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made to the whole Trinity, 
butyet immediately , and dire&ty to the firſt perſon, andin him 
to the reſt. Butif ſo, then in ſome ſenſe. ( Say our adver- 


faries )" Chrif# makes interceſſion to himſelf , which cannot be, be. 
cawſe in interceſſion thre muſt of neceſſity be three parties : this 
point hath fore puzled the Church of Rowe, that forthe ſolving 
ofit, they knew noother way but to avouch Chriſtto be our in- 
terceſſor only as man , and not asGod, which is moſt untrue, 
foras both natures did concur in the work of A b - 

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likewiſe they, do both. concur inthe -work of . interceflion: and 
*cis an anticnt and approved rule, that names of office, which are 


_ rAppellationes given to, Chriſt, ſuch as Mediatonr, Interceſſor, &c. ”= unto 


=. oficii compe- » him According to both natures , and can the at* of Chritts inter. 
bY cut / briſto ſc ceſſion be the a& of Chriſts manhood alone ? what ? to heare, 


cundum uren-'1nd offer up prayers? to receive and preſent the prayers and 


gue naturam. 


1 Joh. 5-7. 


Joh, 17 9. 


praiſes, and other ſpiritual ſacrifices of all beleeyers in the world: 
to negotiate for them all at one and the ſame time, according ts 
the variety and multiplicity of their ſeveral occaſions ? ſurely 
this is, and muſtbe the work of an infinite, - and not of a finitc 
agent , this cannot be effeted without the concurrence of the 
divine nature with the humane, but what needs any further an- 
ſwer to this 6bjeRion ? ſuppoſe Chriſt intercede to himſelfe a; 
God, hat is not

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immediately, and directly to the ſame perſon 
God the Son, though tothe ſame God eſſentially ; indeed Chriſt 
34a+9ew@r, God-man, in-reſpe& of -his. natures -agreeth with 
both, being not only God, nor only man, but God-man, man- 
God, bleſled for ever ; but-in reſpe& of his perſon, being the 
ſecond perſon in the Trinity, heis diſtin from both. 1. From 
the perſonality of man, for he hath onlythe perſonality of God 
5 ow ofman, 2. Fromthe tirſt perſon of the Godhead, who 
is God the Father, for there are three that beare record in heaven, 
the Father, the Word, and the holy Ghoſt; and theſe three are onc, 
(1.) three perſons, aud but one God. | 


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© For whom this interceſſion is made. 


4. [Or whom. is this interceſlion- made ? I anſwer, 1. Ne. 
.gatiyely, not for the world, 7 pray not for the world, faich 
Chriſt, whiles Chriſt was on earth he would: not ſo much as 
ſpend his breath, or open his lips for the world, he knew God 
would not. heare him for them , in like manner Chriſt prayes 
now.in heaven. Not for the world, he never had a thought to 
redeem them, ar to ſave their ſouls, and therefore they have no 
ſhare ia his interceſlions; I know the objeRion, that Chriſt u = 

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they know not what they av , . buz-that might be of private duty as 
man; who in that reſpe& ſubmitted himſelfe to the law of God, 
which eequires that we forg ve ourenemyes; and pray for ther 
that perſecute.us, and nor of his proper office as Mediatour , or 
ifit be referred to the proper mediatory intercetiion of Jeſus 
Chrift (which I rather think ) it will nor prove that he prayed 
for them all univerſally, bur only indefinitely, (5.) only for them 
that were preſent at his crucifyi g,and that in fimplicity of heart, 
and not of affected ignorance .crucitied' Chriſt; and accordingly 
this prayer was heard, when fo many of the Jewes were converted 
at Pereys Sermon, Af. :. 41. what needs more ? bis own words 
are expreſle, that Chrifts interceifions are zor for the worl4, or- 
reprobates; - So much negartivel:”, 

-:2: Poſitively, Chriſts intercetlion is general, and particylar , 


uk.23. 34. 


forall, and every faichfal man ,,'/ pray for then, 1 pray wot for the 1,4, 


world, but for them which thou haſt given me, for they are thine. 


And the Lord ſaid, Simon, Simon, hehold Satan hath deſired to have Luk,22.31,32 


uw, that he may ſift you as wheate, but I have prayed for thee, that 
thy faith faile not

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and 
the interceſſions of the hugh Prieſts of old. 


6. Hart is the difference betwixt Chriſts interceflions, 
and the interceilions of the high Priefts of old ? 
There is no queſtion , but howſoever they might agree in ſome 
reſpects, yet Chriſt officiates in a more tranſcendent and emi- 
nent way than ever any high Prieſt did beforehim ; now the 
difference betwixt- Chrift and them, and betwixt Chrifts 
interceſſions and their interceilions, may appear in theſe par- . 
ticulars. — 


gb Prieſt , ſuch a title was never given to any but Chrift , 
e the Apoſtle argues for the fteadfaſtnefle of our pro« 
feſlion, ſreing then that we have a great high Prieft,that is paſſed 
into the heavens , Jeſus the Sonne of God , let us hold faft our pro- 
e , V 
4,9, 0 high Prieſts then were Aaron and his ſonnes , but 
Chriſt our great higb Prieſt is the Sonne of God, for ſo he is 
fiyled in the ſame verſe, the great high Prieſt that is paſſed into 


I. red were called high Prieſts, but Chriſt is called the great Heb. 4.14: 


the heavens, {eſo the Sonne of God. Heb.4.14. 


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the preſence of God for Heb. 9, 24: 
#s. Surely this interceſſion is that which puts life into the death 

of Chriſt : this interceſſion is that which ftrikes the laſt troak , 

during this world, in the carrying on of our ſoules ſalvation, 
"and makes all ſure, Itis a witty p. what that one makes of Geodw;n , 
theſe ſeveral ſteps of Chrifts aRtings for us, as firſt, there was an Chriſt (er 
all-ſufficiency in his death, who. ſhall condemne? it is Chriſt that fort 
djed. 2. 4 rather in; bis reſurreQion, yea rather, that is riſen or 
again. 3. A much rather in hislife and ſeſſion at Gods right 

hand, for if wben we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the 

death of Chriſt , much rather being reconciled we ſhall be ſaved by 

bi life. 4- The Apoſtleriſeth yer higher to « ſaving to the ut- Rom.5.10 
woſt, and puts that upon his interceſlion, wherefore he i able to 

ſave ma to the utmoſt, ſeeing he ever liveth to make interceſſion for 

w. Ifinthe former were any thing wanting, this interceſſion Hb.7-:5. 
of Chriſt ſupplies all; it is the Coronis, which makes all 

effecual; ir Gvesto theuttermoſt, for it ſelfe is the uttermoſt 

and highelt ſtep ; on earth Chriſt begins the execution of his 

office, in heaven he ends it

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interceſſion Chriſt is the applying 

canſe of our ſoules ſalvation. In this very interceſſion 
" of Chriſt is the conſummation and perfetion of the 
Prieſt-hood of (hriſt. O then how requiſite and neceſſary muſt 

this needs be ? 
4+ 1t is gracious, and full of bowels; Chrilts interceſſion, and 


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indecd Chriſts Prieſtly office is ereted, and ſet up on purpoſe, 
for the relief of poor diſtreſſed ſinners. There is no mixture of 
terrour inthis bleſſed office of Jeſus Chriſt, and this doth diſtin- 


guiſh it from his other offices. -Chriſt by his Kingly office rules 


over the Churches, and over the world; butall obtaine not 
mercy whom he thus rules over , Chriſt by his propherical office 
comes to his own, but many of his own received him not , but 
now wherever the Pricſtly office of Jeſus Chriſt is let forth upon 
a ſoul, that. ſoul ſhall certainly be ſaved for ever. O this Prieltly 
office of Chriſt is an office of meere love and tender compaſſion : 
Chriſt (faith the Apoſtle ) « ſuch an high Prieſt, as cannot but 
be teuched with the feeling” of our infirmities, Oh he ig a merciful, 
and a faithful hgh Prieft in things pertaining to God, to make re- 
conciliation for the ſinnes of the people. He is merciful and exceed- 


ing compaſſionate ; in all owr affliftions he 55 afflifted ; — and 


in. his Tove, and in his pity he redeemed #4, and in his love and 
pity he intercedes for us. | 


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SE CT. 8, 
Whereis the interceſſion of Chrift conſiſts. 


8. V VF more eſpecially doth the interceſſions of 

Jeſus Chriſt conſiſt > ſome ſuppoſe that Chriſts ve- 
ry being in heaven, 'and putting God in minde of his aRive and 
paſſive obedience by his very preſence, is ait that interceſſion 
that the Scripture ſpeaks of. -But I rather anſwer ingheſe par- 
ticulars. As — 

7. Chriſts

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for the purchaſe of our 


, Jn 
. Thereis a queſtion amongſt the Schooles whether Chriſt hath 
not taken his wounds, or the ſignes, skars, and prints of his 
wounds into heaven with him ? and whether Chriſtin repreſent- 
ing thoſe wounds, skars, and prites ereo his Father doth not 
thereby intercede for us ? ſome T am ſure are for the affirmative. 
Agqainas diſtinguiſheth of Chriſts interceſſion as being three-fold, 


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the firſt before bis paſſiop 'by devont prayer, and the /eromd at his 
ps H wm i laed, and the third after his aſcenſion by the Aquir in Jobs 
ef emtation of bit wound!, and skars. Howloever this hold, © ** 

(fort dare not be cog'contident without Scripture ground) yer 

this i dare ſay, that Chriſt doth not only preſent himſcife, but 

the ſacrifice of himſelfe, and the infinite merit of his acrifice. 

When he went to heaven he carryed with him abſolutely the 

power, the merit, the vertue of his wounds, and death, and blood 

into the preſence of God the Father for us , and with his blood 

he ſprinkled the mercy-ſeate (as it were) ſeaver times. We 

reade inthe law, that whey rhe high Prieft went within the vayle , 

he teok

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thee before the World was. 

- | I know itisa queſtion, whether Chriſt now in heaven do- in- 
deed, and truth, and in right propriety of ſpeech pray for us ? 
ſome able Divinesare for the negative; others for the affirma- 
tive, For my part ( leaving a liberty to thoſe otherwiſe rin- 
ded according to their l1ghr) Iam of opinion, that Chriſt doth 
not onely intercede by an interpretative prayer,as inthe preſen- 
ting of himſelf, and his merits co his Father , but alſo by an ex- 
preſle prayer, or by an expreſſe and open repreſentation of his 
will : and to this opinion methinks theſe Texts agree. / wi// 
pray the Father, and he ſhall give you anather ('cmforthr, and at 


that day ye ſhall ask in my Name, and I ſay not unto you, that T |obn 14. 16 
will pray the Father for you, when he ſaith 1 ſay wit, that 1 wilt 199-1626, 27 , 


pray for you, it is the higheſt intimation that he* would pray for 
them ;. aSit is our phraze, 7 do not ſay that I will do this or that 
for you, not I, when indeed we will moſt ſurely do it, and 
doit to purpoſe. Axſtin contirmes this, wat pro nobis, rat in 
nobig, .& oratz:r 4 nobis, &:. He prayes for w, ke prayes in 


444, ard be is prayed to by us: be prayes for us as he is our Pricſt , 


and he pryes in 125 as he ts our Head, and he is prayed to by us as 
he is our God. Ambroſe tells us, that Chriſt ſo n1w prayes for ue, 
14s Sometimes he prayed for Peter, that his faith ſhrgld mt faile. 
M@&hinksI imagine as jf1 beard Chriſt praying in heaven in this 
Janguage, 0 my Father, I pray not for the World, I will net « pen 
.my lips for any one [one of perdttion, but Temploy all my blond, and 
all my prayers, and all my intereſts with thee for my geare, beloved, 
prectins Saints; it 1s trme thou haſt given me aperſoaal glory, 

DR Eecceec} whic, 


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, Goodwin , 
Chriſt ſer 
forth. 


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which I bad with

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thee before the World was, and yet there is anc- 
ther glory I beg for, and that is the glory of my Saints, O that they 
may be ſaved ! why 1 am ghlarified in them, they are my joy , and 
therefore 1 muſt bave them with me where I am, thow baſt ſet my 
heart npen them, and thoy tby ſelfe haſt leaved them as thoy haſt 1;. 
ved me, and thay haſt ordained them to be one in ws even as we are 
one, and therefore 1 cannet live long aſunder from them, 1 have thy 
company, but I muſt have theirs too, I will that they be with me 
where 1 am ; if 1 have any glory, they maſt have part of it ,, this 
is my prayer, that they may behold my glory which then baſt given 
»e. Why,thus Chriſt prayed while he was oneartb, and if this 
ſame'prayer be the ſummary of Chriſts interceſtion or imerpella- 
tion now he is in heaven, we may. __ praying thus , 
it were too nice to queſtion, whether Chriſts prayer in heaven be 
vocal, or mental ? certainly Chrift preſents his gracious will to 
his Father in heaven fome way or other, and 1 make no queſtion 
but he fervently and immovably deſires that for the perpetual 
vertue of his ſacrifice all his Members may be accepted of God, 
and crowned with glory ; not ogedly is there a cry of his blood in 
heaven, bur Chriſt by his prayer ſeconds that cry of his blood , 
an argument is handed to us by Maſter Goodwin thus : As it was 
with Abel, ſoit w with Chriſt, Abels blood went mp to heaven, and 
Abels ſoul went up to heaven, end by this meanes the cry of Abel; 
dead bloed, was ſeconded by the cry of Abels living ſoul ,, his cauſe 
cryed, and þis ſeal cryed ,' 4s it 45 ſaid of the Martyrs, that the 
fowles of them that were ſlaine;for the — which they beld,cry- 
ed with a loud vayce, ſaying, how long Lord, Holy and True, doſt 
thou net jutlge and avenge our blood that dwell on the earth ? even (6 
it 1s with Chrift , his blood went up to heaven, and his ſoul went up 
to beaven; yea his body , ſoul, and. all his whole perſon went up 
ro heaven ; andby this means hys cauſe cryes, and he bimſelf ſeconds 
the cry of bus canſe : eſis Chriſt in bus own perſon ever liveth to 
make interceſſion for us ;, he ever liveth as the great Maſter of re- 
queſts to preſent his defres that theſe for whom be died may be ſaved. 
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them.into the preſence of God, bur together with our per- 


- | ſons be preſents all our ſervicesin his own perſon. Now-in. this 
act he-doth theſe two things. | 


11. He obſerves what evil, or what failing is in our duties; and 
e:drawes that out, and takes it away, before he preſents 
them unto God ;.or as a childe that would preſent his farhet with 
a-polie, he-goes into the-garden, :and gathers flowers and weeds 
together, - but coming to'his mother: ſhe picks out the weedes, 
and birdes up:tthe flowers by themſelves, and ſo it is prefented to 
the father ,- thus we go to.duty, and we gather weedes and flow- 
ers together, but Chriſtcomes and pickes out the-weedes, and ſo 
preſents nothing :but flowers to God the Fathery- and this is 
plainly ſet forth by that ceremony of the high Prieft; 'in-taking a- 
way the iniquity of their holy things; And thow: ſhalt make 4 
plate dra op and grave upon it like- the ingravings of a Sig- 
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net, holineſſe to the Lord ,, and thou ſhalt put it on a blew lace, that 


. i6-may be upom the AMtre, upon the forefront of the Myrre it ſpail 
* be. Andit ſballbe on Aarons forchead, that, Aaron ' may bear the 


iniquity.of the hoty thing s, whichthe children of 1ſrael ſhall hallow 
all their holy gifts, and ut. ſrall be alwayes #pon his forebead, that 


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they way be accepted before the. Lord : This was the manner of the 
Ceremony, and this was the end of the Ceremony, that Aaron 
might beare and take away the iniquity of their holy things : 
what was this but a type of Jeſus Chriſt 2- who with his moſt ab- 
ſolute righteouſneſſe covereth all che defects of our good works, 
whichare ſtill ſpotted with ſome defect ? Alas ! at our righ- 
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mingles his own prayers and inter. 
ceſſions, and preſents all as onework interwoven or mingled to- 
her unto God the Father, And anuotber Angel ſtood at the 
Altar having a goldew Cenſer and-there was given wnto him much 
ineenſe that be ſhould offer it with the prayers of all Saints wpon the NY 5:3:4 
golden Altar, which was before the T hroue ,, and the ſmoke of the 
wwcen/e which came with the prajers of thFSaints aſcended up before 
God ont of the dope hand. I know thereis a contraverſie, who 
this Angel ſhould be, chat with the incenſe mingles the prayers 
of all Saints? ſome conjecture him to be a created Angel, in that 
the incenſe or odoursare ſaid to be givento him, and not to be 
his own, or tohave them of himſeife : others ſay he could be 
no other but the Angel ofthe Covenant, for no Angel does in- 
tercede or preſent our prayers bur Jeſus Chriſt , as for that which 
is ſpoken concerning theſeven Angels preſenting the Saints pray- 
ers,] am Raphael one of the ſeven holy Angels, which preſent the pray- 
ers of the Saints. We ſay it is no canonical Scripture , nor is it Tobir 12, 15,” 
authorized by any canonical Scripture , beſides, cannot think 
thatthe Prieſts were types of Angels, but onely of Chriſt : A. 
gain, *howſoever the Greek Copies ſo read that Text, yet the 
antient Hebrew copy ſet forth by Paxlrs Fagins, ariti Perome, 
who tsanſlated it out of the {a/dee (as Maſter Ide on Zechar. 
4.10 aveucheth ) reates ic thus, 7 an [\ aphael one of the ſeven 
Anvels, which ftand, and miniſter before the glory of the holy One. 
certainly in this Text of Revel. 8. 3,4. There isa tigura- 
tive deſcription of an heavenly ſervice, correſpondent to that 
which was performed in the Temple , namely,that the people be« 
ng without at prayer, the Prieſt offered incenſe within upon the 
Altar. Lnie1. 9, ©. To ſtgniicthar Beleevers prayers have 
Fffffre alwayes 


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alwayes need to be helped and ſanRifed by Chriſts interceffion , 
and what though the incenſe was given him 2 we know that 
Chrifthimſelfwas given of God, God /o loved the world, that he 
John 3. 16. gave his onely begotten Sonne,, and yer this hinders not but that 
ſus Chriſt gave himſelfe, and that he gave himſelfe for an in- 
cenſe too, for ſo the Apoltle, he hath giver himſelf for us an offer- 
ing and ſacrifice nnto God. for an incenſe, or for « /weer ſmelling 
ſavory, in this reſpeR the incenſe might be given him, and yer 
the incenſe was bis own, they were onely Chrifts merits, righ- 
reoulneſſe, fatisfaRtion; they are the ſweet odour, by vertue 
whereof God accepts of his Saints perſons and prayers; and it 
is only Chriſt that prefents before God that which he is and bath, 
| he alone being both offering and Prieſt ;- we can think of no other 
bþ Prieft in Go perrimey, but onely Jeſus, the fore-rwnner , even 
SA Feſus Chriſt made an high Prieſt for ever after rhe order of Mel- 
| chizedech, It of Se ,-and onely 7e/x7that preſents our pray- 
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right hand to anſwer all. There 

fu is a viſion in Z acha»iah repreſenting this, And the Anvelt ſhewed 
"DU Zach. 3.1. we Foſhuathe high Pri Pandeng Vere the ATET er ear and 


Satan ſtanding at hi77ight band torefsſt him. It was the cuttome 

of the accuſer to ſtand at the right hand ofthe Lecuſed , {et thu 

F (me 209.6, wicked man over- him, and let Satan ſtand at his right hand, 
tow here's Satan ſtanding at Foſbnahs right hand to accuſe him, 

but whereofdoth be accuſe him? that appears in the words fol- 

lowing, 7oſbua was cloathed with filthy garments, an ordinary 

Ver. 3. ſrgne of ſinne, as a white garment 15a ſigne of Chriſts righceoul- 
- ,_ _neſfe, fois afilthy garment in Scripture, ſigne of R—_— ; 

. ; alas ! 


anſwer in-heaven to all thoſe accuſations that are brought in a-' 


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alas ! 7oſbua was defiled with the pollution which he had gotten 
by the contagion of Babylon, and now at his returnt Satan layes 
itco his charge,*bat Jeſus Chriſt our great high Prieft ſteps in, 


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and takevoff the accufation, Ans rhe Lord ſaid unto Satan, the y... . 


Lord rebuke thee O Satan, even the Lird that hath choſen Feruſa- 


lem rebuke thee ; ewice he repeats it, to ſhew the fulneſſe of 
Chrifts interceſſion, 4.7; the —_ my God, my everlaſting Fa- 


ther, rebuke, and confound thee Satan, in this thy malicious 


+ oppoſitfon agaiſt my 7o/5#4, and then be goes on in his apo- , 


logy-for Zoſona, is not this a brand pluckt ont of the fire? q.d. is 
notthis one, whom of my grace I have reſerved amongſt my 
people, whom I cauſed to paſle through the fire of mine indigna- 
tion ? and ſhall not my decree of grace ſtand firme and invio- 
hble towards ſuch ? or thus; is not this a brand plucke newly 
out of the fire of affliction ? was: he not inthe captivity of 
Babylon ? and is it likely he ſhould be there, but he would be 
defied with the touch of pirh > cake a brand, and pull it our 
of the fire, and there will be ſome duft, and aſhes, and filth a- 
bout it ; why Lord (ayes Chriſt) this 76x is but newly pull'd 
out of the burning, and cherefore he muſt needs have aſhes, and 


4 


duſt, and filth about him : bt come (faith Chriſt to his holy Ver. 4- 


" Angels) taks away the filthy garment from him , and come (ayes 


Chriſt to his ſervant Foſona) behold 1 have cauſed thine iniquitie Ver, 4, 


topaſſe from thee, and Iwill cloathe thee with change of rayment. 
And chus Chriſt cook off the accuſation - that was brought a- 
gain Poſbna by Satan for his filthy garments. In like marner 
ourbleſſed Interceſſor at this inftant, if a poore Saint falls 
> gs bop and defil& his garments, Satan comes in, and takes 
the right hand of him, and accuſes him before the Lord, bue 
Chriſt our great high Prieſt being at the right hand of bis Father, 
hetakesup the cauſe, puts in a plea, and anſwers all the accu- 
fations of the enemy , * True Lord, this poore ſoul hath filthy 
© , but is be not a fire-brand newly pluckt our of the 
L Te ? was he not in his natural and ſinful condition the other 
* day ? is he not yet partly regenerate, and partly unregenerate? 
© needs therefore mult there be ſome aſhes, and duſt, and filth 
* upon him. | O.my Father my will is that thou conſider him 
o__ reſpet, thou ona. 
«Wat be is but duſt, though he bave filthy garments now upon 
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* him, yet I will give him change of fayments, I will cloath 
*« hit with the ROY righteonſneſſe, and then thou ſhalt 
© ſce no iniquity in-7aceb, ro tranſgrefſion in: 1/rael, Why 
thus the Lord Chriſt Reps in and anſwers to all. the accuſations 
thatare broughtin againſt us by the Law, orſinne, or Satan to 
God his Father, and- in this: reſpe& he is truely called our 
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eſpecially to intercede 
for them, tg. whom God was willtng'to communicate ſalvation ? 
it was Gods minde as well as Chrifts minde to fave his Elegt ; 
and chis was the way whereon they agreed; that an high Prieſt 
ſhould be appoynted, and an office of intercefiion ſhould be 
exeted, and by that meansthe ſalvation purchaſed ſhould be 
applyed ;, many. times we are apt tor Conceive legal or law- 
thoughts of God the Father, as that he is juſt and evere; and 
that Chriſt his Son is moremeeck, and meraful: but this cannot 


' be, for there are not ewo infinite wills, nor ewo intinite mercyes, 


ogein the Father, another in the Son, but one will and one mer- 
cy in both. And to that purpoſe obſerve bur the readineſs of 


' Ged the Father to receive Chrift honourably into heaven, that 


he might do the work of the high Prieſt there; no ſooner had 
Chriſt eocred through the gates into the City, but preſently, /i: 
thow diwni (faith God ) at my right hand; butto whatend ? ſure. 
ly ngt only to rule as King (of which we have ſpoken before) 
but.alſo tointercede as our great high Prieſt, hence we finde in 
Soripture,_ that Chriſts ſeſſion andinterceſſion , his Kingly and 
Priefily office are joyned together 7 he # ſet on the right hand of 
thetbrone:of the Majeſty in the heavens: he? who? why, Chriſt 


Heb $.r, 


"our high Prieſt, we bave, ſuch an high Prieſt who is ſet down. 


It vas Chriſt at his entranceinto beaven had ſaid, my Father, 
{amcome hither as the great high Prieſt, having on bis breſt-plate 
the names of all the Eleft, and I come to intercede for poore fumers , 

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what ſpall I have welcome on theſe ſame termes ? to whom the 


Father replyed, welcome my Son, my only Son on theſe very termes, 


come, fit thee down, and intercede for whom thoy pleaſe#t, T1 have 
called thee on purpoſe to this very office, and thew ſhalt prevaile. 


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be moſt powerful with God ? hence 
ſoxpe gather the prevalency of Chriſts interceſſion, becauſe in 
many places of Scriptute where this part of Chriſts Prieſt-hood 


* or interceſſion is layd down, this Sonſhip is alſo expreſſed or ſet 


forth , as we have a great high Prieſt en tred intothe heavens,7eſw1 
the Son of God. —— And thou art an high Ar too ever after the 
order of Melchizedech, But immediately ; thou art my Soy, 
this day have 1 begotten thee. O needs muſt the interceſſion of 
ſach a Son beery prevalent :-I fay of ſuch a. Sox, for was ever 
any ſon like this Son of God ? was ever any ſon ſo like his father, 
or ſo equal with his farber > we know be is a begotren Son, and 
yet never-bepunto bea ſon , heis the Son of the Father, and 


yet never begun to have a Father , he is a branch of the King of 


ages, andyet inall the a | was never yo : furelyall 
: relations 'of fon aall far Nin the world are nap hadow of 
this relation-betwivt Godand Chriſt , itisſo neare

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one 
God with his Father, be muſt needs prevaile , it is but a%k ad 
have, let him ask what he will. 

5. That Chriſtis Gods darling upon this very account, becauſe 


he1ntercedes for his people. Therefore doth my Father love me, Job,10-17- 


beganſe 1 lay down my life, that 1 might take it againe. 1 lay it 
down by ſuffering, and I takeit againe by riſing, aſcending up 
into heaven, #nd interceding there, and therefore doth my Father 
love me. O che love of God to Chriſt, and of Godin Chriſt to 
all his Saints ! God ſo loved the world, that he gave his Soune , and 
Chriſt ſo loved the wor!d, that he gave himſelſe ; and nowagaine 
becauſe Chriſt gave himſelfe, and his gift is as a ſweet ſmelling 
favour unto God, therefore (30d loves Chriſt , O what around 
of love is here | God loves Chriſt, and (hrift loves 1s, and the 
Father loves Chriſt againe for loving of us : there is not an at of 
Chriſtin his work of our redemption, but the Father looks on it 
with love and liking at his baptiſme, lo a voyce came from hea- 


ven, ſaying, thi i my beloved Son, in whom I am-well pleaſed , at Mar. z. 17. 
his death, he ſeeth of the travel of his ſoul, and he is ſatisfied, ac 'ia.g3 11 


his aſcenhon he hearech of che interceſons of his ſoul, and he 
is delighted, Chriſts interceſlions are Gods mauſick : 2nd rhere- 


go thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermoſt Pial.2.3. * 


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. foreas. (Chriſt ſpoke to his Spouſe, ſo God ſpeaks to 
Chriſt, /er y comntenance, let me heare thy.voyce, for ſweet 


is thy vojce thy. conntenante is comely. - Now Chriſts inter. 
ceſlions mult geeds prevayle, wiihn Gadloves. Chriſt for his in- 
terceſſions ſake-; if beforeche world was made,” the Son was his 
Fathers darling (forſo it is ſaid whey he __ the forndatin:; 
of the earth, then Iwas by him, as one brought ap with him, and ! 
was dayly bus delight. In the Original debghrs] intimating thar 
the. eternal Son was variety of delights to his Father.) ;O then 
what delights, what variety, what iofinity of delights hath God 
in Chriſt now interceding for us ? what a deare darling is Chriſt 
tro God, when not only he ſtands by b:m,, but he repreſents to 
bim all the Ele& from the beginning to the end of the world, 
4. 4. ** SeeFather, Jook on my breſt, reade.bere all the names 
« of tho&.thou haſt given me, as: Adaw, and Abraham, and 
«. 1/aac, and facob ; of the twelve Tribes, - and of the- twelve 
< Apoſtles, of allthe Martyrs, Profeſfours, and Confeſſours of 
© the Law and-Goſpel; 1 pray for them, I-pray not for the 
«world, but only for them, for they are mine; methinks 1 
heare Godanſwer ,,** what my Son ?. and what the Son of my 
<« womb! and what the Son of my. vowes ! haft thou begotten 
* methus many ſons? and are all theſe mine? why then as; 
«* what-thou wilt, and have what thou pleaſeſt , I am as ftrong/y 
* inclined and diſpoſed to give thee grant, as thou wouldft have 
«it, it is my Joy, my delight, my pleaſure to' fave theſe 
*-ſouls, and ſurely the pleaſure of the Lord ſhall Srofperin thy 


cc hands. 


6, That Chriſt is Godscommanider(1 ſpeak it with teverence ) 


>— as well as Petitioner; it is aphraze given to the ſervants of 


Iſa.45.11+ 


x Joh.5.14- 


God, command ye me; and may we not "give it to the Son of 
God? Chriſtians | God is as ready to do us ſervice as if we had 
him at command; #hes # the. confidence that webave in him, that 
if we ack any thing according to bi wilt be beareth 4 ; and in this 
ſenſe we may boldly ſay,that God the Father is as ready to heare 
Jeſus Chriſt, as if he had him at command ; not that indeed and 
reality he commands God, but that indeed and truth he com- 
mands all below God, and he commands all in the ſtead of God. 
And to this purpoſe isthat voyce of God, have ſer my Kir; 
pon my holy bill of Ziox ;, and why my King ? 1 dare not fay he 


1s 


is Gods King, asif God were Chriſts inferiour, or Chrifts ſub - 
je& : God forbid ! why then my King ? 1 anſwer, he is Gods 
King becauſe appoynted by God; or heis Gods King, becauſe 
he rules in the ſtead of God, the Father judgeth noman, but hath 
committed all judgement unto the Son; God bath givenaway all 
his prerogatives unto Jeſus Chriſt, ſo that now the King of 
Saints can do what he will with God, and with all the world , 
only it follows, ask, of me, and I will give thee the heathen for 
thine inheritance : as if the Father ſhould - have ſaid, I cannot 
deny thee, - and yet O my Sonne, 1 would have thee ack ; do what 
thou wilt in heaven, earth, and hell, Thave not the heart, indeed 
T have not the power to deny thee any thing, only acknowledge this 
power to be originally in my ſelfe, that all that honour the Snne, 
may henour the Father, and all that honour the Father, ma y honogr 
the Son. Theſe are the termes betwixt God the Father, and 
God the Son; Oh then how powerful and prevailing are 
Chriſts interceiſions with his Father ? if heask, who hath power 
40 command, thereis little queſtion of prevailing in his ſuite. 
We have heard in our dayes ofa ſuit managed with a petition 
in one hand, and a ſwordin the other, and what the effe& is 
all now cantell., As a King who ſues for peace, backt with a 
potent Army, able to win what heintreats for, muſt needs treate 
more effeually , ſo Chriſt ſuing to his Father for his Saints 
with a power ſufficient to obtaine what he ſues for, he muſt needs 
effe&t what his deſires may be, itis well obſerved, that (hrift 
firft & ſaid ts fit at Gods right band, and then to mtercede , he 
treats the ſalvation of ſinners 4s 4 mighty Prince treats the giving 
wp of ſome Town, which lyes ſeated under a Caſtle of his that com 
m the Town, or he treats the ſalvation of linners, as a 
Commander treats the ſurrendering of a perſon already in his 
hands, it is beyond Gods power (1 ſpeak it with ſubmiſſion) to 
deny his Son in any thing heaskes, if the Lord ſometimes 


cryed out to Moſes like a man whoſe hands are held, /er me Exod. 


aloxe,, how much more doth Chriſts intercefſion bind Gods 
hands, and command all in heaven, earth, and hell > hence we 
ſay, that God the Father hath diveſted himſelfe of all his power, 


and given the keyes into Chrifts own hands, 7 am he that Iiverh Rev.118. 


and was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, Amen : and have 
the keyes of bell and death ; there is no man goes to hell, but he 
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is lockt in by Jeſus Chriſt, and there's no man goes to heaven, 
but he is lockt in there by Jeſus Chriſt, he hath the keyes of all 
mens eternities hanging at his own girdle, ifhe but ſay, Father 
T will that this man, and that woman ſhall inherit beaven , the 
Father cannot but reply, my Son have no power to deny thy 
ſuit, thox haſt the keyes of heaven in thine. own hands, be it even a, 
thou wilt. 

7. I ſhall only adde this on the Fathers part, that God is 
Chrifts Commander*to this office, as well as Chriſt is Gods 
Commander in this office. O why ſhonld we have hard 
thoughts of God the Father, more than of God the Son? is he 
not as willing of our ſalyation as Jeſus Chriſt > ſurely *twas the 
oath of God, I meane of God the Father, As 7 live ſaith the 


Ezck, 33.11, Lord I would not bave the death of a ſinner , but that the wicked 


turne from his ſinnie and live. Was not this the firſt ſa{ute of 
God to Chriſt, when he firſt entred into heaven, ft down here is 
this throne, and ach what thou wilt of thy Father ? nay,did not 
the Father prevent the Sogin laying his commands upon him to 
axk, before the Son opened his mouth ro ſpeak a word, by way 
of any requeſts to God his Father ? thox art my Son, this day 
\( eventhis day of thy reſurre&tion, aſcenſion, ſeffion) have / 
begetten thee , ack of me, and I ſhall give thee the heathen for thin: 
inheritance, and the uttermoſ# parts of the earth for thy poſſeſſion: ? 
9.4, © ComeSon, thou art my Son, this dayT have beg6tten 
© thee, and though I have begotten thee from all eternity, yer 
6 this day, and every day I am begetting thee ſtill: I faid to thee 
« atthy reſurre&ion, this day have I begotren thee, andI ſaid 
©*to thee atthy aſcenſion, this day havelI begotten thee, and 
* now .ask, and be not ſhy, or modeſtly backward in peticion- 
* ing; I command thee to this office, I make thee here the great 
« Maſter of requeſts in heaven, others may pray out of charity, 
but none bur chy ſelfe in a way of juſtice, authority, and 
* office; and therefore ask boldly and largely, open thy mouth 
* wideand I will fillit. O what a demonſtration of love is this, 
not only to Chriſt, but to us in Chriſt,” that when man had 
offended his God, broke covenam with God, and turned enemy 
to.God, that then God the Father ſhould ſeck peace with man, 
offer conditions of peace to man, and for that purpoſe ſhould 
appoynt a Mediatour, an Intetceſlour, and call hisown ary 
. , that 


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that office, and now he is in heaven, that he ſhould bid him do 
his office, and ask freely, ſo that if tbe Elect be nor ſaved; ir 
ſhould be layd on the ſcore of Chriſt, for the Father is moſt 
willing ; ſurely bere”s more than intimation of the Fathers inclina- 
tion to accept f, 

heare that the Fathers heart is as much towards us, as Chriſts 
ownheart; Oh he's fall of bowels; heis gentle, and caſie to be 
intreated , Chriſt needs not much a do to get his granc, Chrii# 
adds not by his interceſſion one drop of love to the heart of God, only 
he draws it ont , whichotherwiſe would have been ſtopt, nor doth he 
broach it before 1s Father command him to it. Oh then how 
powerful and prevailing muſt Chriſts interceflions be ? 


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look upon this as the maine reaſon of Chrifſts interceſſion, evex 
fo Father, for ſo it ſeemed good in thy ſight ,, it's Gods will that 
Chriſt ould intercede. 

2. Ris the Fathers loye to engage his Sonne for his own peo- 
ple. O the comfort of a ſound Chriſtian in this reſpe& ! what, 
art thou in temptation, or deſertion? ſurely Chriſt is engaged 
by Godto petition for thee, thou haſt put up many petitions 
to Chriſt, and he hath put them all up unto God, he could do 
no otherwiſe, for he is in place an Advocate, to mention and 


Gggeegs 2 pleade 


{brifts interceſſions on our behalfe : we may reade Chrilt exalied, 


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 Pleade ſuch caſes as are moved to him. Methinks I imagine God 
thas beſpeaking his Son ; /ze thou do this poore ſoul good my Sonne; 
bere is for him according to.all he needs, only ack, according to what 
thow knoweſt will make him happy ; _ he have my Spirit & my 
comforting Spirit ? will no leſſe, no cheaper thing ſerve his turne ? 
then here it is, Oh how is Chriſt engaged now to- petition for 
them, whom God loves, and for whom he gave himſelfe ? ſurely 
if Chriſt ſhouldleave to intercede for ſuch, he would diſpleaſe 
his Father, which we know he would not do, he would undergo 
hell firſt. 

3.: ttis Chriſts own inclination to do his office: the power 
that Chriſt . hath for the good of ſinners is neceſſarily ated: as 
the Sun ſhines upon all the world, andit cannot do otherwiſe, 
ſo Chriſt the Sun of righteouſneſſe, ſhines or intercedes for all 

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love, that fluctuates in my Fathers brek, it is in my bref, 
Jeh.10. 30, for 1 andthe Father are one. 

4, It is Chriſts honour to intercede: hereby is the crown ſer 
on Chriſts head, much honour and glory redounds to Jeſus in this 
yery reſpet. Ibeleeve all the work that's done in heaven, it is 
Chriſtinterceding, -and the Saints and Angels praiſing , Chrilt 
intercedes for ever, and the foure beaſts, and foure and twenty 

'Elders ſing for ever, Rev.4-8,9,10,1 1. an argument of Chriſts 

- honour, by Chriſts interceſſion, is given in thus by Maſter 

wwins Goodwin, if it were not for Chriſts interceſſion how would the 
bs forth office of Chriſts Priefthood be out of work ? And this reaſon is 
Heb. 7,245 more than intimated, Heb.7.24,25. this man becauſe he continu 
eth ever, hath an unchangeable Prieſth:od , and the work of his 
Prieſthood is interpreted, wer. 25. to make interceſſion for ever. 
Fhe meaning of this is, that God would not have him continue 
to bea Prieſt in tiple only, os in reſpe& only of a fervice paſt, 


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and ſo'to haveonly the honour of Prieſthood perpetuated to 
him, out of the remembrance of what he once had done , But 
God would have him to enjoy, as the renown of the old, ſoa 
perpetual ſpring of honour by this new work of interceſlion, and 
ſo to preſerve the verdure of his glory ever freſh and green, and 
the ſumme of the Apoſtles reaſoning is this, that ſeeing himſelfe 
wasto be for ever, ſo his work of Prieſthood ſhould be for ever, 
that ſo his honour might be preſerved and continned for e- 
ver alſo. 

5. It is Chriſts love to his Saints: his heart is ſo inamoured 
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intercedes for them for ever , 
love us as ſtrong as death, it is never weary of doing good for 
the party beloved ; now Chriſts Saints are Chriſts love,my iter, 


wy love, my dove , the Saints in Chriſts books are as ſo many Cant. 5.2, 
jewels, and they ſhall pe mine, ſaith the Lord of hoaſts, in that day Mal. ;, 17, 


when 1 make up my jewels, the Saints are Chriſts only choyce, 


the very flower'of the earth, you have 1 choſen ont of the world; Joh.1 5.19. 
and ye are my people,my choſen , All the world is Chriſts refuſe, 1:2.43-20. 


and n_ are but morter to him, only the Saints are Chriſts 
choſen, they are they whom the Lord in his eternal councels hath 


ſet apart for himſelfe, But kyow (faith the Pſalmilt ) that the Lord = 
bath ſet apart him that is godly. The Saintsare Chriſts image (:.) Pl 4-3. 


the reſemblance of Chriſt in all that which is his chiefe excellency, 
I meanein his righteouſneſſe, and holineſſe, as if I would take 
the piture ofa man, I would not draw it to reſemble bis back- 
parts, butas neare as I could [ would draw it to life the very face 
and countenance, ſo are the Saints the very picture, the image, 
the draught of God in his top excellency. The Saints

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this office; to intercede for thera. 

6. Ttis Chriſtsdelight to intercede for his Saints: before the 
world was, hi delights were with the ſores of wen ,, and when the 


fulneſſe of time came,then ſaid he, /o 7 come, inthe volume of the 


book it is written of me, 1 delight to do thy will O my God, and 
wha: was hat, but to be with the ſonnes of men ? he knew that 
was his Fathers pleaſure, and in reſpe of himſelfe he had a de- 
light ro Jive wich them, and to dye for them : and no ſooner he 
entred into heaven, but there he delights to officiate ſtill in be- 
halfe of the ſonsof men, he carryes their names on his heart 
there, and though ſome of their perſons be on earth and hein his 
bodily preſence isin heaven, yet diſtance of place cannot deaden 
his dehghtsin the remembrance of them, he is ever minding 
his Father of his people in the neather world ; he tells him that 
they are his a// in a// upon the earth,althis joy and all his delight, 
and all his portion , as men uſe to give portions to their children, 
ſo God having but one Son by eternal generation, he hath given 
the Ele&t unto him as his portion; and hence he makes it his 
great buſineſſe in heaven, to provide manſions for his portion, 
to take up Gods heart for his portion, to beg favour and love 
for his portion. Here is the joy of Chrift in heayen, in going 
to his Father, and telling him, why Father, I have a ſmall portico 
Jet on earth, and becaufe they are on earth, they ave ſtill ſinning 
againſt thy Majeſty, but Thave ſuffered and ſatesfied for their ſins, 
and hither am I come, to minde thee of it, and continually to get on: 
freſh pardons for new ſins ,, come, look on my old ſathfattion, did 

tho not promiſe ? ts it not in the Articles of agreement betwixt tht: 


and me, that I ſhould ſee of the travel of my ſoul, and ſhould be ( 


Iſa. gy. 11,1 2- risfied? didft thou not ſay, that becauſe I ponredout my ſoul, ther:- 


fore thon wonldFt divide me a portion with the great, and the (jy: 
with the ſtrong ? O my Father , now TI make interceſſion f.r the 
tranſpreſſonrs , give me out pardons for an hundred, thouſand, 
millions of fins ; thou haſt ſaid and ſworne, that thou haſt no plealur? 
in the death of ſirners, and it ts my pleaſure, my joy, my infini'e 
delight to ſave ſinners, theſe are my ſeed, my portion, my redeem? 
ons, and therefere let them be ſaved. Thus Chiifſt intercedes, 


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Chap.1.Se@..10 Looking wato Feſws, Book. IV. PatVI. 967 


and his delight in his Saints as knowing it to be his Fathers 
minde, draws him on to this interceſſion, indeed this reaſon 
hangs upon that primary and firſt reaſon , it is Gods w.|| that 
Chriſt ſhould intercede, and it is Chriſts delight to do the 
will of his Father in heaven, 7 delight ro do thy will 0 my 


7. It is Chriſts compaſſion that cauſeth interceſſion. ( brit 


i ſuch an bigh PAeft (faith

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on his heart, ſo ſure ſhalt thou 
follow him , and be wich him where he is. 340 hal 
lay any thing 10 the charge of Gods Elett? who is he that con- 
denon?th ? where Chiiſt becomes Patron to defend 2g 1inſtthe 
ſentence of damnation, it is in vain for fn, or law, o: Sathan, 
to attempt any thingzfor as an innocent perſon is ſafe {4 !ong as 
thhbhh? 0 


974 - Book.IV. Part, VI. Looking unto Feſue. Chap.2.SeR.2 
he bath his learned Advocate to anſwer all obj<Qions ; ſo it is 
with beleevers, who have Chriſt himſelf both Jodge and Advo- 
cate; afure;Adyocate,he ever prevails in whatſoever be under- 
takes;he was never yet caſt in any ſuit; be bath for theſe ſixteen 
hnndred years carried away al the cauſes of hundreds,thouſands, 
and millions of ſouls ; why he is ſo dear and near to his Father 
that he can work him to any thing he will, And O my ſoul, 
if thou haſt any relation to Jeſus Cbriſt , is not here comfort ? 
I dare in the name of Chriſtbethy warrant , and give it under 
my band, that if Chriſt pray for thee, Chriſt will be ſure co ſave 
thee, he never yes failed, he never will fail in any of his ſuits to 
God. Ohconſfider of this 1 

9. Conſider of the reaſons of Chriſts interceilion

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were, and 
now are the very preſent imployment of Felus Chriſt. If ir 
were poſible that w+ could fee in to heaven; it wirh Srephen 
we could look up ſtedtaitly, and ſee the heavens opened, if our 
.eycs by an extraordinary power were carried chrough that 
-azure-okie , and through al! 11] weeome to the Holv - f Holies, 
and to Jeſus Chriſt io bis glory; whac ſhould we ſee bur Chriſt 
\ inter* 


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interceding, Chriſt buſie with his Father in his poor Saints 
behalf? now he prayes, now be preſeots his perſon, merits, in- 
terceſsion, interpellation, q.d.Fatber bere are a company of rebel; 
juſtly fallen unger thy diſþleaſwre, they deſerve to be ſet at an eternq, 
diſtance from thee , but I muſt needs have them pardoned, and re. 
ceived into thy boſame; come, make thine 'own terms, *let Juſtice 
require never ſo great ſatisfattion ,. 1 have paid a price ſufficient jor 
all, and :ff:tnal for them ; give them What law; thoupleaſeſt, 1 


- will mndertaks they ſhall obſerve them , and to this purpoſe aw ay, 


away holy Spirit, go to ſuch and ſuch ſont: ; - enable them to the;r 
duties, yea, enable them in duty , and ſanttifie them-throug bont i» 
ſouls, bodyes and ſpirits. Why, this is the preſent tranſaQion

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of our ſalvation by this perfetive and conſummate at 
of his interceſſion; - .The order of this'is aid down by the A- 
poſtle, in that firſt be learnedbobedrence, by tbe things mhich be [uf- 
_ fered, and then, being made. perfett. ,- be betame"the' Anthonr (or 
applying cauſe) :of ,oterval: ſalvation'to all them'that obey him; 
being to this purpole called of God an High Pritſt aſter the order 
of Melchiſedeck, Naw is not this the deſirable'aR above all other 
. as? Alas! what,amil-berter for a Mine of go{d in fuch;or ſuch, 
- or ſuch a field, in,whichI have no propriety at a}{?I 8m throngh- 
ly.convin&gbac Chriſts merits, are moſt precious merits, but 
- oly that; they, were mine. 1-0þ tbat Chriſts: interceſſion _ 
4.7 | ring 


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Chap.2.Sec. 3. © Ldoking unto Feſus, Book IV. Part,V1. 


977 


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"bring the ſalve,and lay ic co my ſore! obthat T could hear that voice 
from leaven,my /on, / was incarnate for thee, and conceived forghee, 
and born for thee,” and circumciſed for thee , and 1 2id the Law, and 
Jaffered the penalty for thre; an1 nowl am interceding that thy very 
ſon} way have the benefit of all my doings, and of all my ſufferings. 
Why;if Chriſts

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alſo is a part of Chriſts prayer & inter- 


ci «ther Iwil\t bat they alſo whom thou baſt given me be with me 
where F am , that they may behold my glory which thou haſt given me, 
Jeſus Chriſt cann@#be in heaven long without his Saints; indeed it 
is impoſſible that Chriſt ſhould be in heaven, and that peeces and 
bits of Chriſt myſtical ſhouſQ be in hell, or yer long on earth. Chriſt 
will fraw in bis legs and members on earth up nearer to the head ; 
ainly Chriſt and you that are beleevers muſt be under one roof 
ong.Is not he gone before'to prepare z-place, yea, many mar/i> 
ons for you ? we think them happy on earth"that have their many 
ſtately halls,and palaces, their ſummer and their winter-houſes, © 
Chciſtians | how bappy will you be when you come to be lords 
and heires of many ſtately manſions in the ſtreets of heaven'? bur 
what ſpeak Iof manſions, now I am naming Chriſt? manſions are 
nothing,many manſians ere but little, yea, many manſions in Chriſi: 
Fatheragyonſe are but created chips of happineſs, in compariſon of 
that communion which by vertue of Ghriſts interceſſion all - 
have with Chriſt. Tr is the faying of an eminently learned WD 
b1 4/t 
away from heaven and tt"s but a Poor, dark beartleſs dwelling, beaver 
without Chriſt would look a4 the direſul land of death. And therefore 
afcerChriſt had ſpoke of many manſions, &of a place that he would 
prepare for his Saints, he adds further to increaſe their joy , / wi/ 
come again (ſaith he ) and receive you wnto my ſelf that there I am, 
there ye may be alſo, Manſions are but as places of bryars and thorns 
withont Jeſas Chriſt,and therefore I would have heaven forChrill, 
and not have Chriſt for heaven , O this communion with Cbri!: 
is above all deſirable, & this is the ſubjeA-matrer ofChriſts prayer, 
Father I would have theSaints to-be teith me where Iams that they may 
behold my glory. Why,this is the communien which theS1iots (hall

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ſent forth the Spirit of by Son into our heart, Kgd7:y, 
crying (as if he meerly acted our tongues) Aba Father, here is God 


the Father God the Son,and God che holyGhoſt,and al are :&ing 
their parts onthe el:& people of God: the Son intercedes, O 144; 
my Spirit may begiven to theſe; the Fatber willingly grants, away 
holy Spirit and 4s my Son atketh,enter and take poſſeſſion of tboſe ſinful 
hearts; the boly Spirit obeyes, and no ſooner in the heares of the 
Saifits, but he cryes in them Abba Father.God heares Chriſt, and 


"the Spirit heares Ggd, and the Ele@t hear the Spirirz and now be- 


caoſerhe Spirit ſpeaks in the Eic&, God hears the Ele&; much like 
unto this is that of the Prophet, And ir ſhall come to paſſe in that d.y 


Hoſea 2.21. ryy;p hear, ſaith the Lord; I mill bear the heavens, a14 they ſoall bear 


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the eagtb,and the earth ſhill kear the corn, and wine, and ol, aud they 
foal! Bede zreet; O my ſoul to the teſt | hath God

~694 words

God? Surely this is 
the fruir,the effec of Chriſts interceſſion, and therefore thou may- 
eſt comfortably conclude, Chriſts interceſſion ts mine, ' 
2. Ifat any time in the midſt of duties, I am. ſavingly affeRed, 
then is Chriſts interceſſion mine, . Sometimes it pleaſerh God to 
appear in Ordinances,@nd the ſoul is @forted quickned, enlar- 
ged, affeted; why, now TI look on this as the efficacy of Chriſts 
blood and as the power of Chrifs interceſſion;at that very inſtant 
that I feel any good in any ordinance of Chriſt, why then, even 
then is Chriſt prevailing with God his Father for what I feel;then, 
even chen may I boldly ſay, now is the Lord Jeſus, who it at Gods 
right hand #n keaven, remembring me a poor orme on earth, oh now 1 
eel the fruit of his interceſſion; ob what 18 this Spirit, power, grace, 
comfort, [reetne(ſe } drink of, but a taſt of the howy-comb with the end 
of my rod, dropping from the interceſſims of Jeſus Chriſt? and if this 
preſence of Chrifts Spirit be (0 (Weet, what is himſelf ther? I know we 
had need-to be wary in lying down this (ligne, it is clearly proved 
by-an eminent Divine, thai /reet motions of heart 51 holy things are 
not infallible evidences of grace. theth rd kind of hearers 2ce (aid rt.) 
receive the Word with joy; they found ſome ſw: er and power in ihe 
ordinances of Criſt; and Herod heard Jobn planl:; and many for 


yethave ao true grace; ſo it may bethat the noveiry & {trangenes 
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Atlluance, 
X VEDE ” , X Mc. 17,20, 
a ſeaſon rejojced in Fob» light and miniſtry; Certainly affections 1042 k 16.20, 
holy adminiſtracions with delight and joy, may be in thoſe, who Job 5.35, 


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982 Book 1V.Part:VI. Looking unto Feſus. Chap.2 Sec.q 
wy of a doArrine may much affet and delight;or the nature of do- 
rine as it is comfortable, without any reſpeR to ſpirits! opera- 

tion, may exceedingly IffeR; or the Miniſters abilities, becauſe of 

his parts, eloquence, hey affcRionate utterance may much 


delight, and ſtir up the heggers affeQions, fine head-notions, may 
produce ſome affeRionete heart-motions; but what ſimptome of 
erace inall chis? The ſigngcherefore 1 lay down of my propriety in 
Chriſts interceſſions is not every ſweet motion, or eyery exciftd 
affeRion, but thac which is holy, ſpiritual, heavenly, ſaving; I may 
diſcern much of this,if I will but look i grounds and effects 
of my excited, or ſtired up afteRions;i 
ed from heaven; and in their effeRt th 
they wean my heart from the world; i vatc & raiſe up my 
affections to things above; if they forme, and frame my converſa- 
tion heaven-wards, then may I be aſſured theſe morions and affe- 
Rions are of the right ſtamp, for all ſuch motions are but ſparks 
of that heavenly fire,' the lame whereof is mindful.of its own ori- 
ginal; they are the fruirs of Chriſt, and they go back "to Chriſt, 
fhey work towards their center, they rend towards the place from 
whence they came; and in this reſpe& O that 1 could never hear a 
fermon, without a ſavory affteRion of what I bear? Or that I could 
never go to prayer withe me warmth, and hear, and life, and 
fervency! Oh that in eyery duty I were ſavingly affected, that 1 fei: 
the ſavour of Chriſts oyntments, whole name, and whoſe interce- 
fon is as an ointment poured forth ! in times of. the Old Tett:- 
mEt,it they offered up a facrifice,&a material fire cgme down-fron 
heaven; and burnt up the facrifice to aſhes, ir was a certaine ceſii. 
mony that the ſacrifice was accepted : Now in the time of the Go- 
ſpel we muſt not expeR material fire co come down upon our &u- 
ties, but hath che Lord at any time cauſed an inward and ſpiricual 
fire to fall down upogthy heart warming thy ſpiritin duty ? and 
carrying it up heaven-ward? Surely if ſo, thou mayeſt ſafely con- 
clade, theſe are the very eff:Rs of (briſts interceſſion ; his incer- 
ceſſiof is mine, | | 
3 If in my heartIſecl a holy frame,diſpoſition,inclination,to pray, 
and cry, and intercede for others, eſp:cially for the miſcrics and

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and 
to preſent my prayers untoGod theFather;his interceſſion is mine, 
4.IFI am c;lled, juſtified, ſfan&ified, then is Chriſts interceſſif 
mine : are not theſe the ſubjeA-matter of Chriſts interceſſion ?*/ 
pray (ſaith Chriſt) that thaw ſhouldſt keep chem from the evil, [ Joh x7 15, 
Pray that thou wouldſt ſanfifie them through the truth: neither pray 725954 
I for theſe alone, but for them alſo Which ſhall beleeve 6n me through 
their word, or preaching; Father 1 will that thoſe whom thou haſt given 
me be vith me inglory, He firſt prayes that we may be called and 
juſtified ,antl then he praies that we may be ſarRified, and ſaved : » 
he holds at both ends of this golden chain of our ſalvation;the one 
end is hanged at his breſt, where the names of al his Saints are writ« 
ten, and the othec end is at his heart thatthe may be the Au- 
thor and finiſher,the firſt and laſt,the beginning and ending of our 
ſMls ſalvation : alzs ! there is nothing in us, in Gur reach here be+ 
low;the firſt ſtirtings of grace is up in heaven at the right hand of 
the Father; and the far end of any gracious thought is as far above 
us,as the heart of Chriſt is above the earth : Come then, fith ail 
bangs 0n this great pin of Chriſts interceſhon, let ns ſearch & rrie, 
are we called?do we belceve on the Son? are we ſanified in ſome 
meaſure?are we kept from the evil,that ſin may not have dominion 
ovec us? hath Chriſt pur up theſe pratersin our bebz1f, that now we 
ſeele (as it were) and experience the truth of Chriſts prevailivgs 
. with his Father in our hearts and lives ? O ſure figrs ihar-Chrilts 
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E4 fAyRaating hopes ; a ſoul thus | apo may with Pan! caſtthe 
. . _ » gantlert, and hid uy altthe world, who ſball lay any thing to 
Row.8.34. - the charge of Gods Eleth w ag tit that condemmarh? it is Chriit that 
died, yea , rather that iytiſin agair, #ho u even at the right hand of 

God, and who alſo maketh interceſſion for wa. * 
£3 S'E <T To Jo . 
Of belerving it Jiſme inthatreſpe, 

Ss. T.. ET. us belegve in Feſwy

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as carrying on this great work of 
our ſalyation.in his interceſſion, wounded ſpirirs are full of 
ſcruples, and thus theycry,my /ins will never be forgiven; have not 1 

” * funed again. God, ARACHD, and the Spirit of Chriſt ? had I nut my 
'* bands imbrued;in = loodof bir Son? and have not 1 trodeFt undey foot 
the blood of Ged> and will that blood that 1 have ford and troad on,in- 
tercede for my pardon? Had 1 but gone [o far ai the fews did, who in- 

deed killed and crucified (hrift, 7 might bave hal ſome bopes, becau's 

| they hnew not what they did,ard therefore C brift prayed Father forgive 

'. hrw for they know nat what they do. ut alas | I ſinned, and I hnew 

| well exongh chat... and, mherein I have foonel : had they known (taith 

Cor.2.8, the Apcit £) they wonld not bave crucified the Lord of glory; but a/as 
I kxew it, and I mas folly convinced that the commiſſion of every ſin ig, 

a cracifying of Chriſt, and jet againit knowledge, and judgment, and 

light, 4nd check-s of my own conſcience \ T have cricificgthe Lord of 

£ glary, and is mot the Apoſtle expreſſe ? it is 1mp-ſſible for thoſe who 

Aeb.6.4,6. vere once enlighined, and have taſted of the beavrnly gift, g-—— if they 


fall away, torenew them again wnto repent ance, ſeringthey crucifie 19 
themſelves the Son of Go afreſb and put him to an open ſhame , ob | 

fear my name is not ings rolof thoſe for whim Chriſt imercedes , | 

have crucified him a freſh, and wil he.intercede for ſuch.a dead dog as ! 

am? I cannot beleeve Silence,unbelecf! be not tyrannical to thy ſelf, 

for Chriſt-wil not;ſfia ſha! do thee no hatt,nor Sathan;,no norGo4 
himſelf, for J:ſus Chriſt can work him.to anything, if he bur

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that thy wounds 

on earth (hall cloſe up; preſently. O but 1 have fined agginft light; 

and what then? Thope thou haſt not ſinned wilfully, maliciouſly, 
deſpizhrfully againſt chelight:the Apoſtle tells us,thar if xe fi» wil- 
<,1c.26,27 fully,after we bavereceived the knowle 'g of the rruth there r:maineth 
no amore ſacrifice for fins, but a certain looking for of judgment , and 

fiery indignarion. T hele two Texts in Heb,6.4. and 10. 26. an 

paralle}, 


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paralel, and givelight co each other; and therefore unleſſe thy 
{Mm bethe unpardonable ſin , unleſſe wilfully, maliciouſly , and 
deſpighrfully, thou haſt crucified Chrift, as ſome of the Jewes 
Wd, never paſſe a doome of final condemnation on thy ſoul : 
what is there no difference betwixt a finne done wilfully, or pur. 
poſely, of malice with delight, and againft the feeling of chy 
own conſcience, and aſinne done of meereignorance, inconſide- 
racy, infirmity, or through a ſtrong temptation, though a- 
gainit light it ſelf> I know there is a light ven in by Gods 
Word, and ſome beam ofthe Holy Ghoſt, which yet never pes, 
netrated ſq farre avto transforme and e the ſoul wholly 
to Gods Image; and in ſuch a caſe a man may fall away evenin- 
to anuniverſal fall, a general Apoſtaſie ; but doſt thou not hope 
better things of thy ſelf than ſo? I ſuppoſe thou doſt, O then 
beleeve ! O belceve thy part in Chriſts interceſſion ! 
and for the direCtions of thy faith, that thou mayſt know how, 
qrin what manner to beleeve, obſerve theſe particulars in their 


order. As — -.« 


1, Faith muſt direQly go to Chriſt. 
/ 2. Faith muſt go to Chriſt as God in the fleſh. 
3. Faith muſt go to Chriſt as Godin the fleſh made under the 
Law. 

4. Faith muſt go to Chriſt made under the direQive part of 

_ "py by his life, and under the penal part of the Law by his 
th. , 

5. Faith muſt go to Chriſt as put to death iathe fleſh, and as 
quickned by the Spirit. 

6. Faith muſt go to Chriſt as quickned by the Spirit,and as go. 


ingup'iinto glory,as fitting down at Godsright hand, and as ſend- 
ll 


ing the Holy Ghoſt;ofall theſe before. 

7. Faith muſt goto

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into a condition of glorious trj- 
umph, © who ſhall condemne? itis Chriſt that will ave me to 
© the uttermoſt, ſeeing be ever liveth to make interceſſion for 
* me. That ſame word | to Gonmnneyþ wa word, 
* and well putin, itis a reaching word, it ſelfe o 
* farre, that thou canft not look beyond it : let thy ſoul be ſet 
** the higheſt mouncaine thatever any creature was yet ſct on, 
© and there let thy ſoul take in, and view the moſt ſpacious 

7 Ipe& both of finne, and miſery, and difficulties of being ſaved, 
* .chateveryer any-poor humbled ſoul did caſt withinir ſelf, yea, 
** joyac totheſe alltheobjeRtions, and hindrances of thy falva- 
© tion, thatthe heart of man can ſuppoſe or invent againſt it 
+ ſelfe; liftup thy eyes, and look to the urmoſi chaucankt ſee , 
«* andChbriſt by his interceffion is able to. avethee beyond the 
* herizoo, and furtheſt compaſſe of thytheughts, even to the 
* u'moſt, andworſtcaſe the heart of mancan paſlibly ſuppoſe; 


. -it is not thy having lain longin ſinne, orlong under terrqurs 


-and deſpaires , it is not thy having ſinned often under many 

enlightnings, that can hinder chee-from being ſaved by Chriſt, 
* No but remember, this ſame word [| to the uttermolt '] and 
* then put in what exception thou wilt, or canſt, 'O the holy 
triumphs of that foul that can but act its taith on Chriſts: inter- 
eeflioen! why, this is the- moſt perfet and confummate a& of 
Chriſts Prieftly office, this argues thy Chriſt co be a. perfeR Me- 
diatour, and being a perfe Mediatour, no condition can be de- 
ſperate, Aud bcing made perfef?, ( faith the Apoltle) be bec.m: 
the -Anthour of eternal ſalvation wnto alt

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3: That we might have prote&ion againſt all evil, 7 pray 


( Caith Chriſt ) that rhou wouldſt keep them from the evil , Some Joh, 17.15, 


may objeR, are not the faithful ſubje& to evils, corruptions, 
und remptationsftill ? how then ts that part of the interceſſion 
of Chriſt made g00d unto us? Tanfwer, theinterceſſion of rift 
is preſently available, onely it is conveyed in « manner ſattable 
and convenient to our preſent condition, ſo as there may be left 
roome for another life ; and therefore we muſt not conceive all 
preſently done; itis with us as with MatefaQours doomed 
todeath, ſappoſe the ſupreme power ſhould grant a pardonto 
bedrawn ; though the grant be of the whole thing at once, yer 
It cannot be written but word after word, and line after line: 


ſo the grant of our proteRion againit all evilis made unto Chriſt * 


at firſt, but inthe execution thereof, there is line upon line, and 
precept upon precept, herea little, and there a liccle : we know 
Chriſt prayed for Peter, 1 have prayed for thee that thy faith faile 
mt ; yet Peters faith did ſhake and totter , the prayer wes 
mot, that there might be no failing at all, but that ic 
might not utterly and totally faile; and in thatreſpe& Peter was 


protected. 
4 Thatwe might have free acceſſe tothe Throne of grace, 


$o the Apoftle, y; then we have a oreat high Prieſt that ts paſe Heb..q 14,16, 


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of God the Father by ver<« 
" thisin onina way of juſtice. And to this end ra- 
ther is Chriſt called an Advocate, than a petitioner, if any mas 
fin, . we have an Adveicate with the Father. The work of an Ad- 
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not meerely peticion, but he tells che Judge what is-Law; and 
what onght to be done, and ſo doth Chriſt. © my Father (faith 
Chriſt ) his ſou! hath indeed finned, bat [ have ſatisfied far his 
fimnnes, 1 have payed for them to the full, now therefore in a way of 
equity, and juſtice, 1 do here call for this mans pardom. Ii this 
were not ſo, our eſtate would be moſt miſerable, conſidering that 
for every {inne committed by us after repentance, we deſerve to 
be caſt out ofthe love and fayour of God our Father for ever and 
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have prayed for thee that thy fa;thfail not.Some that diſſent from us Luke 22.32 


inthe poynt of perſeverance, objet, that in our Saviours pray- 
er for Peter there was ſomewhat ſingular, bur we ſay that in this 
prayer there is nothing ſingular, which is not common to all the 
faithful, and unto ſuch as are given unto Chriſt, of che Father; 
_ alledge that this peiviledge was granted to Peter avan A- 
le; but we ſay, that ifit was granted to Peter asan Apoſtle, 
Gn it was common to. Petey and 7udas, in that both were A- 
ſtles. They alledge further, that Chriſt prayes not for the ab- 
[om perſeverance of beleeyers, but after a ſort,and upon con. 
dition. But we ſay the prayer of Chriſt. is certain, and not ſuf 
g-—_ in this prayer his deſire is not for Perer that would per- 
evere, but his deſire is for Peter that he ſhould perſevere, the 
objcR of the thing for which Chriſt prayes, is diſtin&- from the 
thing it ſelf prayed:for. | 
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in the day of the gladntfſe of his heart. : 

Onely one queſtion, and I'have done; how ſhould T ſet my 
faith on work to a on Chriſts interceſſion for thefe ends > 1 
anſwer. 

1. Faich muſt perſwade ic ſelf that here is a vertue in Chriſts 
interceſſion. . Certainly every paſſage and ating of Chrift hath 
irsefficacy;and thereforethere is vertue in this ; it is full of Juyce, 
it hath a tranginfluence in it. 

2.Faith conſider that it is the deſign of God, and the in- 
tendment ofChriſt,that this interceſſion ſhould be for the goodof 
thoſe thatare given toChriſt.O there*s enough in Chrift,cnough 
in Chrifts intercefſion"to convey communion ; the Spirit, pro- 
tection, freeacceſſerto the Throne of grace, -a Spirit of prayer, 
pardon of finnes, continuance in prace, falvation of foules to 
the Saints and people of God through all the world ; and 
this is the deligne of God that Chrifts interceſſion ſhould be as 
the fountam whence all theſe fireames muſt run, and be convey- 
edunto us, 

3. Faith muſt a& dependantly upon the interceffion of Chriſt 
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many thouſands of 
particulars might Idraivout of Scripture expreſſing Chrilis love 
to us inthis reſpet? though he bem-heaven,” yet by verrue of 
bis incerceſſion/he bears us in his hands ;'iyea; he [eads us by che 
hand, and armes roo, 4 tawght Ephraim to go, taking them. by 
their armes, 'but they knew not that 1 healed: them , he danidles us 


on-hisknees ; he bears us on his wings 3 as 4» Eagle ftirreth ap Deu.3 2.112 


hes neſt, fluttertth: over her young, (preadeth abroad her wings, 
takerh them, and beareth them on her. wings, ſo the Lord alone doth 


lead us, he carries us onhis ſhoulders, as the man found his ſheep, 
and laidit enb ſpexlders rejoycing.” Nay, I mult yer come near- Luke 1 5.5. 


e;ufor Chirut by hisvincerceſon. ſers us nearer yer; his left: 


band is under us, and his right hand doth imbrace ut ; he wears us Canr.z. 6. 


in heaven as a bracelet about his armes, . which made the Spouſe 


cty out, 0 ſer me as'a ſeal upon thine arme ;. he ftampsand prints:Cag..s. 6. 
us ot the palmes of his hands, [behold ] have graven thee. on the 11a.49.15, 


«of, 17 hands, as if. our names wete vritten in letters .of 
pon Chruis fleſh ; he ſers us as a ſeal upon his hearr, thar 


ish&expreſiion of the Spouſe too, 0 ſer.me as a ſeal-npon thine 


beartey/ Nay, ſo precious are-the. Saints to. Jeſus Chrit, thar 
they lodge'in heaven in his boivels,-andin his heart ;/ for they 


dwellan-Chrilt, bereby we knew:that we awellin him - and they 1 John 4. 13, 
detil.unfod} and dweilin love, for Gd & dove, ard- ht that 1 Jonn 4. 16. 


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of the chj{dre {imo the haly of hobes. on their ſhoul- 
ders, and on their byealis:- but was ic ever beard thac any high 
Prieſt, beſides the great high Priet of our profefian , thould 


you know the mr highPriefts, vas to carry the names 
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carry the names ofthouſands, and millions on his houkters, 

and on his armgs, and on his hands, and on his wings, and on 

his boſome , and on his heart, nay i his hearc,, andin his 

_ as a memorul -before the -Lord? © unmaichable 
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loſe my ſelfe in ſuch « deep Occen of laves, ftrenger than 
wie , borer thaw caales of Funiper, which hath a moſt vehement 
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Chriſt in his own perſon. TY. 

© bur Ilabour under ſuch, and ſuch corruptions ( fayes a- 
nether ) and the Devil is buſe ; exceeding buhe, and he excee- 
<inzly Prevalles';. hoxyy am I overcame with theſe corruptions , 
and with theſe and theſe finnes? Ic may be ſo, and yacdo not 
alro;ether deſpond; for Jeſus Chrift is at Gods right hand, and 
there he fits rill all his enemies be made his fnot-oole ; and 
what ? are nothy finnes his enemies? Obe of good comfort , 
for Chriſt will prevaile ; it one piece of his prayer thar he 

ts up for thee, to keep thee from evil, and ſurely he will eicher 

eep thee from it, or keep thee in ir, tha in the iflue thou ſhalc 
have theviftory,T heſe that then gaveſt me 1 bavekepr(fairhChril) 
and noxe of the is leff-; ik he undertake for thee, thou arr ſafe 
and ſure ; bis Covenant 5s everlaſhing,even the ſure mercits of D 4- 
vid : and therefore F yer thou dot not, certainty thou ſhalt fee! 
the vertue of Chriſts interceſſion ; finne mult be ſabdued, hel!- 
Jhall not prevaile againft thee, he will aot quench thy 
fparks unsill he bring forth judgmencunto vicory. 

Oh bur I am 4n a fuſfering conditton (ayes another ) an1 
there is none that regards, or takes pity oh me; al{ my friends 
have dealt rreacherouſly with me, amang all my lovers there is 
none to.comfort me : they have heard, that I figh, and there 
is none to refreſh me; I and for Chrilt,butthereaxs mone ftands 
by me ; I own him, bur there 15 none ownes:me, Bleeding 
Chiifiian, bear up ! 15 not Chriltts interceſſion a ſufficient an- 


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fyxer cothis! caſe > alas thou would be pinied for all thy weak. 
neftes; why know that compaſſion is natural ro Jeſus Chriſt ; 
heisa merciful hizh Prieſt, amd can be no other to thee ; God 
ordained kim to-officiate in ſuch. a Tabernacle as wherein thou 
&vellett, he'was in all cthmgs like unto thee, fn onely excepred; 
«may be thou art in want, andſowas Chit, he had no houſe; 
thou art perſecured, and fowas Chriſt ; fnne loades thee, and 
for did Chrilt, A Chriſtians condition needes compaſhon , 
and Chit knowes how much, and it is his work continually ro 
hay zz openabove;; © O my Father, thus, and thus it is with 
«© the Milicanc Church, not a Member in ic, but he is under 
& finne and affliction ; fee here the reares, hearken to the fehs, 
« andgroanes, and chatterings, and mournings cf my Doves 
& below; 1 preſem here their perſons and performances ; and 
« oh that they may finde acceptance through my merits ! 
Same ſpeak of heavens Muſick, tome tell us of Saints and An- 
vels finging and warbling in lively notes the pratfes of Chrilt in 
heaven ; and ifany ſuch thing be, certainly, it i; eare-tickling, 

heart-raviſhing mukck; O the metody ! O the joy of Saints to 

hear ſuch heavenly ayres with heavenly eares ! bur be ic as ic will 
be, ofthis I am contident, that heaven it ſelf yields no ſuch 
muſick as: is the interceſſion of ,eſus Chriſt ; rhis (if any thing 
in h:aven doi) makes melody in the 'eares of God, and of 
all celeftral Spirirs, Saints or Anzels; And ( O my ſoul ) ſup- 
poſe thy ſelf within che compaſle , if now thou coulditbur hear 
wharrthy Jeſus is ſaying in thy behalte ; Js nor this a brand 
& newly pluckr out of the fire > was not this poor ſoul bur the 
© other day in a Gate ofnature, defiled with (nance, within a 
E ſtep of hell> and did nor I ſend my Spiritto recallhim > 
« waz not this precious blood ſhed for the redemption of him? 
« -2adwhar thouzh finne Rick and cheave to him to this day , 

&-yerihave I not given the charge to take away his filrhy gar- 

* :mencs: from him , and to cloath him with changes of ray- 

«ment, even with the ſhining robes of mime own tighteoul- 


< aefle>:O my Father, ler this foul live in thy 6ght | O caft 


© him not away for whom Lhave ſuffered, and done all this ; 
E. I cannot re{t ſatisfied without his Cociery, I am not ri2he cill 
the is with me in gtory ; h2 is my darling, my purchaſe, my 
«- portion, my delight, and; therefore. let him be ſaved. Is 


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not-this'enough. to cauſe thy very heart {eap-inthy boſome > 
Bonaventare fondly reports, that Frances hearing an Angel a 
lictle while playing onan,Herp, he was-ſo moved with extraor- 
dinary delight, that bechoughthimfelte in another world. © 
bur ſuppoſe thou ſhouldſt hear the voyce of Jeſus chyiIntetce(- 
ſour-rhus pleaciing for thee, yould(t thoy noTbe:caftants an ex- 
tafie > would not this fill thee with Joyes unſfeakable, and full 
of glory > —, Come, realize this meditation || certainly if 
thou art Chriſts, hes thus, or in ſome other manner interce- 
ding for thee; as ſure as Chrift1s in heaven, he is pleading with 
bis Father.in heaven on thy behalfe : Q' the joyes, the joyes, 
the joyss that Fſhogld now feel! —— -Tell me, -is it not a 
comfort;”-for a poor beggar to be releeved at a rich mans door ? 
we are qll beegars in-regard- of heaven, and Jeſus Chriſt 'doth 
not anely.come forth and ſerve us; bur he takes us poor beggars 
by the-hand, andleads us to; his heavenly Father: Oh what 
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and praiſe our Jeſus in this reſpe&. 
—Y. | 1. Ler: usgray orſue out our intereſt: 1n this inter- 
: — ceflion: 1tisa queſtion amonz2it the Sehooles, whether 
we may.canveniently pray to Jeſus; to pray to his Father in our 
behalfe >. And thus farre is granted, that we may pray to Chriit 
t make uspartakers of his intercaſhogls, -and: ro mingle our 
prayers with his prayers, that they.,may finde acceprance with 
God his Father, - But thar we may uſe ſucha forme, as/2r4 pro 
»cbis, O Chriſt pray for:8, it is looked upon as inconvenient in 
this reſpe&t . 1; Becauſe we have: no ſuch icnſtome, neither the 
Charches of Ged. ' 2.. Becauſe it ſavours too-muth ofthe errour 
of Arrius, Neſtorines, and indeed of the Romanitts themſelves. 
3. Becauſe 'our prayers are moſt-what directed to Chriſt in bis 
perſon or divine ſubfiftence, whoſe part is rather to give, thin 
ro ask ; orif they are direged to Chrult as Mediatour; _ = 
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ſimply as the only begotten Sonngof God, thenT ſee no incon- 
(though in the former reſpe&t ſome inconvenience) bur 
that we may pray to Chrift to intercede for us; for ſo he is God 
and man; and he is conſidered according to both natures ; only 
the difference of both natures is ſtill to be kepr and maintained , 
interceſſion is the office of the whole perſon of Chrift, and of the 
two natures of Chriſt. But heperformes this office one way ac- 
cording to his divine nature, and another way according to his 
humane nature. I liſt notto quarrel about nicities; ir is thus 
agreed on all hands, and that is enough to our purpoſe, that we 
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tranſaction in heaven for us. It is a wonder to obſerve whar 
ſohgs of praiſe were chanted to Chriſt in heaven for that one 
tranſaction of opening the book ; and looſing the ſeaven ſeales 
thereof : firſt, the foxre beaſts, and then the foure and twenty El- . 
ders fell down before the Lambe, having every one of them harper, pg, - 2 
and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of the Saints, © 
and they ſung a new ſong ;, ſaying, thou art worthy to rake the beok,, 
and to open the ſeales thereof, for thou waſt flaine, and haſt redeemed 
ws to God by thy blood. —— And then the Angels round about the 
throne, whoſe number was ten thouſand times ten thiuſand, and 
thouſands of thouſands, came on, ſaying, worthy is the Lambe that _ 
was ſlaine to receive power, and riches, and wiſdome, and ſtrength, 12, 
* and honour , and glory, and _ And then every creature 13+ 
which ts in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and (ſuch as 
are in the ſea, came on, ſaying, bleſſing, and hinogr, and glory, and 
power be unto him, that ſitteth upon the throne, and wnts the Lambe + 
for ever & ever ; and the foure beaſts and foure and twenty Elders 
fell down and worſhipped him that Iiveth for ever and ever. I can- 
not tell what other cranſaRions may be in heaven; we bave buc 
hints of them here, nor ſhall we fully or particularly know them 
* till we come to heaven; bur ſor this one tranſaction of Chriſts 
interceſſion, we cannot imagine lefle praiſe to be given co Chriſt 
than for any other , Othen let us do this dutie on earth, as it is 
done in heaven ! what is Chriſt praying for us ? O let us be on 
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pray one for another, 7 exhort therefore (ſaith the Apoſtle) that 
- a Tim, 2.1. - fiſt of all ſupplications, prayers, imterceſſions, and giving-of thanks 
! be mage for all men." And come, lift up thy prayer for the 
Ia, 37-4 remnant that's left, ſaid the King to 7/aiah ;/ and wreſtle rogerher 
=_ "4 3% .;mprajer for me, ſaid-Panl;' m_— the' Lord no'vtſt; till he make 
: Feru{alem a praiſe in the earth,” ſaid the Prophet : Chriſt inter- 
cedes;, and thereis no-queftion . but we ſhould-intercede for the 
living Saints: Brethren pray for 4, laidthe Apoſtle, whoſoever 
thou art that readeſt, /beſeech rheeremember me (3n thy prayers, it 
may betthow art nearer God; and more in favorwr with'God than'fuch 
a poore ſinger as T'am;' as Mordicai ſet Eſther on work” to inter- 
cedefor him with the King, and for his people; ſo-*tis our du 
ro crave the prayers of ſuch who are upon better termes (pol- 


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ſibly). with the Lord; than we our ſelves are at the preſent ;- o»/y 
Teonld wif thy prayers at ſuch atime, when thy heart is got neare(# 
roGod,; by ſpecial Stirring s of faith and love; 1 ſuppoſe thou cantt 
not havea ſpirit, and power of prayer, but ſometimes or other 
thou art (as it were) inthe lap of Chriſt, upon the Spouſes knee, 


in the beloveds boſome; O then make a requeſt for an unworthy 
one ; Otbenif ever, intercede for me, becauſe then. I reade Chriſt s 

' own'interceſſion in thyinterceſſion , what-35 thy prayer then. but as 
the. eccho of Chrifts prayer, 'the Amen to Chriſt rinterceſſions, which 
be makes in heaven ? Chriſtians ! *cis our duty to put one another 
npon praying one for another, Chriſt intercedes for us, and ſo 
ſhouldwe intercede for his, called, or uncalled, if ſo they belong 
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in, for, and through the interceſ- 
ſion of Jeſus Chriſt, If it were not for this, I profeſſe [ knew 
not how to anſwer the cavils of our diſſolute adverſaries, who 
throw down prayers, as of no uſe at all; for thus they ob- 
er. -— 

| Thou canſt not pray (fay they ) by thy own confeſſion without 
ſome defe&, imperfection, ſin : and if ſo, there is need of a new 
prayer, to beg pardon for the defects of that pra\er; and then 
another prayer to heale the flaws of that prayer ; and then an- 
other to do as much for that , and ſo in infinirum , by this means 
there would be an infinite progreſſion without any ſtop at any 
prayer at all. 

1I anſwer, This objection were valid if there were no interceſ- 
ſion of Chriſt to ſtay our ſelves and our prayers on: but as we 
grant requeſts many times for ſome friends ſake, rather than for 
the parties ſake; ſo God doth alway grant requeſts for Chriſts 
fake, never for our own ſakes ;' thou objeReft there are many 
defects in our prayers as made by us ; but I anſwer, there is no 
defects in the merits and interceſſion of Jeſus Chriſt, for whoſe 
ſake alone they are granted of God ; and therefore our prayers 
being made in Chriſts Name, they may ftay their heads in Chriſts 
boſome; in this reſpe& we need nor ſtill to run our ſelves ina 
ciftſe, this being the laſt reſolution, Chriſts merits, and Chriſts 
m»terceſſion. Chit offers up our perſons and woodden prayers in 
bis golden cenſer to his Father ; Chriſts interceſſion therefore is 
that which doth the dged. Now to ſay our prayers arc of a 

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uſe, it is all oneasto ſay his interceſſion is of no uſe ;' not 


that we areſo good, that he cannot take exception againſt 
us, and our prayers; but becauſe Chyiit is ſo good, and his 
interceſſion forus is ſo good, that he neither can,- nor will take 
exception againſt him, or his intercefGion for us ; -and in this 
caſe Chriſt and Chriſtians make one perſon (as it-were)*in law . 
his interceſlion for us, -and- our interceſſions for our ſelves, arc 
but one interceſſion : and indeed he'ſo mingles them that they 
ſeem but one, for the ſmoake of the incenſe, ' and the prayers ef the 


Rev. 8.4. 
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Saints aſcend up together before God. owt: of the Angels hand, 


. 5. Chriſt pleads the cauſe of his pesple, and anſwers all 

. the accuſations of Satan againſt them ; Oh let us plead{for them 

for whom Chriſt pleades, and anſwer the accuſations of Satan, 

or his inftruments againſt their perſons, or their wayes. We 

have a' ſtrange generation of menabroad, whoſe very Reli- 

- gion conliſts in rayling, reviJing, reproaching the ſervants of 

= \ * . the living God; not the beſt men, nor. the beſt Miniſters 


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J under heaven 


+ *T larely received a paper where- 

* in the Quakers gave the MiniNers 
of Chrilit tbeſc tollowing names. 
Conjurers, as, An. 
richriſts, W'i'ches, Blind guides, 
- Devils, Lyars, Baals PriefieySir- 
Symonds, Diſſemblers, Ypbolders 
of the "ſeavena beaded, and ten- 
borned beaſts, # Viperous, and 
Serpentine generation. bloody He- 
rodians. Blaſphemers. Scarlet-c0- 
loured beaſts Babzlons merchants, 
Buſic bodyes,'bited 'alls, P aint- 
ed Sepnlccrs,- Rrvining Wolves, 
Perſecutors, Tyrants, greedy dogs, 
Phariſcese 


eſcape them; are they met all, fay they, 
* Wolves, Dogs, Hivelings, Prieſts of Baal, 
(ovetous, ( arnal, Damned ; and what not 2? 
are they not, all ſay tbey ( as the Devil ſaid 
of foſbua) cloathed with filthy garments ? de- 
filed totally, utterly defiled with the pollution: «of 
Babylon > Chriſtians ! when you ' heare this 
language, learne you to conforme to Chriſt , 
g0 you firſt to God with the Lords own plea, 
now the Lord rebuke thee O Satan, - even the 
Lord that path choſe® feruſalem rebuke thee : 
Zach. 3.2. And then go on in” vindication 
of their perſons and, their cayſe ,, are they 
not precious, gracious, holy, able, ſhining, 
and burning lighes? it may be. ſome of their 
perſohis- have been faulty , byt ſay of ſuch, 


is not this a brand newly pluckt out of the fire ? failings, and hu- 
mane frailties* have been in the beſt, yea in moſt of the Pro- 
phets and Apoltles, - but ſhall we therefore condemne to hell 
the generation of Gods deare children > or howſoever it may 
be with their perſons, y et is not their cauſe and office of Chriſts 


own 


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own inſtirution ? in this reſpe& he that deſpiſeth you defpiftrh me 


ſaith Chrift, and be that deſpsſerb me, deſpeſeth him that en: we, uk. 10.16, 


Are not the Minifters of Chrift as ſtars in the right hand of Chriſt ? 
they that would do them any deadly, harme, moſt pluck them 
thence. Chriſtians ! conforme you to Chrilt in this poynt ; you 
fee how Satan ſtands at the right hand of our 7obxa's to reſiſt 
them, nowthen plead you their cauſe, and ariſwer the adver- 
ſaryes accuſations, 


6. Chriſt by his interceſſion /aves w tothe uttermeſ# ; Oletus Hb 7.15, 


ſerve him to the urtermoſt