The problem is not the Amperage flowing through the closed switch contacts, as the switch is designed to carry that load. It is the opening and closeing of the contacts that does the damage.
Every time the contacts open or close there is a spark across the contacts. The bigger the current (Amps), the bigger the spark, which causes pitting of the contact and heat. If the switch cycle time is in minutes this is fine (one cycle being from contacts closing to opening again), but if it is frequent the heat builds and the contacts can get badly burned and pitted to the point where they fail. The higher the frequency, the quicker the switch will fail.
By using a relay, instead of switching a large current up to 7 Amps, the switch is only switching a very small current of a few tenths of an amp to activate the relay. The relay contacts which are a lot heavier duty then switch the load.
copied this answer on how a relay works, this is the product code for the relay N02AW