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The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…
The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithful labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithfull labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.
London: printed for Nathaniel Brooke, 1653
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Fifthly, Christ is gone to Heaven, It is to comfort us in this, that Christ being bodily in Heaven it might make thee holy bold and fiducially confident when ever thou comest to God in Prayer, thou dost come to God in Prayer, but thou may be comest to him as thou hast Jesus Christ at his Right hand in Heaven presenting thy Prayers to God for thee, there is this very comfort given in by the Apostle, Heb. 4.14, 16. Seeing then that we have a great high Priest, that is passed into the Heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. Let us therefore come boldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy, ⟨p. 20⟩and find grace to help in time of need. Jesus Christ being in Heaven it should work a holy boldness in us to keep out fear and distrust when thou prayest; because we have an High Priest that is past into the highest Heavens Jesus the Son of God. Who would not come boldly to the Court when he knows that the Kings Eldest Son is his friend, and is assured of his love, that he will intercede for him to his Father? Jesus Christ is the King of Heaven the eldest Son, and he is bound by Office to represent all our supplications and make Intercessions for us.
Fifthly, Christ is gone to Heaven, It is to comfort us in this, that Christ being bodily in Heaven it might make thee holdy bold and fiducially confident when ever thou comest to God in Prayer, thou dost come to God in Prayer, but thou may be comest to him as thou hast Jesus Christ at his Right hand in Heaven presenting thy Prayers to God for thee, there is this very comfort given in by the Apostle, Heb. 4.14, 16. Seeing then that wee have a great high Priest, that is passed into the Heavens, Iesus the Sonne of God, let us hold fast our profession. Let us therefore come boldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtaine mercy, ⟨p. 20⟩and finde grace to helpe in time of need. Jesus Christ being in Heaven it should worke a holy bodnesse in us to keepe out feare and distrust when thou prayest; because we have an High Priest that is past into the highest Heavens Jesus the Sonne of God. Who would not come boldly to the Court when hee knows that the Kings Eldest Sonne is his friend, and is assured of his love, that hee will intercede for him to his Father? Jesus Christ is the King of Heaven the eldest Sonne, and hee is bound by Office to represent all our supplications and make Intercessions for us.