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The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise
The souls exaltation A treatise containing the souls union with Christ, on I Cor. 6. 17. The souls benefit from union with Christ, on I Cor. 1. 30. The souls justification, on 2 Cor. 5. 21. By T.H.The soules exaltation A treatise containing the soules union with Christ, on I Cor. 6. 17. The soules benefit from vnion with Christ, on I Cor. 1. 30. The soules justification, on 2 Cor. 5. 21. By T.H.
London: printed by John Haviland for Andrew Crooke, 1638London: printed by Iohn Haviland for Andrew Crooke, 1638
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First, say they, as the Scripture reveals Christ to us, so also our hearts embrace him, and close with him, but the Scripture reveals the Lord Christ more often and frequently, in regard of his Manhood, than in regard of his Godhead; as in that place, The seed of the Woman shall break the Serpents head, and such like: therefore the understanding first closeth with this, and the heart first receives it: the second reason why they hold this is thus much.
First, say they, as the Scripture reveales Christ to us, so also our hearts embrace him, and close with him, but the Scripture reveales the Lord Christ more often and frequently, in regard of his Manhood, than in regard of his Godhead; as in that place, The seed of the Woman shall breake the Serpents head, and such like: therefore the understanding first closeth with this, and the heart first receives it: the second reason why they hold this is thus much.
If, say they, all the great works of our redemption, both sanctification, and justification, and redemption, were wrought in the humane nature of Christ, and as by a channel conveyed to us by his humane nature, then it is reason that the soul should first close with the humane nature; but it is so that all the great works of justification, sanctification, &c. were all accomplished in the humane nature of Christ: for as the text ⟨p. 41⟩saith, He died for our sins, and triumphed over sin, and hell, and death: therefore, say they, it is fit that the soul should first close with the humane nature of Christ; and this is the life and pith of all their arguments.
If, say they, all the great works of our redemption, both sanctification, and justification, and redemption, were wrought in the humane nature of Christ, and as by a channell conveyed to us by his humane nature, then it is reason that the soule should first close with the humane nature; but it is so that all the great workes of justification, sanctification, &c. were all accomplished in the humane nature of Christ: for as the text