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A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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3. Use of Exhortation. Branch 1. It stirs us up to several Duties, 1. If Christ appears for us in Heaven, then we must appear for him upon Earth: Christ is not ashamed to carry our Names on his Breast, and shall we be ashamed of his Truth? Doth he plead our Cause, and shall not we stand up in his Cause? What a mighty Argument is this to stand up for the Honour of Christ in Times of Apostasy; Christ is interceding for us. Doth he present our Names in Heaven, and shall not we profess his Name on Earth?
3. Use of Exhortation. Branch 1. It stirs us up to several Duties, 1. If Christ appears for us in Heaven, then we must appear for him upon Earth: Christ is not ashamed to carry our Names on his Breast, and shall we be ashamed of his Truth? Doth he plead our Cause, and shall not we stand up in his Cause? What a mighty Argument is this to stand up for the Honour of Christ in Times of Apostacy; Christ is interceding for us. Doth he present our Names in Heaven, and shall not we profess his Name on Earth?
Branch 2. If Christ lays out all his Interest for us at the Throne of Grace, we must lay out all our Interest for him: Phil. 1.20. That Christ may be magnified. Trade your Talents for Christ's Glory, there's no Man but hath some Talent to trade, one parts another Estate; Oh trade for Christ's Glory! spend and be spent for him. Let your Head study for Christ, your Hands work for Christ, your Tongue speak for him: If Christ be an Advocate for us in Heaven, we must be Factors for him on Earth; every one in his Sphere must act vigorously for Christ.
Branch 3. Believe in this glorious Intercession of Christ! that he now intercedes for us, and that for his sake God will accept us. In the Text, Who maketh Intercession for us. If we believe not, we dishonour Christ's Intercession. If a poor Sinner may not go to Christ as his High-Priest, believing in his Intercession, then are we Christians in a worse Condition under the Gospel, then the Jews were under the Law: they when they had sinned had their High-Priest to make Atonement, and shall not we have our High-Priest? Is not Christ our Aaron, who presents his Blood and Incense before the Mercy-seat? O look up by Faith to Christ's Intercession! Christ did not only pray for his Disciples and Apostles, but for the weakest Believer.