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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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A second reason why it is false is this, God is said to leave his servants two ways, and there are no other ways in Scripture that I know of First when God takes away his assistance in the time of ⟨p. 266⟩trouble, and he lends not that strength and that assistance, whereby with patience they may be•e, and with courage go through those afflictions, but now and then he lets them not be soiled, by their own infirmities, and to fall by their weaknesses, that they may learn to see their own weaknesses, and learn not to trust in themselves, but in the Lord their God: Now this forsaking cannot, nor did not befall our Saviour in common sense, because he prayed for assistance, and whatsoever he prayed for, he had; as Hebrews 5.7. He was heard in that which he feared; and so consequently assisted: nay, he was confident of the issue of it, Luke 23.42.43. when the good thief upon the cross said, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy Kingdom; the Lord answered him, this way shall thou be with […] in Paradise: nay, David did prophesy this of Christ, and Christ himself performs it, Psalm 16.8. I have set the Lord always before mine eyes, for he is at my right hand, therefore I shall […] be moved: therefore God the Father did not leave our Saviour, but he did assist him, that he was above all sorrows, and all miseries.
A second reason why it is false is this, God is said to leave his servants two wayes, and there are no other wayes in Scripture that I know of First when God takes away his assistance in the time of ⟨p. 266⟩trouble, and hee lends not that strength and that assistance, whereby with patience they may be•e, and with courage goe through those afflictions, but now and then hee lets them not bee soiled, by their owne infirmities, and to fall by their weaknesses, that they may learne to see their owne weaknesses, and learne not to trust in themselves, but in the Lord their God: Now this forsaking cannot, nor did not befall our Saviour in common sense, because hee prayed for assistance, and whatsoever hee prayed for, hee had; as Hebrewes 5.7. Hee was heard in that which he feared; and so consequently assisted: nay, he was confident of the issue of it,