A03604:231
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
the man being weak of himself, and not able to deliver himself, he must be dealt by as a Traitor: but now if this man be rescued, and find some way of escape, and be set upon some other shore, whereby he may be conveyed into England, then he is here accounted a good subject, and he is so far from being condemned, that he is wonderfully advanced and honoured by the King: here is a change, in Turkey he was condemned as a Traitor, but in England he is counted a good subject, and is received into favour, and honoured; ⟨p. 142⟩here is a moral change: but now here is no natural change, here is nothing put into this man: If he were ignorant before, he is ignorant still; if he were wicked before, he is wicked still: but he hath a good relation as a subject, and is pardoned in England: he is in another room and rank, this is a moral change: But now if a man were ignorant before, and since he came into England he were framed and made wise and holy, this is a spiritual change: before he was ignorant, and now he is learned; before graceless, but now gracious: this is a natural change, or rather a spiritual change. Just so it is with a faithful soul, the poor sinner as he is landed here upon the shore of sin and corruption, take him as he is by nature, he is liable to divine justice, and a Traitor in Gods account, and as he stands liable to the Law he is a damned man, he is sick of sin. But now when the Father hath brought him home to the Lord Jesus Christ, and landed him upon another Coast, he is now sure to partake of life, and of salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ: and he that before was attached of treason, is acquitted of all in the Lord Jesus Christ, the respects of treason and condemnation are taken off, and other respects and relations are put on: this is done in justification, and afterward when he is justified, then the Lord will honour and adorn the soul; so that though the soul before was ignorant, the Lord will now make him wise unto salvation; though before he were polluted, yet now he shall be sanctified. And ⟨p. 143⟩thus much of the reasons why I call it an act of God the Father upon the believer.
the man being weake of himselfe, and not able to deliver himselfe, he must bee dealt by as a Traitor: but now if this man bee rescued, and finde some way of escape, and bee set upon some other shore, whereby he may be conveyed into England, then he is here accounted a good subject, and he is so far from being condemned, that hee is wonderfully advanced and honoured by the King: here is a change, in Turkie hee was condemned as a Traitor, but in England hee is counted a good subject, and is received into favour, and honoured;