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

Suppose so many Cattle in such a Pound, and one goes by, whose they are not; doth he concern himself? No, he beholds them and goes his way. But suppose that at his Return he should find his own Cattle in that Pound; would he now carry it toward them as he did unto the other? No, no. He has Interest here: they are his that are in the Pound: Now he is concerned, now he must know who put them there, and for what Cause too they are served as they are. And if he finds them rightfully there, he will fetch them thence by Ransom; but if wrongfully he will replevy them, and stand a Trial at Law with him that has thus illegally pounded his Cattle.

Suppose so many Cattel in such a Pound, and one goes by, whose they are not; doth he concern himself? No, he beholds them and goes his way. But suppose that at his Return he should find his own Cattel in that Pound; would he now carry it toward them as he did unto the other? No, no. He has Interest here: they are his that are in the Pound: Now he is concerned, now he must know who put them there, and for what Cause too they are served as they are. And if he finds them rightfully there, he will fetch them thence by Ransom; but if wrongfully he will replevy them, and stand a Tryal at Law with him that has thus illegally pounded his Cattel.

And thus it is 'twixt Jesus Christ and his, he is interested in them, the Cattle are his own, his own Sheep, Joh. 10.3, 4. but pounded by some other by the Law, or by the Devil. If pounded by the Law, he delivereth them by Ransom; if pounded by the Devil, he will replevy them, stand a Trial at Law for them, and will be against their Accuser, their Advocate himself. Nor can Satan withstand his Plea, though he should against them join Argument with the Law, for as much as has been proved before, he can and will by what he has to produce and plead of his own, save his from all Trespasses, Charges, and ⟨p. 47⟩Accusations. Besides all Men know that a Man's proper Goods are not therefore forfeited, because they commit many, and them too great Transgressions. And if any Man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous.