530 Book V. Uootttng unto jjcfu.s. Chap. t. Sett. 4· ). SECT. IV. For whom thio lntercejfion i& m~tde; +·fOR whom is this Interceffion made? I anfwer, r. Negatively, not for the John 17. 9. World, I pray not for the World, faith Chrift; whiles Chrifl was on Earth he would notfo muchasfpendhisbreath, oropenhislips for the World; he knew God would not hear him for them; in like manner Chrifl prays now inH~aven. Not for tht World, he never had a thought to redeem them, or t~ fave their fouls, and therefore they have no lhare in his imerceffions; I know the objection, tl1at Chrifl upon the lul;c , 3, 34 . the crofs, pray~d for theblo~dy Jews, Father fOrgive. them, for they kziow 11ot what they do; but that tmghr be of pnvate duty as man, who m that refped: fubmitted himfdf to the Law of God, which req.uires that we forgive. our enemies ; and pray for them that perfecure us, and not of hts proper office as Medtator ; or if it be referred to rhe properme diatory inrercdlion of Jefus Chrill: (which I rather think ) it will not prove that he prayed for them all univerfally, but only indefinitely, (i.e.) only for them that were prefent at l1is crucifying, and that in limplicity of heart, and not of af– fected ignorance, crucified Chrifl; and accordingly this p;ayer was heard , when fo many of the Jews were converted at Peter's Sermon, A ll. 2. fi. what needs more ? l1is own words are expref•, that Chrill:'s imerceffions are notfor the World, or reprobates. So much negatively. 2. Politively, ( hrifl's inrerceffion is general, and particular; for all, and every John 17. 9· faithful man; I pray for them, I pray not for the world, b11t for them which thou haff Luk.n 31 , 32 given me, for they are thine. And the Lordfaid, Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath dejired to have you, that he may jijt yo11 tU wheat, but~have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not. As the High Priefi wem into the Sanctuary wuh the names of the twelve tribes upon his bre.fl, fo Chrifl enrred into the holyell: of all, with the names of all believers upon his heart, and llill he carrie; the,n upon his bJ;ell:, and prefenrs his will and dclire unto his Father for them; nor doth he only intercede in general, bur Simon, Simon; mark that; what ever thy name is, John, Peter, ThomM, Mary, Martht!, if thou arr a believer, Chrift prays for thee; it is our common pradife ro ddire the prayers one of another, but 0 who would not have a lhare in the prayers of Jefus Chrifl? why, cerrainly if thou believeflinChrift, Chrill:praysfor thee; Ihave prayed, and !wilt pray for thee, faith Chri.fl, that thy faith fail not. Heb, 8. 1. Heb. 3· 1, Heb. 5· 6. SECT. V. What agretment there i< betwixt Chrijf's imcrceffi•ns," and the interceffions of the High Priejfs of Old, 5. "{ IV Hat agreement is th,ere betwixt the interceffions of Chrifi, and the imercefV lions of the ~igh Priefls of Old? Among the Jews in the times of the Old Teflament, they had an High Priefl, who was in all things to fhnd betwixt God and them. Now as the Jews had their High Priefl to inrerc~de for them, fo the Lord Jefus was to be the High Priefl of our Clu·ifHan profeJ1wn , and to in– tercede for us · it will therefore give fome light ro this dodrine of inrercefilon, if we will bur com(me thefe two, and firf'l confider, what agreement betwixt Chrifl and the High Priefisof Old; betwixt Chritl's interceffion,_ and the High Pridls intercefsions~ I. Chrilt andtbeHighPridls of Old agreed m name; notonely they, butChrtfl himfelf is called an High Prieft; We have fHch An High Prieff, who i& fer down at the right hand of the Majejfy on lngb.--- Confider the Apojfle and High Prieff of our profeffion, ?cfiu Chriff, --Thou art a PrseJt for ever af:et the order ofMelch,":edech. The Old Priefl-hood of Atll'on was tranllated mto the Pneflhood of Jefus Chnft; fo that he was a Priefl as well as they. . . . 2. They agreed in office; that conflfled of two parts, obl~uon and prefentatt~n.; Fu·fl, They offered a facrifice: And fecondly, They prefent~d tt m the holy of l1.ohes, with prayer and iotercefsion unto God; the one was do~e .wnhout, the other.\~llhmthe holy of holi es; and in anfwer thereunto rhere are tWO dtihnd parts of Clmfl s Pnell– hood: I. The offering of himfelf a facrifice upon the Crofs : 2. The carrytng . - d
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