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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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First, there is a real withdrawing of the sense and feeling of the mercy and compassion of God, a stoppage, as I may say, and a taking off the sweet operation of Gods love and favour from the soul, when that sensible refreshing and conveyance of the mercy and kindness of Gods countenance is turned away from the soul: this is a part of the second death, and this is the pain of loss, that is, the poor sinner loseth that sweet influence of that abundant mercy, and compassion, and that sweetness that is in all those glorious attributes which should fill the soul with satisfactory sweetness and content; as thus sometimes it pleases God to discover those pain of hell unto his servants here on earth, and he brings them by the suburbs of hell, that they may know what it is to be in heaven, and also what it is to commit sin so against a gracious God, Psalm 31.22. I said in mine haste, I am cast out of sight: As if he had said, God hath taken away the sweet smiles of his countenance from the heart of David, and […] is […] a part of the second death; yet thou •he art •est the voice of thy prayer David was now in some distress, by reason of the withdrawing of the favour of God from his ⟨p. 214⟩soul: this is the first part of the second death.
First, there is a reall withdrawing of the sense and feeling of the mercy and compassion of God, a stoppage, as I may say, and a taking off the sweet operation of Gods love and favour from the soule, when that sensible refreshing and conveyance of the mercy and kindnesse of Gods countenance is turned away from the soule: this is a part of the second death, and this is the paine of losse, that is, the poore sinner loseth that sweet influence of that abundant mercy, and compassion, and that sweetnesse that is in all those glorious attributes which should fill the soule with satisfactory sweetnesse and content; as thus sometimes it pleases God to discover those pain of hell unto his servants here on earth, and hee brings them by the suburbs of hell, that they may know what it is to bee in heaven, and also what it is to commit sinne so against a gracious God, Psalme 31.22. I said in mine haste, I am cast out of sight: As if hee had said, God hath taken away the sweet smiles of his countenance from the heart of David, and is a part of the second death; yet thou he art est the voyce of thy praier David was now in some distresse, by reason of the withdrawing of the favour of God from his