Chap.1. sea.7. IL.oolting unto 'jjcfu.s. Book IV. 5}9 7· The high i'tiefts thcninterc~dcd not withuot all t~cfe materials, viz. A Tern- . plc, an Alrar, a Sacrifice of a young Bullock for a fin-nffcn~g, and a Ram for aburnt· LcVIt. 16. 3· offering; a Ccnfer fu(l of burning coales of fire taken off the Altar, a puttmg the lncenfe upon the fire, that the cloud of rhe Incenfe mrghr cover the mercy·fcar, a fprinkling the mercy · fe~t with the blood of the Bullock, and of th~ Goat with their finger, feaven times; fu'ch materials they had, and fuch a<l10~s they dtd, wh~th were all d!L~inct as from themfclves; bur J dus Chrd< in his Intercdlions now needs none of rhefe n.acerials; but rather he hin,l~lf and his own merits are infiead of all. A.•, 1 • He is rhe Temp!;, either in regard of the Deity, the gold of the Temple bting fan<lificd by the Temple, or in regarJ of his human body, dtftroy tbi4 Ttmplt,(faith Cluifi) aHd I will bt~ild it again in three d1ys; it was dellroyed, and God founq it an acceptable S"rifice, a11d fmt!t in it afwecr fovor as in a Temple. 2. He is the Altar accordi11g to his Deity, for as the Altar fanelifies the gtfr, fo doth the God-head fan· ctilie the man-h0od; the Altar mull needs be of a greater dignity then the oblation, and therefore this Altar bet<>kens the Divinity of Jcfus Chri£1. 3· fie istheSacrifice . moll properly according to the Manhood, for although by communication of properties the blood of the Sacrifice is called the blood of God, yet properly the human Alt. 2o, 28, Soul and FJ, lh of Chrifi was the HolocauO, or whole burnt·offering roafied in the · fire of his Fathers wrath. 4· His Merit sue the cloud of Incenfe, for fo the Angel ' Chrift is faid to h•ve a golden Cenfer, and mt<ch Incenfc, that he {hot~ld offer it with the Rev. 8. 3, 4 . prayert of all Saints 11pon the goldm Altar which wa; before the Throne; andthefmok.,e of the lncenfe which came with .the prayers of the Saints afeende& up before Ged •ut •f the A11gtls h•nd: the Merits of Chrift are fo '!'ingled with the prayers of.his Saints, that they prefume their prayers, and fo they find acc<ftance. with God' his Father. · We Lee now the difference bctwixtChrifcs Interceffions, and the,Inrercdlioos of the high pricfq qf old. SECT. VII, What the properties of thu Intemfjion of Cbrift are. i . ·• . . c 7V;'{ ]Hat, are the properties of this lnrercdlionof Jefus Chrift ? J; an£werl-=: V 1 • ,It is heavenly and glorious: and that 'appears in thefc particulars. 1. Chrill doth not fal_l upon his knees before his Fat\l~r. as in t.h~ days of his hu– miliation; for that is not agreeable to that glory hehath receillfd; hc,oliiJ prefents hispleafure to his Father, that jle may thereto put hts Seal and confeut. .z, Chrift doth not pray out of private charity as th~ Saints puy one for another ill t.his life, but out of publick ollice of medi11ion, there u me God, andone Mediator between 1 Tim. 2. s:J God and man, the man Chriil Je[Uf. 3· Chrifr prays net out of humility, which is rhe propoling of requefrs for things unmerited, but our of authority, which is the deliring of a thing, fo as )Yid1al ne hath a right of_befcowing it, as well as defiring ir. 4· Chrifi prays not merely as an Advocate, but as a propitiation too; Chrill's Spirit is an advocate, but of\!Y Chrifi is advocate and propitiation; Cbri!tf: Spirit is our advocate on earth, but only Chriil in his perfon applyeth his meriK in heaven, and furthers the caufc, of our !>alvatien with his Fa.ther in heave~:~. In every of thefe refpetl:s we may fee Chrill's IntercC!Iions is heavenly and glorious. • 2. It is ever effectual and prevailing : as he hath a power to intercedeJor us, fo he hath a p6wer to confer r~at upon us for which he intercedes, 1 wiU pray the Fa- · thtr·andhefh•llgive _you another C~.mfort£r •. If I go not awaytb! ComforierwiH not J~~~ ~t'~' come unto you, bnt•f I depart I wtU fend h1m t<.•toyou. If ChrtU prayed on earth, 7 he was ever 11eard, but i(C~rill pnyed:in Heaven, we rn·ay be fare the ·.Father ever heareth and anfweteth there; when Chrill as man prayed for himfelf, he was heard in that which .he feareth , but now Chrill as Mediator praying for us, he is ever heard in the very particular which he ddireth. We finful men many a time as~ and re- Jarnes4. 3• ceive not, becaufe "" as~ amifi, that we may con[umeit upon our lufls; bur'Jefus Chrifi neve~ ask§ al:'"ifs; nor to wrong ends ; and therefore God ~he Father who called him to thts offi:e of being (a; it were)rhe great Mat!er of Requefts in behalf ofhu Church, he promJ!eth to hear him in all his re~uefts . Father, I thank.. thee that th•u haft John rr. 4r; heard me, and I k..now thou h•areft me always, faith Chrifi. 42. 3· It is of all other the tranfatl:ionsof Chrill, till the very end of the World,the moll perf,Cl:ive and confummare : indeed fo perfective, that without it all the other L I 1 2 parts
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