The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise

but let them plead what they can, we have an Advocate with the Father in Heaven, and he pleads our cause in heaven, and he will prevail in whatsoever he pleads for; he will be heard, & all the pleas of sin shall be fully answered: Heb. 12.22, 23, 24. ye are not come to the mount that might not be touched, nor unto burning fire, &c. But ye are come unto the mount Zion, & to the city of the living God, and to the Spirits of just and perfect men, and to Jesus Christ the Mediator of the new Testament, and to the blood of sprinkling, which speaketh better things than the blood of Abel: what did the blood of Abel speak? see that in Gen. 3.9, 10. where is Abel thy brother, said the Lord, and he answered, I cannot tell, am I my brothers keeper? Oh thou wretch saith the Lord the voice of thy brothers blood crieth to me from the earth for vengeance against thee; thus all our sins do speak: but there are some sins that cry and say, Lord, this soul is taken to be a Christian, and a Professor, and one that hath some grace; but, Lord, against knowledge, and conscience, and the directions of the Ministers, he hath sinned thus and this: ⟨p. 300⟩therefore good Lord execute judgement upon him; but now here is your comfort you poor Saints; I confess these wretched corruptions of your hearts play the back friends with you many times; but we have the blood of Christ, that cries for mercy, and pardon, and refreshing, and forgiveness: sin pleads and saith, Lord do me justice against such a soul, but the blood of Christ saith, I am abased and humbled, and I have answered all: Christ shall be heard, and if he plead the cause, the day is certainly yours, and he pleads without any fees, and his blood speaketh on your behalf, and your sins shall never be heard against you: but what sticks upon your stomachs?

but let them plead what they can, wee have an Advocate with the Father in Heaven, and he pleads our cause in heaven, and he will prevail in whatsoever he pleads for; he will be heard, & all the pleas of sin shal be fully answered: Heb. 12.22, 23, 24. ye are not come to the mount that might not be touched, nor unto burning fire, &c. But ye are come unto the mount Zion, & to the citie of the living God, and to the Spirits of just and perfect men, and to Iesus Christ the Mediatour of the new Testament, and to the blood of sprinkling, which speaketh better things than the blood of Abel: what did the blood of Abel speake? see that in