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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 Justification.
THE SOVLES Iustification.
2 COR. 5.22. For he hath made him to be sin for us, which knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
2 COR. 5.22. For he hath made him to be sin for us, which knew no sinne, that we might be made the righteousnesse of God in him.
For our more orderly proceeding herein, you may remember that I showed you before, for what a man is not justified. Now we come to handle for what a man is, and may be justified; and this I conceive, so far as my light serves me, to be in the words of the Text; for the Apostle having showed that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, and not imputing their sins: Now in this Text he shows the reason how this comes to pass, namely God •aid their sins to Christs charge, and made him sin for us, that knew no sin. Its no wonder then though God did not justify a poor sinner, for what he had ⟨p. 132⟩and did, and though he did not expect perfect righteousness at their hands, for, He hath made him to he sin for […], which knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. For our more orderly proceeding, I will do two things.
FOr our more orderly proceeding herein, you may remember that I shewed you before, for what a man is not justified. Now wee come to handle for what a man is, and may bee justified; and this I conceive, so farre as my light serves mee, to bee in the words of the Text; for the Apostle having shewed that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himselfe, and not imputing their sins: Now in this Text hee shewes the reason how this comes to passe, namely God aid their sinnes to Christs charge, and made him sinne for us, that knew no sinne. Its no wonder then though God did not justifie a poore sinner, for what hee had