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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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You see, beloved, how wise men are for the good and safety of their bodies, oh be much more careful for the good of your souls, and hazard not your souls upon every base Jury; stand not to the trial of temptation, fear and suspicion, but appeal ⟨p. 152⟩[…] ⟨p. 153⟩[…] ⟨p. 152⟩to the great God of Heaven, and say, Lord it is an unjust Jury, you •eele not these abilities; and you feel not this assurance of Gods love, and when corruption begins to stir in the heart; then carnal reason saith, if a man had grace, could he have all these corruptions? if I had any grace it would not, nor it could not be thus with me: Oh complain to the Lord that they are an unjust Jury: look up to the Throne of mercy, and have your cause heard there, and say, Lord, these have been my profest enemies, the Devil, and this carnal proud froward heart of mine have been deadly enemies both to thee, and to thy grace, and to the good of my poor soul: and as for fear and suspicion, they have betrayed my comforts, and •ut the throat of them, and many a time have taken away the hope of eternal life from me: and as for my weaknesses and infirmities, they are too ignorant, they cannot pass righteous judgement because they know not what belongs to grace here, or happiness hereafter: therefore appeal to the Lord, and say, you stand at Gods mercy seat, let mercy do what it will with you, and mercy will certainly save you, and let mercy be for ever honoured, and be sure to lie down at the footstool of mercy. If thou art content to go to God, and depend upon mercy, and let it do what it will with thee, then mercy shall certainly save thee; if thou wilt come to believing, thou art sure to be acquitted: let the Devil come in against thee, and plead, and say, Lord wilt thou acquit such a man that hath been ⟨p. 153⟩a despiser of thy grace and mercy; and the world saith, to my knowledge he hath closed with me and hath forsaken thee; and then saith conscience, I have told him of many sins, but he would never reform them; therefore Lord give Justice against him: then the Lord makes answer, and saith, It skills not what he hath been, If he will come to me, and believe in me, and repent of his sins, I will freely acquit him of all that he hath done amiss: therefore avoid the court, Satan, take this as an everlasting rule, and you shall find it by experience.