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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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therefore Cain in the apprehension hereof, said, ⟨p. 47⟩I am cast out from the presence of the Lord, that is, from the powerful beauty of the Lord in his ordinances. Now because they were the Priests and Leaders, and they were greater sinners, they would outbrave the Lord with their sins, and commit them in the sight of God, therefore their sin was the greater: as in Ezekiel 8.3. The Lord brought the Prophet to behold the abominations of the Elders of Israel, he brought him into a secret place, and showed him the image of jealousy, which provoked to jealousy, they did it in the sight of the Sun to provoke him to anger, therefore it is called the image of jealousy; as if he had said, Let your idols go to the land of Ur, but will you dare to set up idols in the sight of God, to provoke him to jealousy. I beseech you apply this to your selves; are not we Priests, and the very Spouse of Christ, and not only the outward Sanctuary, but the Temple of the Lord it self is with us; as the Apostle saith, Ye are the temples of the living God: Now wilt thou set up an idol lust, and an idolatrous self seeking heart, and set it up by the Lord Jesus Christ • this is a horrible crying sin, and it provokes the Lord marvellous fiercely: it was the collection which the Apostle made a little before the text, in 1 Cor. •. where he saith, speaking concerning adultery and fornication, he comes with a glr• and a gall to the hearts of believers, saying, What, shall I take the members of Christ and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid, that's careful: Do you not know that he which coupleth himself to an harlot, is one body; shall I do thus? no, the Lord forbid; I ⟨p. 48⟩am near to Christ, let the members of Satan be made the members of a harlot, if they will, but you that are the members of Christ, will you do so? Consider it, wilt thou take the head of Christ, and contrive wickedness with it? and wilt thou take the heart of Christ, and make it a cage of unclean lusts? and wilt thou take the tongue of Christ, and make it speak wickedly? and wilt thou take the foot of Christ, and make it run to all wickedness? what a fearful thing is this? shall the unclean spirit be put to the clean spirit? shall the motions of the Devil be here, and the motions of the good Spirit of the Lord too? the Lord in mercy keep you off from this: