Groans that his Soui poured out then witei He prayed more earneſtly. Lake 22. 44. that which made him firear through his bleſh con- gealed Clots of Blood, fqueezed by his Azony out of his Body, which made-him weep and cre loudly ; his Voice a5 well as his Sou! was ſtretched out in Prayer ; the like was not exerciied by hinvin his Contliet on the Croſs, "Marth. 25. 45, How bitter was his Patfion tohim? How fervent, importunate, and loud his Prayers ? How did it break through the Cloud wherewith God covered his [acc then ? Pſalm 22. repretents in Prophefic what was now tulflled, Mark 15. 34, 37. {ue 23. 45. It was in making fatistattion to the Juſtice of God for vs that theſe were exercited to ſhew his i; ward Compaſſions to us, and to fecure Suſtentation tor vs in our Sut- fcrings by Temptations, c>ap. 2. 17, 18, and 4.15, 15. w The Etrcacy of theſe mighty Prayers and Supplications is evident by their reaching God's Ear, and procurin; hi: Help for him. He was helfed, delivered, ſaved, fo the Septragint uſe this Word in the Old Teftament, putting kearing tor helping and ſaving, as in P11 55. 15,17, 18. and 2 Chron. 18. 31. %nm #8 »6c{a;, © iS is the ri-bt acception ſtrietly read ; tor as a thing is truly apprehended, it ftir- reth up Fear, This Word hath in Scripture-uſe two Sentes, 1. Frm the thing feared, by a Metonymie, Fear being put. for that which works it, which was not here Death ſimply, for that he ſuffered, but what he was more afrai4 of than Death, viz. fom the fear of being by his Temptatims hurried into diffidence of hu Father, jnt.4- tience in his Agony, or deſpair at the Eclipſe in his Death, which the Devil dejfiznd, As to this his Father did hear, anfwer, and help him, in his Agony -tent his Anzel to ftrengthen him, Luke 22. 43, and which he pertetted for him at the end of his Patiton, when he breathed out i11s Soul triumphantly incro his Fathers Hands, 3latth. 27. 45, 50. and Mark 15.37, 29. Pohn x5. 28, 29, : Or, Sc. condly, From the Fear, that godly Fear and Care 1n him not to dil- pleaſe God in any ting he did or ſuffered ; this was a proper cauic of his Acceptance, and his Frazer being heard, and his Deliverance, which is becoming the Mediator. This is a Truth, an mav be ad- mitted ; but it ſeemeth eſpecially to reter to the former by his Pre- valency, againſt which by Praver he defeated the Devil, was made tcelinzly fenſtble of his Temnytations, ſhewed himſelf compatled vi ith Infirmitics, thouzh not with tinful ones, and as our High-Prief? was rendred pititul and compattionate: to us under our Tempta- tions, fo af fo intercede for us 2bove, as He did pray for Himlelt on Earth, and to procure-tor us Succour under, and Deliverance front them
Ss Though he were 1 fon, vet learned he obedience by the things which he luffered x.
x He fulfilled his Type in the ead+ for though he were God the 502 1ncarnate, in 4 nearer and more exccllent Relation to the Father, than ans Anzel, or any Hizh-Prieft amons Men His Types, beins ati Scrvants to His Father and Him ; God's Son by Eternal Generation as to His Deity, by Conception trom the Holy Ghoſt by the Virgin as to His Humanity, who for Kis worth might have been exempted from ſuch Burdens, yet did God teach Him ( not as if He wanted it at any Time) by what He impoſed and Commanded Him, and He learnt by what He did agree and covenant to perform A&ive Obedience to God's Will, fultliing all Righteouſneſs, being for His Perſon, and doing for his Work to a Tittle what God required from Him, but eſpecially Paſſive Obedience, by His . experience knowing what it meant, freely ſuby<ting Himſelf to His State of Humiliation, Phil, 2.6,7,8. enduring all the Indignities and Sufferings for Sinners from His Birth to His Death, even the moit vile and curſed. This the Father injoyned and commanded Him, and He did ohey it- read [/a. 53. He who offered Prayers for Himfelf, as an High-Prieft offered Himſelf a Sacrifice for us, as ours. By this 6id He finifh His Father's Will intirely, experimentally, feelingly, knowing how dit- ficult Patience under the Croſs is, and how to pity us under all cur ſufferings.
9 *:And being made perte&t y, he became the author of eternal falvation unto all them that obey him >.
y As to the powertul Execution of His Ohce, this God-Man cx- ceeds His Types, for having conſummated all the Work to which He was defigned by His doing, ſuffering, dying, rifing, and aſcen- ding into Heaven 1n the Humane Nature, He perteRed the Work of Redemption, and conſecrated Himſelf to His Office. 4x By this was He conſtituted, made, and declared by His Father to be, not an In- ſtrument as a!l His Types were, but the cauſe efficient, meritorious and exemplar of Salvation, by His Sacrifice ſatisfying God's Juſtice, meriting and effeRing Reconciliation and Juſtification for Sinners * and on his Aſcenſion ſends forth the Holy Ghoſt to qualifie them tor the Reception of his Benefits, by working in them what He requires and on their Application to Him, He, as their High-Prieſt pleads the Merit of His Blond, and intercedes for their Juſtification and Salvation, which is the freeing them from all Evil criminal and pe- nal Sin, and whatever it ſubjeteth them to in this World, or that which 1s to come ; and inſtating them into all the heavenly Privi- ledges promiſed in the Covenant of Grace; Righteouſneſs, Holineſs, Heirſhip to, and Life and Glory with God, and to be ſafe in the Pol- ſeſſion of them all, not tor Time only, but for Eternity. This effici- ent Cauſe produceth this only to the duly qualified Subjze& Mankind is rendred falyable by the Obedienceand Sacrifice of this High-Pricft- but it is only to penitent believing Sinners that He doth com-
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municate this, and tor whom He effects it ; thofe who will intire-
ly ſubmit themfelves to Chriſt as a Lord and King, and be loyal to Him, and obey Him, as well as to a Prieſt or a Saviour, continuing his faithful Subjects to the end, 7oha 3. 16, 18, 35, compare 3/atth. IO. 22,
io Called of God an high prieſt after the order 0 Melchiſedeck a: |
a His Conſtitution by God the Father in his Office, maketh it fo effeual; He was ſolemnly proclaimed and declared to be what God had conſtituted Him. God nameth or calleth things as they ave and as He, hath made them ; and this was done openly, and with the moſt illuſtrious Solemnity at his Aſcenſion into Heaven, when
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