48 The great Gofpel-lVlyftery of the Saintscomfort andholinefl: Qi!efl Anc. I. fcool ; andyour fins are his enemies : And therefore be o good comfort, 0 all ye people of the Lord. Is there ever apoor myrtle-tree, a foul that growes in a bottom, in a poor dark condition be ofgood comfort, the Lord Jefus Chrift, our great Hi gh-Prieft, he is. entered intoHeaven, into the Holy of Holieft, there to intercede withGod the Father for thee. I but, your.will fay unto- me : Does not this conduce to our Grace, andHolineji too ? and how does it do it ? This Interceffion ofJefus Chrift ; this work ofthe Prieft- ly Office ofChrift, and the confideration thereof, it does conduce exceedingly unto our Grace, and Holineffe. For. Firth, What a mighty incouragement is here unto all poor inners, for tocome unto Jefus Chrift ? He ever liveth to make, intercefflonfor thofe that come unto God by him : Oh ! then, who would not come unto God by Chrift? who would not come unto Jefus Chrift Me-thinks a poor fin- ner fhould fay, Indeed my fins were fo great, that I was a- fraid for to come unto God : But now I hear, that the Lord Jefus Chrift is in Heaven, to make interceffion , for all thofe that come unto God by-him Though I have been ay Drunkerd,now I wil gounto God by Chrift : And though I have been a Swearer, and though I have been an unclean wanton, yet I will go unto God by Chrift. Indeed, I thought that my time was paft; for I havebeen an Old swearer; and I have been an Old Drunkard; and I have been anOld Sabbath-breaker and I have been :a firmer fo -long, that I was even afraid Of going toGod at all;, and -thought there was no mercy, nor no pardon for me : But feeingnow, that this is true That theLord Jefus Chrift is in Heaven, to make interceffion for all thofethat come un- to God by him ; Well, through the Lords grace, now I will gounto the Lord Chrift, I will go unto Jefus Chrift: I indeed, am a young man, and I thought it was -to no purpofe togounto God, God would not regard poor ig- norant ones, and I am a poor ignorant creature, and thought
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