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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. › PartTHE SOVLES BENEFIT from Vnion with CHRIST. › Part
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Use 1 The first use is an use of mourning and lamentation, it may pierce the hearts and sink the souls of all unbelieving creatures under Heaven; Christ is wisdom, but not to thee; Christ is justification, but not to thee; Christ is sanctification and redemption also, but not to thee; thy horror of heart, and thy guilt of sin and pollution of conscience, remain still upon thy soul to this very day; therefore no comfort to thee.
Vse 1 The first use is an use of mourning and lamentation, it may pierce the hearts and sinke the soules of all unbeleeving creatures under Heaven; Christ is wisedome, but not to thee; Christ is justification, but not to thee; Christ is sanctification and redemption also, but not to thee; thy horrour of heart, and thy guilt of sinne and pollution of conscience, remaine still upon thy soule to this very day; therefore no comfort to thee.
Use 2 Secondly, it is a ground of comfort and consolation to all the Saints of God, though you are weak and feeble, and have no wisdom to direct you, no memory, no parts, no sufficiency, why Christ is made wisdom to you fools, Christ is made righteousness to you unrighteous: you know your calling; not many wise, not many noble, but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise thereof.
Vse 2 Secondly, it is a ground of comfort and consolation to all the Saints of God, though you are weake and feeble, and have no wisedome to direct you, no memory, no parts, no sufficiency, why Christ is made wisedome to you fooles, Christ is made righteousnesse to you unrighteous: you know your calling; not many wise, not many noble, but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise thereof.