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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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To prove this Doctrine, look Hebrews 2.17. compare it with Hebrews 4.15. In chap. 2.17. the text saith, Wherefore it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren in all things: and in chap. 4.15. He was tempted in all things like unto us, sin only excepted; for there were no punishments excepted, as appeareth in the former place; therefore in Isaiah 53.5, 6, 7, 8. the whole chapter is a full description of the punishments of our Saviour, and you shall find these three degrees of it in the afornamed verses, He was stricken, and so stricken that he was wounded, and so wounded that he was bruised for our transgressions; and then in the 6. verse, it is very pithily laid down, All we like sheep have gone astray, and the Lord hath laid upon him the iniquity of us all; that is, the punishments of us all; ⟨p. 203⟩they were laid, that is, God made all the sorrows, and all the punishments of all the faithful to meet upon our Saviour. It is a term taken from war, when an army is levied out, every town and county sets out so many men, and they all meet at such a place such a day: so every faithful soul sets out miseries, and mans out afflictions, and they all levy out an army of sorrows, and they all meet upon our Saviour: all those sins and miseries of the godly from one end of the world to the other, from east to west, from north to south, they run amain upon our Saviour, and besiege the soul and body of him, and they lie heavy upon him, the chastisement of our peace was upon him; that is, it overwhelmed him for the while, and made him cry out, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Another proof of this point is, Gal. 3.13. The text saith, Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us; as it is written, cursed be every one that hangeth on a tree; He that was made such a curse for us as the Law did require, and such a curse as wherein the Law was satisfied, even he was made a full curse for us, and bore all the punishment due to us; but he was made such a curse as the Law prefigured, and wherein the Law was satisfied; and therefore he must needs bear whatsoever the Law required: and therefore I may say to the faithful soul, as Paul said to Philemon concerning Onesimus, If he hath hurt thee, or oweth thee ought, set that upon my score;
To prove this Doctrine, looke Hebrewes 2.17. compare it with Hebrewes 4.15. In chap. 2.17. the text saith, Wherefore it behoved him to bee made like unto his brethren in all things: and in chap. 4.15. He was tempted in all things like unto us, sinne onely excepted; for there were no punishments excepted, as appeareth in the former place; therefore in Esay 53.5, 6, 7, 8. the whole chapter is a full description of the punishments of our Saviour, and you shall finde these three degrees of it in the afornamed verses, Hee was stricken, and so stricken that hee was wounded, and so wounded that hee was bruised for our transgressions; and then in the 6. verse, it is very pithily laid downe, All we like sheep have gone astray, and the Lord hath laid upon him the iniquitie of us all; that is, the punishments of us all;