Section 3

SECT. III.

THE third Encouragement is,¹ That Christ's Intercession for thee is without distraction. ²There was fire always on the Altar, though the sacrifices were intermitted. His intercession is continual, ours is interrupted. What unspeakable comfort may a poor weak Christian take in this? that Christ Jesus is every moment, I say, every moment presenting to the Father, the unanswerable argument of his passion, for the impetrating and obtaining pardon, and grace, to help him in time of need. See Heb. 6.20. Heb. 3.25. Poor sinner! thou art sometimes so dead, that thou canst not pray ⟨p. 210⟩to purpose, so guilty thou dost hardly pray, and oft so distracted, thou thinkest thy prayers stand for nothing, yet be not discouraged, thy Mediator is sick of none of these diseases. The holy Psalmist was sometimes, as Psa. 77.4. so troubled, that he could not speak; yet then had he one to speak for him. The sight of that precious glorified Son of of God, doth infinitely please and prevail with his Father for us, when we can hardly speak good sense for our selves.

THE third Incouragement is,¹ That Christ's Intercession for thee is without distraction. ²There was fire alwaies on the Altar, though the sacrifices were intermitted. His intercession is continual, ours is interrupted. What unspeakable comfort may a poor weak Christian take in this? that Christ Iesus is every moment, I say, every moment presenting to the Father, the unanswerable argument of his passion, for the impetrating and obtaining pardon, and grace, to help him in time of need. See