CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

And first,¹ Consider there is a necessary connection between Christs prayer or Intercession, and his Death; They are of an equal latitude and extent, whom he prayeth for, he dieth for, whom he dieth for, he prayeth for, Rom. 8.34.² Christs Death, Resurrection, and Intercession are all in a Chain together, and applied to the same Subjects, And indeed it must needs be so because Christs prayer is one part of his Priestly office; The oblation of himself as a Sacrifice for sin was the other; Christ then as the great high-Priest did partly pray and partly offer up himself in a Mediatory way for his people; We might well therefore put both these in the Doctrine, prayer and his Death; Though the Text speak but of prayer, because the one is necessarily joined to the other, and this Prayer therefore is made upon the oblation of himself, being to leave the world; As for that Prayer of Christ on the Cross. Father forgive them for they know not what they do; It's to be considered that seeing the Scripture saith, he was heard in what he prayed for, therefore all those whom he intended in that Prayer had the forgiveness of their sins, and we may be the rather induced so to think because he names only those that did they knew not what in crucifying of him; Wherefore it's thought those three thousand Jews converted by Peters Sermon were most of those for whom Christ prayed on the Cross, For the Apostle chargeth this upon them, that they had crucified the Lord of glory ignorantly.

And first,¹ Consider there is a necessary connexion between Christs praier or Intercession, and his Death; They are of an equal latitude and extent, whom he praieth for, he dieth for, whom he dieth for, he praieth for, Rom. 8.34.² Christs Death, Resurrection, and Intercession are all in a Chain together, and applied to the same Subjects, And indeed it must needs be so because Christs praier is one part of his Priestly office; The oblation of himself as a Sacrifice for sinne was the other; Christ then as the great high-Priest did partly pray and partly offer up himself in a Mediatory way for his people; We might well therefore put both these in the Doctrine, praier and his Death; Though the Text speak but of praier, because the one is necessarily joyned to the other, and this Praier therefore is made upon the oblation of himself, being to leave the world; As for that Praier of Christ on the Crosse. Father forgive them for they know not what they do; It's to be considered that seeing the Scripture saith, he was heard in what he praied for, therefore all those whom he intended in that Praier had the forgivenesse of their sinnes, and we may be the rather induced so to think because he names only those that did they knew not what in crucifying of him; Wherefore it's thought those three thousand Jews converted by Peters Sermon were most of those for whom Christ praied on the Crosse, For the Apostle chargeth this upon them, that they had crucified the Lord of glory ignorantly.