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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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if God let him but see his sin, and say, this is thy pride, and thy stubbornness and rebellion, it would drive the stoutest heart under heaven beyond it self; nay, to utter distraction of mind, Psalm 40.12. Innumerable troubles have taken hold upon me, they have so compassed me about, that I am not able to look up: Every sin is like a great bandog that is muzzled, and if he be once let loose, he will tear all in pieces: so the Lord sometimes muzzles a mans corruptions, and keeps them under, and if the Lord do but now and then let them loose, then they pull a man down: and hence comes all those pale looks, and discouragements of soul, these are they that will thus worry a man: Thus every believer must ⟨p. 187⟩acknowledge that it were just with the Lord to let loose his sin, howsoever not to condemn him, yet to make him live at little peace or quiet; and hence it is that the Prophet David prays so against it, Psalm 51.9. when he had committed those two great sins of adultery and murder, though God after his confession had sealed to his soul the pardon of them, yet he went with broken bones; and therefore he saith, Hide away thy face from my sins, and put away all mine iniquities; as if he had said, look not upon my sins as a judge, do not follow the Law against me, let not my sins, or my person be once brought into the Court, or be once named, but look upon the Lord Jesus Christ for me, and for his sake blot out all mine iniquities.
if God let him but see his sinne, and say, this is thy pride, and thy stubbornnesse and rebellion, it would drive the stoutest heart under heaven beyond it selfe; nay, to utter distraction of minde, Psalme 40.12. Innumerable troubles have taken hold upon me, they have so compassed me about, that I am not able to looke up: Every sinne is like a great bandog that is muzzeld, and if hee bee once let loose, he will teare all in peeces: so the Lord sometimes muzzels a mans corruptions, and keeps them under, and if the Lord doe but now and then let them loose, then they pull a man downe: and hence comes all those pale lookes, and discouragements of soule, these are they that will thus worry a man: Thus every beleever must