Yes, He Improves all this his favour, and acceptance, Answ. for our acceptance, and does plant all our Prayers, and Duties, upon his own acceptance. Lord, (saith he unto his Father concerning believers) I will, that where I am, they may be also: I will, O Lord, that they may be One, even as thou Father and I am one. He doth not count himself full, and happy, but in the happiness, and fullness of the Church. And therefore, as Christ is called, The fullness of God the Father: So the Church is called, The fullness of Jesus Christ: in the 1. of the Ephesians, and the last verse; Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all. When our Lord and Saviour Christ came to die, and the heart and love of God the Father was let out unto him: Ye shall find, if ye look upon that 17. of John, and read it all over, That he spends his time, not so much in praying for himself: The time was but short, and his prayer short, Father, if it be possible let this cup pass: if not, yet not my will, but thine be done. But he spends most of the time, in praying, and interceding for those that did believe, or should afterward believe. The favour, and acceptance which the High-Priest had, in the times of Moses, was not for himself: he had a Mitre upon his head, and a golden girdle upon his loins, Priestly garments; and he had great acceptance when he went into the Holy of Holiest; but it was not for himself, he did improve it all for the people: he was to lay it out all for the people, and not for himself. Our High-Priest, goes beyond all other High-Priests in this particular also: for now, as for other High-Priests, though ⟨p. 60⟩they went in with their incense, and covered the Mercy-seat with a cloud; yet it was but once in the year: But our High-Priest, is always in the Holy of Holiest, and never goes out of it, ever covering the Mercy-Seat with his Intercessions. Take their High-Priest, and though he were very Holy, as Aaron was; yet sometimes he made the people naked, unacceptable: But our great High-Priest, never makes his people naked, but always clothes them with his own righteousness.
Yes, He Improves all this his favour, and acceptance, Answ. for our acceptance, and does plant all our Prayers, and Duties, upon his own acceptance. Lord, (saith he unto his Father concerning beleevers) I will, that where I am, they may be also: I will, O Lord, that they may be One, even as thou Father and I am one. He doth not count himself full, and happy, but in the happiness, and fulness of the Church. And therefore, as Christ is called, The fulness of God the Father: So the Church is called, The fulness of Jesus Christ: in the 1. of the Ephesians, and the last verse; Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. When our Lord and Saviour Christ came to die, and the heart and love of God the Father was let out unto him: Ye shall find, if ye look upon that 17. of John, and reade it all over, That he spends his time, not so much in praying for himself: The time was but short, and his prayer short, Father, if it be possible let this cup passe: if not, yet not my will, but thine be done. But he spends most of the time, in praying, and interceding for those that did beleeve, or should afterward beleeve. The favour, and acceptance which the High-Priest had, in the times of Moses, was not for himself: he had a Mitre upon his head, and a golden girdle upon his loynes, Priestly garments; and he had great acceptance when he went into the Holy of Holiest; but it was not for himself, he did improve it all for the people: he was to lay it out all for the people, and not for himself. Our High-Priest, goes beyond all other High-Priests in this particular also: for now, as for other High-Priests, though ⟨p. 60⟩they went in with their incense, and covered the Mercy-seat with a cloud; yet it was but once in the yeer: But our High-Priest, is alwaies in the Holy of Holiest, and never goes out of it, ever covering the Mercy-Seat with his Intercessions. Take their High-Priest, and though he were very Holy, as Aaron was; yet sometimes he made the people naked, unacceptable: But our great High-Priest, never makes his people naked, but alwaies clothes them with his own righteousness.
