give_v man_n over_o the_o creature_n the_o depend_v dirivative_a and_o depend_v great_a lord_n have_v make_v man_n a_o lord_n over_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n a_o prorex_a a_o deputy_n as_o it_o be_v yea_o and_o he_o have_v derive_v dominion_n to_o man_n over_o man_n to_o one_o man_n over_o another_o to_o the_o king_n over_o his_o subject_n to_o the_o parent_n over_o the_o child_n to_o master_n over_o servant_n i_o say_v he_o have_v derive_v dominion_n unto_o they_o i._o a_o power_n to_o command_v and_o order_n yet_o this_o be_v a_o restrictive_a dominion_n and_o not_o absolute_a it_o must_v not_o be_v against_o god_n but_o for_o god_n and_o according_a unto_o god_n three_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a dominion_n one_o be_v lawful_a i._n such_o a_o dominion_n and_o subjection_n lawful_a there_o be_v a_o dominion_n lawful_a which_o the_o word_n and_o will_n of_o god_n do_v or_o will_v warrant_v as_o that_o of_o person_n over_o person_n or_o of_o god_n and_o christ_n over_o all_o person_n and_o creature_n god_n may_v command_v we_o for_o he_o make_v we_o and_o christ_n may_v command_v we_o for_o he_o redeem_v we_o both_o our_o person_n and_o our_o service_n fall_v unto_o he_o we_o be_v not_o our_o own_o for_o we_o be_v buy_v with_o a_o price_n therefore_o serve_v or_o glorify_v god_n in_o your_o body_n and_o in_o your_o spirit_n which_o be_v god_n 1_o corinth_n 6._o 19_o 20._o another_o be_v unlawful_a and_o as_o it_o be_v usurp_v which_o be_v unlawful_a unlawful_a when_o command_n be_v exercise_v and_o obedience_n give_v without_o any_o just_a title_n or_o right_a and_o this_o dominion_n be_v either_o assume_v by_o satan_n who_o be_v call_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n and_o a_o ruler_n and_o one_o who_o work_v mighty_o in_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n or_o else_o it_o be_v exercise_v by_o sin_n sin_n be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o dominion_n a_o law_n a_o rule_n over_o a_o sinner_n and_o the_o sinner_n be_v say_v to_o obey_v the_o sin_n to_o serve_v it_o to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n four_o consider_v that_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n do_v imply_v authority_n the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n do_v imply_v singular_a power_n and_o strength_n with_o authority_n two_o thing_n one_o be_v singular_a power_n and_o strength_n join_v with_o authority_n the_o authority_n of_o it_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o it_o do_v command_v the_o man_n as_o a_o king_n do_v his_o subject_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o it_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o make_v its_o command_n to_o be_v obey_v and_o follow_v another_o be_v quiet_a willing_a and_o total_a yield_v of_o subjection_n to_o authority_n quiet_n yield_a of_o subjection_n to_o that_o authority_n that_o authority_n law_n and_o command_n of_o sin_n when_o a_o man_n be_v as_o cheerful_o and_o ready_o prepare_v to_o obey_v his_o lust_n as_o any_o subject_n be_v to_o embrace_v the_o command_n of_o his_o prince_n or_o any_o servant_n be_v to_o follow_v the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o his_o lord_n and_o master_n the_o former_a of_o these_o be_v style_v in_o scripture_n sometime_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n col._n 1._o 13._o sometime_o the_o strong_a man_n luk._n 11._o 21._o sometime_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n rom._n 7._o 23._o sometime_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n act._n 26._o 18._o sometime_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n ephes_n 2._o 2._o by_o all_o which_o phrase_n this_o be_v imply_v viz._n that_o where_o sin_n do_v reign_v or_o have_v dominion_n there_o it_o be_v of_o singular_a power_n not_o only_o to_o stir_v and_o assault_n not_o only_o to_o tempt_v and_o provoke_v but_o also_o to_o command_v and_o incline_v to_o rule_v and_o dispose_v of_o the_o heart_n and_o way_n that_o the_o will_n of_o a_o man_n be_v but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o his_o lust_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o man_n be_v but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o his_o lust_n he_o be_v take_v captive_a at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o satan_n and_o sin_n need_v not_o use_v any_o violent_a compulsion_n or_o strength_n of_o argument_n to_o draw_v on_o the_o sinner_n only_o if_o sin_n speak_v the_o word_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o be_v law_n enough_o the_o latter_a of_o these_o be_v express_v sometime_o by_o fulfil_v the_o desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o by_o have_v the_o conversation_n in_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n eph._n 2._o 3._o and_o by_o be_v servant_n to_o unrighteousness_n rom._n 6._o and_o by_o take_v pleasure_n in_o sin_n and_o by_o sin_v with_o greediness_n and_o by_o sell_v of_o a_o man_n self_n to_o work_v wickedness_n 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my_o heart_n v._o 8._o thou_o say_v seek_v you_o my_o face_n my_o heart_n say_v unto_o i_o thy_o face_n lord_n will_v i_o seek_v psal_n 27._o 8._o lord_n what_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o to_o do_v act._n 9_o 6._o obj._n it_o be_v true_a that_o sinful_a corruption_n yet_o abide_v in_o the_o best_a will_v make_v head_n against_o the_o holy_a command_n of_o christ_n it_o will_v be_v backward_o enough_o cross_a enough_o unwilling_a enough_o resist_v and_o strive_v sol._n but_o yet_o three_o thing_n will_v more_o habitual_o appear_v in_o a_o approbation_n three_o thing_n appear_v in_o a_o person_n govern_v by_o christ_n and_o not_o by_o sin_n approbation_n person_n who_o soul_n be_v govern_v by_o christ_n and_o not_o by_o sin_n 1._o one_o be_v approbation_n i_o this_o judgement_n do_v high_o esteem_v of_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n paul_n count_v the_o commandment_n holy_a and_o righteous_a and_o good_a and_o tend_v to_o life_n rom._n 7._o 12._o 2._o another_o be_v consent_n i_o his_o 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way_n amaze_v thou_o and_o the_o present_a command_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o affliction_n to_o thou_o o_o bless_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n 5._o again_o if_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n be_v off_o then_o assure_o the_o sceptre_n soul_n if_o dominion_n of_o sin_n be_v off_o then_o the_o sceptre_n of_o christ_n be_v set_v up_o in_o thy_o soul_n of_o christ_n be_v set_v up_o in_o thy_o soul_n belove_a the_o soul_n stand_v not_o abide_v not_o in_o a_o middle_a estate_n it_o must_v have_v some_o one_o lord_n or_o other_o it_o be_v necessary_o under_o some_o one_o dominion_n either_o of_o sin_n or_o of_o christ_n and_o this_o know_v that_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n can_v be_v take_v off_o in_o the_o soul_n but_o by_o a_o contrary_a by_o a_o better_a by_o a_o strong_a dominion_n by_o that_o of_o christ_n who_o dispossess_v the_o strong_a man_n it_o be_v he_o who_o have_v change_v thy_o heart_n who_o have_v make_v thy_o heart_n to_o change_v its_o master_n who_o have_v draw_v off_o thy_o love_n 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