A Body of Practical Divinity

3d Fruit. The Purification of our holy Things. It is Christ's work in Heaven, not only to present his own Prayers to his Father, but he prays over our Prayers again, Rev. 8.3. Another Angel came, having a golden Censer, and there was given to him much Incense, that he should offer it with the Prayers of all Saints upon the golden Altar. This Angel was Christ; he takes the golden Censer of his Merits, and puts our Prayers into this Censer, and with the Incense of his Intercession makes our Prayers go up as a sweet perfume in Heaven. It is observable, Lev. 16.16. Aaron shall make Atonement for the holy Place: this was Typical, to show that our holy Duties need to have Atonement made for them. Our best Services, as they come from us, are mixed with Corruption, as Wine that tastes of the Cask, Isa. 64.6. they are filthy rags: But Christ purifies and sweetens these Services, mixing the sweet odours of his Intercession with them, and now God accepts and Crowns them. What would become of our Duties without an High Priest? Christ's Intercession doth, to our Prayers, as the Fan to the Chaff, it winnows it from the Corn; so Christ winnows out the Chaff which intermixeth with our Prayers.

3d Fruit. The Purification of our holy Things. It is Christ's work in Heaven, not only to present his own Prayers to his Father, but he prays over our Prayers again, Rev. 8.3. Another Angel came, having a golden Censer, and there was given to him much Incense, that he should offer it with the Prayers of all Saints upon the golden Altar. This Angel was Christ; he takes the golden Censer of his Merits, and puts our Prayers into this Censer, and with the Incense of his Intercession makes our Prayers go up as a sweet perfume in Heaven. It is observable, Lev. 16.16. Aaron shall make Atonement for the holy Place: this was Typical, to shew that our holy Duties need to have Atonement made for them. Our best Services, as they come from us, are mixed with Corruption, as Wine that tasts of the Cask,