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of Redemption /and Intereepon. is termed N.fmms, Gal. 3. 19. Dent. 5.5. and 27.3 r. Paflours likewife and preachers, who are both the . mouth of God to the people in preaching and of the people to God in prayer: But they are not in that fenfe interceffours as we acknowledge Chrift, and the Papifls do efteern the Saints, that we for their merits & intercefïion fhould hope to be heard. In like manner the Saints upon earth, who in mutu- all charity do pray and make interceffion one for an- other, as they are required z . Tim. 2.1. Jam.5. r 5, 16. may be called interceffours, but fuch as whole interceffion dependeth wholly upon the intercefsion of Chrift, and whofe prayers are alwayes made in his name. Why then may not the Saints in heaven be objea. efleemed interceffours For the interceffion of Saints departed there is Anfv. no teflimonie of Scripture.. It is not to be doubted How the but that they do ufe to invocate the name of God saints eav in hn may by praife and thanksgiving , bearing a part ( as it be fain to were) in the quire of Angels. And it is not unlike- play, and ly but that they pray for that which is wanting unto for what° them whileft their bodies fleep in the duff, that is, their full redemption; that the number of the elegy being accomplifhed, the Lord would haften the fe- cond coming of Chrift for their full redemption. In which prayer alto they pray for us, as we alfo do for them; and in regard thereof we are as well intercef- fours for them as they for us. It is allo probable, that they being members of the fame myflicall bo- die,indued with perfect charitie, do in generali pray for their fellow - members upon earth. But that in F 4 par- 71