Chap.' 6.. An Expofiition upon the Book of J O B: VerC 21. 393 in the Manhood, or humane Nature only. The humane nature was the matter of our ranfome, but from the Divine nature gaveworth and value to it. Further, Job fpeaks with much confidence and affurance, both ofChritis willingneffe to undertake his caufe, and of the fucceffe or good iffue of his caufe, if once Chrift did but under- take it; He will pleadfor a manwith God. Hence Obferve. Fourthly, Chrif? it very ready tofpealkfor, and plead the caufe ofpoorfanners beforeGodhis Father. He will do it faith job ; Chrift is eafie to be entreated, he is foundof thofe that leek him not, then furely he will be found of thole that leekhim. His promife is, John 6, 37. Him that commeth unto me, I will in no wife calf out : As if he had laid, Whatloever I do, I will not do this : And when ;e faith, he will not do this, his meaning is, that he will du much more for them, then the not doing of this comes to; he will readily receive their perlons, and undertake their fuites, though they have no Fee to give him, nothing to movehim, but the need they have of him. Fifthly, Obferve. Chrifi is powerful,andan effeelual Mediator with the Father, . He carries the day ; he is a prevailing Mediatour. Chrift is fuck a Phyfitian, that no man ever dyed under his hind, and he is filch an Advocate, that no mans caufe ever mifcar- ryed under his hand. The Arminians maintain a propitiati- onmade, or a Sacrifice offered by Chrill for all, yet they dare not fay, it iseffedual for all ; but the interceflion of Chrift (in their opinion) is etfeduall for all. Chrifl dyed (fay they) for thole that he doth not fave ; but Chri(t prayeth for none but thole that (hail be faved. They are not for univerfal intercef ion, though they are for an univerfall Sacrifice, or propitiation ; and their reafon is , becaufe they cannot deny but many (hall perifh for ever, which yet they could not, did Chrift but pray for them. We believe that his Sacrifice is as effet$ual as his Interceflion ; and that there.. fore he dyed for none but thofe for whomhe prayes , his In- terceflion being for the drawing out, and bringing home the benefit ofhis. Sacrifice to thofe, and to all thofe for whom he offered himfelf to God. But to the point inhand, The Ar- e e minion
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