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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, as it is a ground of comfort against all opposition and troubles of the world, so it is a ground of comfort to stay our souls against the fierceness of all temptations, whereby Satan labours to pluck us from the Lord Jesus Christ; and our hearts sink within us, and we shall (we ⟨p. 23⟩say) one day perish by the hands of Saul, by the hand of the enemy attempting, and corruptions prevailing; clear your hearts and know, though temptations may outbid your weaknesses, and corruptions may outbid your abilities, and when you would do good, evil is present with you, and sin cleaves and sticks close to you: why cheer your hearts with this consideration, that you have Christ that sticks closer to you than your sins; and this should cheer up weak and feeble ones: I know what troubles you, were I as strong as such a christian, had I such parts, and such strength of faith; and shall such a poor little one as I am, bear the brunt of persecution, and endure in the time of perplexity: Why consider though thou canst not help thy self, yet Christ can: and know this that Christ will not lose the least member, he is a perfect Saviour: the Lord will not suffer Satan to take thee away from him, nor suffer his love to be taken from thee: Rom. 8. the two last verses, it was the triumph of the holy Apostle Paul; I am persuaded (saith he) that neither death nor life, nor Angels, nor Principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come; nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which it in Christ Jesus our Lord: when health is separated from thy body, and light from thy eyes, and strength from thy feeble nature, yet remember, that when thy body is separated from thy soul, the Lord will not separated his love from thee, neither from thy body in the grave, nor from thy ⟨p. 24⟩[…] it is departed out of thy body, he will love thy body in the grave, he loves the dust of his Saints, and he will take thy soul up into heaven; therefore cheer up thy heart, and comfort thy soul in the consideration of Gods goodness.
Secondly, as it is a ground of comfort against all opposition and troubles of the world, so it is a ground of comfort to stay our soules against the fiercenesse of all temptations, whereby Satan labours to plucke us from the Lord Iesus Christ; and our hearts sinke within us, and we shall (wee