Chriil:s ofthe[reede. ]ntercefs ion. 1.55 of men vpon earth that beleeue another in- A 1 red letters fromAhafhucrojh, for the deClr~- tercefsion ofthe fpirit,as S- P~ul[a!th, Heg•- chonofall the Ie-:ves, men,women. and clulRom.S. uethvshisjpirit,whichhelpethourmfrmmes,and drenmhts domm10ns : thts done_, Hefter the 1 ,. m-c~th req.ueftforvsrvirhfighu,whu:hcttnnotbee ~ene ~akes rcquefl: to the kmg that her e.,·preffid,but he !Vhichfe•rcheththe heArt, k(>owpeople might befaued? and the letters ofH4- <thwh.ri; rhemwJingofrhefPirit.,for he mai(,_eth man reuoked;01e obtames her requdl,& freerequeftfortheSaints, according tothtwillofGod. ~ome ~as gtuen, and cont~ary letters oftoyNow the fpiric is faid to make reqoefl,ittthat lull ~ehuerance were fent 10 pofl-ha(l to all it frirres and moouts euery contrite heart to Promnceswhereth: Iewes were.yYhereupon pray with fighes and groanes vnfpeakable to arotc a wond~rfull10y &~ladne~e amongthe God for things needfull : and-this grace is a !ewes,and.1t IS f.11d, that thereupon many ofthe H•il,8, fruite deriued from the intercefsion of Chrift people ofthelandbewm!ewes. Well now, be- >7, in heauen by the operationofthe fpirit. For as hold agreater matteramongvs then this:. for the Sunne though the bodie ofit abide ia the there IS the hand-;ynung Gf condemnation, heaucns, yet the beames of it defcend to vs thelaw; and_theremthe Jentence of a double that are on the eatth: So the inrercefsiou of death,ofbodte and foule,and Satan as Wicked ChriO: made in heauenistyedas it were tohis B HaManaccufethvs, and leekes by all me.mes perfon alone yet the groanes and defires of our condemnation: but yet behold, not any the touched heart as the beames thereof are earthlyHejler, but Chrift left's the Sonne of here on earth amC:ng the faithful!. And thereGod is come downc from heauen , and hath fore it we dcGre to know whether Chrift takenawaythishand-writingofcondemnati• make interceiSion for vsor no,we need not to on,and cancelled it vpO the cro!fe, and is now afcend vp intothe heauensto learne the truth: afcended into heauen, and there fits atthe out we muCl defcend into our owne hearts and right hand of his Father, and makes requeCl looke whether Chriflhauegiuen vs his fpirit, for vs:and in him his Father is \vel pleafed,& which makes vs cry vnco God, and make re. yeeldeth to his requeCl in our behalfe, Now quelho him with groanes and fighes that conthenwhat muft we doe in this cafe? Surely , not be exprelfed: and if we finde this in our look as the Perfians J.ccame!ewes when they hearts, it is an euident and infallible figne, heard of their fafetie : fo we in life and conthat ChriCl continually makes intercefsion tor uerfation mull become Chriflians, turne to vs in heauen.He rhatwould knowwhetherthe ChriCl, imbrace his dollrine, and prallife the Sun 01ineinthefirmamet, muCl not climbe vp famevnfainedly. Anc! wee muft not content Int~the cloudes to looke, but fearchferthe c ourfelueswithaformallprofefsionofreligio bc.m<s thereofvpon rhecarth : which when but fearchour owne hearts, &'llie vn'o Chrifr he focs,he may conclude,thattheSuonefhines forrhe pardon ofourfinnes, and thatearneftin the lirmament.Andifwe wouldknowwhely, as for life and death, as thetheefe cloth at ther Chrift in heauen makes intercefsioo for the barre, when the Iudge is giuing fentence Vo,let vs ranfacke our owne confciences, and againlt him. When we !hall thus humble our there make fearch whether we feele rhe fpirit felucs, then Chrifllefus that fits at theright ofChriClcryingin vs, Abba, Father. Asfor hand ofGodwill plcade our caufe,andbeour thofe that neuer feele tllis worke of Gods atturney vnto his Father,& his Father againe 1 fpirit in them,their cafe is miferable, whatfowill accept ofhis requeCl in our behalfe. Then I euer they be.For Chrill as yet makes no inrer- !hallwe ofPerfians become lewes,and ofthe cef~ion' for them, confidering thefc two alchildren ofthis world become the !onnes of Wales goe toli:<\her,his ictercefsion in heauen, God. Sec6dly,when weprayto God,we mull_ and the workof his fpiritin the hearts ofmen, not doe as the blinde world doth , as it were, mooumg them to bewaile their owne finnes rufh vpon God in praying to him without With fighes and groanes thatcannotbeexprefcoufideration had to the Mediatour betweene fed,andro~ry,and to pray vntoGod for grace: D vs and him, butwee alwaies muft direfr our and therefore all fuch, whetherthcy be yong prayers to God in the name ofChriCl, for hee I or old, that neuer could pray, but mumble vp is aduanced to power and glorie in heauen a few words for fa01ioos fake, canoot alfure thathee might bee a fit patrone for vs, wh~ ,themfdues to haue any part ia Chrifts intermightprefer and prefcnt our prayers to God loh.t~. I cefswn mhcauen. . the Father, thatthereby they might be acccp- ' 6 • i . The duucs to be learned hence are thefe. ted, and wee might obtaioe our reque(\. So F~tfl,wheras Chu!l:makesmtercefswn forv,, hkewtfe wee muit gme thankes toGod in the It teacheth all menw be moll carefull to loue nameof ChriCl : for in him and for his fake and like this bk£1<:d Mediatour,and to be reaGod doth beClow on vs his blefsings. ' d1e &willing to become his femants & difi.iThus much of ChriCls intercefsion : rhe o1 pies,& I hat notfor forme & fa{hion fake onether benefite which concerne ChriCls kingly ly, but 111 alltruth and fincerity of heart. For ofrice,isthar he fits attherighthxndof his Fa. hee afccnded toheauen, and there fits at the thcr for the adminiflration o! that fpociall nght hand of hts Father to make requeft for kin~dome which is committed to him. I fay vs, that we m1ghrbe delmeredfrom locll, and fP<na/1, bccaufc he is our king, nor ondy ·by ~~~Ihfe. W1cke~~ Hamanprocuright ofcreation gouerning all rhingscreattd, r?g_ethc:r,
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