Comfortable Prefruatiues lain!?dejperation. 4 57" and purge awayall our wickedneffe, and therefore if bee fhould not attaine vntohis end, that is,ifhe fhouldnot fati1- fie Gods iufticeand appeafe hiswrath, bypurgingand take- ing away all ourlimes, hispretious blood fhould be fled in vaine. Moreouer,he is our mediatour and intercef or, who con- (). Sea tinually fitteth atthe right handcfhis father making inter- year s d ceffon for vs, by fbev<'ing and pleading his ow'ne merits, from cbrifhs righteoufneffe and obedience whereby hee pacifieth his fa- intercefon- thers difpleafure, and worketh vsinto his loue and fauour. And this the Apoftle witneífeth,Rom.8.34.. It is Chr_iflwhich Rom,8.34;. is dead, yea or ratherwhich is riles,:againe,r ho i.; alfoat the right handofGod,andmaketh reqsie# for v.r. So alloHeb.9.24. it is Hcb.944 laid that our high:priefl lefus Chrifl 1s entred into hearten, to appeare thefet ofqodfor vs. And the Apoflle Iohn faith, s{sIohn.Z.t. Ifany manlane. wee lace asz advocate with thefa- Ioh a,- Cher lefus Chrifl the i i/l,andhe is thepropitiation for ourfumes. Neither needwee todoubt ofhis effeótual dealing for vs;for ifhee loued vs fo dearly that hee fpared not togiuehis pre- cious life anvs, there is no queflion but hewil be exceeding earneí inmaking requeftfor vs, neither will hee.be fparing inwords who hathnot fparedhis deareft blood. And there -. fore feing our high pricft doth continuallymake intercefiîon for vs, .weeneednot to doubt but that hee will obtaine his hire, andprocure the pardon ofour finnes, and his fathers lóue-and fauour. Efpecially confidering that bee intreateth nothing which he bath not deferued andby his-death pur- chafed forvs, and confequently when like an aduocate hee pleadeth his full payment ofourdebt, and alleageth his al- fuflîcient merits and fu ferings, God cannot in his iuftice but grant his moil lay ^, full requefl; confideringalfo that he maketh his fuite not to a «rangeror fome common friends whowill either preuent his fuite with a «range and «erne.. countenance, or denie it with Tomevais ie excufe, but vnto hismof+gratiòus and dearely louing father who willingly hearkeneth vnto,andreadily granteth all his requefls. And this our Sauiourhimfelfe tefifieth, lob.t t 41-. Father (faith hey thankthec,lecaafesthouhaft heardme .?.But Iknow thou Tohn heer4;.
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