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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	body_n	soul_n	union_n	1,547	5	9.5555	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81890	Christ crucified, or, The marrow of the gospel, evidently holden forth in LXXII sermons, on the whole 53. chapter of Isaiah wherein the text is clearly and judiciously opened up ... / by ... James Durham.	Durham, James, 1622-1658.	1683 (1683)	Wing D2799; ESTC R229132	829,417	572

as to the manner how he is affected so he hath the true nature and sinless affection of a man and so hath bowels to be wrought upon which kythed while he was on earth although we cannot take up the manner how he is touched yet he is touched otherwayes then God abstractly considered can be and otherways then an angel in heaven can be touched as we may see Heb. 2.17 and 4.15 We have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities but was in all things tempted as we are yet without sin And it behoved him to be like unto his brethren that he might be a merciful and faithful High Priest and have compassion on the ignorant and them that are out of the way He is Sinners friend that is Intercessour and such an Intercessour that interceeds from the impression that the holy and inconceivable sympathie which he hath with his members hath upon him as his expression to Paul speaks forth Act. 9. Saul Saul why persecuts thou me counting himself a suff●rer with his people which cannot but have it 's own influence on his Intercession and add to the consolation of his People that what he interceeds for the procurement of to them is some way on this ground as being a favour to their glorified head 4. Beside this sympathy he hath a longing to speak so to have all the wants and d●fects of his people supplied and made up and to have all the promises made to him in behalf of the Elect fulfilled Not any such longing as may in the least incroach on or be inconsistent with the glory and glorified state of our blessed Lord Jesus but considering that there is a near relation betwixt him and his followrs he being the head and they the members and that he hath a sympathy and affection according to that relation It is answerable and suitable that he should desire and some way long for the perfyting of his body the Church which Ephes 1. is called The fulnesse of him who filleth all in all And he hath no question though a most pure and regular yet a most kindly and strong desire and longing to have his Body perfyted to have the Elect gathered and brought in As he had on earth a longing to have the work finished which was given him to do And this cannot but be a weighty part of his Intercession and very comfortable to his people his longing to have such and such a person converted such and such a person more mortified and more perfyted and made more confirm to him There is a word Heb. 10.13 that gives ground for this From henceforth expecting till all his enemies be made his footstool And what is spoken of this expecting of what is there mentioned may be applyed to other things He is sure expecting till all these promises concerning his seeing of a Seed and the justifying and glorifying of many be fulfilled because that was promised him in the former verse and expecting till he divide the spoil with the strong as is promised in the former part of this verse Now our Lord Jesus having laid down his Life what is he doing in heaven even longing till these promises be fulfilled Not that he hath any longing that implyes a defect in him simply for he is absoutly glorified and gloriou● yet such longing as is consistent with his glorified state as if we may make the comparison though in every thing it be not suitable the Souls in heaven are perfytly glorified yet they have a longing for the union of their bodies for the perfyting of Christs body mystical and for the union of all the members in a Soul and Body with the head So Christ considered as Mediator God-man in heaven hath a longing and holy desire which agrees with his Office and is a qualification thereof and doth no ways interrupt his happinesse that what concerns his Elect may be perfyted Therefore it 's said in the verse before He shall see of the travel of his soul and shall be satisfied importing that it 's a kind of new satisfaction to him to get a Sinner brought in to believe in him and that he was waiting and longing for it 5. He hath an actual willing and continuing desire that what he hath purchased to such and such persons may be applyed And this is not simply to will for he had that on earth but a declaring of it in heaven that such and such things may be forth coming and made effectual for the behove of his members that what he intended in laying down his life may be brought to pass It 's the Mediator God-man willing whose will as man being perfytely conform to the will of God cannot be to speak so gainsaid in whatsoever he willeth for the persons given him and this is answerable to that John 17.24 Father I will that these whom thou hast given me may be with me where I am c. I will that such and such things ingaged to me for them may be made good That such and such persons be pardoned and brought through that they may be preserved from tentation may have their prayers heard that they may be made to persevere and may be glorified So that we cannot imagine a case wherein Gods People have need and a promise in the Covenant but there is an actual willingness in Christ to have the need suppl ed and the promise applyed according to the terms of the Covenant 6. We may take in here not only Christs willing that such a thing be done but his effectual doing of it And as this is a piece of his Intercession so it holds him forth to be a notable Intercessour compare John 14.13.16.26 15.26 67. In the 14. Chap. verse 13. he sayes Whatsoever ye ask in my name I will do which we suppose respects Christ as Mediator to be trusted as great Lo d D●puty in our nature to answer the prayers of his People when put up according to the will of God The 16. Chap. verse 26. Speaks of the Fathers sending the Comforter and Chap. 15.26 Of the Mediators sending the Comforter So doth Chap. 16.7 In one place it is What ye ask I will do and in another place it is that the Father will do It 's all one but it is to shew that what the Father doth he wil do it by the Son the Mediator and he wil actually perform it And these three expressions I will pray the Father And I wil send and the Father shall send hold out this That as the Father doth by the Son so that this is a part of Christs intercession effectually to procure and send out to us what we have need of 7. In all this there is in the Men Christ an adoration of the Father which though it be not such as is unsuitable to his exalted and glorified state yet is it becoming well him that is Man and in that respect is at his right hand to give