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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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Answer. To this I answer, the objection grows upon a false ground, for they conceive that because he was in the agony, therefore it must continue until his being upon the cross; I say no, that's false; for our Saviour entered into the agony, as into a combat, and he that enters into a combat, hath many bouts in it: as there are many storms and tempests, but there are some beams of sunshine between them, so here there is some interims. It is in this case as it is with a man in a burning fever, a man hath many intermissions between the fits; so although our Saviour bore all the whole wrath of God, yet he had intermitting fits of it; as in Matthew 26.39, 42, 44, in the 39. verse, he prayed and said, Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; and he went away again the second time, and prayed saying, Father, if it be possible let this cup pass from me; and he went again the third time, and prayed yet more earnestly saying, Father, if it be possible let this cup pass from me: and as it is in Luke •2.44. He entered into the agony, that is, into the fit, as we use to say of a sick man; now the fit is upon him, he prayed once and came again, so one fit was over; he prayed yet again, so two fits were over; then he prayed yet more earnestly, so the the third fit was over: here are three bouts which he had, when he wrestled with the indignation of the Lord. There were three storms in this tempest, and between every little storm, he had a pleasant gale of ease and refreshing: This is the answer to the first objection.
Answer. To this I answer, the objection growes upon a false ground, for they conceive that because he was in the agonie, therefore it must continue untill his being upon the crosse; I say no, thats false; for our Saviour entred into the agonie, as into a combat, and he that enters into a combat, hath many bouts in it: as there are many stormes and tempests, but there are some beames of sunshine betweene them, so here there is some interims. It is in this case as it is with a man in a burning fever, a man hath many intermissions betweene the fits; so although our Saviour bore all the whole wrath of God, yet he had intermitting fits of it; as in Matthew 26.39, 42, 44, in the 39. verse, he prayed and said, Father, if it bee possible, let this cup passe from mee; and he went away againe the second time, and prayed saying, Father, if it bee possible let this cup passe from mee; and hee went againe the third time, and prayed yet more earnestly saying, Father, if it be possible let this cup passe from me: and as it is in Luke 2.44. Hee entred into the agonie, that is, into the fit, as we use to say of a sicke man; now the fit is upon him, he prayed once and came againe, so one fit was over; he prayed yet againe, so two fits were over; then he prayed yet more earnestly, so the the third fit was over: here are three bouts which hee had, when hee wrestled with the indignation of the Lord. There were three stormes in this tempest, and betweene every little storme, he had a pleasant gale of ease and refreshing: This is the answer to the first objection.