281 / 674
SE1U
.
XLIV.]
AND
Tt
118E
OF
IT.
261
to the Hebrews,
chapters
vii. viii.
ix.
this seems to be
the ultimate
glory
and perfection
of
the
priest
-hood
of
Christ,
viz.
his
" entrance
into heaven with
his own
blood, there
to
appear
in
the presence
of
God for
us,"
Heb.
ix.
i1,
12,
24.
There
he presents
himself,
not
only
as
the
Lamb
that
has been slain,
but
he
appears, in
his
Own
pure and
perfect mediatorial
righteousness,
be-
fore
God,
in
the name
of
sinful man
;
as
Aaron the
high
-
priest, in
the
name
of
the people
of
Israel,
appear-
ed
in
the
most
holy place
before
God;
not
only with
the
blood
of atonement
in
his
hand, but with,holiness
to
the
Lord, inscribed
on the mitre, on his
forehead,
E.v.
xxviii.
36.
God the
Father
beholds
his
only
begotten
Son
there,
as
the
great Representative of
all his
children
He
beholds
his own
law satisfied
and
fulfilled, in his
perfect
obedience, even to
death:
and
this
is
an
ever-
lasting foundation for reconciliation and peace between
God
and sinners.
4.
Christ
lives
for ever
to
intercede
for sinful man,
to
plead
with
God,
for mercy
to his
guilty
creatures.
Per-
haps, in the
nature of
things, this
is
not
much
different
from the former
particular;
for
his
presenting
of
his
sa-
crifice, as
for ever fresh
in
the virtues
of
it,
before the
Father,
is
a
sort
of
intercession. His blood
has a voice
in
it,
and
his
very
appearance
there,
is
a
powerful
plead-
ing.
But
however, since
the high-
priest
of
old,
not
only
presented 'the atoning
blood,
but
also offered
incense in
the
holy
of
holies,
which
is
a type
of
intercession,
we
may,
properly
enough, make
some
distinction between
them, and
represent
these
two
transactions of
Christ,
as
our
high- priest,
in
a
distinct
light.
"
He
is
able
to
save
to
the
uttermost,
all
that
come
unto God
by him,
since
he lives
for ever
to
make intercession for
them,"
Heb.
vii.
25.
5.
He
is
represented
as
dwelling
in
heaven,
as
our
great
High-priest,
not
only
to
present our
services,
our
prayers, and
our
praises
to
God,
and make them
ac-
ceptable
to the
Father, through
his
infinite merit,
not-
withstanding
all
their. imperfections,
but
also
"
to
in-
troduce our departing
souls,
into the presence
of God,
without spot
or blemish,"
Eph.
y.
27,
and
"
to
present
bis whole
church,
at
the
great
day,
before
his
own
and
s3