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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, I say this is a total union, the whole nature of a Saviour, and the whole nature of a believer are knit together: first, that it is a real union, all the places of Scripture do intimate as much: what the branch is to the vine, the soul is to Christ: now they are more than imagination; so what the husband is to the wife, the soul is to Christ. Now they are more than in understanding; for a man may conceive of another woman, as well as of his wife; but this is another union, whereby the person of the one is knit unto another: the bond of matrimony knits these two together. This is the frame and guise of knitting the soul to Christ, it is no bare apprehension but ⟨p. 8⟩we feed upon Christ, and grow upon Christ, and are married to Christ: Hosea 2.20. I have married thee to my self, in truth, in judgement, and in righteousness.
Secondly, I say this is a totall union, the whole nature of a Saviour, and the whole nature of a beleever are knit together: first, that it is a reall union, all the places of Scripture doe intimate as much: what the branch is to the vine, the soule is to Christ: now they are more than imagination; so what the husband is to the wife, the soule is to Christ. Now they are more than in understanding; for a man may conceive of another woman, as well as of his wife; but this is another union, whereby the person of the one is knit unto another: the bond of matrimony knits these two together. This is the frame and guise of knitting the soule to Christ, it is no bare apprehension but ⟨p. 8⟩wee feed upon Christ, and grow upon Christ, and are married to Christ: Hosea 2.20. I have married thee to my selfe, in truth, in judgement, and in righteousnesse.
Secondly, I say it is total in so much that Christ is the head, and a believer, a member; in both these regards they are joined: Christ is the head of the Church, not only according as he is God, but as he is God and man; and a believer is a member not only according to his body, but according to his body and soul: now whole Christ being the head, and the whole believer being a member, therefore a whole Christ, and a whole believer must be joined together.