4;8 VERSE 4 . .\ TheTrieflhoodofChrill. *11 asChrifi hath a Prayer to intercede for us, fo hath hee alfo a Power to conferre thatupon us for which he inter- cedeth. 1willray the Father, and he Pallgiveyote4)10- therComforter, lob.14.16. IfI geenot away, the' Com- forter will not come antoyou, but if I depart, I willfend. him unto you,lob.16.7. That which Chrifi by his prayer obtained for us, by his power hee conferreth upon us ; and therefore in thePfalrae he is laid to Receivegates for men, noting the fruit of his interceffion, Pfal.68.1Land in the Apoille togive gifts unto men, noting the power and fulneileofhis perfon,Ephel.4.8. Having receivedof the Father the promifeofthe HolyGhoft hebath froed forth this which you now fee andheare, Aa.2.33.Thus great, and thus certaineare the benefits whichcomeun- to the Church from the Intercelionof The fourth thing inquired into about the Prieflhood ofChria, was, what is theYaw and fruits thereof,and they may be all comprizedin twogeneral words : there isSolutie dediti,the paiment ofour debt,and Redundant- tiameriti, an overplus, andredundancie of merit. So:tif- f:0;mwhereby weare redeemed fromunder the Law; and an Apilition, or purchafe of an inheritance and -priviledgesfor us. The obedience ofChrifi bath a dou- ble relation in it, there is, firti, Ratio lega& jurnitie, the relationof a legall righteoufneire ; as it beares exaet and compleat conformitic to the Law,will, and decree ofhis Father.. Secondly, there isratioimply/evilsmeriti, the relation ofa merit over and beyond the Law;for though it were nolirunsdebittem, that which, we did neceirarily owe, yet it wasfoam indebittem, that which ofhimfelte hewas not bound unto,but byvoluntary fufception,and covenant withhis Father, for it was the bloud and obe- dience of Godhimfelfo. Here then fira is to be confidered his payment ofthat debt whichme did oweuntoGod, in which refpat he is laid to ScareourfiMmer. Tobears fine, is tohave the burden
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