.1930 Book. IV Pare.VI. Looking Nnto :}tfr~s. Chap. z.Seet.I already of the glory ofChrift, and ofour glory in Ch rift; who would not willingly fit down under the fhadow of this happineife, and go no further ? but yet this is not all; {\> thick and fa{\: doth the glory ofChrift break in upon us, that no fooner out of one ~ut prefently we are led into the bofome of another. Oh wh~t ableifed thing is it tCl be viewing Chrift , 11nd tobe lookjng up unto {efm _chrift~ Saint~ mi_ght do nothing elfe (if they plea[. ed) but ravtfh _thetr hearts wtth the dtverfity of heavenly light and comfort,whtch breaks forth from the bofome ofJefus Chrift. Here is now another myftery as great, and amazing as the former, which fprings out before our eyes in this tranfacbon of Chrifts intcrceffion. And in profecution ofthis as in the former ,I flu II firft lay down the objca, and fecondly direa you how to look upon tt. The objca is Jefus carrying on the great work of our falvation in his intcrceffion : in ordering ofwhich llhall examine thefe particulars. --- 1 : What is this interceffion of Chrift ? 2· According to what nature doth Chrift intercede ? 3. To whom is Chrifts imerceffion direded? 4· For whom is the interceffion made? 5. What agreement betwixt Chrifts intercdlions, and the interccffions of the htgh Priefts ofold? 6. What is the difference betwixt Chriil:s intcrceffion and theintcrceffions ofchofe htgh Prieils) ' 7· What are the properties of this interceffion of Jefus <!:hrift? 8. Wherein more efpecially doth the interceffions of Chril!: confift ? 9 . How powerful, and prevailing, are Chrifts intcrccffionJ with God his Father? . . 1 o. What are the reafons of this greattranfadion of Chrifts interceffion for his people? I . What is tl1e interceffion of Chriil ? fome define it thus, Chrifts intercejfion ~s that p.!rt of his Prieft!y ~ffice, whereby Chrift is Advocate.,andintreater &(God the F athtrf or the f aithful. I ffiaU give it thus . Cbriftr i.~ t erc rl]l t, _, is his graciom will, fervently t~nd immovab ly dejiring , that for theperpetual vertue of hisfacrifice, 11/1 his members might b~~bfor their perfons and d~~ties be ac.. . - ~d
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