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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
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.
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 ⟨p. 104⟩what we would in our own power, we will not go to Christ for a supply of what we want; you complain you want such grace, and you are pestered with such corruptions, why thank your proud venomous heart for it; if you have it not, if you want it still, the fault is your own, you will not repair thither, whereunto you may have succour and receive supply upon all occasions; Christ would give it, but you will not bestow the fetching of it; no matter therefore if you never obtain it.
I answer, it is in thine owne selfe-wild pride, and sturdinesse of heart, and haughtinesse of spirit; you thinke you are never well, but when you are complaining of your sinnes, and quarrelling with your owne soules, your mindes are blinde, and your hearts are hard, and dead, and untoward, and therefore you fling away the promise, and cast Gods kindnesse into his face againe. I tell you it is horrible pride, because wee cannot have ⟨p. 104⟩what wee would in our owne power, wee will not goe to Christ for a supply of what wee want; you complaine you want such grace, and you are pestered with such corruptions, why thanke your proud venomous heart for it; if you have it not, if you want it still, the fault is your owne, you will not repaire thither, whereunto you may have succour and receive supply upon all occasions; Christ would give it, but you will not bestow the fetching of it; no matter therefore if you never obtaine it.