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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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Secondly, it not only meets with them, but it dasheth in sunder another conceit that seems to find acceptance with others; for hence it is clear, that all the troubles, and miseries, and afflictions; either anguish of heart inwardly, or miseries outwardly; they cannot properly be called punishments inflicted upon the faithful, be they never so sharp and bitter in themselves: being laid upon the faithful they lose that property, and they become corrections; Christ hath suffered all punishments, and therefore God the Father will not require a double payment for one debt; and therefore howsoever their grievances are many and great, yet they are but chastisements at the worst, and they lose that venom of plague and of punishment; as it is with the sea water, it is salt of it self, and hath a brinish saltness, fretting wonderfully; yet when it passeth through the veins of the earth, all the saltness is gone, and it becomes fresh, and is ⟨p. 290⟩of a cooling nature: Just so it is with the afflictions that are sometimes inflicted upon the godly, howsoever in themselves they are sharp, and brinish, and fretting; yet the heaviest afflictions, though never so sharp and bitter, yet when they pass through the merits and mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ, they retain only their cooling, cleansing, and refreshing nature.
Secondly, it not onely meets with them, but it dasheth in sunder another conceit that seemes to finde acceptance with others; for hence it is cleere, that all the troubles, and miseries, and afflictions; either anguish of heart inwardly, or miseries outwardly; they cannot properly bee called punishments inflicted upon the faithfull, be they never so sharpe and bitter in themselves: being laid upon the faithfull they lose that propertie, and they become corrections; Christ hath suffered all punishments, and therefore God the Father will not require a double payment for one debt; and therefore howsoever their grievances are many and great, yet they are but chasticements at the worst, and they lose that venome of plague and of punishment; as it is with the sea water, it is salt of it selfe, and hath a brinish saltnesse, fretting wonderfully; yet when it passeth thorow the veines of the earth, all the saltnesse is gone, and it becomes fresh, and is ⟨p. 290⟩of a cooling nature: Just so it is with the afflictions that are sometimes inflicted upon the godly, howsoever in themselves they are sharpe, and brinish, and fretting; yet the heaviest afflictions, though never so sharpe and bitter, yet when they passe through the merits and mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ, they retaine onely their cooling, cleansing, and refreshing nature.