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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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Ah, but you will say, what is the reason if Christ have so much grace, that his servants have so little, if this be so, why is it thus? As she spake in another case, If the Lord be made wisdom to the souls of his servants, if the Lord ⟨p. 203⟩Jesus be made sanctification to the soul of a poor sinner; why are we then such fools notwithstanding all the wisdom of Christ: why are we such polluted wretches after all the means of sanctification vouchsafed to us: If Christ be so rich, then what is the reason we go so tattered, and are such beggarly bankrupts in our Christian course; such beggarly prayers, such beggarly duties, such beggarly performances.
Ah, but you will say, what is the reason if Christ have so much grace, that his servants have so little, if this bee so, why is it thus? As shee spake in another case, If the Lord be made wisedome to the soules of his servants, if the Lord ⟨p. 203⟩Iesus bee made sanctification to the soule of a poore sinner; why are wee then such fooles notwithstanding all the wisedome of Christ: why are wee such polluted wretches after all the meanes of sanctification vouchsafed to us: If Christ bee so rich, then what is the reason we goe so tattered, and are such beggerly bancrouts in our Christian course; such beggerly prayers, such beggerly duties, such beggerly performances.
I answer, it is not because Christ will not vouchsafe abundance of grace to us, he offers it freely: Oh, every man that will, let him come and take freely of the water of the Well of life; not a spoonful, but a whole bucket full, and that freely too, nay God hath bound himself by an immutable oath, Heb. 6. that we might have strong consolation; nay the Lord commands, in joins his servants, to abound yet more in wisdom, yet more and more in patience, yet more and more in holiness.