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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, the justice of God had a single combat with our Saviour in the garden, and there it had three bouts with him, the Lord dealt very roughly with him, and the blows were very heavy that he laid upon our Saviour there, for they went to the heart of him, and yet that was but a little skirmish: Isaiah 53.4, 5. God smote him, and bruised him, insomuch that there was clodded blood seen to come dropping from him: these heavy bouts that he had, wounded him, and went to the very heart of him, but now patience, and forbearance, and longsuffering, and mercy, and compassion, they all come into rescue our Saviour, and they afford him a little breathing, and refreshing, so that though the blows were heavy, and the thrusts were sore, yet he did breathe and live; and it was not the main stroke of all, and the reason was, because patience, mercy, and goodness, and bounty, came in to rescue him: but then the second part was this:
First, the justice of God had a single combat with our Saviour in the garden, and there it had three bouts with him, the Lord dealt very roughly with him, and the blowes were very heavie that hee laid upon our Saviour there, for they went to the heart of him, and yet that was but a little skirmish: Esay 53.4, 5. God smote him, and bruised him, insomuch that there was clodded blood seene to come dropping from him: these heavie bouts that hee had, wounded him, and went to the very heart of him, but now patience, and forbearance, and longsuffering, and mercy, and compassion, they all come into rescue our Saviour, and they afford him a little breathing, and refreshing, so that though the blowes were heavie, and the thrusts were sore, yet he did breathe and live; and it was not the maine stroke of all, and the reason was, because patience, mercy, and goodnesse, and bountie, came in to rescue him: but then the second part was this:
Not only Gods anger had a single combat with him, but at last the justice of God gathered up all the powers of it, and the wrath of God drew up all the forces together, and they marched in furiously against Christ: and whereas before the Father smote at him, and did thrust at him, now he slew him. When our Saviour came to the cross, and the heat of the battle lay upon