3. This prayer of Christ for us is constant, perpetual, without ceasing; There is not a moment wherein we may say Christ doth not present thy cause to God, Thus it's said in the present Tense, We have an Advocate, and Heb. 7.25. He everliveth to make Intercession for us; Thus as he that keepeth Israel neither slumbereth nor sleepeth, so neither doth he that prayeth for his Church either slumber or sleep, when Paul said He made mention of such always in his Prayers, that is to be understood always when he prayed not that he prayed always, so when we are commanded to pray always, to pray without ceasing; That is when our duty is and the command requireth, not that we should day and night do nothing but pray; But when we speak of Christs Intercession, it's constant and never interrupted; There is no day or night that it ceaseth; Elisha scorned at the Priests of Baal, bidding them cry aloud. It may be they were either sleeping or in a Journey, 1 Kin. 18.27. But the Lord Christ is always attending and minding this very thing; Oh the unsearchable depths of comfort that are in this, when thou art preaching, drinking, working, then Christ is interceding for thee, when thou hast no mind of thy self, dost not pray for thy self, yet even then Christ is commending thy case to his Father: Oh the godly soul should cry out, I have enough, what can I desire more? If this will not satisfy thy disquieted soul what will?
3. This praier of Christ for us is constant, perpetuall, without ceasing; There is not a moment wherein we may say Christ doth not present thy cause to God, Thus it's said in the present Tense, We have an Advocate, and Heb. 7.25. He everliveth to make Intercession for us; Thus as he that keepeth Israel neither slumbreth nor sleepeth, so neither doth he that praieth for his Church either slumber or sleep, when Paul said He made mention of such alwaies in his Praiers, that is to be understood alwaies when he praied not that he praied alwaies, so when we are commanded to pray alwaies, to pray without ceasing; That is when our duty is and the command requireth, not that we should day and night do nothing but pray; But when we speak of Christs Intercession, it's constant and never interrupted; There is no day or night that it ceaseth; Elisha scorned at the Priests of Baal, bidding them cry aloud. It may be they were either sleeping or in a Journey, 1 Kin. 18.27. But the Lord Christ is alwaies attending and minding this very thing; Oh the unsearchable depths of comfort that are in this, when thou art preaching, drinking, working, then Christ is interceding for thee, when thou hast no minde of thy self, dost not pray for thy self, yet even then Christ is commending thy case to his Father: Oh the godly soul should cry out, I have enough, what can I desire more? If this will not satisfie thy disquieted soul what will?
