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The application of redemption
The application of redemption by the effectual work of the word, and spirit of Christ, for the bringing home of lost sinners to God ... by that faithful and known servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker ...
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1656
The Application of Redemption, by the effectual work of the Word an… › Book 10: The Tenth Book.
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.
The greatness of God and holiness of God takes most content in a broken heart burdened with sin and loosened from it. And herein the doubts of a distressed soul may be answered, and discouragements also cured and removed, will so great a God vouch ase to call upon so base a creature, so holy a God, so sinful, so filthy and polluted a sinner? yea behold; God reveals him […] in the height of all his greatness and holiness and professeth he hath but two habitations where he takes […], i. e. the highest heavens and a broken heart, that sees his own weakness and therefore the greatness and power of God is most […], it acknowledgeth its own vileness […] […] […] own filthiness, and there the holiness of a God is most honoured, feared and advanced, therefore the […] for God to dwell in where his honour may most of all be advanced; and he comes with his cost, and for this intent and purpose, that he may revive and quicken, therefore he will not, therefore he ⟨p. 444⟩cannot miss of his end, and the attaining of that he intends nor thou of thy comfort.
The greatness of God and holiness of God takes most content in a broken heart burdened with sin and loosened from it. And herein the doubts of a distressed soul may be answered, and discouragments also cured and removed, wil so great a God vouch ase to cal upon so base a creature, so holy a God, so sinful, so filthy and polluted a sinner? yea behold; God reveals him 〈…〉 in the height of al his greatness and holiness and professeth he hath but two habitations where he takes 〈…〉, i. e. the highest heavens and a broken heart, that sees his own weakness and therefore the greatness and power of God is most 〈…〉, it ackonwledeth its own vileness 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 own filthyness, and there the holiness of a God is most honored, feared and advanced, therefore the 〈…〉 for God to dwel in where his honor may most of al be advanced; and he comes with his cost, and for this intent and purpose, that he may revive and quicken, therefore he wil not, therefore he ⟨p. 444⟩