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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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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.
I answer, it is not because Christ will not vouchsafe abundance of grace to us, hee offers it freely: Oh, every man that will, let him come and take freely of the water of the Well of life; not a spoonefull, but a whole bucket full, and that freely too, nay God hath bound himselfe by an immutable oath, Heb. 6. that we might have strong consolation; nay the Lord commands, in joynes his servants, to abound yet more in wisedome, yet more and more in patience, yet more and more in holynesse.
Secondly, again I say, the fault is not in Christ, where is the fault then?
Secondly, againe I say, the fault is not in Christ, where is the fault then?
I answer, it is in thine own self-wild pride, and sturdiness of heart, and haughtiness of spirit; you think you are never well, but when you are complaining of your sins, and quarrelling with your own souls, your minds are blind, and your hearts are hard, and dead, and untoward, and therefore you fling away the promise, and cast Gods kindness into his face again. I tell you it is horrible pride, because we cannot have