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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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Doctrine. God doth justify a believing soul, not for what ⟨p. 116⟩he hath, not for what he doth but only for what Christ hath, and hath done for him: I say Christ is made unto us Justice, God the Father doth justify a believer, only in and through the merits of Christ.
Doctrine. God doth justifie a beleeving soule, not for what ⟨p. 116⟩he hath, not for what hee doth but onely for what Christ hath, and hath done for him: I say Christ is made unto us Iustice, God the Father doth justifie a beleever, onely in and through the merits of Christ.
For the opening of the point, we must first enquire what it is to justify. Secondly, what do we mean when as we say he is made justice for nothing a man hath or doth. To justify, in the phrase of Scripture, it doth imply two things: First to justify, is to make a man just, and this is very seldom used in Scripture: I mean thus to put some holiness, or some gracious disposition, and some spiritual faculty and ability into the soul, and to make a man just: as when an ignorant man, is made a wise man; when a profane man, is made a pure man; when an unclean man, is made a righteous man, and so really changed: this I take to be the meaning of that place; Revelation 22.11. He that is just, let him be just still; and he that is unjust, let him be unjust still: as who should say, when God hath bestowed all means upon him, and vouchsafed all mercies and encouragements to him, if yet for all this he will be unjust, let him be unjust still, let him be for ever unjust: There is no hope of him, but he that is holy, let him be more holy, let him increase in grace, but we do not take it so now in this Doctrine.
For the opening of the point, wee must first enquire what it is to justifie. Secondly, what doe we meane when as we say hee is made justice for nothing a man hath or doth. To justifie, in the phrase of Scripture, it doth imply two things: First to justifie, is to make a man just, and this is very seldome used in Scripture: I meane thus to put some holinesse, or some gracious disposition, and some spirituall facultie and abilitie into the soule, and to make a man just: as when an ignorant man, is made a wise man; when a prophane man, is made a pure man; when an uncleane man, is made a righteous man, and so really changed: this I take to be the meaning of that place;