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

And, for thy further Encouragement in this Matter, I will here bring in the fourth chief Head, to wit, to show, what excellent Privileges (I mean over and above what has already been spoke of) they have that are made Partakers of the Benefit of this Office. If any Man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

And, for thy further Encouragement in this Matter, I will here bring in the fourth chief Head, to wit, to shew, what excellent Privileges (I mean over and above what has already been spoke of) they have that are made Partakers of the Benefit of this Office. If any Man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

First Priv. 1. Thy Advocate pleads to a Price paid, to a Propitiation made; and this is a great Advantage. Yea he pleads to a Satisfaction made for all Wrongs done, or •o be done, by his Elect: For by one Offering he hath perfected for-ever them that are sanctified, Heb. 10.14. ⟨p. 96⟩ver. 10. chap. 9.26. By one Offering: That is, by the Offering of himself; by one Offering once offered, once offered in the end of the World. This, I say, thine Advocate pleads. When Satan brings in fresh Accusations, for more Transgressions against the Law of God, he forceth not Christ to shift his first Plea, I say, he puts him not to his Shifts at all. For the Price, once paid, hath in it sufficient Value (would God impute it to that end) to take away the Sin of the whole World. There is a Man that hath Brethren, he is rich, and they are poor, (and this is the Case 'twixt Christ and us) and the rich Brother, goeth to his Father, and saith, thou art related to my Brethren with me; and out of thy Store, I pray thee, let them have sufficient, and, for thy Satisfaction, I will put into thy Hand the whole of what I have, which perhaps is worth an hundred thousand Pounds by the Year; and this other Sum, I also give, that they be not disinherited: Now will not this last his poor Brethren to spend upon a good while? But Christ's Worth can never be drawn dry.