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

Now they that do honestly reveal their Cause to their Lawyer, will endeavour to possess him, as I hinted before, with the worst: They will, with Words, make it as bad as they may, for, think they, by that Means I shall prepare him for the worst that mine Enemy can do. And thus Souls deal with Jesus Christ. See the fifty first Psalm, also the thirty eighth, with several others that might be named, and see if God's People have not done so. I said, saith David, That I would confess my Transgressions against my self, ⟨p. 83⟩and thou forgavest the Iniquity of my Sin. But,

Thirdly, Hast thou Jesus Christ for thine Advocate? Or wouldst thou know if thou hast? Then I ask again hast thou committed thy Cause to him? When a Man entertains his Lawyer to stand for him and to plead his Cause, he doth not only reveal, but commit his Cause unto him. I would seek unto him, says Eliphas to Job, and unto him would I commit my Cause, Job 5.8. Now there is a Difference betwixt revealing my Cause, and committing of it to a Man. To reveal my Cause, is to open it to one, and to commit it to him, is to trust it in his Hand. Many a Man will reveal his Cause to him unto whom he will yet be afraid to commit it. But now, he that entertains a Lawyer, to plead his Cause, doth not only reveal, but commit his Cause unto him: As suppose Right to his Estate be called into Question; why then he not only reveals his Cause to his Lawyer, but puts into his Hands his Evidences, Deeds, Leases, Mortgages, Bonds, or what else he hath, to show a Title to his Estate by. And thus doth the Christians deal with Christ: They deliver up all unto him, to wit, all their Signs, Evidences, Promises, and Assurances which they have thought they have had for Heaven and the Salvation of their Souls; and have desired ⟨p. 84⟩him to peruse, to search and try them every one, Psal. 139.23. And if there be Iniquity in me, lead me in the way everlasting. This is committing of thy Cause to Christ, and this is the hardest Task of all: For the Man that doth thus, he trusteth Christ with all, and and implieth that he will live and die, stand and fall, lose and win according as Christ will manage his Business, thus did Paul,