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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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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 ⟨p. 160⟩for sin, must needs want sin, or else he could not be a sacrifice for sin: so the point is clear: we come now to the application.
Reason. Looke into the Nature of our Saviour, and the Office of our Saviour, looke 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 originall sinne was stayed, and when the body was framed, the Godhead dwelt bodily in Christ, and all the fulnesse of grace was in him; then the point must needs bee cleere, that there was no evill in him, no mutabilitie to incline to any evil, nor no power could prevaile with him to draw him to any evill: Againe, looke into the Office of our Saviour, for he that came to be a sacrifice ⟨p. 160⟩for sinne, must needs want sinne, or else he could not be a sacrifice for sinne: so the point is cleere: we come now to the application.
Use 1 The first use is a word of exhortation, and it ought to provoke all you that are faithful, and are believers, to conform your hearts and conversations answerable to the heart and life of Christ: did not Christ give the least improvement of heart to any sin, nor practise the least sin in any measure? then go thou and do likewise, be thou like thy Saviour, that thou mayest have some evidence that thou hast a title unto him: It is that which the Apostle makes as a special collection, Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but be you followers of God as dear children: