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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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First for the former: the manner how the soule• ⟨p. 26⟩come[…] be one Spirit with Christ, it is an undeniable principle, and confessed by Divines on all parts, that the soul comes to be one Spirit, by the power of the Spirit on Gods part, and by the power of faith on the believers part; they confess that the Spirit of God works upon a believer, and the believer goes out again to God by faith: but we have now only the terms in the general, if we come to the particular examining of these and ask a weak soul how the soul comes to be one Spirit, by the Spirit on Gods part, and by faith on our part, we are as far to seek as we were before, and most of the congregation can understand little of it. This is our misery, we content our selves with terms in the general, and never crack the shell that we may see the kernel: we never dive into the truth, that we may see the intent of the Spirit therein; therefore for the opening of the point, viz. the manner how the soul comes so to be knit to Christ, as to be made one Spirit: (not denying any thing of the former truth, but holding thereto) we will open it so far as our light serves us.
First for the former: the manner how the soule• ⟨p. 26⟩com〈…〉 be one Spirit with Christ, it is an undeniable principle, and confessed by Divines on all parts, that the soule comes to be one Spirit, by the power of the Spirit on Gods part, and by the power of faith on the beleevers part; they confesse that the Spirit of God workes upon a beleever, and the beleever goes out againe to God by faith: but wee have now onely the termes in the generall, if we come to the particular examining of these and aske a weake soule how the soule comes to be one Spirt, by the Spirit on Gods part, and by faith on our part, wee are as far to seeke as wee were before, and most of the congregation can understand little of it. This is our misery, we content our selves with termes in the generall, and never cracke the shell that wee may see the kernell: wee never dive into the truth, that wee may see the intent of the Spirit therein; therefore for the opening of the point, viz. the manner how the soule coms so to be knit to Christ, as to be made one Spirit: (not denying any thing of the former truth, but holding thereto) wee will open it so far as our light serves us.