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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.
Answer. Soul, he suffered and did bear with the manners of Israel, forty Years in the Wilderness, Acts 13.18. and hast thou tried him half so long? The good Souls that have gone before thee, have found him a tried Stone, a sure one to be trusted to as to this, Isa. 28.16. and the Prophet saith positively, That he fainteth not, neither is weary, and that there is no searching of his Understanding, chap. 40.28. let all these things prevail with thee, to believe, that if thou hast committed thy Cause unto him he will bring it to pass, to a good pass, to so good a pass, as will glorify ⟨p. 87⟩God, honour Christ, save thee, and shame the Devil.
Answer. Soul, he suffered and did bear with the manners of Israel, forty Years in the Wilderness, Acts 13.18. and hast thou tryed him half so long? The good Souls that have gone before thee, have found him a tryed Stone, a sure one to be trusted to as to this, Isa. 28.16. and the Prophet saith positively, That he fainteth not, neither is weary, and that there is no searching of his Vnderstanding, chap. 40.28. let all these things prevail with thee, to believe, that if thou hast committed thy Cause unto him he will bring it to pass, to a good pass, to so good a pass, as will glorifie ⟨p. 87⟩God, honour Christ, save thee, and shame the Devil.
Fourthly. But fourthly, wouldest thou know whether Jesus Christ is thine Advocate; whether he has taken in hand to plead thy Cause? Then, I ask, Dost thou together with what has been mentioned before, wait upon him according to his Counsel, until things shall come to a legal Issue! Thus must Clients do. There is a great many Turnings and Windings about Suits and Trials at Law; the Enemy also with his Supersedes, Cavils, and Motions, often defers a speedy Issue. Wherefore, the Man, whose is the concern, must wait, as the Prophet said: I will look, said he unto the Lord, I will wait for the God of my Salvation. But how long, Prophet, wilt thou wait? Why, says he, until he plead my Cause and execute Judgment for me,