Spiritual Peace and Comfort. 33 2. Furthermore, Suppofe you were Gracelefs at the prefent ; yet is it not an exceeding Comfort,that there isone of fuck InfiniteCompaffions as the Lord Chrill, who hath afrumed our Nature, and is come down to feels and fave that which was loft ; and is more tender-hearted to poor liimiers, then we can poffibly conceive ? yea, whohath made it his Office to Heal-, a*d Relieve, and Refiore, and Reconcile Yea that bath himfelf endured filch temptations as many of ours ; For we have not an highPriefl which cannot be touchedwith thefeelingofour infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, without fin Let us therefore ( faith theholy Ghoit ) come boldly unto the throne of Grace, that we may obtain Mercy andfind Grace to help in timeof need, Heb.4. i 5, f6. Forafmsuchas the children werepartakers of flefh and blood, he alfo himfelflikerpife took partwith them, that he might deflroy through death, him that had thepower of death , that is , the devil ; and deliver themwho through fear ofdeath, were all their life timefubjed to bondage. For verily he took not sn him the nature of Augels, but he tookon him thefeed ofAbraham:Where- fore inall things it behovedhim to be made likeunto his brethren, that he might be a Mercifull and faithful! high-Priefl in thingspertaining to God, tomake Recon- ciliation for thefins ofthe people : For in that he himfiif hash fuffered being tempted, he is able to fuccour them that are tempted, Heb. z. t 4, r 5,16, t 7,18. Haveyou difcountenance from men ? Chri% had much more .othGod feem to forfake you ? fo he didby Chriflo Are you fain to lie on your knees crying for Mer. cy ? why Chrift in the dales of his f efh was fain to offer up flrong cries and tears , to him that vas 4b1í
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