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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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Use 4 Fourthly, it is a word of comfort and consolation, to all the faithful; be thy sins never so many, and the guilt of them never so great, yet learn this skill to cast it all on the Lord Jesus Christ, ease thy own soul of it, and hurl thy care on him that careth for thee: This is that which I would have all the faithful wary of, not to make their miseries more than they should.
Vse 4 Fourthly, it is a word of comfort and consolation, to all the faithfull; be thy sinnes never so many, and the guilt of them never so great, yet learne this skill to cast it all on the Lord Jesus Christ, ease thy owne soule of it, and hurle thy care on him that careth for thee: This is that which I would have all the faithfull wary of, not to make their miseries more than they should.
Now Christ not only took our sins by imputation, but also the payment of the debt was really discharged by our Saviour; he laid down the payment of the debt, and suffered the punishment really: though I do not conceive this to be directly intended, yet it may be inferred from the words of the Text, in the former point, Christ was charged with the sins of all the faithful; and now Christ did suffer their pains, and underwent the whole punishments which their sins required, ⟨p. 202⟩so the point of Doctrine from hence is this:
Now Christ not onely tooke our sinnes by imputation, but also the payment of the debt was really discharged by our Saviour; he laid downe the payment of the debt, and suffered the punishment really: though I doe not conceive this to be directly intended, yet it may be inferred from the words of the Text, in the former point, Christ was charged with the sinnes of all the faithfull; and now Christ did suffer their pains, and underwent the whole punishments which their sinnes required, ⟨p. 202⟩so the point of Doctrine from hence is this: