First London Baptist Confession of Faith · Chapter 17

Article 17

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1. Touching his Priesthood, Christ being consecrated, hath appeared once to put away sinne by the offering and sacrifice of himself, and to this end hath fully performed and suffered all those things by which God, through the blood of that his Crosse in an acceptable sacrifice, might reconcile his elect onely;^a and having broken downe the partition wall, and therwith finished & removed all those Rites, Shadowes, and Ceremonies, is now entred within the Vaile, into the Holy of Holiest, that is, to the very Heavens, and presence of God, where he for ever liveth and sitteth at the right hand of Majesty, appearing before the face of his Father to make intercession for such as come to the Throne of Grace by that new and living way; and not that onely, but^b makes his people a spirituall House, an holy Priesthood, to offer up spirituall sacrifice acceptable to God through him; neither doth the Father accept, or Christ offer to the Father any other worship or worshippers.^c

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