I L Goffel sio11. ofall the Nobles could not prevail with the King for a pardon, but there muff be the mediation of the Prince himfelf to ob- tain it : So I fay, poor foul, thou mail think it a flight bufi- nefs, but know if ever thouart forgiven, it muff be by the me- diation of the Son of God , he muff Rand up to mediate for thee, and plead, Oh Faiher let fuch a poor foul that bath been a Sabbath-breaker, a Lyar, a Drunkard, an Unclean perfon, let his fins be forgiven, and let him not be damned, Father put in his Name for pardon : I (hall not fpeak of it howChrift mediates, but that is and has been his work from all eternity, to medi- ate and make interceflion for thofe he faw before in the eternal Counfel of God fhould live in luch times ; and whatever pardon ofGod is gotten, it is through him ; and if thou poor man ever come(} tobe pardoned,know Chrift hath been mediating to God the Father for thee ; Oh Father, fuch a poor creature that dwells, it may be, in fuch a Cottage, or in fuch an obfcure place, let his name be put in for forgivenefs. And now, is not this a bleed thing , that thou a poor creature fhouldft have the Son of God to mediate for thy name to be put in for par- don 1 this of a truth is fo, if there be any trul in the Divinity of the Word, it is in this, That all the forgivenefs and pardon any creature bath, it is by the mediation of the Son ofGod, and his heart was upon it fromall eternity ; furely here is abundance ofgrace in this one thing, take heed of abufing. it this is the firft myfterie, you muff not look for pardonof fin ina natural way to cry for forgivenefs, but you muff go in the Name of the Mediator in this myftical way. Of thefecond Myfterie, It is through Chrifts undertaking the Debt upon himfelf. z. The fecond myfterie is this, 'Tis not Chrifts intreating the Father will ferve the turn. If ever any fin be forgiven, I befeechyou take notice of it, for I fpeak in the Name of God, and therefore muff take heed of (peaking any thing but the Truths of God unto you ; ifany fin be pardoned,it is not for the Prayer ofChrift, that will not do it : But God the Father (ayes, Son, if you would have the fins of poor fouls forgiven, you muff
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