Book VI. 1Lrolttng unto ']lefu~. Chap.z.SeCl:.5. 561 1 . Faith mufl: directly go to Chrifl:. 2 . Faith mufl: gotoChrifl: as God in the flen1. 3 . Faith mufl:,go to Chrifl: as God in the fle01 made under the Law. · .. ·. 4 . faith mufl: go to Chrifl: made under the d1rechve part of the Law by h1s ltfe, and under the penal part of the Law by his death. 5. Faith mufl: go ro Chri!l as put to death in the flelh, and as quickened by the Spirit. . . . . . . 6. Faith mutt go to Chrtfl: as qmckened by the Spmt, and a,s gomg up mro glo– ry, as fining down ar God's right hand, and as fending the Holy Gholt; of all thefc before. 7. Faith mutt go ro Chritt as interceding for his Saints; this act of Chrifl: is for the application of all the former acts on Chrifl:'s part; and o~r faith doling with ir, .is for the application of this, and all other the actmgs of Chrtfron our: part. Now IS our faith led up very high; if we can but reach this, we may fay ; our faith !lands very lofty, when it may at once fee earth and heaven; when it may fee all rhat Chrifl: hath acted for it here, and all that Chrill doth act, and will act in heaven for it hereafter, It is nor an ordinary, lingle, particular act of faith rhar will come up to this glorious myllery, no, no; it is a comprehenfive, perfective act; iris fuch an act as purs the foul into a condition of glorious triumph, Who jha/1 condemn? it iJ Chrift that will fdv,e me to the utter-Goodw;,I, mofl, feeinghe everJivethto make interce!Jion forme. That fame word{to the Uttermofi:J Chrifl (d . u agood word, andwell pm in; it iJ areaching word, and extends it felj: fo far, th"t thou forth. canjl not l~o/z.beyond it: let thy [OISI be Jet on the higheft mountain that ever «ny creature WM yet Jet sn, and there let thy foul takg in, and view the moft fpaciom projpeEJ: both of fin,. and mifery, and difficulties of being faved, that ever yet any poor humbled foul did caft within it felf, ye.t, ;oyn to the{e all the ob;e£/:10ns, andhmdrances of thy fdlvAt<On, that the heart of rfiall can fuppofe or invent againft it [elf; lift up thy eyes, and look.. to theutmoft thou canft fee, and Chrift by hi& imerce(jion is able to fa·ve thee beyorrd the horiz..on, and ftmheft cor.pafs of thy thMghts, even to the utmoft, and worft cafe th~ heart of man can po(jibly fuppofe; it iJ not thy having lain long in fin, or long under terrors and defpairs ; it u not thy h,wing finned often under mAny enlightnings, that c.n hinder thee from being fa;ved by Chrijt; Do but remember thiJ fame wo~d [ to the uttermoll ) and then P'" in what exception tho11wilt, or canfl. 0 the holy rnumphs of that foul tharcan bur act its ' faith on Chrifi's inrercellion! why, rhis is the moll perfect and confummate act of Chrill's Prieftjy office; this argues thy Chrifl: to be a perfect Mediator, and being a perfect MediatQ_r, no condition can be defperate•; And being made perfeEJ:, fairh the , Apollle ) he became the Author of eternal falvation unto all them that obey him ; nowHeb. 9· 5· therefore lc~d up thy faith to this bleffed objeCt, and rhou baf\ under confideration the whole of Chritt, and the toral of Chrill's actings i~ this world from lirfl: to Iall; in re– fpeCl:ofmediationrhis isthe Cor"tmu, the up-lh 0 t, the period, theconfummarion, the perfection of all. 8. ·Faith in going to Chrifl: as interceding for us, it is principally and mainly ro look to the purpofe, end, iment,and defign of Chrill's inrercellion, now the ends of Chrill a 5 in reference umo us, are thefe.--- . ' I. That we might have communion and felloivlhip with the Father, and the Son." I pray for thefe, that "! tho" Father art in me, and I -in thee, they alfo may be one inJohn , 7 , 21 , IU. 2. That we might have the gift of the Holy Gholl; J will pray the Father, and he h . foallgive Y"" another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever, even the Spirit ofr0 • n '4· ' 6 • Trmh. 7 3· That we mighr have protection againtt all evil, I pray ( faith Chrilt) that thou h , wouldfl _ksep them from the evil. Some may object, are not the faithful fubject to evils)0 n 17 • 1 S• corruptiOns, and temptations flill? how then is that part of the inrercellion of Chrifl: ~ade good unto us? I anfwer, the inrercellion of Chrift is prefently available, ooly 1t IS conveyed 111 a manner fuirable and convenient to our prefent condition, fo as there may be. left r~om for another life; and therefore we mufl: not conceive all prefenrly done ; lt IS wtth u; as with Malefactors doomed to death, fuppofe the Supreme power Dw~ld granr a pardon robe drawn; though the grant be of the whole thing at once, yet lt cannot b<; wmten but word after word, and line after line ; fo the grant of our protechon aga1ntt all evil is made unto Chril1 at firtt but in the execution thereof, there is line upon line, ana precept upon precept, her~ a little, ~nd there a little! we 0 o o · · · know.
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