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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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THE SOULS BENEFIT from Union with CHRIST.THE SOVLES BENEFIT from Vnion with CHRIST.
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Thirdly, Christ is made unto us sanctification; the soul of a poor sinner is defiled with many corruptions, and polluted with many distempers, now Christ is made unto him sanctification, to purge and purify him from all those sins and distempers.
Thirdly, Christ is made unto us sanctification; the soule of a poore sinner is defiled with many corruptions, and polluted with many distempers, now Christ is made unto him sanctification, to purge and purifie him from all those sinnes and distempers.
Lastly, because while we wander up and down this vale of tears, and in this pilgrimage of ours, we shall be oppressed with many evils, that will lye upon us, and death it self, which is the last enemy, will seize upon us, and captivate our bodies in the grave, therefore Christ is made unto us redemption, he will take away all trouble, and wipe all tears from our eyes, nay, he will break open the grave, and deliver his Saints from thence. The Heathen to make the Saints of God sure in time of persecution, they first slew them, and then they burnt their bodies to ashes, and then threw them into the water, and then they said, Let us now see how they will rise again; alas, poor creatures, why, the Lord loves the very dust, the very ashes of his Saints in the grave, and the Lord will redeem our bodies from the grave, and our names from dishonour, and our lives from trouble, and our souls from sin, and will set us free from all miseries and inconveniences at the great day of account; these are the four things, wherein the dowry and feoffment of a believing soul consists: I will not now trade in the particulars, but only in the general, and show how that every believing soul, that rests upon Christ by faith, hath an interest in these.
Lastly, because while we wander up and downe this vale of teares, and in this pilgrimage of ours, wee shall bee oppressed with many evils, that will lye upon us, and death it selfe, which is the last enemy, will seize upon us, and captivate our bodies in the grave, therefore Christ is made unto us redemption, he will take away all trouble, and wipe all teares from our eyes, nay, hee will breake open the grave, and deliver his Saints from thence. The Heathen to make the Saints of God sure in time of persecution, they first slew them, and then they burnt their bodies to ashes, and then threw them into the water, and then they said, Let us now see how they will rise againe; alas, poore creatures, why, the Lord loves the very dust, the very ashes of his Saints in the grave, and the Lord will redeeme our bodies from the grave, and our names from dishonour, and our lives from trouble, and our soules from sinne, and will set us free from all miseries and inconveniences at the great day of account; these are the foure things, wherein the dowry and feofment of a beleeving soule consists: I will not now trade in the particulars, but only in the generall, and shew how that every beleeving soule, that rests upon Christ by faith, hath an interest in these.