Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and…

That Jesus Christ by what he hath done, hath paid full price to God for Sinners, and obtained Eternal Redemption for them, is evident; because Prayers are accepted of God only upon the account and for the sake of the Name of Jesus Christ: Verily, verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my Name, he will give it you, Joh. 16. 23. In my Name, in the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth: in the Name of him that came into the World to save Sinners, by dying for them a grievous bloody Death; in his Name that hath by himself put away sin, and brought unto God acceptable Righteousness for Sinners; in his Name; why in his Name, if he be not accepted of God? why in his Name, if his undertakings for us are not well-pleasing to God? But, by these Words, in my Name, are insinuated that his Person, and performances, as ⟨p. 140⟩our undertaker, is accepted by the Father of Spirits. We may not go in our own names, because we are Sinners; not in the Name of one another, because all are Sinners; but why not in the Name of an Angel? Because they are not those that did undertake for us, or had they, they could not have done our work for us. He putteth no trust in his Saints, yea the Heavens are not clean in his Sight, Job. 4. 18. Chap. 15. 15. It may further be objected:

THat Jesus Christ by what he hath done, hath paid full price to God for Sinners, and obtained Eternal Redemption for them, is evident; because Prayers are accepted of God only upon the account and for the sake of the Name of Jesus Christ: Verily, verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my Name, he will give it you,