Five sermons on several subjects. I. A birth-day sermon, preached on the day when…

God had destroyed them, had not Moses ste•t in, and by His Intercession prevented; and we see how it was, Exod. 3•. Moses fell down before God, when the People had grievously Sinned and provoked God to destroy them. God had threatened to consume them in a moment. Lord, (says he) forgive the Sin of this People, If not, blot me I pray thee out of thy Book. Has not Christ said, Rather her me Die than thy People perish. Samuel also was a Typical […] on the behalf of the Children of Israel, when they were in great Distress. 1 Sam. 7. 9. Samuel offered a Lamb for a burnt offering unto the Lord, and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard his. God was pleased to accomplish a wonderful Salvation for his People as that time, he was in that a Type of our Lord ⟨p. 103⟩Jesus Christ. Again, The High Priest was a singular Type of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Priest was to offer Sacrifice; then to enter into the Sanctuary, there to offer Incense. Thus Christ has offered Himself a Sacrifice, has not done that only, but has entered into the Sanctuary, into the holy place, and there He offers Incense. It is said, Heb. 8. 4. Is he to […] Earth, he should not be a Priest. Why? the Priest did not his office completely, if he did not after he offered Sacrifice, enter into the holy place of offer Intense: so (says the Apostle) Christ would not be a Priest, would not do His work fully, if He had not gone to Heaven, to offer Incense after He had offered Himself a Sacrifice for His People. Thus Christ is an Intercessor for His People, and He ever will be so, even to the end of the World. Heb. 7. 21. He is a Priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek. Ver. 2•. He ever liveth to make Intercession. So that He continues to be an Intercessor on the behalf of His People, even throughout all Ages of the World. Yet we may not suppose, Christ now in Heaven intercedes in such a way and ⟨p. 104⟩