Book II. C H R I S T A M E D I A T 0 R. A MED I AT 0 R. XI. A Mediator muft be faith– ful, feeking the Inrereft, Righr, Honor, and Weal of bO<h Pames. PAR ALL E ~· XI. Chri!l: is faithful both to God and Man, greatly for the Honor of the one, and as much for the Comfort and Salvation of the other.• He JS faid to be faithful to him that appoi11tedhim, Heb. iii. 2. And in refpeel: of Man he is called, afaithful High-Prieft: . XII. A Mediator many times XII. Jefus Chn!l: met Wlth much Trouble m meets with grear Trouble and Dif~ the Days of his Flefh, in managing our BuJincfs ficulty, in undertaking the comas Mediator, from the Devil and wicked Men, paling of fame Differences. Matt. iv. I, z, 3, 4· he found the World very averfe to accept of Terms of Peace; and not only fo, but they offered violence to him, and grie– XIII. A Mediator ought to be endued with much Patience, Meek– nefs, and Long~fuffering; not on– ly bearing Frowns from one Party, br the other, but alfo in his long waiting upon either of them, to yield to Terms of Peace offered to them. vouOy abufed him. XIII. JefusChri!l: was meek and lowly in Heart, Matt. xi. 28, 29. he patiently bore the Hidinas of his Father's Face. How quietly did he be~r and endure the Punifhment due to us for our Sin ? notwith!l:anding we efteemed him not, but hid our Faces as it were from him. He was oppref!ed, he was affliCted, yet he opened not his Mouth, Ifa. liii. 3, 7. he patiently waits upon poor Sinners. XIV. Jefus Chri!l:, as he was potent, fo he daumedandcourageous,unwearied, was of a very courageous and undaunted Spirit: not tired out, nor let theWork fall. He /hall not fail, nor be difcouraged, till he bathJet ]udgment in the Eanh, !fa. xlii. 4· XIV. A Mediator mu!l: be unXV. A Mediator fhould be mol– lifying, that is, of fo pacifying a Temper, as to Jabor for fuch Me– diums that the Streams of ftrict Juftice may run in a way of Mer– cy, efpecially (conlidering the Weaknefs and Impotency of one l'arty) for Peace fake. X V. J efus Chri!l: was a pacifying Mediator; for inftcad of a perfonal Satisfaction from the Sinner, God accepts of his Mediation : He was made Sin for tts, who knew no Sin, that we might be made the Righteoujizefs of God in him, 2 Cor. V· 2 I. In!l:ead of an inherent Righteoufnefs, God ac– cepts of a Righteoufnefs imputed; and accepts of Sincerity inftead of a perfect keeping the 'whole Law; and through his Mediation obtains Par– don for human Frailties, Rom. ix. 32. and iv. 5· Heb. viii. I 2. XVI. A Mediator hath ufually XVI. Jefus Chri!l:, our Mediator, hath a Time a fetTime prefixed, finally to finifh fet him, to fini!h his Mediatorial Kingdom and and accomplifh his Work. Office, which will ceafe at the end of the World, XVII. A Mediator makes ufe of ftrong and powerful Arguments, to bring the adverfe Party to Terms of Peace and Friendfhip. XVIII. A Mediator, whofe Me– diation is rejected, (after long Pa– tience) leaves the offending Per– fan open to the Severity oftheLaw. XIX. A Mediator is made fole Judge in thofe great Matters he is chofen about, and is to make right– eous Deci!ion between Party and Parry, and to give the definitive Sentence at la!l:. wherr.all the Elect are gathered in, I Cor. xv. 28. XVII. J efus Chri!l: our Mediator ufes moft weighty and powerful Arguments, fuch as in the Word of God fet forth the Excellency of his Per– fan, the Precioufnefs of his Blood; the Oath, Co– venant, and Promifes of God; the miferable Con– dition of Man, &c. XVIII. Jefus Chrift when he is rejected, after his long Patience and Forbearance, will leave all offending and impenitent Sinners to the Severity of the Law and Wrath of God, Rom. ix. 22. Heb. x. 26, 27. ]ohn iii. 36. XIX. Jefus Chrifl: is ordained foie Judge by the Father, of rhe ~1ick and the Dead, and will in due time make a righteous Decilion between God and Sinners, and pafs that difmal definitive Sentence on fuch as accept not of thofe Terms of Peace that he offers to them. God judges no man, but bath committed all ]udgmertt to the Son. He hath given him Authority to execute' ]udgment alfo, becaufe he is the Son of Man, ]ohn v. 22, •7· XX. A Mediator after he hath done and fini!hed his Work of XX. Jefus Chrift, after he hath finifhed his Work of Mediation, at the End of the World, 4 H will
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