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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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Doctrine. Our Saviour Christ never yielded the least improvement of heart to sin, neither did he ever commit the least sin in his life and conversation: our Saviour Christ knew no sin at all by experience; this is that which all the types and sacrifices of the old Law did signify, which were all as so many several testimonies of the holiness and purity of the Lord Jesus Christ: therefore he was called the Lamb without blemish: and it was prophesied of him in Isaiah 53.9. That he had done no wickedness, neither was deceit found in his mouth: and his enemy Pilate said, I find no fault in him at all: and our Saviour himself saith, the Prince of this world cometh and hath nought in me, that is, no sin, John 14.30. The arguments are briefly these.
Doctrine. Our Saviour Christ never yeelded the least improvement of heart to sinne, neither did hee ever commit the least sinne in his life and conversation: our Saviour Christ knew no sinne at all by experience; this is that which all the types and sacrifices of the old Law did signifie, which were all as so many severall testimonies of the holinesse and puritie of the Lord Jesus Christ: therefore he was called the Lambe without blemish: and it was prophesied of him in Esay 53.9. That he had done no wickednesse, neither was deceit found in his mouth: and his enemy Pilate said, I finde no fault in him at all: and our Saviour himselfe saith, the Prince of this world commeth and hath nought in mee, that is, no sinne, Iohn 14.30. The arguments are briefly these.
Reason. Look into the Nature of our Saviour, and the Office of our Saviour, look into his Manhood, as he was perfect Man, for the seed of the woman was overshadowed by the Holy Ghost, and was purged and sanctified, and the course of original sin was stayed, and when the body was framed, the Godhead dwelt bodily in Christ, and all the fullness of grace was in him; then the point must needs be clear, that there was no evil in him, no mutability to incline to any evil, nor no power could prevail with him to draw him to any evil: Again, look into the Office of our Saviour, for he that came to be a sacrifice