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 terceſſion, that our perſons might be preſervedto glory: "They are mine, and thou gaveſt them, me."

2dly, He alſo pleads that he had given, given already, that is in the promiſe, glory to them; and therefore they muſt not go without it: ̊"And the glory which thou gaveſt me I have given them." Righteous men when they give a good thing by promiſe. they deſign the performance of that promiſe; nay, they more than deſign it, they purpoſe. they determine it. As Balaam ſaid of God in another caſe, "Hath he ſaid, and ſhall he not do it? Or hath he ſpoken, and ſhall he not make it good?" Hath Chriſt given us glory, and ſhall we not have it? Yea hath the Truth itſelf beſtowed it upon us, and ſhall thoſe to whom it is given, be yet deprived thereof?

3dly, He pleads, in his interceding that they might have glory, his own reſolution to have is ſoː "Father, I will that thoſe whom thou haſt given me be with me where I am."—— Behold ye here he is reſolved to have it ſo; it muſt be ſo ; it ſhall be ſo; I will have it ſo. We read of Adonjah, that his father never denied him any thing. He never ſaid to him, Why haſt thou done ſo? Indeed he denied him the kingdom for his brother was heir of that from the Lord. How much more will our Father let our Lord Jeſus have his mind and will in this, ſince he alſo i as willing to have it fo, as is the Son himſelf? " Fear not, little ſtock it; is your Father's good pleaſure to give you the kingdom." Reſolution will drive things far,