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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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Secondly, though the curse doth not require any one particular death, and say, thou shalt be stoned, or sawne in pieces, or the like; yet that the Lord might show the heinousness of sin, which deserves the worst death of all, and to express the greatness of the l••e of Christ that was contented to die in that manner, and that God the Father might show his justice in punishing of sin: for this end God the Father appointed ⟨p. 206⟩it, and Christ undertook it to die the death of the cross, a most shameful, and base death, only appropriate to the basest malefactors; now Christ did willingly submit himself to this, and God the Father did lay this upon Christ, that sin might appear to be most heinous, and that sin might be hated, and Christ might appear most merciful and gracious, and holy in loathing sin, as Philippians 2.6, 8. Our Saviour being equal with the Father, and thought it no robbery so to be, yet he humbled himself, and took on him the form of a servant, and became obedient to the death, even the death of the cross.
Secondly, though the curse doth not require any one particular death, and say, thou shalt bee stoned, or sawne in peeces, or the like; yet that the Lord might shew the hainousnesse of sinne, which deserves the worst death of all, and to expresse the greatnesse of the l••e of Christ that was contented to die in that manner, and that God the Father might shew his justice in punishing of sinne: for this end God the Father appointed ⟨p. 206⟩it, and Christ undertooke it to die the death of the crosse, a most shamefull, and base death, onely appropriate to the basest malefactors; now Christ did willingly submit himselfe to this, and God the Father did lay this upon Christ, that sinne might appeare to bee most hainous, and that sinne might be hated, and Christ might appeare most mercifull and gracious, and holy in loathing sinne, as Philippians 2.6, 8. Our Saviour being equall with the Father, and thought it no robbery so to be, yet he humbled himselfe, and tooke on him the forme of a servant, and became obedient to the death, even the death of the crosse.