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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, it was not a total forsaking of our Saviour, but only in part, and it was not a perpetual forsaking, but for a while, and it was not a taking away the Godhead from the manhood of our Saviour; but the Godhead was ever united to the manhood, and did evermore support it.
First, it was not a totall forsaking of our Saviour, but onely in part, and it was not a perpetuall forsaking, but for a while, and it was not a taking away the Godhead from the manhood of our Saviour; but the Godhead was ever united to the manhood, and did evermore support it.
Secondly, this forsaking was on the Fathers part, and not on our Saviours part; the Father forsakes Christ, but Christ went after him: God ⟨p. 269⟩took away the sense of his love, but the Lord Jesus Christ cried after him, and laid hold upon him, and saith, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? the Father went away, but the Lord Jesus Christ went after the Father, and would not let him go: God the Father might justly forsake our Saviour, being made sin for us by account and imputation: being our surety, God the Father might justly take away and withdraw the sense of the sweetness of his love and favour from the Lord Jesus Christ, without any sin; but now the Lord Jesus Christ could not have forsaken and gone away from the Father without sinning, so that this forsaking was on the Fathers part, but our Saviour held fast, and would not be carried away, My God, my God, &c. As Job saith, Though he kill me, yet will I trust in him: so that Jobs trusting, and Gods killing anger might stand together: and when the Lord wrestled with Jacob and said, Let me go, for the day breaketh; Jacob said, I will not let thee go, until thou bless me. God may go away from Jacob, but Jacob may not go away from God for want of confidence, and affiance: so that this forsaking is to be apprehended wholly on the Fathers part, for our Saviour did not go away from God by diffidence and distrust.
Secondly, this forsaking was on the Fathers part, and not on our Saviours part; the Father forsakes Christ, but Christ went after him: God