• <;:hap.r.Secr.9 LoikinguntoJefuo. Book IY.Part.Vl. 95fi 4: That Chrift is God himfelfe, not only Gods Son, but God himfelfe · how powerful in this refpet! mufr his intercemons be unto the Father ? it is true that Chrifr is another iubfifl:ence and perfon from the Father, but Chri·fr is one and the fame God with the Father; Chrift is the very effenti~l, . fubftanrial, and noble reprefentation of God himfelfe, Chril is the very felfe ofGod, · both God fending, and God fent; Chrift.is the fellow'of God~ 11wak! 0 fword ag"inft my Shepheard, and agninft the '/IJ'WI that is zac b. 1 ~ , 7 , my fellow; nay, Chrifr is God, and not another God, but one God; qod ~f God, light ij light, very God of ver7 God; begotten, not made, being ofone fubflance with the Father, b7 whom :~It tleings -were made. Can we imagine now that God himfelfe fhould be denyed any boone of God himfelfe ? if God fometimes fpoke to · his fervams, a;ft ~f me, command ye me concerning all the work_. of Ifa.4), u. mine h11nds; will not God much more fay to God, a;lz. ofme, and 1/hA/J give thee the hellthen for thine inheritance, and the uttermoft Pfab.B, • parts of the tarth for thy poJfr.!Jion? we have brought it now fo neare, that if God be God, and God be omnipotent, that he can do, and can have whatfoever he pleafcs; then Chnliqeing 011e God with his Father, he llitlfr needs prevaile; it is•b'ut a•k- ana have, let him ask what he will. 5. That Chrifris Gods darling upon this very account,becaufe he intercedes for his people. ·-Therefore doth my Father love me, Joh 10 . 11 • becaufe llt~y dow.n my life, that I might talze it againe. I lay · it ' down by fuffering, and I take it againe by rifing, afcending up into heaven, and interceding there, and therefore doth my Father love me. 0 the Jove ofGod to Chrift, and ofGod in Chrift to atl his Saints t God fo loved the world, that hega.ve his Sonne; and Chrifl fo loved th~ world, that he x.ave himfe!(e; and nowagaine becaufe Chrift gave himfelfe, and his gift is as a fweet fmelling favour unto God, thereforeGod loves Chrifl; 0 what a round of love is here! God loves Chrift, and (hri.ft love1 m, and the Father loves Chrift againe.for luving of m: there Is not an at! of Chrifl in his work ofour redemption, but the Fatber looks on it w.ith love and liking itt his baprifme, lo· a voy~;e came from heaven,faying, Jhu u mJ belcved Son, in whom I .rm welt pleafed; at Mar.~ .. 17. his death, he feeth &j the travel,ofhiifoul, and hl is [atisfied; at lfa.5P 1. bis afcenfion he heareth of the intercefiions of his foul, and he is delighted; Chrifls intercefflons are Gods muGck : and therefore
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