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The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of…
The advocateship of Jesus Christ clearly explained, and largely improved, for the benefit of all believers by John Bunyan ...
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1688
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4. They must also be convinced of this, That Christ is tender and will not be offended at the Dullness of his Client. Some Men can reveal their Cause to their Lawyers, better than some, and are more serviceable and handy in that Affair than others, but, saith the Christian, I am dull, and sorry that way, will not Christ be shuff and shy of me because of this? Honest Heart, he hath a Supply of thy Defects in himself, and knoweth what thou wantest, and where the Shoo pinches, though thou art not able distinctly to open Matters to him. The Child is pricked ⟨p. 86⟩with a Pin, and lies crying in the Mothers Lap, but cannot show to its Mother where the Pin is, but there is pity enough in the Mother to supply this Defect of the Child: Wherefore she undresses it, opens it, searches every Clout from Head to the Foot of the Child, and so finds where the Pin is. Thus will thy Lawyer do, he will search and find out thy Difficulties; and, where Satan seeketh an Advantage of thee, accordingly will provide his Remedy.
4. They must also be convinced of this, That Christ is tender and will not be offended at the Dulness of his Client. Some Men can reveal their Cause to their Lawyers, better than some, and are more serviceable and handy in that Affair than others, but, saith the Christian, I am dull, and sorry that way, will not Christ be shuff and shy of me because of this? Honest Heart, he hath a Supply of thy Defects in himself, and knoweth what thou wantest, and where the Shooe pinches, though thou art not able distinctly to open Matters to him. The Child is prickt ⟨p. 86⟩with a Pin, and lies crying in the Mothers Lap, but cannot shew to its Mother where the Pin is, but there is pity enough in the Mother to supply this Defect of the Child: Wherefore she undresses it, opens it, searches every Clout from Head to the Foot of the Child, and so finds where the Pin is. Thus will thy Lawyer do, he will search and find out thy Difficulties; and, where Satan seeketh an Advantage of thee, accordingly will provide his Remedy.