The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of…

Could Satan remove us from Heaven to another Court he would certainly be too hard for us, because there we should want our Jesus, our Advocate to plead our Cause. Indeed sometimes he impleads us before Men, and they are glad of the Occasion, for they and he are often one; but then we have Leave to remove our Cause, and to pray for a Trial in the highest Court: Saying, Let my Sentence come forth from thy Presence, and let thine eyes behold the things that are Equal, Psal. 17.2. This wicked World doth sentence us for our good Deeds, but how then would they sentence us for our bad ones? But we will never appeal from Heaven to Earth for Right: For here we have no Advocate; our Advocate is with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous.

Could Satan remove us from Heaven to a•other Court he would certainly be too hard for us, because there we should want our Jesus, our Advocate to plead our Cause. Indeed sometimes he impleads us before Men, and they are glad of the Occasion, for they and he are often one; but then we have Leave to remove our Cause, and to pray for a Tryal in the highest Court: Saying, Let my Sentence comeforth from thy Presence, and let thine eyes behold the things that are Equal, Psal. 17.2. This wicked World doth sentence us for our good Deeds, but how then would they sentence us for our bad ones? But we will never appeal from Heaven to Earth for Right: For here we have no Advocate; our Advocate is with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous.

Thirdly, As he pleadeth by himself alone, and no where else but in the Court of Heaven with the Father: So as he pleadeth with the Father for us, he observeth this Rule;