Secondly,1 The prevalency of Christs intercession for those that do believe and love God, doth demonstrate the inseparable connection between Grace and Glory. For we know, that what Christ prayeth for shall be granted, Joh. 11.42. And I know that thou hearest me always. *Arminius layeth it down as a certain truth, that Christs prayers are never rejected. Now Christs prayers for believers are not conditional, Father if their Faith fail not, let them be saved, but Christ prayeth, that their Faith might not fa•l, and that they may be saved, Christs Intercession doth not exclude the conditions of Faith and Perseverance, but is, that we may believe, persevere, and so infallibly be saved, Luk. 22.32. I have prayed that thy Faith fail not. And Arminians grant this prayer of Christ to be absolute, praying not for Peters salvation, if he should persevere, but praying that he may persevere. ⟨p. 312⟩Neither is this prayer peculiar for Peter, excluding the rest; for though he mentioneth Peter; yet he speaketh to all, and of them all. Simon, Simon Satan hath desired you, 3that he may sift you as wheat; and when he should be recovered from his fall, he should strengthen his Brethren; whereby it is manifest, that Christ had respect unto the perseverance of the rest, as well as to Peters: And the like Intercession Christ makes for all that should believe, as appeareth from the 17th. of Joh. which was not a prayer only suitable to the condition, and cases, and exigencies of the Apostles at that time, but a pattern of his interceding now in Heaven. So much* Arminius grants, Joh. 17.15. I pray that thou wouldest keep them from evil; therefore from Apostasy the greatest evil. Not that they should be free from persecution, but from being overcome by persecution, that it may not separate them from him: [Greek or Hebrew]; the Article shows the evil to be specially sin and Satan, Vers. 20. Neither pray I for these alone: but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; And he prayeth for their glorification, vers. 24. Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given me, be with me, where I am. (Christ then as to his Divine Nature was in Heaven, a proof that he was God) That they may behold my glory which thou hast given me.
Secondly,1 The prevalency of Christs intercession for those that do beleeve and love God, doth demonstrate the inseparable connexion between Grace and Glory. For wee know, that what Christ prayeth for shall be granted, Joh. 11.42. And I know that thou hearest mee alwaies. *Arminius layeth it down as a certain truth, that Christs prayers are never rejected. Now Christs prayers for beleevers are not conditional, Father if their Faith fail not, let them bee saved, but Christ prayeth, that their Faith might not fa•l, and that they may bee saved, Christs Intercession doth not exclude the conditions of Faith and Perseverance, but is, that wee may beleeve, persevere, and so infallibly bee saved, Luk. 22.32. I have prayed that thy Faith fail not. And Arminians grant this prayer of Christ to be absolute, praying not for Peters salvation, if hee should persevere, but praying that hee may persevere. ⟨p. 312⟩Neither is this prayer peculiar for Peter, excluding the rest; for though hee mentioneth Peter; yet hee speaketh to all, and of them all. Simon, Simon Satan hath desired you, 3that hee may sift you as wheat; and when he should be recovered from his fall, he should strengthen his Brethren; whereby it is manifest, that Christ had respect unto the perseverance of the rest, as well as to Peters: And the like Intercession Christ makes for all that should beleeve, as appeareth from the 17th. of Joh. which was not a prayer only suitable to the condition, and cases, and exigencies of the Apostles at that time, but a pattern of his interceding now in Heaven. So much* Arminius grants, Joh. 17.15. I pray that thou wouldest keep them from evil; therefore from Apostacy the greatest evil. Not that they should be free from persecution, but from being overcome by persecution, that it may not separate them from him: 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; the Article shews the evil to be specially sin and Satan, Vers. 20. Neither pray I for these alone: but for them also which shall beleeve on mee through their word; And hee prayeth for their glorification, vers. 24. Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given mee, be with mee, where I am. (Christ then as to his Divine Nature was in Heaven, a proof that hee was God) That they may behold my glory which thou hast given mee.
