The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise

The second thing considerable is this, to whom all these things belong, and the text tells us, Christ is made all this to us; and the truth is, it is made over to all believers, there is not one man exempted, not one man excluded, every believing creature hath a part and portion herein: however ⟨p. 62⟩the holy Apostle crowds in for a share, and if we look into the 26, 27, 28. verses, we shall see to whom this belongs, Ye know your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called, but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound the things that are mighty; why then to you fools, why then to you weak things, Christ is made wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption; to you poor ones, to you weak ones Christ is made all this; nay, look into the 28. verse, God hath chosen the base things of the world, and the things that are despised; nay, and the things that are not, to bring to nought the things that are; that is to say, the off-scouring of the world, the scrapings, as I may so say: look as a man flings away the scrapings of things as nothing worth, why so the parings of the world, you that are nothing in the esteem of the world, a company of poor base simplicians; Christ is made wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption to them; in a word then be it known to every believing creature, though he have not a strong faith, yet if he have but a true faith, to you Christ is made all that mercy and grace, that the word discovers, and the Lord hath purchased, and you need.

The second thing considerable is this, to whom all these things belong, and the text tels us, Christ is made all this to us; and the truth is, it is made over to all beleevers, there is not one man exempted, not one man excluded, every beleeving creature hath a part and portion herein: however ⟨p. 62⟩the holy Apostle crowds in for a share, and if wee looke into the 26, 27, 28. verses, wee shall see to whom this belongs, Ye know your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mightie, not many noble are called, but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weake things of the world, to confound the things that are mightie; why then to you fooles, why then to you weake things, Christ is made wisdome, and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption; to you poore ones, to you weake ones Christ is made all this; nay, looke into the 28. verse, God hath chosen the base things of the world, and the things that are despised; nay, and the things that are not, to bring to nought the things that are; that is to say, the off-scouring of the world, the scrapings, as I may so say: looke as a man flings away the scrapings of things as nothing worth, why so the parings of the world, you that are nothing in the esteeme of the world, a company of poore base simplicians; Christ is made wisdome, and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption to them; in a word then bee it knowne to every beleeving creature, though he have not a strong faith, yet if he have but a true faith, to you Christ is made all that mercie and grace, that the word discovers, and the Lord hath purchased, and you need.