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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, John 17. v. 1. to 6. and in that prayer our Saviour first lays down the substance of his request, vers. 1. Secondly, he urgeth it with arguments, vers. 1, 2, 3, 4. Thirdly, he explains his meaning for the manner how he would have his petitions granted. The substance of his suit is, that God would glorify his Sonne. The Reasons are: First, because God is his Father and he his Son, vers. 1. Secondly, because if God glorify him, he will glorify God again, verse 1. Thirdly, because God had given him power before to bestow glory upon others, and therefore much more he should have it himself, verse 2, 3. Fourthly, because he had glorified God on earth, and should within a little time finish all his hard task, verse 4. Now the manner how ⟨p. 340⟩he would be glorified, was, by receiving the same glory again, which he had with the Father before the world was; which referred to his humane Nature, must be understood of his exaltation above all things that are made in heaven or earth, and so to be worshipped with the divine Nature. And as it is referred to the divine Nature, it must be understood of manifestation to the world, that as always he as second Person had glory equal with the Father, so that God would let it be known to be so through the world, which was accomplished after his resurrection, when the Divinity of Christ was published to all Nations.

The prayers he made for himselfe, concerne either his Glory in Heauen, or his Passion on Earth. His prayer for his Glory in Heauen is recorded, Iohn 17. v. 1. to 6. and in that prayer our Sauiour first layes downe the substance of his request, vers. 1. Secondly, hee vrgeth it with arguments, vers. 1, 2, 3, 4. Thirdly, hee explaines his meaning for the manner how he would haue his petitions granted. The substance of his suit is, that God would glorifie his Sonne. The Reasons are: First, because God is his Father and he his Sonne, vers. 1. Secondly, because if God glorifie him, hee will glorifie God againe, verse 1. Thirdly, because God had giuen him power before to bestow glory vpon others, and therefore much more he should haue it himselfe, verse 2, 3. Fourthly, because hee had glorified God on earth, and should within a little time finish all his hard taske, verse 4. Now the manner how