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The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…
The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office, and glory of Jesus Christ. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Twelve lines of quotations]The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office, and glory of Jesus Christ. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Twelve lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by Richard Pierce for Joseph Browning, 1686
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Consid. 2. Jesus Christ is a Willing Mediator, Poor souls are apt to be discouraged, not so much in respect of the power of Christ, which they doubt not of, as from his Will to save them. They are ready to say as the Leper did, Mat. 8. 3. Lord, if thou wilt thou canst make me clean. But know, Christ is willing to reconcile thee to God, if thou art willing to be reconciled to him. Christ by his Messengers, beseecheth Sinners to be reconciled unto God. He began the work of Mediation at first most Willingly: He hath gone through the greatest and heaviest part of his Work with much Willingness. He laid down his life of Himself, there was none took it from him against his will. That work of ⟨p. 150⟩Suffering for Sin, and Satisfying divine Justice is done: and therefore we may be sure, he is willing to attend what remains respecting the work of Intercession. If thou are a comer to him, He is willing to intercede for thee. He is ready to put in a good word for thee in heaven before the Father of Glory. He liveth for that end. Heb. 7. 25.
Consid. 2. Jesus Christ is a Willing Mediator, Poor souls are apt to be discouraged, not so much in respect of the power of Christ, which they doubt not of, as from his Will to save them. They are ready to say as the Leper did, Mat. 8. 3. Lord, if thou wilt thou canst make me clean. But know, Christ is willing to reconcile thee to God, if thou art willing to be reconciled to him. Christ by his Messengers, beseecheth Sinners to be reconciled unto God. He began the work of Mediation at first most Willingly: He hath gone through the greatest and heaviest part of his Work with much Willingness. He laid down his life of Himself, there was none took it from him against his will. That work of ⟨p. 150⟩Suffering for Sin, and Satisfying divine Justice is done: and therefore we may besure, he is willing to attend what remaines respecting the work of Intercession. If thou are a comer to him, He is willing to intercede for thee. He is ready to put in a good word for thee in heaven before the Father of Glory. He liveth for that end.