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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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Answer. For answer hereunto, look what the word saith, if the word acquit thee, it shall stand; and if the word condemn thee, though all the men in the world acquit thee, yet thou shalt be condemned; to all that believe not in my Gospel, shall be confusion, saith the Apostle: and the words of Christ are, He that believeth not, is condemned already: therefore look what the word saith, and cleave to that for ever.
Answer. For answer hereunto, looke what the word saith, if the word acquit thee, it shall stand; and if the word condemne thee, though all the men in the world acquit thee, yet thou shalt be condemned; to all that beleeve not in my Gospell, shall be confusion, saith the Apostle: and the words of Christ are, He that beleeveth not, is condemned already: therefore looke what the word saith, and cleave to that for ever.
Use 3 In the third place from hence we have a ground of terror to the wicked, and it is like a thunder-bolt to break the hearts of all unbelievers, and it is able to cut the sinews of all their comforts, and to sink their souls to Hell, to think that they are unbelievers: I speak not to those that have some doubtings and troubles arising in their hearts, but to such as never yet believed in Christ, howsoever a man may have parts, and gifts, and be advanced, yet that which will be as gall and wormwood to the soul is this thou shalt never be justified. When Simon Magus would have bought the gift of the holy Ghost with money in Acts 8.21. Saint Peter answered him, thy money perish with thee: and furthermore, he cuts him up to the quick, and saith, Thou art still in the gall of bitterness, thou hast no share nor portion in this matter: so you unbelievers, you have no share in this point of justification, 1 Peter 4.17. ⟨p. 155⟩If judgement, that is, temporal judgement begin at the house of God, that is, at the Saints of God which believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, then what will the end be of all that obey not the Gospel of God, and believe not in the Lord Jesus Christ? for it is all one in the phrase of Scripture: If a believer do come to heaven with much difficulty and trouble, and perplexity of heart, and the ship is all broken, and he comes to heaven with much difficulty; then what will the share of those men be that have no part nor portion in Jesus Christ? they can ruffle it out with the best for a while, and the men of the world do admire at them, and acquit them many times, the people of God being deluded with their smooth carriage, and fair shows, and having a charitable opinion of them, they do acquit them: but mark the end of it, thou mayest be admired and acquitted here, but thou shalt be for ever condemned hereafter: the sentence is gone forth, and it shall never be revoked: