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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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Collect. 1 First, that the believer, being moved by the stroke of the Spirit of the Father, is made able to close with the Father and the Son, because the Spirit of the Lord doth fasten, fit, and frame the heart hereunto in this manner; and hence it is, that the soul can close with the Father, and the Son too; why? because the Spirit which proceeds and comes from the Father and the Son, is able to frame the soul to close with both; for the Spirit hath something of the Father, and something of the Son, and therefore is able to make the soul to close with both: 1 John 1.3. These things have I written unto you, that you may have fellowship with us; holy John was a spiritual father unto them, and he writes to them, that thereby they might have fellowship with the Saints, and he saith, Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ; why doth he not say, our fellowship is with the Father, as well, as to say, our fellowship is with the Father and the Son? because it is presumed before hand, that a man must have fellowship with the Spirit, before he can have fellowship with the Father and the Son; because it is the Spirit that hath fitted the heart, and framed it, to close with both.
Colect. 1 First, that the beleever, being moved by the stroke of the Spirit of the Father, is made able to close with the Father and the Sonne, because the Spirit of the Lord doth fasten, fit, and frame the heart hereunto in this manner; and hence it is, that the soule can close with the Father, and the Sonne too; why? because the Spirit which proceeds and comes from the Father and the Sonne, is able to frame the soule to close with both; for the Spirit hath something of the Father, and something of the Sonne, and therefore is able to make the soule to close with both: 1 Iohn 1.3. These things have I written unto you, that you may have fellowship with us; holy Iohn was a spirituall father unto them, and hee writes to them, that thereby they might have fellowship with the Saints, and he saith, Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Sonne Iesus Christ; why doth he not say, our fellowship is with the Father, as well, as to say, our fellowship is with the Father and the Sonne? because it is presumed before hand, that a man must have fellowship with the Spirit, before hee can have fellowship with the Father and the Sonne; because it is the Spirit that hath fitted the heart, and framed it, to close with both.