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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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All this while God was present with him by supportation, though he held that vision of mercy off from his soul: now at this time it seems to me, and the text will bear it, that though Christ before had but three bouts in the garden, yet now all the sins of all his elect children, and the cloud of sins of all the faithful did arise to a mighty great fog, and the cloud did overspread all the whole heavens as I may say, and did darken all the Sunshine of Gods favour: as it is with the Sun in ⟨p. 276⟩the firmament, when a little cloud grows greater and greater until it cover the whole heaven, then we think it is almost night: so all the sins of all the faithful did overspread all the whole heavens, that even the star-light of Gods compassion, and the lightning of Gods love and favour appeared not.
All this while God was present with him by supportation, though he held that vision of mercy off from his soule: now at this time it seemes to me, and the text will beare it, that though Christ before had but three bouts in the garden, yet now all the sins of all his elect children, and the cloud of sins of all the faithfull did arise to a mighty great fog, and the cloud did overspread all the whole heavens as I may say, and did darken all the Sunneshine of Gods favour: as it is with the Sun in ⟨p. 276⟩the firmament, when a little cloud growes greater and greater untill it cover the whole heaven, then we thinke it is almost night: so all the sinnes of all the faithfull did overspread all the whole heavens, that even the star-light of Gods compassion, and the lightning of Gods love and favour appeared not.
Now I come to the reasons of our Saviours grievous sufferings in his soul, and the reasons are these.
Now I come to the reasons of our Saviours grievous sufferings in his soule, and the reasons are these.