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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
if you cannot keep it, he will preserve it for you; if you be sluggish, he will quicken it in you; what would you have more? one would think this were enough, but that nothing might be wanting, take a passage or two more.
if you cannot keepe it, hee will preserve it for you; if you bee sluggish, hee will quicken it in you; what would you have more? one would thinke this were enough, but that nothing might be wanting, take a passage or two more.
Fifthly, therefore as he quickens what he maintains, so he perfects what he quickens, he doth not only enable us to do what we should, but he ⟨p. 78⟩makes us make work of it, and he brings to perfection what he bestows, Heb. 12.23. there the text speaks of the spirits of just and perfect men, he begins the work, and never leaves, till he makes the work perfect; it is Christ that puts a mans weapons into his hands, it is Christ that teacheth him to fight with those weapons, and it is Christ that gives him the victory in that fight; 1 Corin. 15.55. O death where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory? the sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law, but blessed be God, that hath given us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ; the weapons are Christs, and the fight is Christs, and the victory is Christs; he will not only bring you into the field, and put weapons into your hands, but give you the victory and all: you Saints of God that sink under the fierceness of temptations without, and corruptions within, he will give you grace, he will give you weapons, and you shall triumph over all your enemies; therefore Ephes. 4.13. it is said, He will bring his body to a perfect stature; all the Saints of God are compared to members, now look as it is in the body, every member doth increase, according to its measure, till it come to its full bigness; so it is in the body of Christ, all the members thereof shall increase, till they come to be perfect: hath God given thee a heart to look towards Zion? and hast thou any intimation of his love? then though the word and means may fail, he will provide help and means, he will never leave thee, till thou art a perfect man and