956 .Book.IV.Part.VI. Looking unto1tft$1. Chap.x.Se<!t.9 .:t Joh. :.x. ' 'him, yet I will give him change of rayments; I will cloath " him with the robe of my righteoufnelf~ and then thou fhalt " fee no iniquity !n {ttcob.' no tranfgre1110n in Ijrae/. Why thus the Lord Chrtft fteps tn and an(wers to- all the accufations that are brought in againft us by the ,Law,. or finne, or Satan co God his. Father; and in this refpe& he is truely called our Advocate, if 11ny man fin, we have an Advmlte with the Father•.. [e(m Chriff the righteom. We have an_Advocate that pleads for us, that anfwers for os: that in a way ofequity (grounding· all upon his own merits) calls for th~ pardon efour fins and for· the falvation ofour fouls. , . ' --------------... SEC To 9• How powerfnlllndprevAiling Chrifts intemjflons Are with God his Father. . 9· HOw powerful and prevailing are Cbrifts intcrceffions· with God his Father ? I anfwer »" Yery much, and thi!t will appeare if we 'onfider~ --- <>v b 8 ' I.. That'Chrift is our great high Prieft to God ·, we have rurh ile ' 't.. an high Priep, who is Jet d~wn on the right hand of rhe Mtljeflie on high. Now •twas the way of God to lend,his care in fpeciat. manner to the high Pr~fts; and therefore the people ufually ron· I !am.9 , 9 , to them, when they would ~nquireofGod; before time in lfnu! when a man went to enquire of God, tbm he /p~Zkf,come, 'and let m go to the Seer, for he thllt is now ca/Jed 11 Prvphtt ( orhigh Prieft) wao .J,eforerime called a Seer.-People were wont to i:epaire to the· Pridl:s, and the Priefts were wont to go to God; and good re&fon,· for the Priefts were: to mediate for the people, -and ,the people had experience thar God would hearken to the cry of their Prieft; Samuel catled 'HfJto the Lord, and the Lord fent ·s s thunder, andrtlfnerhat day. tAmla!ttheleoplefaidto Stlmtee!, 1 am. l %ol 'pr"J for thy fervants J~nto the Lard thy Go . -And Samuel . ~'9 > Z3 • f~tid unto the ptople,-';(jodforbid that I foould {in againjf the · Lord in celljing to prar for you. Now fucb an high Ptieft as this (though w~~~ fa~ tn?rc ~minency) is C~rift ~() God; he intdel!- ce es. /
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=