540r BookiV. JLootttng unto jjefu.s. Ch11p.1. Seer. 8. Goodn·in, Chrill fet fortl1. Rom.8. 34· Rom. ~· ro. Heb. 7· 2~. Heb• .j. r~. Heb. 2.17. ,r -:. Hcb. ~. 12.). puts of C1n!t's Mediator!hip would have been to little purpofe. ! As the Sacrifices under the Law had not been of fuch force and efficacy, had not the high Pnell en– tred into the holy place,to appear there, and to prefent the blood there unto the Lord; fo all that ever Chrifi did or fulfered upon earth, it had been indfectual unto us, had he not enrred into heaven to appear there zn the prefencr ef God fur 11<. Surely this Interceffion is that whrch puts lrfemto the Death ofChrilt; thb Inrerccffion is that which llrikes the lafi firoak during this World, in the carrying on of our Souls Sai– .vation and makes all fure. It is a witty obfcrvatien that one makes of thcCe feveral lleps of Chrills actings for us; as lirlt, there was an all-fufficien,cy m his death, who fha/1 condemn? it if Cbrift that dyed, z. A rather in ilis ReturreGtion, yea rather , that is rifen agaio. 3'· A much rather in his life and feffion at God's ngbt h•nd, for if whm we were enemieJ w• were reconciledto GotJ by the death of Chrift, m~tch rather bei11g reconciled we foal/ ~e faved by bi< life. 4· The Apofile rifeth yet higher to aJaving to the ~tmojt, and puts that upon his lnterceffion,wberefore he i1 able to fave ur to the Htmojf, {teing h• ever livetJ, to mak_e [nterceffion for 11<, If in the former wtre any thing wanting;this lnterceffion of Chrilt fupplies all; it is the Coronif, which makes all effectual ; it favts to the urtermoll, for it felf is the uttermolt and hi~hcll fiep; on earth Chrrll begins the executron of his office, in heaven he mds h ; rn hi's life and death Chrill was the meritorious cau(e, but by .his lnterctffion Clwfi is the applying caufe of our Souls Salvation. In th1s very Intercrffion of C hrilt is the confummation and p<rfcdion of the Prielt-hood of Chrifi. 0 then how rtquifite and n<cdfuy mult this needs be? 4· It is gracious, and full of bowels; Chrilt his lnterceffion, and indeed Chrifi's Ptiettly office is ere6ted, and fet up on purpofe, for the reliefof poor dillrelfed !in– ners. There is no-mixture of terror in thrs blelfcd office of Jefus Chrill, and· this doth difiinguifft it from his other offices. Chri!i by his Kingly office rules over the Churches, and over the World; but all obtain not mercy whom he thus r10les ever; Chrilt by his prophetical office comes to his own,but many of his ownreceiv~ cd him not; but now wh~ever the Prieltly offi;e of Jefus t.hrill is let forth upon a Soul, that Suul !hall certainly be fned for ever. 0 this Priellly office of Chrilt is an ollico of meedove and tender compalfion: Cbrift (faith the Apofile) if fuob 11n high Prielt, as <fdltlfBt but be toucl,ed t»ith the feeling •f our infirmitier. Oh he is 11 merci• fol, and a {ltltbf•l high Priejt iH t;,ings pertaiHing to God, to mak,e reconciliatioN for the fins of CJbo people. He is merciful and exceedmg compaffionate 1 in aU our afjlifiionf he i4 affiilJ<d;-and in hi! love, and in bii pity be Redeemed IH; and ' in his love and pit~ ·he intercedes for us. \ S E C T. VIII. .) i W l>erein thelHterceffion of Cbrift confiils• i.vvHueln more efpecially doth 'the Intercdlions of Jefus _Chrill ~onfilt ? fame fupprtfe that Chflfi's very being in heaven,and pumng God rn mrnd of his ~acti\lc and paffi.ve obedience by his very prefencc, is all that Interceffion that the Scrip~lrre fpeaks of. But I rather anfwer in tbefe particulars. As-- I. Chrilts Interccffion confifis in the prefenting of his perfon for us; he himfclf .- went up to heaven, and prefented him{elf, the Apofile calls this, a11 appearing for Ill; , Chrift H II(Jimtred into the holy place m,atk·with hands, hut into be11vtn, now to ap– ·pear inthepre[tnt~e of GoiJ for llf. I believe there is an E.mph'afis in the Word, ap– pearing for U<. But how appears hc for us? 1aofwer. r. In a publrck manner; wbatfoever he di.t in thrs kiRd, he did it openly and publickly; he appears for us in the pref<nce of God the t'athtr; he appears for us in the prefence of his Saints and Angels ; heavens eyes are all upon him in his appearing for us. 2. H~ appears fer us as a Mediator, ne '!lands in the middle betwixt God and us; hence rt rs, that he is God-Man, that hem•ght &ea Mediaror betwixt God and man . 3· He ~ppears for us as aSponfor, and a pleage ·' furdy it is a comfort to a man to hav~ a fm_nd at •. ;, Court, at the Princts elbow,chat may own him, and appear for him; but rf thrs lnend •' be both a M~diator and a Surety : • Mediator to requetl for him, and a Surety to engage fot him, 0 what comfort is this l rhus Ch11lt appeared in every refpoct ; heis a Mediator I~ requell for us; and he is a Surety toengagefor us: as Paul was for Phil. 9. to. ¥er. 18, 19. f)nefim~~<
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