ofCbrijl in Heaven~ For this End the Lord Chrifi-- continueth in the difcharge· cf his Office, whereby he is a-ble to flrve Uf unto the utter– moj}, that we may receive ft:Ich fupplies by -and from•– him. The continual ufe that Faith makes of Chrifl: un'– thi~ purpore, as he gloriouDy exercifeth his !11ediator;_ Of fee and Power in Heaven, canno~ fully be declared. Neither can any Believer who is aB:ed by prefent Gofpel Light and Grace, conceive how-the Lit~.ofFaith can be lead or preferved without it. No Duties are we called unto, no· temptations are we exercifedwithal,noJufferings do we under . go, no difficulties, dangers, fears,- have we to conflict with,· a·l, nothing is there in Life or Death, whereia' the Glory of God or our own Spiritu:rl Welfare is concerned, but Faith finds and takes Relief and Encouragement, in the prefent Me– diatory Life and Power ofChrifr in Heaven, with-the exercife gf his Love, Care and Compaffion therein,_ So he propofeth himfelf unto our Faith, Rev. I. I 7, I 8. · 2. )'hat our Faith"may beguided anddireff.ed:i11·altour ac– £~{[es unto God in his HolyWorihip. Were nothing pr.opofed' unto us but the lmmenjity of the Vi-vine~ffence,. we fhould.not know how to make our approaches unto it. And thence it is that thofe who are unacquainted with:the Glory of this Dif– penfation,. whoknow riot how to make ufe ofChrift in his, prefent fiate for an accefs.unto God, ar:e alwaies il)venting. .waies of their GWn (~s by Saints, Angels, Images} for that End; for arr immediate accefs unto the Divine Effence they cannot fancy. Wherefore-to _end this difcourfe in,one word;: all the- prefent Faith and \Vori11ip of God in the Church her~ on Earth, all accefs unfo·him for Grace, and all- acceptable Afcdprions ofGlory unto his Div ine Majefiy, do all of them: in their Being and Exercife, wholly depend OH, and are refor-– lVed into the continuation of the MediatoryAetings .of Chrifl: in. Heaven and. Glory. ; . r flialli
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