vpon the Lords Prayer. God. and our righthand where with we offer our felues vnto God. 6uo n :ßinter- cedente'necno6is necSanttis'ommbue quicquam corn deó eft. But by whole interceffìon neyther we nor all the Samts in heauen haue any thing to doe with the Lord. And that sherd remaine no fcrupleof feare in vs to got to this gratious mediator cues. when we pray, confider it in the Scriptures, and confider it earneffly, that that gliflering reafonwhich they vie of ourindignitie togoe to him at the firff ( for fo I oall it be taufe it feemeth fo faire at the firll views ) neuer ddcouraged any of the godly mentioned to the word euer, but euen then when they haue feene and thougheofthetr vnworthines moll, 'they haue yet gone vnto God and.to no o- thers for helpe. Dauid when hee fáwe that multitude of or%nces inhim,and him - felfe fo horribly defiled as that there remained got nng ofolde Dauíd iu him, that is, of a good feruant of God, neuer yet c to abam,Ifaac and laid, nor to any of all the godly departed, or angles in heauen, bur ytferer,me: Dem, haùe mercy vpon me ô God and according to the multitude of thy mercies doe away mine Mac;. iniquatie. Iohn Baptill,though nee fawe himfelfe vnvvorthie co look the very Lat- chet of Chrift his {hook, yet taught bee no otherMediator to G O D , neyther had any other himfelfe, but onely him. The good Centurion, that in fo true feeling both of hmfelfe,and Chriff,con- felled he was not worthy, varier whole roofe the Lord fhould come, yet with all that vnworthineffe was not feared from him CO aske his helpe, euen for his feruant. Theproore Publican vnworthy in his owne eyes to looke vpcn the heauens, yet feareth not to looke vpon his God, and to fay, God be merciful( vnto me a finner: when bee might haue called vpon Saints and Angels for mercie, if ithad bene as good or better, as thefe mad men affirme. And fo farre was this his doingfrom prefumption, difpléafaunt to God, and vñfeeming an vnworthie firmer, as that ientenceis giuen by the Lord himfelfe ofit,it waspleafant and acceptable to God, and bee iuffified more than the other. Finally, the prodigal( Sonne with the fame mouththat confeffeth indignitie euer to bee counted Sonne any mote, yet cal - leth vpon his Father for pittie, and not vpon any of his Fathers feruants. Where- fore let vs open our eyes and fee the truth, let vs not harden our hearten, to day whé we beare his voice,the Mediatorbetwixt God & man,is the manChrifklefus, and nonebut hee: it is hee that fitttethon the right hand of God and makethin -.- terceffiion far vs and there is no other. And if any man finne we haue him out aduocate, and we muff know no other. Yea Sir, butyon know their anfwerein this matter, tfthey bye charged, the y doe not rim''s' demethey /ay, but Chrift and onely (brig is Mcdiatúrof redemption, but not of tzercef 'Jowl 2: fou, and that which they ofribe to holy fpiras, it is only tomak ántercefon for them. Indeed they fo anfwere, but alafle in vaine. For it is but a thift deuifed ofSa- tan todeceiue our foules by, if wee receiue it, and that may appeare both to them and vs, ifweehaue care to fee the trueth, For hath it firtl any warrant in the word? Ifithaue let them produce it, if not, let them knows that caen for this caufe it faulteth, & we reiea it. For if this be graunted that men may frame dillinc. tions at theirpleafures, there is not the truth to be named, but it may be ouerthro- wen. Wherefore this is one reafon againft it, it bath no warrant in the word. Se- condly, was not the high Pricfl in the lawe mediator in figure, both ofexpiation by (artifices, andof intereeflìon by prayer? That ís, more plainly, did not hee both offer facrifice and make prayer? And what was this but infhadow to Chew that 10 in the new Tetiament both theft things thoulde be conioyned in one man alfö, epen the titan Chrift IeCus, and hee that was mediator ofredemption, fhould alfobe'mediatotofintercefïìon. To diuide thefe then, is to make the bodie not anfwere to thefhadowe, neither the truth to the figure, which may not bee. For looks whatfoeuerwas typicallyfhewedClírift fhould doe, that bath ht true - ly done andperformed, and to affirme otherwife is great impietie. c 3 Thirdly,
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