Opened, andappliedfromCams r s Priefily-Office. great High-Pried, having on this Breit-plate, the nameof all the EleEt ; and I come to intercede for poor (inners; I come as High-Prieft : Saies God the Father to him, Wel- come upon thofe termes , = welcome upon thole termes , not withftanding thou doeft come in their names, come and fit down at my right hand, faies God the Father to him Thus Father is ingaged, for he received him upon thofe termes into Heaven, as our great High-Priett ; the Father therefore is engaged to hear his Interceflion, and fo the in- terceflionofJefus Chri it, muit have a great deal of power, and prevalencywithGod the Father in Heaven. This is the Second thing. But, Thirdly, Does the Lord jefus Chrifi- intercedefor us in Heaven, asour great High-Friefl ? Yes, andhe doesdo this, in a more tranfcendent, and eminent way and manner, than ever any High- Prick did before Him. For Firft, He hath gone through more Temptations than ever any High-1'0dt did. He was tempted (faits the text) that he might fuccour thofe that are temped, as an High- Prieft : Ifhe was Tempted, that he might fuccour thofe that are Tempted ; fuccour them as an High-Frith, then the more he was Tempted, the more experimentally able he is for to fuccour thofe that are Tempted. Never any High- Frith, that was Tempted like unto Chrift. He was (faies theApoille)in all things tempted, like unto us, fin only excepted. Poor foul, name any temptation, that thy heart is fcared at the thoughts of, and you will find, that the Lord Jefus Chrift, he was tempted with that temptati- on. You will fay, I am often times ten pted to doubt whether I be theChild ofGod or no, andthat very often. So was Chrifi too : you know the place in the 4. of .11/I them : thou be the Son ofGod and ifthou be the Son of God, twice ti-at the Devil would fet an Ifupon Chrifis Son 'fhip. Ch ! but I am tempted often times to nfe indire& means to get out of trouble. So was a-rill too : Command that theftflows be madebread, faies the Devil to -him Oh ! but h 2 Co metimes 35
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