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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	altar_n	angel_n	golden_a	2,709	5	10.7391	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77515	Two treatises the one, handling the doctrine of Christ's mediatorship : wherein the great Gospel-mystery of reconciliation betwixt God and man is opened, vindicated, and applyed. The other, of mystical implantation : wherein the Christian's union and communion with, and conformity to Jesus Christ, both in his death and resurrection, is opened, and applyed. / As they were lately delivered to the church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel, and preacher to that incorporation.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.; Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662.	1652 (1652)	Wing B4737; Thomason E1223_1; ESTC R22919	314,532	569

God for them 1. Appearing for them Thus are Atturnies said to appear for their Clients in the Courts of Justice Sum of Sacred divinity published by John Downham p. 330. answering for them And from hence saith that learned and judicious Divine-Lawyer the Apostle may seem to have borrowed that phrase of Christ appearing in the presence of God for us in that place forenamed Heb. 9.24 This he doth as our Attourney sitting at the right hand of God his Father as a generall person representing the whole mysticall body whereof himselfe is the Head appearing and making answer for every member thereof 2. As he appeareth so also he acteth for them doing what he doth in their name 2. Acting in their name in their room and stead Thus he took possession of Heaven upon his ascension not in his own name onely but also in their name This is that he tels his Disciples John 14.2 I go to prepare a place for you A Similitude borrowed from Travellers amongst whom some one goeth before to bespeake and take up roomes for the rest against they come The like office hath Jesus Christ done for his people He is gone before entred into the Heavenly Places not onely for his owne sake but his peoples in whose name hee hath taken up those Everlasting Mansions And as he hath taken so hee keepeth possession in their name in their room and stead Hence is it that the Apostle speaking of beleevers Eph. 2.6 he saith that they are raised up together and made to sit together in the heavenly places in Christ So they do though not actually in their own persons yet in the person of Christ That which an Atturny doth for another himself is said to do it Thus one taketh possession of a house or ground which himself never saw viz. by another whom he appoints in his room as his Atturny to do it in his stead And thus hath Jesus Christ taken and now keepeth possession of the heavenly places in our stead 3 Which he doth being 3. And this he hath done being Authorized and deputed thereunto Even as Atturnies in Courts are Authorized and deputed Authorized by the Judge and deputed by the parties Otherwise they cannot appear or Act as Attournies for others Even so is Jesus Christ authorized and deputed to be as it were our Attourny Authorized by God his Father to appear and answer for us Authorized by God his Father Him hath God the Father sealed John 6.27 id est as I shewed you before Authorized him to execute the office of a Mediatour to be as an Attourney for his people in the Court of Heaven Deputed by them And Deputed by those for whom he appeares Christ doth not undertake to doe the office of an Advocate or Attourney for any without their consents No Attournies must be retained by their Clients And so is Jesus Christ by all those who have any benefit by his Advocation his Intercession They are such as have retained him and committed their cause to him such as have received him and doe acknowledg him resting and relying upon him as their Mediatour 4 As a Solicitor presenting and promoting their desires 4. In the fourth and last place he appeareth also before God as a Solicitour What the Solicitours office is it is well known viz to present and promote the desires and Requests of another in such a way as that they may finde acceptance And such a Solicitor is the Lord Jesus on the behalf of his people In which respect againe he may fitly be said to be a Mediator betwixt God and Men. Such a Mediatrix was Queen Hester who appeared in the presence of King Ahasuerus presenting unto him the Petition which Mordecai had put into her mouth in the behalf of her people Ester 5. And such a mediatour is a Master of Requests in a Princes Court who appearing in the Presence Chamber there presents the Petitions of the People which are put into his hands And such a Mediatour is the Lord Jesus the great Master of Requests who appearing in the presence of God his Father presents both the prayers and services of his people unto him and that in such a way as that they become acceptable unto him So that Text commonly hath been and for ought I know properly may be understood for what other sense to make of it I well know not Rev. 8.3 where we finde mention of an Angell which stood at the Altar having a golden Censer and there was given to him much Incense that he should offer it with the Prayers of all Saints upon the golden Altar which was before the throne This Angel is the Angel of the Covenant the Lord Jesus which offereth up the prayers of Saints unto God being mixed with the precious odours of his own merits This is the incense which is offered with or added for so the word in the Original hath it as the margin in our new Translation renders it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that he might give or add to the prayers of all Saints Such are the merits of Christ an additament to the prayers of Gods Saints Like that Incense which was offered up by the Priest under the Law for to that the Spirit there clearly alludeth under the Law whilest the people were praying without the Priest was offering up Incense within So you finde it Luke 1.10 A Type of Christs Intercession Whilest his people are praying without upon Earth he is within appearing before God in the heavens there offering up Incense presenting those prayers mingled with his own merits Which are not unfitly compared to Incense Incense being a sweet perfume the smoake thereof doth easily and gratefully penetrate into the nostrils of Man Even so doth the Merit of the Lord Jesus being added to the prayers of Saints it penetrates into the nostrils of God so it there followeth verse 4. The smoak of the Incense of which came with the prayers of the Saints and ascended up before God out of the Angels hand And by that meanes those prayers and services wherewith it is offered they become grateful unto God Ye are an holy Priesthood saith S. Peter speaking to beleevers to offer up spiritual sacrifices viz. Prayers and praises c. acceptable to God by Jesus Christ And in this respect may he fitly be said to be a Mediator betwixt God and men A Mediator as an Inteecessour And thus I pass off from the fourth staff to the fifth and last Christ is a Mediatour betwixt God and man quà Gubernator as a Vice-Roy The 5th staffe of this mysticall Ladder Christ a Governour a Deputy Governour such a Mediatour was Joseph betwixt Pharaoh his people Being taken out of Prison he was advanced set at Pharaohs right hand next to him in the Kingdome and so set over all the land of Egypt Herein was he a Type of our Mediatour the Lord Jesus who being in like manner taken out of prison as