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Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But now how sweetly doth the cross of Christ, and death of Christ answer thy fears? Hear thy Saviours language.
But now how sweetly doth the crosse of Christ, and death of Christ answer thy fears? Hear thy Saviors language.
O soul be not afraid, do not thou fear and flag: all these threatenings were intended against me; all were fulfilled upon me. Justice hath nothing to say to thee: all the curses are met together upon me. That is the meaning of it: that thou mayst be free, though I take in the wrath of the Lord into my own body. Oh! behold me, behold me: see how full I am of the wrath of God in body and soul: my soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death.
O soul be not afraid, do not thou fear and flag: all these threatnings were intended against me; all wer fulsilled upon me. Justice hath nothing to say to thee: all the curses are met together upon me. That is the meaning of it: that thou mayst be free, though I take in the wrath of the Lord into my own body. Oh! behold me, behold me: see how full I am of the wrath of God in body and soul: my soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death.
Methinks I should hear thee say, now Lord, ⟨p. 233⟩I see my liberty, in thy bonds. My salvation, in thy torment and pain. I have seen thy sorrow and out-cry, and understood the meaning and intent of all: that it was to remove the curse from me. Now arise O my soul and inherit the blessing. Therefore was Christ made a curse that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles. What was the blessing of Abraham? I will bless thee, and make thee a blessing. I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee. And again, I establish my Covenant between me and thee. Rejoice, O my soul rejoice, and let my soul rejoice in God my Saviour. O my soul, God hath blessed thee, and shall bless thee. Fer not, now the mouth of the Law is for ever stopped thou shalt never hear one curse more of the flaming mouth of the Law. O soul, what canst thou wish for that is not laid up in the everlasting covenant? he hath said, he will be a God to thee. Canst thou be able to know the immensity of his covenant? all is made over to thee.