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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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Answer. Why, the very truth is, the thoughts of Hell astonish my heart; me thinks I see a little peephole down into hell, and the devils roaring there, being reserved in chains under darkness, until the judgement of the great day; and me thinks I see the damned flaming, and Judas and all the wicked of the world, and they of Sodom and Gomorrah: there they lie roaring, and damnation takes hold upon them, and the wrath of God finks them down to hell: Now I have sinned, and therefore why should not I be damned, and why should not the wrath of God be executed against me? I answer, the death of Christ acquits thee of all, and although the wrath of God be of admirable power and force, yet you shall be acquitted by the death of the Lord Jesus: ⟨p. 302⟩Revelations 20.••. Blessed and holy is he that hath a part in the first resurrection, for on such the second death shall have no power, that is, wicked men and the ruffians of the world that scorn all commands, and despise all the ordinances of God, and the laws of men, and neither of them can take place in their hearts, they break all bonds, and cast away all commands, and the threatenings of God can take no hold upon them; but though they are so rebellious here, yet everlasting condemnation shall take hold of them, and shall have power over them hereafter, and will drag their souls and bodies down to hell, and there they shall suffer intolerably, and incomprehensibly, and then hell and condemnation shall tell them thus much, seeing the commands of God could take no hold upon you, therefore we will: the mercies of God could not persuade with you, but the judgements of God shall prevail against you. What becomes of all the great and mighty men of the world? where is Pharaoh and Nimrod, and the rest of them? the wrath of God hath thrown them upon their backs in hell; but you that are true believers, the second death shall have no power over you; though wrath and condemnation seem to lay hold upon you, yet there is no power in them to condemn you, because if Christ hath taken away the pains of the second death, then it shall never oppress such as belong to the Lord Jesus Christ: therefore go your way comforted, there is nothing that shall ever prevail against you.
Answer. Why, the very truth is, the thoughts of Hell astonish my heart; me thinkes I see a little peephole downe into hell, and the devils roaring there, being reserved in chaines under darknesse, untill the judgement of the great day; and me thinkes I see the damned flaming, and Iudas and all the wicked of the world, and they of Sodome and Gomorah: there they lie roaring, and damnation takes hold upon them, and the wrath of God finks them downe to hell: Now I have sinned, and therefore why should not I be damned, and why should not the wrath of God bee executed against mee? I answer, the death of Christ acquits thee of all, and although the wrath of God be of admirable power and force, yet you shall bee acquitted by the death of the Lord Jesus: