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

I say hast thou entertained Jesus Christ for thy Lawyer to plead thy Cause? Plead my Cause, O God, said David, Psal. 35.1. and again, Lord, plead thou my Cause, Psal. 43.1. This therefore is the first thing that I would propound to thee. Hast thou with David entertained him for thy Lawyer, or with good Hezekiah, cried out, O Lord, I am oppressed, undertake for me, Isa. 38.14. What sayest thou, Soul? Hast thou been with him, and prayed him to plead thy Cause, and cried unto him to undertake for thee? This I call entertaining of him to be thine Advocate. And I choose to follow the Similitude, both because the Scripture seems to smile upon such a way of Discourse, and because thy question ⟨p. 77⟩doth naturally lead me to it. Wherefore I ask again, hast thou been with him? Hast thou entertained him? Hast thou desired him to plead thy Cause?

I say hast thou entertained Jesus Christ for thy Lawyer to plead thy Cause? Plead my Cause, O God, said David, Psal. 35.1. and again, Lord, plead thou my Cause, Psal. 43.1. This therefore is the first thing that I would propound to thee. Hast thou with David entertained him for thy Lawyer, or with good Hezekiah, cried out, O Lord, I am oppressed, undertake for me, Isa. 38.14. What sayst thou, Soul? Hast thou been with him, and prayed him to plead thy Cause, and cryed unto him to undertake for thee? This I call entertaining of him to be thine Advocate. And I chuse to follow the Similitude, both because the Scripture seems to smile upon such a way of Discourse, and because thy question ⟨p. 77⟩doth naturally lead me to it. Wherefore I ask again, hast thou been with him? Hast thou entertained him? Hast thou desired him to plead thy Cause?