And 1. This prayer and Intercession of Christ is ready at hand, immediately upon any sin or fall the godly are cast into; We read of David that after his sin committed he himself was a long while dead and stupefied in it, but Christ he is presently sensible of what we have done; Oh how often do the People of God either wholly forget or else not a long time after take notice of their Infirmities; Their hearts do not always immediately strike them, but Christ who prayeth for us he takes notice of every failing, and immediately becomes an Advocate to plead for them, 1 Joh. 1.1. If any man sin, viz. of the godly, for he speaks to them, we have an Advocate with the Father; Oh what would become of the godly man who falls seven times a day; If our Advocate did not make up our breaches, every hour, every moment, we should be wholly estranged from God. Were it not for Christs Intercession; Not only great and gross sins but even the very least sins, Millions whereof we are guilty do in their own nature deserve hell, and so might make God abhor us, but it's because of Christs Intercession, This Communion is not dissolved, It's not any virtue or dignity in our prayer that can re-estate us into Gods favour, but it must be Christs Intercession for us: As Aaron when the wrath of God brake out, presently stood up and offered incense, upon which the plague stayed; This doth Christ as it were all the day long.
And 1. This praier and Intercession of Christ is ready at hand, immediatly upon any sinne or fall the godly are cast into; We reade of David that after his sinne committed he himself was a long while dead and stupified in it, but Christ he is presently sensible of what we have done; Oh how often doe the People of God either wholly forget or else not a long time after take notice of their Infirmities; Their hearts do not alwaies immediately strike them, but Christ who praieth for us he takes notice of every failing, and immediatly becomes an Advocate to pleade for them, 1 Joh. 1.1. If any man sinne, viz. of the godly, for he speaks to them, we have an Advocate with the Father; Oh what would become of the godly man who fals seven times a day; If our Advocate did not make up our breaches, every hour, every moment, we should be wholly estranged from God. Were it not for Christs Intercession; Not only great and grosse sinnes but even the very least sinnes, Millions whereof we are guilty do in their own nature deserve hell, and so might make God abborre us, but it's because of Christs Intercession, This Communion is not dissolved, It's not any vertue or dignity in our praier that can re-estate us into Gods favour, but it must be Christs Intercession for us: As Aaron when the wrath of God brake out, presently stood up and offered incense, upon which the plague staied; This doth Christ as it were all the day long.
