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Christ the fountain of life: or, Sundry choice sermons on part of the fifth chapter of the first Epistle of St. John. Preached by that learned judicious divine, and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Cotton B.D. now preacher at Boston in New-England. Published according to Order.Christ the fountaine of life: or, Sundry choyce sermons on part of the fift chapter of the first Epistle of St. John. Preached by that learned judicious divine, and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Cotton B.D. now preacher at Boston in New-England. Published according to Order.
London: printed by Robert Ibbitson, 1651
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And further to strengthen this point, Christ himself tells us, that he will pray in our behalves for us; for the Lord Jesus Christ himself sits at Gods right hand making intercession for us, John 16.26. At that day ye shall ask in my name, and I say not unto you that I will pray the father for you, for the father himself loveth you, because you have loved me, &c. And the Apostle sweetly expresseth how the Lord Jesus prays for us, Rom. 8.34. Who is he that condemned, it is Christ that dyed, yea rather that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us, so that the Lord Jesus Christ takes up our prayers, as our mediator: As the great master of Requests, and he dresses and perfumes them from all that sinful frailty, and coldness that usually accompanieth our prayers, he perfumes with the merits of his own sufferings, and so presents them before the father with his own worth in his sight, and so they come to be accepted in the sight of God, so you read Rev. 8.3. howsoever that may be verified in some type of Christ on earth, yet especially it is meant of Christ in heaven, he perfumes the prayers of the Saints, and expresseth his own will to the father, as beseems the majesty of the Son of God: And as a Mediator, he perfumes our unsavoury prayers, and presents them to his father, so as they become accepted in his sight.
And further to strengthen this point, Christ himselfe tels us, that he will pray in our behalves for us; for the Lord Jesus Christ himselfe sits at Gods right hand making intercession for us, John 16.26. At that day yee shall aske in my name, and I say not unto you that I will pray the father for you, for the father himselfe loveth you, because you have loved me, &c. And the Apostle sweetly expresseth how the Lord Jesus prayes for us, Rom. 8.34. Who is he that condemned, it is Christ that dyed, yea rather that is risen againe, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us, so that the Lord Jesus Christ takes up our prayers, as our mediator: As the great master of Requests, and he dresses and perfumes them from all that sinful frailty, and coldnes that usually accompanieth our prayers, he perfumes with the merits of his own sufferings, and so presents them before the father with his own worth in his sight, and so they come to be accepted in the sight of God, so you read