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Paradise opened, or, The secrets, mysteries, and rarities of divine love, of infinite wisdom,…Paradice opened, or, The secreets, mysteries, and rarities of divine love, of infinite wisdom,…
Paradise opened, or, The secrets, mysteries, and rarities of divine love, of infinite wisdom, and of wonderful counsel laid open to public view also, the covenant of grace, and the high and glorious transactions of the Father and the Son in the covenant of redemption opened and improved at large, with the resolution of divers important questions and cases concerning both covenants ... : being the second and last part of The golden key / by Thomas Brooks ...Paradice opened, or, The secreets, mysteries, and rarities of divine love, of infinite wisdom, and of wonderful counsel laid open to publick view also, the covenant of grace, and the high and glorious transactions of the Father and the Son in the covenant of redemption opened and improved at large, with the resolution of divers important questions and cases concerning both covenants ... : being the second and last part of The golden key / by Thomas Brooks ...
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1675
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
so as Christ's intercession consisteth rather in the perpetual vigour of his Sacrifice, and continual application thereof, than in any actual supplication. The intendment of this Phrase applied to Christ, to make intercession, is to show, that Christ being God's Favourite, and our Advocate, continually appeareth before God, to make application of that Sacrifice, which once he offered up for our sins. Christ appears in the presence of God for us; 1. To present unto his Father himself, who is the price of our Redemption: 2▪ To make application of his Sacrifice to ⟨p. 169⟩his Church time after time, according to the need of the several members thereof: 3. To make our persons, prayers, services and all good things acceptable to God. But
so as Christ's intercession consisteth rather in the perpetual vigour of his Sacrifice, and continual application thereof, than in any actual supplication. The intendment of this Phrase applyed to Christ, to make intercession, is to shew, that Christ being God's Favourite, and our Advocate, continually appeareth before God, to make application of that Sacrifice, which once he offered up for our sins. Christ appears in the presence of God for us; 1. To present unto his Father himself, who is the price of our Redemption: 2▪ To make application of his Sacrifice to ⟨p. 169⟩his Church time after time, according to the need of the several members thereof: 3. To make our persons, prayers, services and all good things acceptable to God. But
Seventhly and lastly, The whole Compact and Agreement §7between God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ about the Redemption of poor sinner's souls, was really and solemnly transacted in open Court; or, as I may say, in the High Court of Justice above, in the presence of the great public Notary of heaven, viz. the Holy Ghost; who being a third Person of the glorious Trinity of the same Divine Essence, and of equal power and glory makes up a third Legal Witness with the Father and the Son. They being (ater the manner of Kings) their own Witnesses