The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise

Thus far the Saints of God ought to go in charging their own souls with their sins, so far to see them, and to be affected with them, as to bring their hearts to be truly carried with hatred against them, and with resolution to get power and strength against them. p. 189 How far a believer may not charge himself with his sin, may be conceived in these two conclusions. Conclusion 1. A believer should not in his judgement conceive, nor in his heart be persuaded, that any sin, nor all his sins shall ever be able to fasten the guilt of sin upon him, so as to cause revenging justice to proceed against him, to his condemnation. p. 192 Use 2. It is a word of terror to all unbelievers, they are destitute of all hope of the pardon of their sins. p. 197 Use 3. It is a word of exhortation to the Saints: was Christ made sin for thee? then be thou content to be made shame for him. p. 200 Use 4. It is a word of comfort to all the faithful: learn to cast all thy sins on the Lord Jesus Christ. Doctrine 4. The Lord Jesus Christ suffered fully, whatsoever punishments ⟨image 7⟩divine justice required, or were deserved by the sins of the faithful. p. 202 For the opening of the Doctrine, three questions are to be answered. Question 1. What were the kinds of punishments which Christ did suffer, and how far did be suffer them? Answer. First, Christ did suffer death natural, that is, the dissolution of soul and body. p. 210 How far our Saviour did suffer death natural, appeareth in three conclusions: Conclusion 1. Whatsoever did appertain to the substance and essentials of the first death, that Christ did suffer, p. 210 Conclusion 2. Christ did undertake to die the death of the cross, a most shameful and base death; only appropriated to the basest malefactors, that he might thereby show the heinousness of sin, which deserveth the worst death of all. p. 211 Conclusion 3. Those dishonourable infirmities which befell men, because of the infirmity of the flesh, as the having the body to rot in the grave, to be torn in pieces: our Saviour would not undergo these, because he had no need to suffer these. p. 206 Use 1. It is a sweet cordial to all the Saints of God, upon their death beds: for the death of Christ hath taken away the evil of death. p.

Thus farre the Saints of God ought to goe in charging their owne soules with their sinnes, so far to see them, and to bee affected with them, as to bring their hearts to be truly carried with hatred against them, and with resolution to get power and strength against them. p. 189 How farre a beleever may not charge himselfe with his sin, may bee conceived in these two conclusions. Conclusion 1. A beleever should not in his judgement conceive, nor in his heart be perswaded, that any sinne, nor all his sinnes shall ever bee able to fasten the guilt of sinne upon him, so as to cause revenging justice to proceed against him, to his condemnation. p. 192 Use 2. It is a word of terrour to all unbeleevers, they are destitute of all hope of the pardon of their sinnes. p. 197 Use 3. It is a word of exhortation to the Saints: was Christ made sin for thee? then be thou content to bee made shame for him. p. 200 Use 4. It is a word of comfort to all the faithfull: learne to cast all thy sins on the Lord Iesus Christ. Doctrine 4. The Lord Iesus Christ suffered fully, whatsoever punishments