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

Lastly, it is profitable for us to mark the intimation our Saviour gives all along his prayer, by which he lets fall a description of what we must be if we would have our part in his Intercession. For in the 20. verse we may see it plain, we must be believers, and verses 6, 7, 8. with 26. We may see further that we must be such as will receive the words which God gave to Christ to deliver to us, & by them will know Gods name, and such as will keep the word as the greatest treasure in the world. They that hear not Christs preaching on Earth, shall not have benefit by Christs praying in Heaven. Nor will hearing serve turn, but there must be knowledge and believing, and keeping of the word as a treasure, and for practise.

Lastly, it is profitable for vs to marke the intimation our Sauiour giues all along his prayer, by which he lets fall a description of what we must be if we would haue our part in his Intercession. For in the 20. verse wee may see it plaine, we must be beleeuers, and verses 6, 7, 8. with 26. We may see further that we must be such as will receiue the words which God gaue to Christ to deliuer to vs, & by them will know Gods name, and such as will keepe the word as the greatest treasure in the world. They that heare not Christs preaching on Earth, shall not haue benefit by Christs praying in Heauen. Nor will hearing serue turne, but there must be knowledge and beleeuing, and keeping of the word as a treasure, and for practise.

Thus of the prayers our Saviour made for the Church.

Thus of the prayers our Sauiour made for the Church.

The prayers he made for himself, concern either his Glory in Heaven, or his Passion on Earth. His prayer for his Glory in Heaven is recorded,