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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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and the glory of the Lord shall be thy rear-ward, that is, God is all about his servants, the vaunt-guard before them to succour them, and the rear-ward behind them to relieve them; so that he doth not only give grace, but he maintains and preserves that grace he gives to the souls of his servants.
and the glory of the Lord shall be thy rear-ward, that is, God is all about his servants, the vant-gard before them to succour them, and the rear-ward behinde them to releeve them; so that he doth not onely give grace, but he maintaines and preserves that grace he gives to the soules of his servants.
The fourth part of the tenure and conveyance of grace to the faithful soul is this (and I speak but only in the general) the Lord doth not only preserve what grace he gives, but he quickens that grace he maintains, he draws forth that ability he bestows, he puts life unto that strength and succour which he vouchsafeth to work in the hearts of his children; hence all those places are marvellous pregnant, God giveth the will and the deed, so that it is not only the having, but the doing, that we have need of from God; and Paul professeth, that he hath not only grace from Christ, but he lives not, but Christ liveth in him, if Christ did all in him, and this is that we shall observe, Luke 1.74. That he would grant us, saith the text, that being redeemed from the hand of our enemies, we might serve him without fear; take notice of two things here, First, that the Saints of God are redeemed and justified by Christ, and now one would think a man that is justified, and hath Christ, ought trade for himself, no, but that he would grant us, that being redeemed from the hand of our enemies, we might serve him without fear, it is one grant to be redeemed, and it ⟨p. 77⟩is a new grant to serve him without fear; as it is a mercy for God to bestow ability before we have it, so it is a mercy to quicken that ability which he vouchsafes, that we may honour him by it, and he may honour himself by us; therefore it is a most pregnant place,