The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

The fifth thing our Saviour did in his preparation, was the offering up of prayer to God before he entered upon his Passion. Now the prayers Christ made, were partly for the Church, and partly for himself: The prayer for the Church, ⟨p. 337⟩which he made immediately before his apprehension, is at large recorded in the 17. of John, which prayer he made as the High Priest; whose office was two-fold, to make intercession for the people, and to make satisfaction and atonement for their sins. And though the intercession of Christ be chiefly performed in heaven as he sitteth at the right hand of God, yet that we might know what he saith for us in heaven, he conceives that most sacred frame of Intercession, which is there recorded for our everlasting consolation. Now concerning that prayer of our Saviour, many things may be observed.

The fifth thing our Sauiour did in his preparation, was the offering vp of prayer to God before hee entered vpon his Passion. Now the prayers Christ made, were partly for the Church, and partly for himselfe: The prayer for the Church, ⟨p. 337⟩which he made immediatly before his apprehension, is at large recorded in the 17. of Iohn, which prayer he made as the High Priest; whose office was two-fold, to make intercession for the people, and to make satisfaction and atonement for their sinnes. And though the intercession of Christ be chiefly performed in heauen as hee sitteth at the right hand of God, yet that we might know what he saith for vs in heauen, he conceiues that most sacred frame of Intercession, which is there recorded for our euerlasting consolation. Now concerning that prayer of our Sauiour, many things may be obserued.

1. For whom he prays and makes intercession; and so he expressly saith, That he did not pray for the world, but for the Elect, vers. 9.

1. For whom he prayes and makes intercession; and so hee expresly saith, That he did not pray for the world, but for the Elect, vers. 9.