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 muſt reſpect his offering of himſelf on the day he died and not his improving his ſo doing n a way of interceſſion; becauſe in the ſame place the Apoſtle reſerveth a ſecond or an additional ſalvation, and applieth that to his interceſſion: Much more then being now, or already juſtified b his blood. we ſhall be ſaved from wrath through him." That is, through what he will further co for us: "For it when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by death of his Son, much more, being reconciled that is by his death we ſhall be ſaved by his life" his interceſſion, which he ever liveth to complete.

See here, we are ſaid to be juſtified, reconciled already, and therefore we ſhall be ſaved, juſtified by his blood and death, and ſaved through him by his life.

Now the ſaving intended in the text is ſaving in this ſecond ſenſe; that is a ſaving of us by preſerving us, by delivering of us from all thoſe hazards that we run betwixt our ſtate of juſtification and our ſtate of glorification. Yea, ſuch a ſaying of us, as we that are juſtified need, to bring us into glory. Therefore,

2dly. When he faith, "He is able to ſave, ſeeing he ever liveth to make interceſſion," he acteth ſaving to ſaving; ſaving by his life, to ſaving by his death; ſaving by his improving of his blood, to ſaving by his ſpilling of his blood. He gave himſelf a ranſom for us, and now improves that gift in the preſence of God, by, way of interceſſion.

For as I have hinted before the high prieſts under the law, took the blood of the ſacrifices that