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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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A TABLE OF THE Souls union with CHRIST, out of these words: 1 COR. 6.17. He that is joined to the Lord, is one Spirit.
A TABLE OF THE Soules union with CHRIST, out of these words: 1 COR. 6.17. He that is joyned to the Lord, is one Spirit.
Doctrine 1. Every true believer is joined unto Christ. page 3 This knitting of a believer to Christ, consists in three Particulars. Particular 1. A true believer doth gather up all the faculties of his soul, and doth employ them upon Christ. p. 5 Partic. 2. The believer is satisfied with Christ, and the riches of his grace. ibid. Partic. 3. Is th•: that the believer doth bind the heart to the exercising of both these. p. 6 The manner of this union doth discover it self in three Particulars. Partic. 1. It is a real union, though spiritual. p. 7 Partic. 2. This union it is a total union. ibid. Partic. 3. This union it is an unseparable union. p. 8 Use 1. Information to instruct us of the happy privilege of the poor Saints of God; though despised of the world, yet they are received into covenant and union with Christ. p. 9 Use 2. It is an use of terror to all opposites ⟨image 3⟩against Christ. p. 10 Use 3. It is an use of examination and trial, from hence may be known whether the soul doth rightly cleave to Christ, or whether it doth only dissemble with Christ. p. 16 Use 4. It is a ground of comfort for the Saints against all contempt, and disgrace, against all troubles, miseries, and persecutions that the world can cast upon them. p. 20. Secondly, against all temptations of Satan. p. 22 Doctrine 2. The faithful do enjoy such an union with Christ, that they are one Spirit with him. p. 25 For the opening of this Doctrine, two particulars are to be discovered. Partic. 1. The first Particular is the manner how the soul comes to be one spirit with Christ. p. 25 and this doth consist in three conclusions. p. 26 Conclusion 1. The first conclusion is this, that the Spirit of God doth really accompany the whole Word, but in a more special manner he doth accompany the precious promises of the Gospel. p. 27 Conclusion 2. The second conclusion is this, that the Spirit of grace doth leave a supernatural dint and power, and a spiritual and overpowering virtue upon the soul, and thereby doth bring it unto Christ. p. 28 Conclusion 3 The third conclusion is this, that the Spirit of grace in the promise working thus upon the heart, it causeth the heart to close with it in the promise. p. 33 Part. 2. The second particular is the order of this union, whether the believer is knit to the humane nature of Christ first, or to the Divine. p. 39 Use 1.