934 Book, (V Part.VI. Looldngunto fe[t~s. Cbap.I.Se&.4 likewift they do both concur in the work of interceffion: i~nd 'cis an a.ntient and approved rule, that names of office, which are .fippeUJtioncs given to C?rift, f~ch f1A Medi,ttour, lntercejfor, &c. ~gre~ untiJ ogicii compe- him accordwg to boti'J natures ; and can the act of Chr1fis mtertzoit cbnjto [c· ceffion be the act ofChrifis manhood alon~? what ? to heare, cmzdum. utram· and offer up prayers? to receive and prefent the prayers and que naruram. praifes, a?d other fpiritual facrifices of all be.Je~vers in the ~orld? to negot1ate for them_ al! ~tone and t.be fame tm1e, accord~ng ta the variety and multlpltcJty of th~lr f~veral occaGons ? furely this is, and muft be the work of an tnfimte, and not of a finite agent ; this ca~not be effected without the concurrence of the d.ivine nature w1th the humane, but what needs al'ly further an· fwer to this objec1ion? fuppofe Chrift intercede to himfelteas God. that is not immediately, and directly to the fam( perfon God the Son, though to the fame God effentially; indeed c hnft .3s<ty3~o?r@- God-man, in refpect of his natures agreeth with both, being not only God, nor only man, but God-man, manGod, bleffed forever; but in refpect of his perfoh;··neing the fecond perfon in the Trinity, he is diftinct from both. r. From the perfonality of m~n , for ne hath only the perfonality of God and not ofman. , 2. From the firft perfon of the Godhead, who Job. 17 9· is God the Father, for there are thrn that bettre recortl in heaven, the Father, the Word, and thehoiJ Ghoft; andthe(ethree ttreone, (i.) three perfons, nnd b~~t one God. ......___._ ___________ SEC To 4• For whom this interce.f/ion is m11de. 4· f' Or whom is this interceffion made? I anfwer, r. Ne~ gatively, not for the world, I pray not for the world, faith Chrift ; whiles C'hrift was on earth he would not fo much as fpend his breath, or open hisl1ps forthe world, he knew God would not heare him for tht"m ; in like manner Chrift prayes nowinheaven. Notfwthewor!d, he never had a thought t@ redeem them, or to fave their fouls, and therefore they have no !hare in his interceffions; I know the objcchon, that Lhriil upon , . the
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