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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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when he was going from his own country, and had no friends to succour him, the Lord met him, and said, I will go with thee, and keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and I will bring thee back into this land, and I will never leave thee, until I have ⟨p. 22⟩done that, which I spake unto thee of; this was that which lifted and bare up the heart of the good man, though he could not but expect hard dealing; why yet saith the Lord, I will go with thee, and never leave thee; think of it, and consider of it seriously, what a ground of consolation may it be, when we shall wander up and down, and go into caves, and holes, and dens of the earth; when we shall go into prison or banishment, and friends may not, nor will not go with us, yet Christ will go; Isaiah 43.2. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee; a man cannot save his wife sometimes in the water, though she be ready to be drowned; a man cannot go into the fire to help her, though she be ready to be burnt; but Christ will be with thee in the water, and in the fire, that is, in the heaviest trials and forest troubles: what can come to us, if Christ be with us? if misery, and sorrow, and trouble be with us, if Christ our husband be with us, what matter? he is the husband of his spouse, and the Saviour of his people, why should we then be discouraged or disquieted?
when he was going from his owne countrie, and had no friends to succour him, the Lord met him, and said, I will goe with thee, and keepe thee in all places whither thou goest, and I will bring thee back into this land, and I will never leave thee, untill I have ⟨p. 22⟩done that, which I spake unto thee of; this was that which lifted and bare up the heart of the good man, though hee could not but expect hard dealing; why yet saith the Lord, I will goe with thee, and never leave thee; thinke of it, and consider of it seriously, what a ground of consolation may it be, when we shall wander up and downe, and goe into caves, and holes, and dens of the earth; when wee shall goe into prison or banishment, and friends may not, nor will not goe with us, yet Christ will goe; Esay 43.2. When thou passest thorow the waters, I will be with thee; and thorow the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest thorow the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee; a man cannot save his wife sometimes in the water, though shee bee ready to be drowned; a man cannot goe into the fire to helpe her, though she be ready to be burnt; but Christ will be with thee in the water, and in the fire, that is, in the heaviest trials and forest troubles: what can come to us, if Christ be with us? if miserie, and sorrow, and trouble bee with us, if Christ our husband be with us, what matter? he is the husband of his spouse, and the Saviour of his people, why should wee then bee discouraged or disquieted?