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that_o it_o shall_v be_v answer_v even_o as_o a_o man_n who_o have_v a_o cause_n to_o plead_v and_o get_v a_o able_a advocate_n who_o say_v to_o he_o i_o will_v warrant_v your_o cause_n quiet_v himself_o because_o of_o his_o undertake_n so_o proportionable_o there_o be_v a_o weight_n lay_v on_o christ_n intercession_n by_o faith_n lippen_v to_o he_o which_o make_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v without_o anxiety_n and_o this_o continue_a act_n of_o faith_n do_v not_o at_o all_o foâ—ter_a sin_n but_o strengthen_v rather_o to_o oppose_v sin_n quiet_v the_o mind_n and_o make_v more_o humble_a and_o keep_v a_o tranquillity_n in_o the_o soul_n in_o band_n as_o well_o as_o in_o liberty_n because_o it_o lay_v the_o weight_n of_o its_o come_a speed_n with_o god_n not_o on_o iâ—'s_v own_o argument_n but_o on_o the_o mediator_n intercession_n for_o as_o we_o show_v from_o revel_v 8._o the_o prayerâ—_n of_o all_o saint_n go_v up_o from_o his_o censer_n the_o weak_a as_o well_o as_o the_o strong_a because_o it_o be_v his_o incense_n that_o make_v they_o savoury_a 4._o there_o be_v a_o improvement_n of_o christ_n intercession_n when_o any_o thing_n be_v obtain_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o mercy_n in_o prevent_v such_o and_o such_o a_o stroke_n or_o the_o bestow_n of_o such_o and_o such_o a_o favour_n and_o that_o be_v when_o faith_n derive_v not_o that_o mercy_n from_o nor_o attribut_v it_o to_o it_o be_v own_o pray_v though_o it_o do_v pray_v and_o pray_v somewhat_o serious_o but_o derive_v it_o from_o and_o attribut_v it_o to_o the_o virtue_n and_o efficacy_n of_o christ_n intercession_n and_o count_v itself_o oblige_v to_o that_o as_o the_o rise_z of_o all_o the_o person_n good_a and_o again_o by_o he_o return_v thanks_o to_o god_n for_o it_o and_o this_o be_v a_o little_a proof_n of_o improve_n christ_n intercession_n sometime_o when_o we_o want_v what_o we_o will_v have_v and_o be_v restrain_v we_o will_v improve_v all_o mean_n to_o obtain_v yet_o when_o we_o have_v obtain_v there_o be_v but_o little_a acknowledgement_n of_o he_o therein_o which_o acknowledgement_n be_v our_o duty_n insinuat_fw-la john_n 14.13_o 14._o whatsoever_o you_o ask_v in_o my_o name_n i_o will_v do_v that_o the_o father_n may_v be_v glorify_v in_o the_o son_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n we_o ought_v to_o walk_v in_o the_o use_n of_o every_o mercy_n as_o beâ—â—iâ—g_v the_o acknowledgement_n of_o câ—â—ists_n intercession_n and_o to_o be_v affect_v with_o love_n to_o god_n and_o shall_v withal_o have_v a_o new_a impression_n of_o its_o obligation_n to_o be_v forthcoming_a for_o god_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o intercession_n whereas_o the_o most_o part_n of_o foâ—k_n take_v their_o mercy_n and_o think_v not_o themselves_o to_o be_v in_o his_o common_a for_o they_o neither_o do_v they_o own_v he_o with_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n of_o they_o when_o they_o have_v get_v they_o even_o as_o a_o man_n who_o have_v get_v a_o favour_n through_o the_o mediation_n of_o another_o and_o 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be_v convince_v of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o daâ—_n not_o approach_v to_o god_n yet_o hear_v tell_v that_o there_o be_v a_o intercessor_n in_o heaven_n who_o will_v undertake_v for_o they_o that_o employ_v he_o we_o hazard_v confident_o on_o that_o ground_n to_o propose_v our_o suit_n unto_o god_n and_o notwithstanding_o of_o difficulty_n expect_v and_o wait_v for_o a_o answer_n it_o may_v be_v object_v here_o that_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o improve_n of_o his_o satisfaction_n and_o the_o improve_n of_o his_o intercession_n answer_v there_o be_v no_o difference_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o thing_n fight_v nor_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o act_n of_o faith_n whereby_o we_o make_v use_v of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o nor_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o ground_n whereupon_o
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follow_v question_n upon_o question_n in_o what_o concern_v the_o doctrinal_a and_o speculative_a part_n of_o this_o doctrine_n we_o will_v run_v ourselves_o a_o ground_n and_o therefore_o god_n have_v make_v these_o thing_n wherein_o our_o duty_n necessary_o lie_v clear_a that_o there_o be_v no_o hazard_n to_o go_v wrong_n in_o single_a follow_v of_o it_o we_o will_v study_v these_o thing_n that_o be_v clear_a which_o may_v be_v another_o direction_n and_o hold_v we_o with_o and_o at_o what_o we_o be_v clear_a in_o and_o not_o suffer_v our_o mind_n to_o run_v out_o on_o either_o groundless_a or_o unprofitable_a speculation_n god_n himself_o help_v to_o the_o suitable_a practice_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o to_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d sermon_n lxx_o isaiah_n liii_o xii_o verse_n 12._o and_o he_o make_v intercession_n for_o the_o transgressor_n it_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n that_o god_n have_v bestow_v such_o a_o mediator_n on_o sinner_n that_o he_o have_v give_v such_o a_o high_a priest_n that_o can_v be_v touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o sinner_n infirmity_n so_o as_o to_o make_v intercession_n for_o they_o and_o o_o but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n to_o be_v help_v to_o make_v right_a use_n of_o he_o when_o these_o two_o go_v together_o to_o wit_n a_o saviour_n offer_v furnish_v with_o all_o these_o office_n of_o king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n and_o a_o soul_n sanctify_v and_o guide_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o make_v use_n of_o he_o according_a to_o these_o office_n it_o be_v a_o wonderful_o and_o inconceivable_o gracious_a dispensation_n and_o it_o be_v no_o doubt_n a_o very_a valuable_a mercy_n to_o be_v heple_v to_o make_v use_n of_o this_o part_n of_o christ_n office_n to_o wit_n his_o intercession_n this_o be_v that_o whereof_o we_o have_v begin_v some_o few_o day_n since_o to_o speak_v to_o you_o and_o for_o the_o better_a clear_n of_o it_o we_o endeavour_v to_o answer_v some_o doubt_n or_o question_n that_o it_o may_v be_v have_v arisen_a and_o be_v toss_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o some_o while_o we_o have_v be_v discourse_v of_o and_o open_v up_o this_o matter_n that_o which_o we_o will_v now_o speak_v a_o little_a to_o be_v a_o subject_n of_o that_o nature_n that_o consider_v our_o shallowness_n in_o uptake_v of_o these_o thing_n we_o can_v easy_o tell_v whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o speak_v of_o or_o to_o forbear_v the_o speak_n of_o any_o doubt_n or_o question_n lest_o one_o occasion_n â—n_o another_o and_o therefore_o most_o certain_o there_o will_v be_v much_o sobriety_n here_o and_o a_o abandon_v of_o all_o sinful_a curiosity_n least_o unseasonable_a and_o intemperate_a desire_v to_o know_v either_o what_o be_v not_o to_o be_v know_v or_o what_o we_o can_v know_v mar_v and_o obstruct_v our_o improvement_n of_o what_o we_o do_v or_o may_v know_v several_a thing_n doubt_v of_o may_v be_v move_v and_o object_v here_o but_o we_o shall_v only_o speak_v a_o word_n to_o the_o clear_n of_o these_o four_n 1_o some_o thing_n 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