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ruatiues
lain!?
dej
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and purge away
all
our wickedneffe, and therefore
if
bee
fhould
not attaine vnto
his
end,
that is,ifhe
fhould
not
fati1-
fie
Gods
iuftice
and
appeafe
hiswrath, by
purging
and take-
ing
away all
our
limes,
his
pretious
blood fhould
be
fled
in
vaine.
Moreouer,he
is
our
mediatour
and
intercef
or, who con-
().
Sea
tinually fitteth at
the right
hand
cf
his
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
vs
into
his
loue
and fauour.
And
this
the Apoftle witneífeth,Rom.8.34..
It
is Chr_ifl
which
Rom,8.34;.
is
dead,
yea
or
rather
which
is riles,:
againe,r
ho
i.;
alfo
at
the
right
hand
of
God,and
maketh reqsie#
for
v.r.
So
allo
Heb.9.24. it
is
Hcb.944
laid
that
our high:priefl lefus
Chrifl
1s
entred
into
hearten,
to
appeare
thefet
of
qod
for
vs.
And
the Apoflle
Iohn
faith,
s{sIohn.Z.t.
I
f
any man
lane.
wee
lace
asz
advocate with the
fa-
Ioh
a,-
Cher
lefus Chrifl
the
i i/l,and
he is
thepropitiation
for
ourfumes.
Neither
needwee
to
doubt
of
his
effeótual
dealing
for vs;for
if
hee loued
vs
fo
dearly
that
hee fpared
not to
giue
his
pre-
cious life
an
vs,
there
is
no queflion
but
he
wil be exceeding
earneí
inmaking
requeft
for
vs,
neither
will hee.be
fparing
in
words who hath
not
fpared
his
deareft
blood.
And there
-.
fore
feing our high
pricft
doth
continuallymake intercefiîon
for
vs,
.wee
need
not to doubt
but that
hee
will obtaine
his
hire,
andprocure the pardon
of
our
finnes,
and his fathers
lóue-and
fauour. Efpecially confidering
that
bee
intreateth
nothing
which
he
bath not
deferued and
by
his-
death
pur-
chafed
for
vs,
and confequently when like
an
aduocate hee
pleadeth
his full
payment
ofour
debt,
and alleageth his
al-
fuflîcient
merits and
fu
ferings,
God
cannot
in
his
iuftice
but grant
his
moil
lay
^,
full
requefl;
confidering
alfo
that he
maketh
his fuite
not
to a
«ranger
or
fome
common
friends
who
will
either preuent
his fuite
with
a
«range
and
«erne..
countenance,
or
denie
it with
Tome
vais ie
excufe,
but
vnto
his
mof+gratiòus and dearely
louing father who willingly
hearkeneth vnto,and
readily
granteth
all
his
requefls.
And
this
our
Sauiour
himfelfe
tefifieth, lob.
t
t
41-.
Father (faith
hey
thankthec,l
ecaa
festhou
haft
heard
me
.?.But
Iknow thou
Tohn
heer4;.